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AI TodayWhen's the right time to go all-in with AI?Two of the most important voices in AI spoke out this week. Andrej Karpathy, one of the algorithm's greatest philosophers, was in conversation with Dwarkesh Patel talking praisingly and cautiously about the Cambrian explosion in cognition but an inconsistency and lack that foresees a ton of work ahead to get us where AI deserves to be. His 'decade' of agents, tells us all we need to know about today's limitations.Meanwhile, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai talks effusively about AI being the great equaliser right now. There's a commercial necessity in promoting what's available to the AI practitioner...
2025-10-1814 minAI TodayELephantLM: the AI that never forgets!If only that was the real name. After all this time begging frontier labs to build an LLM that learns from its mistakes and applies its discoveries at inference time...Welcome to AI Today!
2025-10-1337 minAI TodaybrAIn: thinking of the future?The Dragon Hatchling is a remarkable research paper that reboots modern AI as a model that approximates how our brains work.Today's show is a fascinating discussion and I implore you to both enjoy it and then chat about it and ask your questions on NotebookLM.
2025-10-0129 minAI TodayDoes AI work?It's the one thing every business leader needs to know.If I put AI to work in my organisation, will it screw everything up?While we should all be in experiment mode right now - until someone figures out how to make the probabilistic, deterministic - OpenAI researchers have been putting AI to work on real tasks.The results are spectacular. Spectacularly good, and spectacularly bad.But just like Tim Henman, you have to give it a chance. And maybe great things will follow - for AI.On today's...
2025-09-2627 minAI TodayHave we finally figured out how to make efficient AI?A fantastic research paper published in this month's Nature Computational Science suggests a solution may be in our midst for the incredible inefficiency in generative AI.Large Language Models' (LLMs) transformer architecture requires the next token (generally part of a word) be predicted based on all the output tokens before it.Power demands for this process are huge. Shuffling data between memory and processors isn't an easy pipeline, and when you need it to work quickly, those energy demands quickly stack up.And in an AI arms race, where everyone wants bigger and...
2025-09-2521 minAI TodayChina's got AI in the bag30 years in journalism has sharpened my mind.I've spent years in AI.And months researching China and the US as they fight silently for AI supremacy.$500bn in The Stargate Project does not come close to the value China has created integrating AI into every aspect of its society and economy. But the truth is, they won before the US even woke up to AI's potential. China's superapps - forget homescreens, because you only need one icon to run your life in the Republic - were simply laying the foundation for where we...
2025-09-1423 minAI TodayI'm working on the ZeitgeistI've been working on a business intelligence platform leveraging AI and 30 years in journalism and content strategy. It's the toughest professional project of my career. And I have no idea if I will win. But just like life, Zeitgeist is all about the journey, not the destination. What I am learning is more important than any long form feature we might generate. Knowledge graphs, ontologies, taxonomies, and patience. Hope you will stick around on this crazy adventure.I'm Dave Thackeray - leadership coach, content strategist, and endlessly curious Berlin-based berk.
2025-09-0318 minAI TodayWhat happens when AI fires all the hirers?Recruitment is being radically remodelled by AI.And according to a brand new piece of research, AI is already humiliating humans at hiring.Hear the story behind the headlines that AI-led interviews increase job offers by 12%, job starts by 18%, 30-day retention by 17% - and when offered the choice, 78% of applicants choose the AI recruiter.Read the research
2025-08-211h 05AI TodayDeepMind's wet dream is M3-Agent's reality: how long-term multimodal memory is modelling the real worldGoogle DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and his team have a bold mission: penetrating the 4D chess game that's AI embracing our ever-changing biological, physical world.Taking a snapshot is one thing. Remembering the molecular topology and their constant changes of state is truly what separates fact from fiction.It seemed like an impossible target to hit. Until M3-Agent, the work of researchers associated with ByteDance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, showed up with long-term multimodal memory - allowing the agent to see, hear, remember, and reason just like humans.M3-Agent's potential is...
