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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday November 8th 2024. In today's episode from RAIZOR, Douglas discusses several key AI developments: Google inadvertently leaked its AI agent Jarvis, designed to assist with web tasks, ahead of its December release with the updated Gemini language model; Apple’s iOS 18.2 beta offers advanced AI features like AI …
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Explore Apple’s New Siri Tools, NVIDIA’s Milestone, Tencent’s Model, and Google’s AI Initiatives
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday November 7th 2024. This podcast episode covers a range of AI developments, beginning with Apple's rollout of new developer tools for Siri integration and Tencent's release of the open-source Hunyuan-Large model. It touches on Apple's smart glasses research, Google's AI data center plans in Saudi Arabia, and…
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NY Times Walkout, Amazon’s Nuclear Setback, OpenAI’s Hardware Venture, Nvidia’s Supercomputer Partnership
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday November 6th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers significant AI developments, including a walkout by New York Times technical employees over labor practices and Perplexity's controversial offer to aid election coverage. Amazon and Meta's nuclear energy plans are blocked, highlighting challeng…
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Meta Expands Llama AI Use, Bezos Backs Robotics, Major AI Innovations in Entertainment, Games & Security
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday November 5th 2024. In this podcast episode, the latest AI developments include Meta's partnership with tech and defense companies to deploy Llama AI for U.S. government use, despite its policy against military applications. Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Haiku model launches with improved functionalities but higher …
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Explore Real-Time Gaming, Microsoft’s ‘Copilot Vision,’ and AI Innovations in Disney and Amazon
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday November 4th 2024. This podcast episode covers a range of innovative AI developments, including Oasis, a real-time game environment generator from Decart and Etched, and Runway's Advanced Camera Control for precise AI-generated video outputs. Anthropic introduces PDF support for its Claude model, enhancing do…
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Recraft V Three Outshines, Meta Partners with Government, and Waymo’s New AI Model Enhances Driving
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday November 1st 2024. This podcast episode covers the latest developments in AI, starting with Recraft's advanced graphic design model, V Three. Meta is partnering with U.S. government agencies to integrate its Llama model into public sector applications, while Waymo utilizes Google's Gemini AI for smarter auton…
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GitHub Enhances Copilot, Apple’s AI Expansion, xAI’s Valuation Surge, New AI Graphic Design Model
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday October 31st 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR explores exciting developments across AI and technology. Microsoft's GitHub enhances productivity with new AI integrations and tools; Iambic Therapeutics and Apple introduce innovative AI platforms for drug prediction and AI computing, respecti…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday October 30th 2024. Douglas from RAIZOR covers significant developments in AI, including Apple’s new AI features in iOS and macOS, and Meta's proprietary AI search engine aimed at reducing reliance on Google and Bing. Universal Music Group partners with Klay Vision to create an ethical AI music generator, w…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday October 29th 2024. In today's episode, Douglas from RAIZOR discusses various AI developments, including OpenAI's Whisper transcription tool's hallucination issues, impacting healthcare due to fabricated medical transcription. Perplexity's AI search platform hits 100 million weekly queries, showing AI's growi…
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Explore Google’s Project Jarvis, Meta’s Reuters Deal, Coinbase Crypto Bots, & More AI Highlights
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday October 28th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR discusses various AI developments including Google's 'Project Jarvis' for browser task automation, OpenAI's CEO denying rumors about an 'Orion' model, and Perplexity's surge in AI search queries. Meta partners with Reuters for AI news responses, Coinbase…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday October 25th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR shares exciting AI updates, including Runway's Act-One, which maps facial expressions onto AI characters using just a smartphone. OpenAI's sCM model boosts image quality at rapid speeds, while Qualcomm partners with Google for AI in-vehicle tech. Over te…
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Former OpenAI Researcher Criticizes Copyright Practices; Google DeepMind Open-Sources AI Watermarking Tool
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday October 24th 2024. In this episode, a former OpenAI researcher criticized the company's use of copyrighted material, claiming it harms content creators and doesn't qualify as 'fair use.' Another researcher left OpenAI to pursue independent work. OpenAI hired former White House economist Aaron "Ronnie" Chatt…
