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Wait, What Just Happened In AI?

2024/10/19
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In today's episode of the Daily AI Show, Beth, Andy, Karl, and Jyunmi conducted their two-week roundup, discussing the most significant topics from the last nine episodes. The co-hosts reflected on discussions ranging from ChatGPT canvas updates to the growing capabilities of perplexity.ai and the Tesla robotics division. They also touched on AI agents' role in businesses and speculated about the future of AI-driven organizations.

Key Points Discussed:

  • Perplexity AI's New Features: A major focus was on perplexity.ai, particularly its advancements in enterprise knowledge search. The team highlighted its internal and external search functionalities, document sharing in "spaces," and new capabilities like auto-generating charts and visualizations. They discussed how perplexity’s unique search engine design positions it to compete with major players like OpenAI.

  • Custom AI Systems: The episode explored how companies and individuals are using custom AI systems, such as custom GPTs, to streamline workflows. Perplexity’s enterprise-focused updates, especially its document collaboration tools, sparked interest in how businesses can integrate these tools with platforms like Notion and Zendesk.

  • Tesla – An AI Company? A discussion arose around Tesla’s classification as an AI company versus a robotics company. The team explored Tesla’s evolving role in AI, particularly in robotics, and how AI is shaping Tesla's business strategies.

  • AI Agents and the Future: The co-hosts delved into the concept of multi-agent systems within AI, particularly OpenAI’s development of swarm-based agents. These agents collaborate to handle complex tasks by leveraging specialized expertise. The discussion reflected on how this technology could revolutionize business operations, possibly leading to AI-run organizations in the future.

  • Notebook LM’s Audio Overviews: A new feature from Google’s Notebook LM was also discussed, which allows users to generate customized audio summaries of documents. The co-hosts speculated on how this tool could streamline content creation and enhance internal communication within businesses.

The episode concluded with a reflection on the rapid pace of AI innovation, with all the co-hosts agreeing that AI's development is moving faster than society’s ability to adapt.