2025-08-1756 minAI TodayThe AI revelation: unlocking simpler, superior LLMsWrestling with the 'Wild West' of Large Language Models (LLMs)?While LLMs are poised to redefine business, the crucial 'secret sauce' of reinforcement learning (RL) has become a labyrinth of conflicting advice and unproven 'tricks', leaving organisations confused and hindering true progress.Today we cut through the noise with groundbreaking research that meticulously deconstructs the RL landscape for LLMs, bringing much-needed rigour and clarity.Discover why:A 'minimalist combination' of just two simple techniques – dubbed Light PO – dramatically outperforms complex, multi-component algorithms like DRPO and GRPO. This revelation alone could redefine your AI s...
2025-08-1240 minAI TodayFaster, Smarter, Better: How vibe coding transforms product developmentBusinesses are looking at vibe coding all wrong. They're trying to brute force products using 0 engineers, all vibe coding.It's a bugger's muddle. You can't win. AI doesn't understand you, your customers, or your organisation.But vibe code has an ace up its sleeve.Creating prototypes is how to shave weeks, months, or even years, from your product development roadmap. No more product and engineering clashes. Build, test, review, progress.Here's a fantastic discussion about how to make it work for your business.Inspired by:https://ordep...
2025-08-1153 minAI TodaySecrets of writing with AI - from a 30-year journalistThat journalist is me, your host and producer of AI Today - Dave Thackeray.I was approached by a researcher from the data labs at London School of Economics who wanted to find out how writing had changed in the AI era.We used to write logically, emotionally. But now logic is the domain of the machine, we need to work harder than ever on our EQ - emotional intelligence - to resonate deeply with our reader.I've been writing alongside AI for years. And I believe that this harmonious relationship pays dividends...
2025-08-0147 minAI TodayASI made easy?ASI-ARCH is an Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) that's a game-changer for AI research.Like a tireless super-scientist, it has autonomously invented 106 ground-breaking AI 'brains', unearthing surprising design principles far beyond human intuition.Crucially, this proves AI innovation can now scale directly with computing power, not human effort.This unlocks the immense, practical potential for self-accelerating AI development, promising an era where AI gets better at building itself, at an unprecedented pace.Read the paper at arXiv.
2025-08-0116 minAI TodayThe secret of AI mastery that no one wants to share...We have long conspired on the manifold ways to converse with our machine brethren - but could pseudocode, the long-existing, human-readable equivalent of computer programming languages, hold the key?Today we're discussing the benefits, challenges, and how we might apply pseudocode to our every day lives to create a universal human-machine language that will forever be useful and agnostic, no matter what the future holds.To talk AI, or to get on the show, email me - dave@wordandmouth.com
2025-06-1552 minAI TodayMeet the team: AI agents running The Grand Serenity HotelI just finished the second part of my presentation on agentic AI in hotel operations.It's impossible to overlook the immense opportunities in AI across any business. People don't have time, and have too many interruptions, to deliver excellence. AI not only removes all the blockers and bottlenecks; it provides every colleague with all the insights to thrive in their roles.
2025-06-0514 minAI TodayRoom for agentic AI? How hotels become smooth operators with the technological touchAI Today creator Dave Thackeray today presented his own deep dive into how agentic AI is ready to be the key to efficient hotel operations - giving staff more time to deliver exceptional guest experiences.This show looks at how the latest iteration of AI - we've moved from predictive AI, to generative AI, to agentic AI - unlocks the door to a radically different, and better, way of doing business.This is a fun listen.Then watch the Agentic AI: Let's run a hotel! presentation.
2025-06-0343 minAI TodaySafe or just plain woke: Anthropic's Claude 4 system cardWhen Anthropic unleashed its most powerful artificial intelligence model yet, they discovered something rather extraordinary, and slightly unnerving.Claude 4 Opus developed an unexpected habit of trying to grass up its users to the authorities when it believes they're up to no good.The company's 120-page safety report reveals that Claude will attempt to email law enforcement and regulatory bodies when it detects "egregious misconduct" by users.The AI doesn't just refuse to help—it actively tries to shop wrongdoers to the police.The most striking example occurred during testing when Claude at...
2025-06-0319 minAI TodayMary Meeker's AI TrendsHugely important work. But what does it mean to us? Today our hosts created their own company imagining how insights from this celebrated report would apply to the modern business environment.
