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#211 - Claude Voice, Flux Kontext, wrong RL research?

2025/6/3
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Jeremie Harris: 本周的AI新闻涵盖了多个方面，包括硬件投资、国际合作以及模型安全等方面的问题。我个人认为，本周的论文数量感觉比实际上要多，但内容可能没那么深入。另外，'CapEx'这个词在风险投资领域非常重要，因为它指的是用于升级和维护长期有形资产的资金，这些资产会在多年内产生价值并在资产负债表上折旧。AI芯片的折旧时间线非常重要，因为人们每年在这些方面花费数千亿美元，所以会经常听到'CapEx'这个词。 Andrey Kurenkov: 我认为Anthropic优先考虑企业客户的需求，因此在语音模式等消费者功能方面落后于竞争对手。此外，强大的图像编辑功能是图像生成的一个重要需求。Perplexity Labs的推出标志着AI在代理应用方面的发展，可以执行更深入的任务，进行研究和分析，并创建报告和可视化。XAI与Telegram的合作旨在与ChatGPT、Cloud和Meta竞争，以获取更多的用户和市场份额。中国正在转向DDR5生产，以满足对新设备的需求，并致力于高带宽存储器（HBM）的开发。DeepSeek发布了一款名为Bob的小型高效模型，该模型可以在单个GPU上运行。Google正在推出SignGemma，这是一种可以将手语翻译成口语文本的AI模型。

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This chapter discusses several new AI tools and applications, including Anthropic's voice mode for Claude, Black Forest Labs' Flux Kontext for image editing, Perplexity's tool for generating spreadsheets and dashboards, XAI's integration of Grok into Telegram, Opera's AI browser, and Google Photos' redesigned AI-powered editor. These advancements showcase a trend towards more agentic AI applications and improved image editing capabilities.
  • Anthropic launched a voice mode for Claude, lagging behind competitors but prioritizing enterprise needs.
  • Black Forest Labs released Flux 1 Kontext, enabling both image generation and editing.
  • Perplexity launched a tool for generating reports, spreadsheets, and dashboards, potentially driven by investor pressure.
  • XAI paid Telegram $300 million to integrate Grok into its chat app, demonstrating a new monetization strategy.
  • Opera announced an AI-powered browser, Opera Neon, capable of performing various tasks.
  • Google Photos debuted a redesigned editor with new AI tools previously exclusive to Pixel devices.

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Our 211th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Recorded on 05/31/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris). Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at [email protected] )and/or [email protected])

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In this episode:

  • Recent AI podcast covers significant AI news: startups, new tools, applications, investments in hardware, and research advancements.

  • Discussions include the introduction of various new tools and applications such as Flux's new image generating models and Perplexity's new spreadsheet and dashboard functionalities.

  • A notable segment focuses on OpenAI's partnership with the UAE and discussions on potential legislation aiming to prevent states from regulating AI for a decade.

  • Concerns around model behaviors and safety are discussed, highlighting incidents like Claude Opus 4's blackmail attempt and Palisade Research's tests showing AI models bypassing shutdown commands.

Timestamps + Links:

(00:00:10) Intro / Banter

(00:01:39) News Preview

(00:02:50) Response to Listener Comments

Tools & Apps

(00:07:10) Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude)

(00:10:35) Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them)

(00:15:30) Perplexity’s new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more)

(00:18:43) xAI to pay Telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app)

(00:22:42) Opera’s new AI browser promises to write code while you sleep)

(00:24:17) Google Photos debuts redesigned editor with new AI tools)

Applications & Business

(00:25:13) Top Chinese memory maker expected to abandon DDR4 manufacturing at the behest of Beijing)

(00:30:04) Oracle to Buy $40 Billion Worth of Nvidia Chips for First Stargate Data Center)

(00:31:47) UAE makes ChatGPT Plus subscription free for all residents as part of deal with OpenAI)

(00:35:34) NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) to Launch Cheaper Blackwell AI Chip for China, Says Report)

(00:38:39) The New York Times and Amazon ink AI licensing deal)

Projects & Open Source

(00:41:11) DeepSeek’s distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU)

(00:45:19) Google Unveils SignGemma, an AI Model That Can Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Text)

(00:47:08) Open-sourcing circuit tracing tools)

(00:49:42) Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots)

Research & Advancements

(00:52:33) PANGU PRO MOE: MIXTURE OF GROUPED EXPERTS FOR EFFICIENT SPARSITY)

(00:58:55) DataRater: Meta-Learned Dataset Curation)

(01:05:05) Incorrect Baseline Evaluations Call into Question Recent LLM-RL Claims )

(01:10:17) Maximizing Confidence Alone Improves Reasoning)

(01:11:00) Guided by Gut: Efficient Test-Time Scaling with Reinforced Intrinsic Confidence)

(01:11:44) One RL to See Them All)

(01:15:05) Efficient Reinforcement Finetuning via Adaptive Curriculum Learning)

Policy & Safety

(01:17:58) Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' could ban states from regulating AI for a decade)

(01:24:31) Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test)

(01:30:10) Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline)

(01:31:09) Anthropic Faces Backlash As Claude 4 Opus Can Autonomously Alert Authorities)

(01:35:37) Claude helps users make bioweapons)

(01:35:49) The Claude 4 System Card is a Wild Read)