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Join Chris and Mark in Episode 8 of the Digital Nexus Podcast as they catch up after a month-long hiatus, sharing their recent adventures and diving deep into the latest advancements in AI technology. From Amazon's investment in AI to the ethical implications of "deadbots," this episode covers a wide range of topics. Don't miss out on the fast news updates and shoutouts to the community!

Timestamps:

• 00:07 - Introduction and Catch-Up
• 01:34 - Chris's Adventures and New AI Projects
• 03:06 - Mark's Trip to Vancouver and New York
• 04:23 - Discussion on Risk-Taking in Innovation
• 06:52 - Non-Committal Mentality in Sydney
• 08:13 - Black Friday and Day of the Dead
• 10:01 - News Updates: AI, Crypto, and More
• 10:57 - Amazon's Investment in AI and Claude AI
• 12:39 - Core Anthropic Updates and GitHub Integration
• 18:08 - Ethical Implications of "Deadbots"
• 20:38 - AI Regulations and Australia's Proposed AI Guardrails
• 34:28 - Chain of Thought Processes in AI Models
• 38:46 - Fast News: Tesla's AI Bot, Facebook's Controversy, Nvidia's Stock Market Loss
• 48:31 - OpenAI's Financial Struggles and Capital Raise
• 52:49 - Bing's Deepfake Scrubbing Tools and Google's New Photo Search
• 55:26 - AI in Financial Transactions and Coinbase's AI Bots
• 01:02:24 - Shoutouts and Community Engagement

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👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

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In this episode of the Digital Nexus podcast, we dive into the integration of AI and technology, exploring tools like Juno, Dovetail, and Saika. We discuss market trends, the future of AI, and its impact on job roles. The episode also covers the concept of "human in the loop," blockchain's role in digital democracy, and notable industry movements, including John Shulman's departure from OpenAI to join Anthropic. Additionally, we highlight AI tools for project management. Additionally, we also spoke about our upcoming event (on tomorrow) on digital democracy was announced, featuring speakers Audrey Tang and Glen Weyl, alongside discussions on blockchain technology and digital IDs.

Timestamps
🎙️ Olympics and AI Discussion (00:02 - 06:06)

🤖 AI and Market Trends (06:06 - 16:12)
- clients' frustrations with building AI solutions from scratch
- large organizations building their own LLMs due to data security concerns
- discussed the importance of deterministic workflows in AI

🚀 AI News and Updates (16:12 - 24:29)
- John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, announced his departure to join Anthropic
- Google's Gemini Pro 0801 has taken the top spot in AI performance rankings
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) released Titan Image Generator V2

🔍 AI Tools and Applications (24:29 - 35:01)
- Discussed various AI tools for UI designers, researchers, and project managers
- Talked about Atlassian's AI tool for project planning and ProductMonkey for converting designs into project stories

💡 AI in Research and Product Development (35:01 - 44:52)
- Discussed the use of AI for creating synthetic research and personas
- Mentioned the potential of using AI to test features before actual user testing
- Talked about the dominance of OpenAI in the AI space

🛠️ AI Tools for Different Roles (44:52 - 55:32)
- Discussed AI tools for UI designers, researchers, and project managers
- Talked about the integration of AI in Atlassian's project management tools

🌐 Digital Democracy and Government Initiatives (55:32 - 01:04:46)
- Announced an upcoming event on digital democracy with Audrey Tang and Glen Weyl
- Discussed the Australian government's digital ID initiative


LINKS
- John Schulman article - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/06/openai-co-founder-john-schulman-says-he-will-join-rival-anthropic.html
- and post: https://x.com/johnschulman2/status/1820610863499509855

- Google in court - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k44x6mge3o

- AWS stepping into the image generator world! https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/amazon-upgrades-its-ai-image-generator/

- Reddit AI Summaries - https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/06/reddit-ai-powered-search-results/

- OpenAI structured outputs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GvaHXJJfZw

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Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
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Apparently, AI voice clones can do ASMR, and that's the discover we start off with in this episode. For the rest of it, Chris and Mark cover a variety of topics related to AI and its integration with blockchain technology. From AI voice generation tools and recent events in the Australian DeFi space and the latest sponsorship by by the City of Sydney. We also highlight some interesting applications like tokenization in education credentials, the LeonardoAI acquisition and other news.

Timestamps
0:00: Introduction
9:51: Analysis of the recent Aus DeFi Association meetup
13:49: AI and Blockchain Integration
15:33: Educational Webinars on AI
16:41: Tokenization and Smart Contracts
20:20: LeonardoAI and its acquisition by Canva
23:41: NVIDIA and text to animation along with character consistency
28:21: On Perplexity, RAG and more
31:15: On time saving with generative AI tools
32:30: The battle between AI providers
36:09: Apple's AI Developments
37:56: Instagram AI Chatbots
41:01: Future of Social Media and AI Devices
48:07: AI Market Reset
50:05: AI in Customer Service
51:18: Mistral AI and Mathematical Accuracy
54:26: Human in the Loop vs. AI Autonomy


LINKS
🔗 Leonardo AI acquired by Canva
https://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...
🔗 NVIDIA character consistency
• NVIDIA’s New AI Did The Impossible!
🔗 Apple has released it’s first taste of AI to it’s dev partners

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus