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Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• AI maxed out humanity's data🧠🔄

  Ilya Sutskever presented at NeurIPS 2024.

• Call AI. Get answers🎙️🤖

  Google unveiled new NotebookLM features.

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AI's fossil fuel crisis begins🧠 🔄

On Saturday, Ilya Sutskever warned we're hitting “peak data” in AI training. The former OpenAI chief scientist says we need new ways to develop AI systems.

What's the problem?

We're running out of quality training data. Sutskever compares it to “fossil fuels” for AI. He says, “We have but one internet.”

What needs to change?

AI needs to move beyond pattern-matching to true reasoning and autonomous operation, like how chess AI surprises grandmasters.

Why do I care?

Current AI training methods won't work forever. New approaches are essential for future AI development.

What's the biology connection?

Sutskever points to how human brains evolved differently from other mammals. He claims AI requires similar evolutionary leaps.

Will this make AI dangerous?

“The more it reasons, the more unpredictable it becomes,” Sutskever warns, but stays optimistic about human-AI coexistence.

What's his take on the future?

“Things are so incredibly unpredictable,” he says, encouraging speculation while avoiding firm predictions.

Why do I care?

New approaches are essential for future AI development. The next AI breakthrough might come from new learning approaches, not just bigger models and more data.

Watch Ilya’s 24-minute presentation.

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On Thursday, Google unveiled NotebookLM’s new look, voice features, and premium plan. It runs on their Gemini 2.0 Flash model.

What's new?

It has three panels for managing sources, chatting with AI, and creating content. Plus, you can now talk to AI hosts in Audio Overviews.

How do Audio Overviews work?

It’s like calling into a podcast. You can ask questions and get real-time explanations from AI hosts. Expect awkward pauses. It's still in beta.

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NotebookLM Plus gives you 5x more storage, custom AI responses, team notebooks, and better privacy.

What can you make with it?

Study guides, briefing docs, and interactive Audio Overviews with one click.

Who's it for?

Organizations and power users who need more storage and team features.

When can I try it?

The premium plan is available now through Google Workspace or Google Cloud.

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Think Pieces 🧠

Sora kinda sucks. OpenAI's video generator launch has received mixed reviews from filmmakers, citing inconsistent outputs and strict content restrictions.

Startup News 💰

Google introduced Trillium. The sixth-generation AI chip offers 4x the training performance and significantly higher energy efficiency compared to previous models.

Apple is developing its first AI server chip. It’s internally named Baltra, with plans to begin mass production by 2026.

Research 👨‍🔬

SynCamMaster — a method that enables synchronized multi-camera video generation from diverse viewpoints, focusing on open-domain scenes rather than just single objects.

POINTS1.5 — WeChat AI team, enhances vision-language capabilities with a NaViT-style encoder for dynamic high-resolution images and improved Chinese support.

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