Strap in for a wild ride through the ever-evolving world of AI as Martin and Paul provide an entertaining overview of some major developments in the field. Tune in to hear their honest takes on using AI tools like ChatGPT, Dall-E, and Stable Diffusion. You’ll get insights into the applications of AI, from generating art to powering virtual assistants. Martin and Paul also explore thought-provoking topics like AI copyright issues, multimodal models, and the rise of AI in customer service. With their trademark wit and candour, the duo shares valuable perspectives on embracing AI as former media professionals pivoting into tech entrepreneurship. This episode offers something for both AI newbies and experts alike. So plug in, and let Martin and Paul be your AI spirit guides!
In show links #No Affiliations - Visit at your own risk
Colony Shared Office Space Manchester https://colonyco.work/fabrica
Turing Innovation Catalyst https://www.linkedin.com/company/turing-innovation-catalyst-manchester/
Tory Conference fringe event https://www.manchesterdigital.com/event/manchester-digital/conservative-party-conference-fringe-event
Flair Brand Image Creator
https://app.flair.ai/
Hollywood studios can use AI now - content creation and payment models are going to change https://www.reuters.com/technology/hollywood-studios-can-train-ai-models-writers-work-under-tentative-deal-wsj-2023-09-26/
ChatGPT can Now listen and talk https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-now-see-hear-and-speak
Phil Birchenall https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philbirchenall_chatgpt4-educationtech-voiceai-activity-7115244163792547840-RIgD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Bing Chat DALL-E 3 Images https://www.bing.com/images/create?FORM=IRPGEN
Spotify cloning podcasters voices and translate them https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888009/spotify-podcast-translation-voice-replication-open-a
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Sable Diffusion AI Generated Voice Example https://youtu.be/rytoKTs--Y4?si=8oAVYbpCeGPaljG1
Breaking AI Image Watermarks https://wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-watermarking-issues/?ref=futuretools.io
Guardian - AI Image Copyright https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/24/an-old-master-no-its-an-image-ai-just-knocked-up-and-it-cant-be-copyrighted
Black Mirror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNYmFrfbCg
Pendant AI wearable https://www.rewind.ai/pendant
Matte Wolf YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow
AI Explained YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@aiexplained-official
X: @meatpuppetspod
LinkedIn: The Meat Puppets Podcast
Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themeatpupc - Obviously you don't have to, but if you wanna that would be amazing
Detailed List of topics
Networking with the tech community and attending tech events
Trying out shared office spaces like Colony
Working on launching our first digital product - an audio sample pack
Using AI like ChatGPT for web copy and Stable Diffusion for product images
Testing services like Flare.ai to place product images in scenes
Running AI models locally and the challenges faced
Getting a refund via the NowTV chatbot and rise of AI in customer service
Training a personalised text-to-speech voice model with Eleven Labs
Resolution of the US writer's strike allowing use of work to train AI models
New voice capability for ChatGPT and release of DALL-E 3 image generator
Spotify using AI to clone podcaster voices for translations
DeepMind's SynthID technique to watermark AI images, and issues around detecting AI art
Multimodal models blending vision, language and robotics like Google's PaLM
Metaverse meeting between Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg
Lack of copyright for AI generated images despite human art direction
Rewind pendant concept recording everything you say and do
Running intensive AI models locally strains consumer hardware
Shoutouts for Matt Wolfe and AI Explained YouTube channels
ai, artificial intelligence, machine learning, chatgpt, gpt3, dall-e, stable diffusion, generative ai, startups, entrepreneurship, metaverse, augmented reality, robotics, automation, tech, technology, podcast, audio, voice assistance, text to speech, tiktok, social media, web3, cryptocurrency, futurism, creativity, copyright, intellectual property, deep learning, transformers, crowdsourcing, data mining, big tech, microsoft, google, amazon, facebook, spotify, emerging technology, algorithms, coding, software, science, innovation, the singularity