2025-06-0120 minAI TodayAI to HR: Welcome, intelligence optimisation!What happens to the People team when it's juggling bodies AND bots?Thanks for listening to this special episode of AI Today. Read along with the show, here.
2025-05-2510 minAI Today25 ways to put AI agents to work - right now!We've been waiting a hot minute for some genuinely useful AI agent case studies to drop.Now we have 25 on our plate.Take a listen to the highlights reel and then download them for yourself:https://www.stack-ai.com/whitepaper/top-25-enterprise-ai-agents
2025-05-2113 minAI TodayGoogle I/O 2025: What happens now?Read the full story here:https://medium.com/@DaveThackeray/a-world-beyond-google-i-o-2025-ea56bcd5e208We're on the cusp of some major announcements that will send shockwaves, and a spike in defibrillator use, across the world.What's about to happen at Google I/O 2025?No one's sure. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dropped hints on his recent interview with David Friedberg. What we do know is the agenda is packed with AI discussion.So we thought we'd start with our own. Predictions, moonshots, and plenty of inside gossip....
2025-05-1916 minAI TodayHallucination solution : Customer service ready for revolution!Researchers have made huge strides fixing bad trips for AI.One of the latest breakthroughs is attentive reasoning queries (ARQs).You can see them in action using the open source Parlant application.Which gives us a glimpse at how perfect responses could change the game in business functions such as customer service.Read this, and so much more, in our AI Today magazine.
2025-05-1518 minAI TodayHallucination: a bitter pill to swallowAI hallucinates 100% of the time. That's by design - without hallucinating the next word, this transformer architecture wouldn't exist.Thankfully, LLMs built for general purpose applications are right 80% of the time. But that still leaves one in five outputs being questionable; not especially reassuring if you're an air traffic controller, or cardiologist.How can we ever truly trust the machine?On this episode of AI Today, we embark on a groundbreaking quest to ground these 'digital dreamers' in reality.Discover how cutting-edge research is moving beyond just detecting the problem, to...
2025-05-1330 minAI TodayYour Data, Your AI: Unlock the Power of Decentralised LearningNavigating the high costs and data challenges of cloud-based AI is a significant barrier for many businesses looking to innovate.But there's a powerful, practical alternative emerging.This episode explores decentralised AI, revealing how businesses can achieve AI benefits without the burden of massive cloud bills and regain crucial control over their data.Learn about the cost savings unlocked through resource sharing and edge computing, enhanced data privacy and security, and discover a truly intriguing practical capability: you can train sophisticated AI models securely across a network of devices using federated learning, without...
2025-05-1014 minAI TodayWhen full stack AI businesses rule the world...Fasten your seatbelts, business leaders!We're diving deep into Y Combinator's Summer 2025 Request for Startups, their signal flare for what's NEXT in innovation.2025 is shaping up to be the year of the AI agent breakthrough.But the REAL game-changer they're spotlighting?Full-stack AI companies.Forget selling AI tools. This is about building entirely new businesses, powered by AI from the ground up, competing directly with the old guard in ANY industry.Imagine law firms, market research, supply chains – reborn, smarter, faster, more efficient.This isn't ju...
2025-05-0914 minAI TodayHow to get your ideas heard at workI'd just about had it with bosses choosing to hear your ideas spoken by consulting firms - when they could have saved a fortune listening to them coming from their creator, many months ago.Now, with AI, I can have my pitch verbalised by one of their influencers - without spending a penny on one of the management circus barkers.On this episode we hear in detail about one synthetic idea and how it was refined by AI into something inarguably awesome.Loving AI Today? I'm hardly surprised...
2025-05-0313 minAI TodayDogfooding The Era of Experience with Mobility AIOn the last episode we discussed a new way to train AI models: themselves, by capturing signals and insights from our world.Today we look at one such approach - Mobility AI, another Google initiative (The Era of Experience was a DeepMind production).This episode of AI Today was inspired by:https://research.google/blog/introducing-mobility-ai-advancing-urban-transportation/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzXyPGEtseIhttps://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/Era-of-Experience%20/The%20Era%20of%20Experience%20Paper.pdf
2025-04-2412 minAI TodayWhere AI goes next: The Age of ExperienceNow generative AI has inhaled all human knowledge, it's time to create its own. We review a very exciting new paper, called The Age of Experience, that explains how AI agents will create their own dataset of intelligence that will help us reach that unimaginable state of AGI.Can't wait to have you join us on today's extra-exciting episode of AI Today!
