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Google's been pretty busy, huh?
They've unveiled this thing called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking.
Oh yeah, I saw that.
It's like, can AI actually reason now?
Well, not exactly human-like,
but it's definitely an interesting step.
So what's the big deal with this Gemini thing?
Well, it can break down complex tasks, you know?
Okay.
So it's thought process as it goes.
Oh, interesting.
It's kind of like when you show your work in math class.
Yeah.
But for AI, and get this, it's not just text.
It can even handle tasks with like text and visuals.
Whoa, so like what, give me an example.
Okay, imagine like a complex puzzle
where you have to read instructions,
A&E, look at pictures.
That's a Gemini 2.0 is built for.
Robotics could use this big time, you know,
AI interacting with the real world.
That's pretty cool.
Yeah.
So Google's also shaking things up in education
with their LearnLMAI, right?
Oh yeah, LearnLMA.
It's really focused on learning itself.
What do you mean?
Well, it uses like principles from learning science.
So it can explain complicated stuff simply,
guide learners, give feedback,
and even adapt to different learning styles.
Like a personal tutor for everyone.
Exactly.
And Google says it's even beating out
some big names in AI, like, you know,
GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 when it comes to education.
Wow.
So think about how this could like totally change learning,
make education more accessible, effective,
you know, for everyone.
It's wild to see AI changing education like that.
For sure.
But AI is also changing the battlefield, right?
Like in Ukraine,
they're gathering tons of drone footage from the war.
I read about that.
It's like over 2 million hours of footage.
2 million, that's insane.
Right, it was meant to just give like battlefield overviews,
but now- And it's like gold for AI developers.
Exactly.
Think about it, training AI on combat tactics,
target identification, even weapons effectiveness.
It's like a real-time war simulator for AI.
Yeah, the potential for military AI advancements is huge.
But it's gonna be kind of scary too, right?
AI in war.
Oh, absolutely.
There are so many ethical questions to consider.
For sure, for sure.
Okay, let's shift gears a bit,
talk about something a little less intense.
Yeah, that's good.
So there's this new AI model, Modern Bird.
Oh yeah, I've heard good things about Modern Bird.
It's supposed to be way faster and more accurate than Bird,
you know, the one that's still everywhere.
Bird's getting a bit old now,
even though it's still widely used.
Yeah.
So what makes Modern Bird so special?
Well, for one, it can handle way more information.
Like Bird was limited to 512 tokens.
Tokens.
Yeah, like chunks of text.
But Modern Bird can process up to 8,000.
Whoa, that's a huge difference.
Right, and it's not just about the amount.
Modern Bird was trained with code too.
Like computer code.
Yeah, so it's great at understanding
and working with programming languages.
So this is like a dream come true for developers.
Absolutely.
They highlighted some examples of how Modern Bird
just crushes other models,
like it beat DeBirda V3 on GOE,
you know, that benchmark for language understanding.
Right.
And it did it with less memory too.
Plus it's great at finding info and long documents,
but where it really shines is code retrieval.
So finding the right piece of code in a mountain of code.
Yes.
It blew other models out of the water
on the Stack Overflow QA dataset.
Like imagine searching through millions of lines
of code instantly.
Wow, they would be a game changer.
No more digging through Stack Overflow for hours.
Right.
And it's all because of some really cool stuff they did,
like this thing called alternating attention,
a way for the AI to focus on different parts
of the information.
I see.
It also uses unpadding, removing unnecessary spaces,
and sequence packing,
processing multiple sequences at once.
All very technical.
Yeah. But the result is modern BERT is super efficient
and powerful, especially compared to those massive
resource hungry models.
So it's smart and efficient.
Exactly.
Pretty impressive.
But AI isn't all algorithms and datasets, right?
What about some cool new hardware?
Oh yeah.
There's something cool brewing in the hardware world.
What is it?
Lenovo might be releasing a laptop
with a rollable display in 2025.
Rollable.
Scrolls up.
Not quite scrolling, more like expanding.
Oh, I see.
