TWiT 946: AI is Number Two - iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks

iPhone 15 hands on, Amazon hardware event, Instacart IPO, Unity blinks    

Discussion on hype cycle of AI; evaluating current state

Defining artificial intelligence vs regular computation

AI winters and peaks of inflated expectations for AI

Evaluating strengths and weaknesses of chatbots like ChatGPT

AI's role in computational photography and new iPhones

Microsoft's focus on AI with OpenAI partnership

Multimodal AI and challenges like hallucination

Apple's secretive approach to developing AI technology

Job loss concerns with the advancement of AI; need for training

Unity's failed attempt to charge developers an install fee

Tech IPO outlook after Instacart and Clavio

Panos Panay leaving Microsoft for Amazon

New Amazon Echo and Alexa AI announcements

Authors suing OpenAI over AI-generated content

Misinformation research facing political attacks

Implications of AI voice mimicry without consent

Neuralink seeking volunteers for brain chip implants

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Ben Parr, Harry McCracken, and Doc Rock

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