Episodes
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Could AI wipe out software engineers? In Episode 28 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts discuss GitHub reporting a rise of developers driven by AI code assistant tools. Next, Big Sleep finds a vulnerability in SQLite, what is the future for these kinds of AI agents? Finally, OpenAI released SearchGPT, what is the future of AI search? Tune-in today to find out!
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Agents, agents, and more agents! In Episode 27 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts chat about Mark Benioff’s spicy tweet, and what this means for the future of AI agents. Next, how much energy is needed to power AI models, and should we be concerned? Then, the experts debrief Anthropic’s release of computer use. Finally, Google is integrating SynthID-Text into Gemini to help watermark AI-generated text, do we need this feature? Learn more on today’s Mixture of Experts.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Can chat replace search? In Episode 26 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Kush Varshney and Petros Zerfos for IBM TechXchange week! First, the experts describe how the team created the Granite 3.0 models. Next, NVIDIA enters the open source model game, what does this mean for the competition? Finally, Perplexity AI is seeking over double their valuation in new funding rounds, what does this mean for start-ups? All that and more on today’s episode.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Can AI solve infectious disease? In Episode 25 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Maya Murad, and Ruben Boonen. Today we analyze some papers. First, the experts dissect Machines of Loving Grace, a 15,000 word essay written by Anthropic’s CEO making some major AI predictions. Then, Apple generated a new benchmark based of GSM8K in a recent paper, the findings were intriguing. Next, we talk Entropix, a sampler intending to replicate chain of thought features. Finally, OpenAI disclosed they are seeing an increase in AI models faking articles, what can we do to fix this? All this and more, on today’s Mixture of Experts.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Could AI win a Nobel Prize in the future? In Episode 24 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay and Edward Calvesbert. First, the experts debrief the ‘Godfather of AI’ sharing a Nobel Prize. Next, we talk AI platforms and the hype around DGX B200. Finally, unstructured data is becoming usable for LLMs, why are companies like NVIDIA so interested in this data? Tune-in today to find out!
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Will DeepDive replace the Mixture of Experts podcast? In Episode 23, host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Researchers Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Vagner Santana to dissect this week’s AI news. First, the experts talk about the hype around Google’s NotebookLM, specifically regarding the DeepDive podcast feature. Next, OpenAI DevDay sparks some interesting conversation around vision fine-tuning and multimodality. Finally, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and IBM X-Force released the Cloud Threat Landscape Report. Will AI prevent phishing attacks? Tune-in to this week’s episode to learn more!
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Meta releases Llama 3.2! In Episode 22 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Maryam Ashoori, Skyler Speakman, and Shobhit Varshney to debrief an exciting week of AI news. First, Meta is back with the release of Llama 3.2, and lightweight (1B/3B) models. Next, it’s Climate Week NYC, we chat the use of gen AI in achieving sustainable development goals. Specifically, IBM and NASA’s AI model for weather and climate. Finally, the book version of “AI Snake Oil” officially dropped and the authors claim they will be wrong in 2.5 years. What do our experts think? Tune-in today to find out!
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Strawberry is officially here! In Episode 21 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Nathalie Baracaldo, and Aaron Baughman to chat about the hype around OpenAI’s o1 preview. Additionally, we cover AI agents again, with the launch of Agentforce. Next, Aaron—our resident AI in sports expert analyzes the AI powered insights for fantasy football. Finally, what is “machine unlearning,” and why should we care? All this and more, on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Can Apple Intelligence compete with the AI market offerings? In Episode 20 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Maya Murad. Today, the experts chat Apple Intelligence, the performance of Reflection’s 70B, and a new paper released on LLMs generating novel research ideas. Additionally, IBM soft launched the Bee Agent Framework to help build agentic workflows with leading open-source and proprietary models. Tune-in to hear our expert panel break down this week’s AI news.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Will prompt engineering ever die? In Episode 19 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the future of prompt engineering, a new paper released about The AI Scientist, NEO 1X’s humanoid robot, and OpenAI’s in-house AI chips. Will AI takeover scientific discovery? Will everyone have at home AI assistants? Why is OpenAI investing in chip production? Tune-in for our expert’s takes.