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Microsoft’s Autonomous Agents, Meta’s AI Models, Anthropic’s Security Framework, Generative AI Investments Soar
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday October 22nd 2024. In this episode, RAIZOR's Douglas covers significant advancements in AI, starting with Microsoft's introduction of autonomous agents in Copilot Studio for task automation across various domains. Meta FAIR has launched new AI models enhancing image segmentation and language processing. Anth…
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Efficient Document Analysis, Apple’s AI Roadblocks, Meta’s Self-Taught AI, Perplexity’s Funding Ambitions
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday October 21st 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers a range of AI developments, including H2O AI's release of compact models for efficient document analysis and Apple's struggle to catch up with AI leaders like ChatGPT. Meta introduces an AI self-evaluator, while Perplexity AI looks to secu…
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Mobile-Friendly AI Models, Nvidia’s Open-Source Edge, Google Upskilling, EU Compliance Challenges
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday October 18th 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR discusses the latest AI developments: French startup Mistral AI's new mobile-compatible models 'Les Ministraux', Nvidia's launch of a leading open-source model, Google's $15 million initiative to train U.S. government workers in responsible AI, a…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday October 17th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers several key AI advancements and disputes. The New York Times issues a cease-and-desist to AI startup Perplexity, reflecting ongoing content rights conflicts with AI companies. Meta introduces Thought Preference Optimization, enhancing large lang…
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Microsoft’s DIAMOND AI Simulates Counter-Strike, Google Powers AI with Nuclear, OpenAI Welcomes Bubeck
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday October 16th 2024. In this episode, Douglas covers Microsoft's development of DIAMOND, an AI that accurately simulates the game Counter-Strike with minimal training data, highlighting AI's potential in gaming and beyond. Google has agreed to power its AI data centers with nuclear energy from small modular …
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday October 15th 2024. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, anticipates AI will surpass human Nobel laureates by 2026, potentially doubling human lifespan and transforming society, while emphasizing responsible use. Adobe's Firefly AI model, now in public beta, introduces video generation from text prompts within its…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday October 14th 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers recent AI advancements and innovations, starting with Ellipsis using Akkio's platform to enhance SEO strategies, achieving top search rankings rapidly. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, shares visions of AI's societal impacts by 2026, addres…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday October 11th 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers the latest AI advancements, starting with Writer's Palmyra X 004, a cost-efficient large language model excelling in function calling. Zoom introduces AI-driven updates like AI Companion 2.0 and avatars at Zoomtopia 2024. Penn State unveil…
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OpenAI’s Strategic Shift, Adobe’s Attribution Tool, Content Licensing with Hearst, Uber’s AI EV Assistant
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday October 10th 2024. OpenAI plans to become more independent from Microsoft by developing its own data servers and AI chips and leasing a center from Oracle in Texas. Adobe launched a free web app to secure content attribution in the AI era, while OpenAI struck a content licensing deal with Hearst Communicati…
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TikTok Launches AI Advertising Tool, Nvidia’s 3D Model Innovation, Hinton’s Nobel Prize, Schmidt’s AI Climate Stance
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday October 9th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers key AI developments, starting with TikTok's introduction of 'Smart+,' an AI tool for optimizing ad campaigns against similar offerings by Meta and Google. Nvidia, alongside Peking University, launched EdgeRunner—a breakthrough AI model enhancing…
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AI Digital Humans in Minecraft, Non-Addictive Drug Discovery, Privacy Debates, and Enterprise Solutions
