"The Cognitive Revolution"

In today's episode Yohei Nakajima, GP at Untapped Capital and Creator of BabyAGI, returns to the show. Together with Nathan, they watch Yohei’s TEDAI Talk, unpacking themes on collective intelligence, identity, and how AI can help us better understand one another. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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LINKS:

- Yohei's TEDAI Talk: https://www.ai-event.ted.com/panelists/yohei-nakajima

- Listen to Yohei Nakajima Part 1 on The Cognitive Revolution here: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/ai-agents-vc-insights-on-ai-and-building-in-public-with-yohei-nakajima-creator-of-babyagi/

SPONSORS:

The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@yoheinakajima (Yohei)

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(06:39) Yohei's AI Creation Process

(09:50) Differences between models

(15:46) Sponsor - Brave Search API | Shopify

(20:10) Knowledge Graphs

(24:30) Shift to philosophical discussion

(27:40) GPT Store

(30:28) Sponsor - NetSuite | Omneky

(35:40) Eastern Philosophy and Identity

(36:22) How different societies will relate to Ai

(37:00) Appreciate how much philosophy is embedded into language

(39:03) Japan's policy towards AI and individual privacy

(40:15) Eastern philosophy view of the brain 

(40:51) AI is a tool much like real intelligence

(42:20) AI in China

(42:46) Collective, extended cognition

(44:10) Emergence in ants

(44:51) Language model performance in different languages

(47:06) Nationalism and AI

(48:31) Tokenization, unicode, and cost structure between languages

(56:54) Accepting, not understanding

(59:24) AI bridging connection

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Sander Schulhoff, Cofounder and CEO of Learnprompting.org. They discuss the business model, the keys to prompting that every user of language models should know, negative prompting, prompt hacking, and more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

LINKS:

- Learnprompting.org: https://learnprompting.org/

- Learnprompting.org Prompt Hacking: https://learnprompting.org/docs/category/-prompt-hacking

- Ignore This Title and Hackaprompt: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16119

SPONSORS:

The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@SanderSchulhoff

@learnprompting

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(04:50) What is Learnprompting.org

(06:30) Learnprompting.org's adoption stats and the transition from open source to a business

(10:21) Are we done with prompt engineering or is there more to be discovered?

The key 2-3 things every user of GPT should know

(19:11) The format trick

(21:32) Role casting / persona prompting

(24:44) Does the level of vocabulary you bring to a LM impact its performance 

(26:10) Contrastive chain of thought

(28:30) Language models responding well to negative instructions

(32:29) Benchmarking techniques

(34:00) Answer engineering

(37:29) Debugging a prompt 

(41:13) Sander's favourite models today

Best practices for image prompting - maybe cut out

(48:50) Productivity improvement with language models

(51:25) Tips for coding with prompts

(56:06) The current state of prompt engineering and how it'll evolve 

(58:30) 2024 will be the year of agents and Sander's favourite agents

(59:57) How will agents impact the future of prompt engineering 

(1:04:10) How to start agent engineering

(Adversarial attacks 

(1:19:40) Model to model hijacking

(1:25:24) Chinese character attack 

(1:28:33) Taxonomy of attacks

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Suhail Doshi, founder of Playground AI. They discuss the current state of AI image generation, how Suhail is building Playground while the technology for vision and image generation is still maturing, thought to image reconstruction, and more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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LINKS:

- Playground AI: https://playgroundai.com/

SPONSORS:

The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your A I models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@Suhail

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(00:44) The current state of AI image generation

(08:04) Are we currently at a GPT-2 level for image gen?

(15:40) Sponsor - Brave Search API | Shopify

(20:46) Shortcomings and use cases for GPT-4V

(22:46) Benefits of vision vs language

(28:30) Trajectory for what Playground will build next

(33:28) Sponsor - NetSuite by Oracle | Omneky

(34:48) How will the image generation experience change over time

(40:06) Thought to image reconstruction

(47:49) What if OpenAI fully focused on image

(50:09) Lack of training data in vision and the use of synthetic data

(51:30) Multimodal models increasing performance

(55:03) Images are information rich but lack the right annotation

(57:00) Building Playground while vision technology is maturing

(1:03:25) What should the rules for generative AI be?

(1:09:19) Parallel to the music industry and streaming for rev share

(1:12:21) What are the minimum standards that AI application developers should be expected to uphold?