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Future of Prompt Engineering
11:18 - NEO 1X Robot
21:56 - AI for Scientific Discovery
31:48 - OpenAI's in-house Chips
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Is search less trustworthy? In Episode 18 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the IBM Fellows—Aaron Baughman, Kush Varshney, and Trent Gray-Donald. Today, the experts chat how AI is being integrated at the US Open. Next, the Perplexity is introducing ads in Q4, what is the affect on search? Finally, what's all the hype with Cursor? Tune-in to today’s episode for all this and more.
0:01 - Intro
00:59 - AI at the US Open
13:35 - Paid search in Perplexity
24:12 - Cursor hype!
35:53 - IBM Fellows
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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What’s new with AI agents? In Episode 17 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Skyler Speakman, and Volkmar Uhlig. Today, the experts chat Agent Q and the improvements in reasoning and planning. Next, the CEO of Procreate came out with a statement that there will be no gen AI integrated into their products—can art avoid the AI wave? Finally, AMD acquired ZT Systems, can they now compete with NVIDIA? All this and more on today’s episode.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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0:01 — Intro
00:51 — Agent Q
14:21 — No AI in Art
29:12 — AMD Acquires ZT Systems
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Is OpenAI about to release their biggest AI project? In Episode 16 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kate Soule, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report and analyze how gen AI could reduce the cost of cyber threats. Next, rumors are circulating the internet about OpenAI dropping “Project Strawberry,” what they internally reference as a “level 2” model. Are the rumors true? Tune-in for more.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
Segments:
0:01 — Intro
00:52 — Cost of a Data Breach 2024
12:33— Project Strawberry
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Is it an AI bubble? In Episode 15 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by our veteran panel: Marina Danilevsky, Kush Varshney, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the stock market crash and the involvement of AI companies. Then, OpenAI released Structured Outputs, and analyze how this can support enterprise implementation of AI. Finally, Google "acquires" character.ai, does this make any sense? Tune-in for the breakdown.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
0:01 — Intro
1:07 — AI Bubble?
11:49 — Structured Outputs
22:41 — character.ai "Acquisition"
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Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out.
0:01 — Intro
1:00 — SAM 2
10:49 — Friend.com
20:53 — Abandoned gen AI projects
25:38 — Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9?
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Meta strikes back with the launch of Llama 3.1! In Episode 13 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney, and Maryam Ashoori. Today, the experts analyze the business of AI in relation to the launch of Llama 3.1, including Llama 405B. Then, Mistral Large 2 sparks conversation about the open-source wave. Finally, the experts talk GPT 4o-mini and the model price war. Are little models having their moment? Tune-in to find out.
0:01 — Intro
1:33 — Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 2
10:08 — Are Little Models Having a Moment?
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Will modern AI break the music industry? In Episode 12 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky, and Brent Smolinski. Today, we review Goldman Sachs’ report on investment in Gen AI, “too much spend, too little benefit.” Next, the experts break down Claude 2.0 Engineer and the future of coding agents. Finally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files lawsuits against two generative music companies. Tune-in to hear our expert takes!
0:01 — Intro
1:48 — Goldman Sachs Gen AI Spend Report
12:30 — Claude Engineer 2.0
21:02 — RIAA vs. Suno / Udio
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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It's Wimbledon finals week! In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman. Today, we review how AI is providing insights throughout one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments and the future of AI in sports. Next, the experts break down the quality of ChatGPT for coding. Finally, how did scaling synthetic data create one billion personas?
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Is shrimp Jesus the best use case of AI content creation? In Episode 9 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and Michael Glass. The experts analyze both the release Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 and BIRD-SQL. Finally, we talk the latest in AI slop and how it is affecting content creation.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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