AI-mageddon: The OpenAI Meltdown

The Meat Puppets Podcast

Martin and Paul chronicle the dramatic meltdown at #OpenAI that saw high profile departures, boardroom clashes, and #talent poaching. Discover the backstory behind #Sam #Altman's sudden firing as #CEO.

Then learn how Microsoft stealthily acquired #OpenAI's top brass. The intrepid duo also explore game-changing #AImusic tools from Google that could put artists like Hans Zimmer out of work.

And in business updates, our aspirational founders embrace an #ethical "pay what you feel” model. Will this affect their buy out valuation in 5 years? Most likely! Despite the uncertainty, their infectious #optimism remains intact. So plug in to this rollercoaster edition for the inside scoop on the #AI ethics dilemma gripping #SiliconValley!

Links (No affiliation - visit at your own risk)

The #OpenAI Saga

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/

Stable audio lead, quits over copyright ethics

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-just-resigned-from-my-job-generative-ai/

Meta disbanded its Responsible AI team

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23966980/meta-disbanded-responsible-ai-team-artificial-intelligence

InsightFace BANNED my AI Face Swapping Videos!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOsr6zhjKtY

Emu edit Meta

https://ai.meta.com/blog/emu-text-to-video-generation-image-editing-research

Google deep-mind and YouTube

https://dpmd.ai/3uiuIfA

AI Explained YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@aiexplained-official/featured

Disclaimer

The Meat Puppets podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Our hosts and guests are experienced professionals but they are not experts in law, AI or any topics discussed on the show. Listeners should not construe their personal opinions as professional legal advice. All business decisions should be made based on independent research and assessment of risks. While delivered with good humour, the hosts make no guarantees about accuracy of any content in this podcast. Listen at your own discretion!

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:52 Dramatic Changes at #OpenAI as Sam Altman is fired

00:03:15 The Fallout and Consequences of OpenAI's Decisions

00:04:58 Speculations and Conspiracy Theories

00:08:14 The Impact on the AI Industry

00:14:54 World Television Day and the State of the TV Industry

00:18:43 The Impact of AI on Copyright and Ethics

00:24:43 Introduction to Meta's New Project: Emu

00:41:23 Exploring Google DeepMind's Music Creation Projects

00:52:34 Discussion on Pay-What-You-Feel Business Model

00:59:49 Exploring Advertising on Reddit

Equipment Used

Prices as of Aug 2023 - No, we don’t get any money from any of these link, we’re just sharing what we use to make the show - As ever, visit external links at your own risk!

• Rode PodMic USB - £199 https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/podmic-usb

• Any Phone, Computer or Tablet with USBC and wireless / mobile internet £200 upwards

• Sennheiser HD 25 Headphone £120 (Although any will do really - we’re just a bit snobby) - https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/on-ear-dj-headphone-hd25

SAAS SERVICES USED

• RedCircle £FREE - Currently on the free tier - https://redcircle.com/

• ChatGPT £FREE/20/month (although we’re using it less and less) https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

• Claude 2 £FREE https://claude.ai/

• Squadcast £FREE with Descript (see below)

• Google Apps £FREE/5/Month/per user https://workspace.google.com/

• DeScript £FREE/20/Month (Free would be fine) https://www.descript.com/

• Notion £FREE/$10 per user per month https://www.notion.so/

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