Let's Regulate This AI Stuff?
Summary
Host Brian McCullough covers Demis Hassabis’s proposal for a US-based AI regulatory body modeled after FINRA. IBM’s stock plummeted 20% after a Q2 miss driven by customer spending shifts toward AI chips. Spotify launched a beta voice control feature, while Calci introduced a forward curve tool to track future AI compute costs. The episode concludes with an explanation of world models as the next evolution beyond LLMs.
Topics discussed
Intro and sponsor: Ace of Uptime game
Demis Hassabis proposes US AI standards body
IBM stock drops on Q2 miss and chip spending shifts
Spotify launches voice control feature
Sponsors: Farmers Insurance and Scribe
Calci launches AI compute forward curve tool
Explaining world models in AI
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