They teased this concept back in 2023,
but now leaked images are showing a screen
that expands vertically,
giving you more screen real estate whenever you want.
So you can have like a video on one part
and a document on the other, all on the same laptop.
Exactly.
It's exciting to see how this could change
how we use laptops,
but there are definitely challenges,
like durability with a flexible screen
and how to design the interface for a screen
that's always changing size.
It's cool that they're pushing the boundaries though.
Definitely.
Speaking of pushing boundaries,
Instagram's hinting at some AI-powered editing tools
for video.
Pretty wild stuff.
Yeah.
Apparently powered by Meta's movie gen AI model,
users will be able to make big changes to their videos
with just text prompts,
like imagine changing outfits, backgrounds,
even your appearance, all with just a few words.
It's like magic.
It's amazing that AI is making this kind of creative power
available to everyone.
Yeah, it's democratizing creativity,
but of course with great power comes great responsibility.
Right, because you could easily use it
to spread misinformation
or make deep fakes that are really hard to spot.
Exactly.
It's crucial to think about the ethical side of things
with any powerful new tech.
Couldn't agree more.
But hey, let's take a quick break
and we'll be back with more AI news and discussion soon.
You know, thinking about those video editing tools some more,
Oh yeah.
It's really cool that they're making this kind of tech
so accessible.
Right, like anyone could make pro-level videos now.
Exactly.
For individuals, small businesses,
it's a game changer.
Totally.
But speaking of powerful tools,
Apple's been in the news lately
and not for the best reasons.
Oh right, their AI notification summaries.
Yeah, seems like it's been making up some headlines.
Yeah, I saw that some pretty serious accusations
of spreading misinformation.
One case was about a murder suspect,
turned out to be completely false.
And there was that one about the Israeli Prime Minister too.
Yeah, not a good look for Apple.
It really highlights the importance of accuracy
when AI is involved in latest, you know,
people rely on those summaries to stay informed.
It's a reminder that AI isn't perfect yet, right?
It can make mistakes, especially with complicated stuff.
Absolutely, if human oversight is still crucial,
especially for something as important as news.
Definitely.
Okay, let's move on to a different kind of AI,
something a bit smaller in scale.
Okay, what do you have in mind?
There's this company, Patronus AI,
they've developed Glider.
It's this AI that's designed to,
well, evaluate other AIs.
Interesting.
An AI auditor.
Exactly.
But the cool thing is, Glider's pretty small,
only 3.8 billion parameters
compared to some of the giants out there,
but it's still outperforming them on benchmarks.
Impressive, so it's punching above its weight.
Yeah, and it doesn't just give a simple pass or fail,
it gives detailed reasons for its evaluations.
Oh, so it explains its thinking,
that's important for transparency.
Right, and get this,
it can evaluate multiple things at once,
like accuracy, safety, coherence,
even the tone of the language.
Wow, so a really comprehensive analysis,
that's crucial for responsible AI development,
making sure these systems are doing
what they're supposed to.
Absolutely, and here's a bonus,
Glider's designed to be used on device,
so your data stays private.
Oh, that's a big plus
with all the privacy concerns these days,
it's great to see companies taking that seriously.
For sure.
Okay, ready for something completely different?
Always, hit me with it.
Researchers have figured out how to use AI
to identify the aromas of different whiskies.
No way, really.
Yeah, and it can even tell the difference
between Scotch and American whiskey
with like 90% accuracy.
That's wild, how does that even work?
They trained the AI on the chemical makeup
and expert rated aromas of different whiskies.
So it learned to recognize the specific compounds
that create those aromas.
Yep, and it actually did better than human experts
at consistently identifying the aromas.
Wow, that's fascinating,
there's so many potential applications for this kind of tech.
Right, like quality control and whiskey production,
making sure each batch is consistent.
And imagine being able to spot counterfeit whiskies
just by their aroma.
That would be huge.
Plus this could go beyond whiskey,
think about perfumes, coffee, even environmental monitoring.
