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Decrypting AI

By: Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson
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  • From the Emerge emerging tech team at Decrypt comes a weekly conversation about the latest news in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), longevity and age-reversal, neurotech and brain-computer interfaces (BCI), quantum computing, and space. Hosted by Emerge editor Ryan Ozawa and Emerge writer Jason Nelson.

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Episodes
  • AI for Witches

    AI for Witches
    May 15 2024

    In this episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss the departure of key figures Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leakey from OpenAI amid concerns about the company's direction. They compare OpenAI's focused but limited GPT-4 update with Google's wide-ranging AI integrations across its product line. The hosts also explore the challenges of ensuring privacy in AI interactions, with Jason sharing tips from his "How to AI" article on managing privacy settings. Finally, they discuss OpenAI's controversial proposal to allow AI-generated erotica and gore, and Jason's interview with an artist who uses AI to create more relatable depictions of occult figures.



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    30 mins
  • In Your Brain

    In Your Brain
    May 8 2024
    In this episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss several AI-related stories. They cover the sale of an "epic sat" (a Satoshi unit of Bitcoin) inscribed with AI-generated art by musician Grimes for $2.1 million. They also discuss the departure of Neuralink co-founder Dr. Benjamin Rapoport, who left to start a less invasive brain-computer interface company called Precision Neuroscience. The hosts then explore rumors of OpenAI's plans to challenge Google's search dominance with an AI-powered search engine. Finally, they revisit their colleague Jose's experiment using AI to predict Kentucky Derby winners, which yielded surprisingly accurate results.

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    22 mins
  • Just Justin

    Just Justin
    May 1 2024
    In this episode of Decrypting AI, hosts Ryan Ozawa and Jason Nelson discuss recent developments in AI. They cover a Senate hearing on AI replicas and digital representation, highlighting musician FKA Twigs' testimony about creating her own AI deepfake. The hosts also discuss Catholic Answers' controversial AI chatbot named "Father Justin," the formation of a new AI safety board by the Department of Homeland Security, and a comparison of AI startups Recca and AI-based Imagen. Finally, they explore Microsoft's efforts to develop small language models that can run efficiently on devices like iPhones, and the advantages of running AI models on Macs versus PCs.

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    26 mins
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