2025-04-2118 minAI TodayHow to create an annual report with AII built a team of AI agents to create an annual report - one of the journalist's worst nightmares. And it did a remarkable job.Read all about it:https://medium.com/@DaveThackeray/how-to-create-an-annual-report-with-ai-b2d847a4d643
2025-04-1517 minAI TodayDo everything faster, and smarter - with Google's A2AAre your AI agents brilliant but lonely?Do they operate in isolation, unable to tap into data and capabilities across your organisation, hindering your potential for true automation and growth?Then get ready for a game-changer! In this episode, we delve into the Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol, a groundbreaking open standard spearheaded by Google Cloud and backed by over 50 industry giants like Salesforce, Langchain, and SAP.Discover how A2A is poised to revolutionise the way your AI agents collaborate, breaking down data walls and enabling seamless communication across diverse systems and...
2025-04-1415 minAI TodayHow to avoid being scammed by AIWe're seeing a continuing growth in the number of duplicitous attacks by AI agents on individuals.Previously cyber criminals focused most of their efforts where the greatest gains were to be made - phishing large organisations, infecting servers and locking down applications ready for ransoms to be paid.But with AI, anyone with half a brain can launch an army of AI agents across networks of individual users.It's terrifying.We need cognitive security and sovereignty, and we need that technological literacy, fast.
2025-03-1413 minAI TodayHow to prepare your business for huge growth with AIYou will never hear a more important episode of AI Today.This show will transform your business.Unlock immense value.And help you take that step towards putting your business on autopilot - so you can finally be rewarded for all those years of graft, grey hair, and wrinkles!Enjoy AI Today. This is a long listen - but the best things in life always take time...Read more at: https://www.wordandmouth.com/data-driven-businessAnd talk to me about getting started, at dave@wordandmouth...
2025-03-1239 minAI TodayVexis: the world's first AI programming languageWe've been moaning for months about the limitations of AI when coding.Which is because we're asking AI to jive with our human world.It's impossible. In its current state, AI can only predict the next word. And yet we've created syntax designed purposefully to be human readable. Have you ever tried solving a Rubik's cube with your hands tied behind your back? Look, what you do in your spare time...So I started thinking about a better way. Where AI doesn't solve our today problems. It looks for tomorrow opportunities. And celebrates...
2025-03-1124 minAI TodaySmall models - massive impactSick of paying a fortune to get answers from AI?Small language models (SLMs) are the answer.Learn how these efficient AIs offer comparable performance to large language models at a fraction of the cost.Discover real-world case studies where companies have saved millions by switching to locally hosted SLMs, improving data security and complying with privacy regulations.Explore the potential of hybrid architectures, combining the power of large models for prototyping with the cost-effectiveness of SLMs for specific tasks.We explore how businesses can leverage the power of...
2025-03-1111 minAI TodayWyndham Hotels and ResortsMany years ago I was an editor with the business they now call Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.So I decided to give it an AI makeover - with my co-hosts recommending opportunities for the hospitality industry to embrace this new technology to drive growth, boost productivity, and keep everyone happy.On today's show we learn how AI can analyse guest data, predict market trends, and personalise customer experiences to stay ahead of the competition.You'll find out how to automate repetitive tasks, optimise marketing campaigns, and enhance guest services with AI-powered chatbots that...
2025-03-0810 minAI TodayHello, buy: AI-first selling with Microsoft Dynamics 365Sales is tough as old boots. Waiting months for a decision, trying to get your foot in the door, negotiations, mindreading - it's more than enough to justify an MBE.What if every salesperson had their own researcher on tap?And a highly-organised PA.And an admin team of experts who knew exactly what information was needed to share insights with the team for everyone to get better - and to make hitting targets simpler?Sounds like you're ready for today's episode. It's a Billy belter!Links:Microsoft...