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday October 8th 2024. This episode covers OpenAI's collaboration with Altera on "digital humans" for virtual environments, aiming to extend AI applications beyond gaming. It highlights Cleveland Clinic and IBM's model to identify non-addictive pain treatments, addressing the opioid crisis. Harvard students' tran…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday October 7th 2024. In this podcast episode, RAIZOR covers Meta's announcement of Movie Gen, an AI model suite for video and audio content generation that promises innovations on platforms like Instagram. OpenAI and Altera are developing interactive AI "digital humans," with potential beyond gaming. Apple's iOS…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday October 4th 2024. In this podcast episode, Douglas from RAIZOR highlights significant AI advancements, including Google's development of AI models with enhanced reasoning capabilities, Microsoft's $4.8 billion investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in Italy, and MIT's innovative "Future You" AI tool…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday October 3rd 2024. In this podcast episode, OpenAI reveals major updates during DevDay 2024, enhancing AI development with features like Realtime API and Vision Fine-Tuning. Microsoft introduces voice and vision upgrades to its Copilot platform, aiming for a more intuitive AI user experience. Olivier Godemen…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday October 2nd 2024. In this episode, we discuss California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of S.B. 1047, Liquid AI's innovative Liquid Foundation Models, and ChatGPT's new multi-tool integration feature. Germany’s Federal Cartel Office implements a control regime over Microsoft, while Google invests $1 billion …
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday October 1st 2024. In today's AI news, HuggingFace celebrates hosting one million AI models, expanding from its chatbot origins to a leading open-source library. ByteDance plans to develop a new AI model using Huawei's chips to navigate U.S. restrictions. Nvidia acquires OctoAI for $165 million to tailor its …
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday September 30th 2024. In this episode, Douglas from RAIZOR discusses Google's enhanced Gemini 1.5 models that revolutionize AI performance and developer accessibility by lowering costs and improving metrics. AI's growing role in enabling sophisticated application building is highlighted, along with Gemini 1.5'…
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Meta Unveils Orion AR Glasses and Llama 3.2 at Connect 2024, OpenAI CTO Steps Down, GroqCloud Launches LLaVA v1.5, Harvard Develops AI for Drug Repurposing
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday September 27th 2024. In this episode, Meta unveiled a range of new AI features at its Connect 2024 conference, including Orion AR glasses and Llama 3.2. Mira Murati announced her departure from OpenAI amid structural changes. GroqCloud introduced LLaVA v1.5, an AI model for image analysis, while Harvard resea…
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Enhanced ChatGPT Voices, Google’s Boosted Gemini AI, James Cameron Joins Stability AI, Intel’s New Xeon 6 Processors
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday September 26th 2024. OpenAI is rolling out an enhanced Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT Plus and Teams, improving interaction quality. Google has updated its Gemini AI models for better performance and cost efficiency. James Cameron joins Stability AI's board, highlighting AI's role in CGI. Intel releases Xe…
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AI Superintelligence Countdown, Alibaba-Nvidia Partnership, Runway’s Video-to-Video Tool, NASA and IBM’s Climate Model
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday September 25th 2024. This episode covers OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's prediction on superintelligent AI in a few thousand days, Alibaba Cloud and Nvidia's collaboration for autonomous driving solutions, Runway's new video-to-video feature, NASA and IBM's climate-focused AI model Prithvi WxC, Andy Serkis's AI-ge…
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Jony Ive and OpenAI Collaborate on AI-Powered Device; Microsoft to Power AI with Revived Nuclear Plant
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday September 24th 2024. Former Apple design chief Jony Ive is collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on a new AI-powered hardware device aimed at creating a less socially disruptive computing experience, backed by up to one billion dollars in funding and designed by Ive’s firm LoveFrom. Meanwhile, Microsoft h…
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EA’s AI Game Creation, Disney’s Robot Movements, Pudu D7, Google’s AI Evaluation, Middle Eastern AI Investments, AnySkin Sensor, Alibaba’s Qwen Model
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday September 23rd 2024. In today's episode, we explore significant advancements in AI, featuring EA's real-time video game creation via natural language commands and Disney's robot learning system from random motion data. Pudu Robotics unveiled PUDU D7, a versatile semi-humanoid service robot, while Google impro…
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Lionsgate’s AI Collaboration, YouTube’s New AI Tools, LinkedIn Privacy Concerns, and AI Initiatives in Education and Conservation
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday September 20th 2024. In today's episode, Douglas from RAIZOR highlights key AI developments, including Lionsgate's collaboration with Runway to create a custom AI model for film generation, YouTube's launch of new AI features like text-to-video generation and automated dubbing, and Kolors' Virtual Try-On tool…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday September 19th 2024. On September 19th, 2024, significant AI developments include Snap's fifth-gen Spectacles with new AR and AI features, 1X's World Model for robot task prediction, Google's NotebookLM's 'Audio Overview' for converting text to audio, and insights on GPT-4's dynamic memory. Google enhances …
