In this episode of "AI Wanna Talk," host Jacob Norgord dives into the latest advancements in AI, exploring practical applications and significant announcements from major tech companies. This episode covers a range of new AI products, features, and research.

OpenAI's Projects Feature:

• Discussion of OpenAI's "Projects" feature, which allows users to upload files and provide explicit instructions to maintain context throughout a conversation with AI models, addressing the common issue of AI forgetting earlier parts of a conversation. This feature is available for ChatGPT Plus or Pro members, or those with a team account.

Google's Gemini 2.0 Model and AI Agents:

• An overview of Google's new Gemini 2.0 family of models, focusing on the "agentic era" where AI acts proactively on the user's behalf.
• Details on the experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash model, a smaller model designed for low latency and integration into various Google experiences, such as Google Sheets, Docs, and Search.
• Explanation of the "whisk" experiment, allowing users to combine objects from multiple images.
• Information on Google's new state-of-the-art video model, Veo 2, a competitor to OpenAI’s Sora.

XAI's Grok and Mainframe's AI Agents:

• Announcement that XAI's Grok AI assistant is now free for all X users, highlighting its ability to access real-time data from the web and the X platform.
• An introduction to Mainframe, a company developing AI agents that work without human intervention, focusing on their first stage rollout called "Cobbot," which will consist of a suite of AI agents to accelerate teams.

AI and Employment:

• Discussion of how the company CLA is using AI to boost productivity and potentially replace roles, and the potential implications for the job market and quality of output.

Particle News App:

• Highlight of the Particle News app, which uses a TikTok-like algorithm for personalized news feeds and includes features like article narration and AI-powered Q&A.

Social Media and Teen Depression:

• Exploration of data from Jonathan Height's "The Anxious Generation", revealing a correlation between the rise of smartphones and social media with the increase in teen depression.

Links:

• Google Labs
• Veo 2 Waitlist
• Grok
• Particle News App
• Twitter thread on "The Anxious Generation"