2025-03-0523 minAI TodayCracking the code: Adventures in building with AICrikey! You won't believe what's happening in the world of AI. This ain't your nan's tech anymore.We're talking AI animating logos using mere pico frames, filming entire movies inside video games, and helping folks crack codes after 42 years of trying!Forget what you thought you knew, because AI is handing out superpowers and turning the software development world upside down.Learn how AI is not just writing code, but acting as a super-powered code reviewer, helping businesses save dosh and the planet.We'll explore how AI is breaking down silos...
2025-03-0420 minAI TodayCloudy days are over: How local AI saves millions delivering excellenceWant 98% accuracy mining huge document libraries while saving more than 80% on your AI spend?Stanford researchers developed minionS, a ridiculously smart process prompting single-step instructions on chunks of a document using Llama-3B locally with GPT-4 Turbo as the costly adjudicator-in-waiting.minionS resulted in 80% of tokens being processed locally - with 98% accuracy compared to 100% reliance on cloud compute.Large enterprise? We could be talking a saving of $2.3m on a $2.8m annual spend.Even if you run a small coffee shop franchise, the difference could be enough to open a new...
2025-02-2517 minAI TodayEvo 2, AI co-scientist, and the Majorana 1 quantum chip: How the second scientific revolution was revealed in 24 hours...We just redefined 'fast'.In less than one revolution of the Earth, boffins announced a triple upgrade to humanity’s operating system: AI that writes DNA like Shakespearean sonnets, and A quantum chip stable enough to crack encryption in less time than it took you to make a brew, and A digital lab partner rediscovering decade-old scientific truths in 48 hours.This isn’t evolution – it’s a full-system reboot.From curing cancers we’ve not yet named to materials that laugh in the face of physics, we’re witnessing the birth of what historians wil...
2025-02-2017 minAI TodayEnzyme in plastic - it's FANTASTIC!Oh, Barbie Girl. Anyone remember Aqua? And in one fell swoop, the AI Today podcast lost 49 subscribers...Ready for a masterclass in competitive advantage?Picture this: AI’s next battleground isn’t just chatbots—it’s code, chemistry, and control.We’ll dissect the guerrilla war brewing in consumer AI, where Grok3’s “Colossus” supercomputers clash with OpenAI’s Deep Research and Meta’s open-source playbook. How will YOU choose your side when every tool becomes a weapon?We’ll crack open the secret...
2025-02-1918 minAI TodayREVEALED: The truth about AI codingImagine a world where software engineers are replaced by other software engineers that are entirely digital.No coffee breaks, no office politics, just pure, unadulterated code. It sounds like science fiction, doesn't it?But the question is: how far off is it, really?That's the question a team of researchers sought to answer with the SWE-Lancer benchmark.They didn't just want to test an AI's ability to write snippets of code.They wanted to see if a large language model, an LLM, could actually earn a living as a...
2025-02-1919 minAI TodayDecoding Grok-3: Elon Musk's AI and the future of everythingThis morning we woke to a new dawn for AI.Grok-3 is a cutting-edge large language model (LLM) from Elon Musk's XAI, designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperforming competitors in several tasks.It's trained using innovative techniques like synthetic data sets, self-correction mechanisms, and human feedback loops, ensuring accuracy and relevance.Grok-3 demonstrates impressive capabilities across various fields, including:Accelerating drug discovery and protein ligand binding predictions.Modernizing legacy software and reducing bug resolution times.Predicting legal case outcomes and summarising patent filings....
2025-02-1814 minAI TodayTable stakes: Businesses bet big on AI and dataThere are so many examples of ballsy businesses finding gems in their mountains of documents and datasets, thanks to the superpowered excavator that's AI, that cynics and sceptics are heading for the hills.On today's show we sniff out a smattering of these tech-infused titans to find out how they're riding roughshod over the competition.AI's real power lies in identifying patterns humans might miss, such as subtle trends in customer reviews or unexpected customer preferences.And it's getting cheaper all the time. Which means your business can't afford to miss out. Listen...
2025-02-1723 minAI TodayHow to win with AI at workI've pulled together some really simple ways to make AI your best friend - or at least, frenemy - during the 9 to 5.
This episode is dedicated to business leaders and everyone doing the real work.
It's time to embrace AI and make it work for you. So here are some brilliant ways, tried and tested, to grow yourself, and your business, using AI...