(1:16:48) Wrap

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with tech lawyer Cecilia Zeniti, Founder & CEO of GC AI, the AI for in-house counsel. They discuss the origins of IP law in the US Constitution to promote creativity, the "fair use doctrine" and how OpenAI could argue ChatGPT is transformative, Google's patenting strategy around the transformer, and much more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

LINKS:

GC AI: https://getgc.ai/

Cecilia's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CeciliaZin

SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@CeciliaZin (Cecilia)

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:04:30) - Introduction to Intellectual Property law

(00:07:30) - Overview of main types of intellectual property - patents, trademarks, copyrights

(00:10:30) - Could Google have patented the transformer? Google’s patent strategy

(00:16:30) - Claim construction and its parallel to LLMs

(00:17:17) - Sponsor: Shopify

(00:18:46) - Practical impact of open source on ability to enforce IP rights

(00:21:47) - Litigation, internal data privacy, and communication

(00:24:30) - Copyright law and fair use doctrine for transformative works

(00:30:22) - Sponsor: Netsuite | Omneky

(00:31:42) - Big tech company lawsuits when money starts shifting between incumbents and newcomers

(00:34:10) - When judges like a technology…

(00:34:57) - Scraping and LinkedIn’s suit

(00:38:50) - NYTimes vs OpenAI

(00:40:00) - Copyright, creators, and music industry licensing

(00:42:35) - Transformative nature of work and “fair use”

(00:50:29) - Limits on getting injunctions and ongoing royalties from courts

(00:56:39) - Legalities of other modalities, like DALL-E images of copyrighted IP

(01:01:00) - OpenAI’s opt-out for licensing on the text modality

(01:03:58) - OpenAI’s weak to strong generalization

(01:07:00) - Pharmaceuticals and software, AI doctors, public good balancing

(01:10:40) - Why licensed professionals aren’t pushing back against AI

(01:15:36) - Duty to use tools for efficiency to a client

(01:17:04) - Impact of open source and ability to find someone to sue

(01:20:30) - Forward-looking thoughts on what IP laws should be for AI

(01:27:38) - Overview of Cecilia's company GC AI for lawyers

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Div Garg, founder of Multion, to discuss the current state and future outlook of AI agents. They discuss benchmarking real-world tasks, the promise and perils of consumer AI adoption, predictions that 2024 may be a breakout year for personal bots, and more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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LINKS:

MultiOn: https://www.multion.ai/

Part 1 with Div Garg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR2Mdlx5eik

SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@divgarg9

@MultiON_AI (MultiOn)

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Episode Preview

(00:06:06) - Current state of AI agents - still early with chat abilities, but logical reasoning lacking

(00:12:32) - Estimated timeline for usable everyday AI agents - focused on adoption and reliability

(00:17:41) - Architectures beyond language models - action transformers and process optimization

(00:22:00) - Context limits of current AI models - efficient context compression is key

(00:25:00 - Managing memory and knowledge retrieval in agents

(00:29:40) - MultiOn's own model creation

(00:30:16) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky

(00:49:00) - Maturing agent capabilities beyond language with planning systems

(00:32:00) - Benchmarking agent capabilities on real-world website tasks

(00:59:30) - Inspiration from computer OS thread scheduling and coordination

(01:02:30) - Expanding agents to mobile for voice commands and authentication

(01:06:47) - AI agents complementing vs substituting human roles

(01:09:00) - Removing repetitive "digital chores" to change job landscapes

(01:11:36) - Sourcing high-quality demonstrator data at scale

(01:13:00) - Privacy protections when collecting user data

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Juan Sequeda, Principal Scientist and Head of AI Lab at data.world. They discuss how knowledge graphs can be your organization's "brain" for AI, integrating structured and unstructured data, benchmarking enterprise AI systems, and more. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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LINKS:

Data.world: https://data.world/

SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@juansequeda (Juan)

@datadotworld (data.world)

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) - Introduction to Juan Sequeda and data.world

(00:01:11) - Discussion on data and generative ai

(00:06:15) - Data.world's origins as an open data catalog platform ("Github for data")

(00:09:35) - Using knowledge graphs and semantics to integrate and query data

(00:12:52) - Main use cases for data catalogs: search/discovery, governance, data operations

(00:15:00) - The process of building knowledge graphs automatically from data

(00:24:29) - AI for unlocking and capturing tribal business knowledge

(00:34:24) - Understanding the data landscape in enterprises

(00:38:32) - The emergence of knowledge engineers and data product managers

(00:40:44) - The consumer experience in data.world

(00:45:36) - The importance of context in data analysis

(00:46:58) - The role of AI in improving data analysis

(00:48:08) - The importance of accuracy and explainability in data analysis

(00:50:08) - Question cataloging in data analysis

(00:51:44) - The future potential of "chat with your data" interfaces

(01:18:02) - Finetuning with data vs metadata

(01:29:24) - Future of enterprise data teams

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Gabe Gomes, Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and researcher behind Coscientist: the first non-organic, intelligent being to design, plan, and execute a chemistry experiment. They discuss how Coscientist allows scientists to use natural language to control remote experiments on Emerald Cloud Lab, how it will democratize scientific knowledge, and accelerate the pace of research. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

LINKS:

Autonomous Chemical Research with Large Language Models: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06792-0

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SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIALS:

@labenz (Nathan)

@gabepgomes (Gabe)

@CogRev_Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) - Episode Intro

(00:05:00) - Introduction Gabe Gomes, his research

(00:15:02) - Emerald Cloud Labs for remote chemical experimentation

(00:15:18) - Sponsor: Shopify

(00:22:40) - How AI is addressing the pain point of chemistry research

(00:29:12) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky

(00:31:00) - Democratizing science and access to chemistry techniques

(00:38:00) - Modular CoScientist architecture

(00:46:00) - The power of CoScientist to address more than just chemistry

(01:17:00) - The explosion of the context window

(01:30:00) - AI Safety

(01:45:00) - How is Copilot already helping expedite chemistry and scientific research?

