Join doctoral researcher Jacob as he catches the audience up on the last few years of AI development and breaks down the latest AI trends in an easy-to-digest format. You don't need a fancy degree or years of development experience to participate in one of the largest technological movements from this century. The goal of this podcast is to make AI accessible to as many people as possible.
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April 28, 2024Episode 913 min
Question: What is AI?
How did you like the episode?What is AI? In this shorter Q&A episode, I do my best to illustrate one of the fundamental building blocks for AI and describe what AI isn't. It's easy to.... get lost in the AI hype train. It's not going to brush your teeth and give your presentation at work this week. But it may make those tasks a little bit easier. Well, I don't know about the teeth brushing app, but it could be a possibility.Helpful Info:AI vs ML vs DL: https://www.ibm.com/blog/ai-vs-machine-learning-vs-deep-learning-vs-neural-networks/Deep Learning Taking Over:https://towardsdatascience.com/why-deep-learning-is-needed-over-traditional-machine-learning-1b6a99177063Machine Learning as the Originalhttps://www.algotive.ai/blog/the-history-of-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-and-deep-learning#ancla_5
April 22, 2024Episode 814 min
(Update) - Devin.ai... already??
How did you like the episode?The program to replace programmers has received feedback from users, and the company is seeking a $2 billion evaluation. Do they know something we don't about Devin or is this more smoke from the marketing hype train? Was the feedback positive? (no. But you should still listen to the episode, I spent a lot of time on it....)$2 billion evaluation: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a-peter-thiel-backed-ai-startup-cognition-labs-seeks-2-billion-valuation-998fa39dYCombinator User Feedback on Devin: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40008109How Cognition (the company) Describes Devin: https://www.cognition-labs.com/introducing-devinSample from the State of Instagram on Devin.AI pre-scandal: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4hbKHiuNU6/Since we're citing Instagram, here's a related meme: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C53QT9LtHHQ/Unofficial, uncut and unpublished response from the company: https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=P8ZFvN4KkaPIRbDqUser feedback: https://www.techopedia.com/is-devin-ai-the-end-of-software-engineers-heres-what-experts-sayMedia Hype Train: Literally search 'devin ai replace engineers' on Google; or DuckDuckGo if you're a gigachad. While most articles conclude that AI is a helpful tool and not a replacement, you have to scroll all the way to the conclusion to get your answer. Additionally, search 'devin ai will not replace engineers', you'll get a couple of reassuring headlines, but it's mostly the results from the first search.If you've read this far, just know the YouTube link to the unofficial, uncut and unpublished response is actually a link to Rick Astley's hit song. I have yet to see anyone talk about their response to the user feedback.
April 14, 2024Episode 718 min
Why Does AI Cost So Much?
How did you like the episode?While the licenses for apps like GPT 4 and Claude Opus are relatively inexpensive, bringing on an AI development team can cost an arm and a leg. In this episode, we explore why the costs are so high and go over cutting-edge applications that have helped businesses profit in the Age of AI.
April 6, 2024Episode 618 min
(Brief) History of the GPT Model
How did you like the episode?The general pre-trained transformer leverages one of the latest architectures unveiled by some of Google's brightest. In this brief history episode, we explore the previous state of research and talk about the iterations of the underlying network that powers ChatGPT.
April 3, 2024Episode 515 min
April 3: AI News Report - Devin.ai
How did you like the episode?Devin.ai is a new take on the coding assistant market -claiming it can fully automate software engineering tasks. In this episode, I'll cover all of the relevant information about this new project and weigh in on where I think this technology will eventually lead to.Helpful ResourcesResults: https://www.cognition-labs.com/post/swe-bench-technical-reportSWE Benchmark: https://github.com/princeton-nlp/SWE-benchAuto GPT: https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT/releasesGlobe Explorer: https://explorer.globe.engineer/
March 31, 2024Episode 425 min
(Brief) History of Computing Technologies for AI - Part 1
How did you like the episode?As abstract as Artificial Intelligence is, we need an even more abstract solution to make it possible. In this multi-part episode, I'll describe the very beginning of computing and how we have grown technologically to facilitate AI.How Do Computers Work: https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/81624/how-do-computers-workResources:https://thequantuminsider.com/2020/05/26/history-of-quantum-computing/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_sciencehttps://www.britannica.com/technology/computer/The-first-computerhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/computer/Early-business-machines
March 24, 2024Episode 313 min
(Brief) History of AI and How We Can Compare Models Today
How did you like the episode?From theories to TPUs, we've come a very long way in Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, we'll highlight some of the notable Artificial Intelligence contributions that have led to where we're at in AI and give a quick method for identifying key components in models. Why? Because having the ability to identify models and what they're good at will help you participate in the AI conversation! And knowing where AI started from will hopefully give you a better appreciation for the technology.
March 22, 2024Episode 26 min
March 22: AI News Report - Roblox, Google & Apple AI Rumors and South Park Predicting The Future
How did you like the episode?Have you heard the latest AI news? Catch up on some interesting developments from Google Gemini, Apple's New AI Programs, the Roblox AI team and Covariant creating AI automations that remind me of a South Park episode.
March 19, 2024Episode 11 min
Why You Should Listen to Awakened Intelligence
How did you like the episode?My name’s Jacob and this is the Awakened Intelligence podcast; an easy to digest news and education podcast covering Artificial Intelligence. AI is a technical subject, and this very brief episode answers two questions you might have:Why does this podcast exist? It’s easy to get lost in the AI hype train and buried under technical papers. The technical nature of this subject turns away anyone who hates math or doesn't want to spend hours reading papers. Myself and several colleagues make jokes about how hard it is to read some artificial intelligence papers and understand these concepts. Yet, the contents of these papers can change lives if they ever saw daylight.Why should you tune in to this podcast? I have over 7 years of software development experience and have been in the AI research space for the last 5. I've also been a teaching assistant for the past 3 years and informally mentored several colleagues/classmates during my time in academics. I may not be the best expert on AI, but that's not my mission. My mission is to make this content more digestible so we can have more AI experts in the world.Outside of the time I've already spent in academia, I dedicate hours of research to individual topics and cross referencing information to ensure it's legit. While some information may change, I ensure the information presented is as accurate as possible. I do my best to teach meaningful concepts without over hyping AI and try not to bore you with technical details. There are many sources of information out there, and my goal is to condense the good stuff into an easily digestible format.
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