Shownotes at: https://www.wordandmouth.com/how-to-work-with-ai
Want to be on the show? Drop me a line at dave@wordandmouth.com
2025-02-0519 minAI TodayThe wildest month in genAI history...What just happened?
January 2025: a month of unprecedented change in generative AI.
The open-source community is shaking up the industry, challenging the dominance of tech giants.
This episode of AI Today dives into the key developments, from powerful AI assistants like Convergence's Proxy and Moonshot's Kimi3, to revolutionary image and video generation models like DeepSeek's Janus-Pro and Pika 2.15.
Discover how these innovations can automate tasks, analyse data, and create content, offering businesses new opportunities.
This is a must-listen for every business leader aiming to leverage AI for a competitive...
2025-01-2815 minAI Today42 years to build an appThis is the most personal episode I have ever recorded.
It's my near half-century journey to building an app. And how AI made it possible.
I'm a pre-beginner coder.
Yet eventually - and I mean, eventually, I somehow composed a working prototype of an application.
And I hope that I might inspire someone to give AI coding a shot. And learn the basics of coding - to get the most from this new, and hugely exciting, way to make things we love.
AI tools and models I've used for...
2025-01-2723 minAI Today25 extraordinary business AI use casesWarning: After listening to this podcast, you won't be able to sit still.
The possibilities revealed by AI will have you leaping into action, driving innovation, and revolutionising your business.
Are you ready to unlock the secrets to unprecedented business growth?
Get ready to discover how AI can transform your organisation, skyrocket your efficiency, and catapult you to new heights of success.
Welcome to another crazy episode in the life of AI Today!
2025-01-1630 minAI TodayWorld-class customer research - without the customers!If you're familiar with the Eisenhower matrix you'll be familiar with businesses and customer research - they simply don't know what they don't know! But thanks to two crucial AI research studies, we're learning things about people that can help us all understand ourselves better.
For more about AI Today, or to guest on the show, email dave@wordandmouth.com
2025-01-1612 minAI Today2025: AI and what I'm buildingThe past few weeks in AI have shattered my brain into a billion fragments of wonder. We've even found a new way to do AI, beyond transformers - that could change even what's been the most changeful week in the history of modern artificial intelligence. But for now, since it's Christmas, let's switch the light on - not the bulb, but the lightness rather than all the stuff that's gonna melt our minds. I want our friends to share with you a glimpse into what I'm building next year.
Happy Christmas, everyone!
2024-12-2310 minAI TodayBIG LAUNCHES: Devin and Gemini 2 Flash overshadow Santa's sackYou've heard the pandemonium all about Google launching its fastest and smartest frontier model yet. But what does it mean for your business? And what about Devin - the grown-up AI copilot for your engineering teams, which also launched this week to rapturous applause from anyone seeking speedier shipping and warp-speed progress through product roadmaps...
Your boy's joining our smart silicon sand as a third wheel on today's show. I hope you love the aesthetic...
2024-12-1218 minAI TodayAI TomorrowFinally - an overdue appearance from AI Today creator, Dave Thackeray!
What a year it's been. And it's just the beginning.
Join me taking a look at 2024 and the indisputable delights and miracles coming our way from January...
2024-12-0914 minAI TodayEXCLUSIVE: AI gets memory!The last barrier to enterprise adoption of AI was memory. Baking into every prompt what the algorithm needed to know, was enough to send business leaders scurrying for the Luddite hills. But now Google (with Gemini and DeepMind's Mustafa Suleyman) and Microsoft are promising AI with memory. This will change so much about how we use AI - and make things so much more effective, and efficient. Let's get stuck in!
2024-11-2027 minAI TodayCMO wet dream: Predicting human behaviourUnderstanding human behaviour is critical to business success.
Behavioural science informs every growth stage and product decision - yet so few businesses pay any attention to human behaviour and psychology.
This new development makes a hugely insightful and practical corpus of psychological and behavioural data useful for everyone.
2024-11-0716 minAI TodayAccelerating R&D with AITired of research and development (R&D) bottlenecks? Today's episode of AI Today explores how AI can supercharge product development by rapidly uncovering game-changing insights from mountains of data and even suggesting testable solutions, accelerating the journey from idea to market.