Yeah, using AI to essentially replicate human senses,
that's amazing.
Definitely, but speaking of pushing boundaries,
let's loop back to Google and their work
on what they call egentic AI.
Oh, right, giving AI more autonomy and decision-making power.
It's like saying, hey, AI, here's the goal,
figure out how to get there.
A big leap forward, but it raises some serious questions
about safety and control, you know.
How do we make sure these AI agents align
with human values and don't go rogue?
That's a big challenge, right?
Finding the balance between giving AI autonomy
and keeping it under control.
One approach is focusing on transparency
and explainability, you know, understanding how AI
is making its decisions so we can catch any biases
or unintended consequences.
Transparency is key to building trust in AI.
Absolutely.
Well, I'm thinking we've covered a lot of ground here,
from AI whiskey tasters to potentially
world-changing egentic AI.
It's amazing how diverse and rapidly evolving
this field is.
Absolutely.
Let's take a quick break and then come back
for the final part of our AI deep dive.
Welcome back to the Daily AI News podcast.
We've covered so much ground already
from models that can reason to AI's impact
on creative fields and even, well, whiskey tasting.
But before we wrap up, there's a few more things
I want to touch on.
Yeah, AI never sleeps, right?
Always something new popping up.
So true.
One area where AI is really making strides
is personal assistance.
You know, we talked about Google's egentic AI.
Right.
But other companies are also pushing the boundaries
of what these assistants can do.
It's amazing to think how much they've evolved
even in just the last few years.
It's crazy, right?
We've gone from basic voice commands
to having these almost human-like conversations with AI.
Yeah, and they're getting so much better
at understanding context, remembering past interactions,
even anticipating what we need.
It's almost like having a super smart friend
who's always there for you and knows everything about you.
But does that make you wonder, could they become
too integrated into our lives?
Definitely something to think about
as they get more capable, more personalized.
It raises questions about privacy, autonomy,
even our social interaction.
Are we going to become so reliant on AI
that we forget how to connect with real people?
It's a balance, right?
Using AI to enhance our lives, not control them,
or replace human connection.
Definitely food for thought.
OK, let's switch gears again.
How about AI in scientific research?
Oh, that's a big one.
AI is revolutionizing scientific discovery.
In what ways?
Well, it can analyze massive data sets,
simulate complex experiments, things
that would take humans forever.
So it's speeding up the pace of research.
Exactly, leading to breakthroughs in all kinds of fields,
medicine, materials, science, climate change, you name it.
It's like having a super-powered research assistant,
right?
Exactly.
For example, in drug discovery, AI
can analyze huge databases of chemical compounds
and pinpoint potential candidates for new drugs.
Wow, so AI could help us find cures for diseases
that have been around for centuries.
Exactly.
Another exciting area is personalized medicine.
Oh, yeah, I've heard about that.
AI can analyze your genetic information, lifestyle,
all sorts of factors.
And then what?
It can help develop a treatment plan that's
specifically tailored to you, more effective, fewer side
effects.
So health care, these personalized, predictive,
preventative, it's amazing.
AI is poised to completely transform health care
as we know it.
But we got to be careful, right?
Make sure it's used ethically.
Absolutely, especially in health care.
No biases in the algorithms, protecting patient privacy,
making sure human compassion is still
at the heart of it all.
Right.
AI should be a tool to help humans not replace them.
Well said.
It's up to us to guide its development and use it for good.
And with that, I think we've come full circle in our AI
deep doc today.
We've seen how AI is transforming our world
from models that can reason to personalized education,
battlefield data, to whiskey tasting.
It's been quite the journey.
It really has.
And it's clear that AI is here to stay,
so we need to keep having these conversations
about its implications, the good and the bad.
Couldn't agree more.
AI is a powerful tool with incredible potential.
And it's our responsibility to make sure it's used ethically
and for the benefit of all.
Well said.
Thanks for joining us on this deep dive
into the world of AI.
It's been a pleasure.
Thanks for listening to the Daily AI News Podcast.
And stay tuned for more.