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday September 18th 2024. Today’s AI news covers OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's departure from their Safety and Security Committee, Intel's partnership with AWS to co-develop an AI chip, Google's AI-powered wildfire detection system FireSat, and Luma Labs' new Dream Machine API for video generation. Google also announ…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday September 17th 2024. In today's episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers notable AI advancements: OpenAI's new o1 model enhances reasoning with Chain-of-Thought prompting; Microsoft introduces Copilot updates in its 365 suite, integrating GPT-4 for better performance; Slack adds AI features for productivity with …
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday September 16th 2024. In today's episode, Douglas covers new strides in AI, including Fei-Fei Li's World Labs launching Large World Models for 3D environments, Tencent's GameGen-O for open-world game content, and OpenAI's o1 model scoring 120 on the Norway Mensa IQ test. OpenAI has assessed o1 as a “medium” ri…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday September 13th 2024. In today's episode of RAIZOR, host Douglas covers several groundbreaking AI developments: Google’s new Audio Overviews feature in NotebookLM creating AI-generated audio discussions from notes; Adobe previewing its Firefly AI Video Model to transform video editing with text or image prompt…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday September 12th 2024. Today’s AI news includes OpenAI's upcoming Strawberry model focused on reasoning with text inputs, Dutch engineer Giliam de Carpentier's AI-designed 'Carpentopod' coffee table, a study highlighting Waymo's autonomous cars as safer than human-driven ones, Democratic leaders urging FTC an…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday September 11th 2024. In today's AI news, Apple revealed updates at its 'Glowtime' event, including the iPhone 16 with Apple Intelligence, Visual Intelligence for object identification, an improved Apple Watch, and enhanced AirPods. Box AI launched an API for metadata extraction to boost productivity. Amazo…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday September 10th 2024. Researchers found AI-generated ideas in natural language processing to be more novel but slightly less feasible than human concepts, sparking innovation. Qualcomm, Samsung, and Google are developing mixed reality smart glasses to enhance mobile experiences. AI agents are being used to ev…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday September 9th 2024. In today's AI news, Weave announced Isaac, a personal robot for household tasks set to ship in fall 2025. Researchers developed AI agents evaluating video game levels for engagement, potentially speeding up game development. The iPhone 16's new AI features are delayed, impacting sales. A S…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday September 6th 2024. In today's episode, we discuss Safe Superintelligence raising $1 billion to create advanced, safe AI; Groq's launch of the multimodal AI model LLaVA v1.5 7B; ElevenLabs' new app for high-quality AI voiceovers; the RE2 technique enhancing AI reasoning; Nvidia's 9.5% stock drop and antitrust…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday September 5th 2024. Today's episode covers OpenAI's upcoming 'GPT-Next' model, expected to be 100 times more powerful than GPT-4; Altera's simulation of autonomous AI agents in Minecraft; a U.S. antitrust subpoena to Nvidia; Google's new AI educational tools; Volkswagen's AI voice assistant powered by ChatG…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Wednesday September 4th 2024. Today’s AI news highlights include the launch of Elon Musk’s xAI "Colossus" cluster with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs, OpenAI's plans to develop in-house AI chips with TSMC, Profluent Bio's new AI-designed gene-editing tool OpenCRISPR-1, Freepik’s Mystic AI image generator, and California's AI S…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Tuesday September 3rd 2024. In today’s episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers several major AI developments: Amazon’s new Alexa using Anthropic’s Claude AI, Elon Musk’s xAI launching the powerful Colossus AI cluster, Google partnering with Salcit Technologies to detect diseases from cough sounds, and insights from Goog…
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Monday September 2nd 2024. This podcast episode covers Amazon's upcoming "Remarkable" Alexa using Anthropic's Claude AI for improved performance, 1X Technologies' NEO Beta humanoid robot for home assistance, Google's partnership with Salcit Technologies to detect diseases from coughs, Nous Research's DisTrO method f…
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Revolutionary AI Cancer Detection, Zapier’s Email Automation, Canva’s Video Highlights, and More AI News
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Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday August 30th 2024. In today's episode, Douglas from RAIZOR covers groundbreaking AI advancements including AINU's capability to distinguish cancer cells and detect early viral infections, Zapier Central's email automation using LinkedIn profiles, SoundHound AI's collaboration with MUSC Health for appointment m…
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