Discover how AI tools are democratising access to powerful insights, potentially levelling the playing field for smaller companies and fuelling a surge in innovation across all sectors.
2024-11-0122 minAI TodayAI as your full-stack engineer: with Databutton, it's finally time!I've tested 20 AI coding editors. My tech skills are basic, at best. None turned my ideas into apps.
That's when I found Databutton.
And now I'm an app developer.
Listen in to find out how Databutton has given the world's 8 billion inventors a chance to bring their ideas to life...
2024-10-3027 minAI TodayPrompt engineering masterclassHere at AI Today, we know how to listen.
We spent hours analysing Lenny Rachitsky - host of Lenny's Podcast - interviewing pro prompt engineer Mike Taylor to bring you this deep dive into all the techniques, tools, and tactics to rock your business.
Enjoy this special edition of a very special show...
2024-10-3016 minAI TodayHow to make a ton of Monet with AI art...Botto's 15,000 curators are celebrating a big win this week after six of their carefully-chosen, pixel-pushed masterpieces, sold for more than $350,000 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. It's a story that belongs in a museum. Just when we thought it was safe to come out after NFTs' baffling popularity flare-up of the very early 20s, we're here again. At least Beeple created his own art...
2024-10-2915 minAI TodayAutonomous agents: Rebooting your business the right wayImagine if you had massive balls - crystal ones - to accurately forecast future business needs.
That's one of the thousands of ways autonomous agents - popularised in organisations of all sizes through Microsoft Copilot Studio - can build better businesses.
These agents can send reports to your senior leadership team identifying inefficiencies or opportunities across the organisation. Then the HR squad can decide whether to upskill colleagues or hire in new ones. All before shit hits the fan!
Autonomous agents will change everything, Taste the future on today's episode of AI Today!
2024-10-2713 minAI TodayLose your RAGRetrieval augmented generation is how we used to chunk content in huge corpuses of data. Now there's a new sheriff in town - contextual retrieval preprocessing, or contextual RAG. No more relying on keywords; now we're talking hidden relationships between data, which means you can better respond to context inside queries.
This isn't just about finding information faster, it's about understanding the meaning behind it. Imagine your knowledge base becoming a mind-reader, anticipating needs and delivering precisely what's required, instantly.
We're talking about boosting agent productivity, empowering them to become knowledge ninjas, and transforming customer...
2024-10-2516 minAI Today#FutureOfWork: AI as the enterprise nervous system with Microsoft's new CopilotLet's take a look at how the latest version of Copilot can change the game for your business.
Imagine a manufacturing company developing a new electric vehicle (EV) charging station. This complex process involves multiple steps and teams, using various applications and datasets.
Market research: Copilot can analyse large datasets and generate visualisations to quickly identify key insights by analysing market trends using Excel with Python to forecast demand, pricing, and competitor analysis.
Design and engineering: Copilot can summarise key design discussions from Teams meetings and highlight potential issues, saving engineers time, and...
2024-10-2418 minAI TodayHow to build a video editor with Anthropic's Claude AIIf there's anyone left in the world yet to be convinced AI is changing it, have a chat with Meng To (@mengto on X). He just wrapped up Dreamcut.ai - what he calls his perfect video editor - after spending three months writing 50,000 lines of code with Anthropic's Claude AI.
The application is incredible. As is Meng's generosity - he's giving away the codebase.
Enjoy this deep dive into the amazing story of Dreamcut.ai.
2024-10-2309 minAI TodayClaude Takes Control: AI That Uses Computers Like We DoForget everything you thought you knew about AI assistants. We're not talking simple chatbots that can barely string a sentence together. Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the latest iteration of Anthropic's groundbreaking language model, can actually use computers like a human. It can see the screen, move the mouse, click, type, and even navigate complex software. Think about that for a second. An AI that can control your computer. That can access the vast world of information online, manipulate data, and even write and execute code. It's a power we've only dreamed of, and it's here now.
2024-10-2209 minAI TodaySolver brings full self driving to AI codingEngineering teams are frazzled. And we've all been down the Cursor, Aider, Cline, Bolt, and Replit rabbit roles questing for AI coding nirvana. But there are more potholes in the process than a worn-out highway. Enter Solver - self-proclaimed level 4 FSD for coding. Let's take this one for a spin...