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Dan O’Connell, Chief Strategy Officer at Dialpad. They discuss building their own language models using 5 billion minutes of business calls, custom speech recognition models for every customer, and the challenges of bringing AI into business. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're sharing a few of Nathan's favorite AI scouting episodes from other shows. Today, Shane Legg, Cofounder at Deepmind and its current Chief AGI Scientist, shares his insights with Dwarkesh Patel on AGI's timeline, the new architectures needed for AGI, and why multimodality will be the next big landmark. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

X/SOCIAL:

@labenz (Nathan)

@dialdoc (Dan)

@dialpad

@CogRev_Podcast (Cognitive Revolution)

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Introduction and Welcome

(06:50) - Interview with Dan O'Connell, Chief AI and Strategy Officer at Dialpad

(07:13) - The Functionality and Utility of Dialpad

(17:20) - The Development of Dialpad's Large Language Model Trained on 5Billion Minutes of Calls

19:56 The Future of AI in Business

(22:21) - Sponsor Break: Shopify

(23:56) - The Challenges and Opportunities of AI Development

(31:17 ) - Prioritizing latency, capacity, and cost when evaluating AI

(39:41) - Most Loved AI Features in Dialpad

(42:01) - The Role of AI in Quality Assurance

(43:10) - The Future of Transcription Accuracy

(44:06) - The Importance of Speech Recognition in Business

(46:59) - Personalizing AI for Better Business Interactions

(47:01) - The Role of AI in Content Generation

(52:47) - The Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Sales and Support

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

We're sharing a few of Nathan's favorite AI scouting episodes from other shows. Today, Shane Legg, Cofounder at Deepmind and its current Chief AGI Scientist, shares his insights with Dwarkesh Patel on AGI's timeline, the new architectures needed for AGI, and why multimodality will be the next big landmark. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period.

You can subscribe to The Dwarkesh Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@DwarkeshPatel

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) - Episode Preview with Nathan’s Intro

(00:02:45) - Conversation with Dwarkesh and Shane begins

(00:14:26) - Do we need new architectures?

(00:17:31) - Sponsors: Shopify 

(00:19:40) - Is search needed for creativity?

(00:31:46) - Impact of Deepmind on safety vs capabilities

(00:32:48) - Sponsors: Netsuite | Omneky

(00:37:10) - Timelines

(00:45:18) - Multimodality

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].

We're sharing a few of Nathan's favorite AI scouting episodes from other shows. Today: Nita Farahani shares her insights with 80,000 Hours' Luisa Rodriguez on the current state of neurotechnology and its potential impacts on various fields, including work, healthcare, privacy, and even human cognition. The discussion includes Farahani's assessment of devices like SmartCap and Neuralink, the concept of cognitive liberty, the risks of the technology, and the need for proper regulation and ethical considerations.

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Nita Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School and discusses the applications of cutting-edge neurotechnology.

You can subscribe to The 80,000 Hours Podcast here: https://80000hours.org/podcast/

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SPONSORS:

Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive

Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com

NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.

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@labenz (Nathan)

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Nathan intro's this episode with Nita Farahany

(03:26) The Future of Neurotechnology: From Neuralink to Meta

(05:40) The Potential of Brain-Computer Interfaces in Military Applications

(11:29) The Role of Neurotechnology in National Security

(15:20) SPONSORS: SHOPIFY | NETSUITE

(18:14) The Potential of Brain-Computer Interfaces in Communication and Data Transfer

(21:19) The Future of Super Soldiers and Brain-Controlled Drones

(32:20) SPONSORS: OMNEKY

(41:05) The Controversial Realm of Neurotechnology Weapons

(45:16) Ideal International Agreements for Weapon Regulation

(47:01) The Threat of Hacking in Neurotechnology

(50:36) Brain Signatures for Identification

(01:11:28) The Future of Neurotechnology in the Workplace

(01:24:59) The Intrusion of Brain Decoding into Personal Relationships

(01:30:00) Regulating Brain Decoding: A Call for a Change in Worldview

(01:38:03) The Impact of Neurotechnology on Identity and Self-Perception

(01:41:47) The Future of Cognitive Enhancement and Transhumanism

(01:46:21) The Role of Neurotechnology in Addressing Neurological Diseases

(01:51:04) The Dark Side of Neurotechnology: Hacking and Manipulation

(01:54:50) The Importance of Cognitive Liberty in Neurotechnology

(01:55:15) The Future of Neurotechnology: Best and Worst Case Scenarios

This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at [email protected].