2024-10-2209 minAI TodayEye of Horus with xAI's APINow anyone can know what everyone is doing in real time!
xAI's API gives you access to the 560Gb of data generated every day by the millions of users on X, formerly Twitter.
There are some fantastic opportunities to integrate this unique and ever-changing dataset into your applications.
And you've never before had access at scale to the thoughts and behaviours of your current and future customers.
Let's dive in!
2024-10-2209 minAI TodayAutomation and collaboration with AI communication protocol AgoraBusiness is a spider's web of complex processes. And up until now, it's been super hard to get AI working on multi-task processes, without some PhD-level hacking which, unless you're using open source, locally-hosted LLMs, could come unstuck at any time.
Agora solves this. It suggests a rational approach to agentic AI by connecting the bots through a single communication protocol.
In turn, business tasks previously doable only by humans suddenly become perfectly feasible for our silicon siblings.
Super excited about this one. Please enjoy!
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2024-10-2111 minAI TodaySecrets to next-level AI resultsEfficiency. Productivity. Growth. That's why we're here. And on today's show, we're hitting all three with the force of a bullet train. 3 AI experts share how they create the best results, in three totally different ways. This is a listen that you can't afford to miss. Enjoy the show!
How product manager Tal Raviv saves a ton of time and generates incredible insights: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-experienced-pms-use-chatgpt-tal-raviv
Christopher Penn's advanced AI prompting: https://open.substack.com/pub/almosttimely/p/almost-timely-news-advanced-prompt
No more bad outputs with structured generation, with Remi Louf: https://www...
2024-10-2016 minAI TodayUnderstanding our physical world, with Archetype AI's Newton Large Behaviour ModelAI's made its name in the digital space. But thanks to Archetype AI, it's broken away from its silicon prison to learn about our physical world. Archetype's Newton, a Large Behaviour Model, is currently crunching data
from sensors like cameras and radars to create a unified representation of the physical environment. This allows for real-time insights and predictions, enabling applications such as smarter homes, safer vehicles, and improved industrial processes. Archetype is currently working to make Newton accessible to everyone, allowing individuals and businesses to utilise its capabilities through an API and various applications.
2024-10-1822 minAI TodayGet to the heart of Microsoft's AI for HealthImagine a world where a doctor, armed with an AI-powered assistant, can diagnose diseases like pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially saving thousands of lives annually.
This isn't science fiction; it's the reality Microsoft is building through its AI for Health program.
This program, like a master conductor, is orchestrating an AI symphony with tools like cutting-edge imaging analytics, allowing AI to identify tumours often missed by the human eye.
It's not just about improving diagnoses, it's about improving access to healthcare too. Imagine a virtual health village, accessible 24/7, where AI-powered chatbots like 'Quitbot' can...
2024-10-1707 minAI TodayThinking of the future - with Meta's Thought Preference OptimisationImagine your marketing team brainstorming hundreds of genuinely inspired ideas in seconds.
That's the potential of Thought Preference Optimisation (TPO), a new AI technology from Meta.
TPO is like giving your AI a brain. Unlike standard AI, which rushes to spit out the first answer, TPO takes time to 'think' things through. It generates internal thoughts, invisible to you, and uses them to refine its responses before presenting the best one.
This is a big development for marketing. In trials, TPO outperformed standard AI on key marketing and creative writing benchmarks.
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2024-10-1606 minAI TodayHow to win a $180,000 AI jobFormer Deloitte consultant Varun Kulkarni spent 8 months honing his application strategy to score a huge payday as a senior AI product manager gig with Cisco. On today's show we explore how he did it - so you can, too...
2024-10-1611 minAI TodayPlaybooks to moonshots: how AI is upsetting our apple carts...AI is a paradigm shift for thinking and understanding. Our old frameworks and models are being challenged into obscurity by a new way of looking at the world. And even the things we used to think of as a human-centred endeavour - inventing previously inconceivable things to change lives - can now be generated by our digital colleagues. Today's show is designed to be challenging; stick around to have your mind blown...
2024-10-1608 minAI TodayDEEP DIVE: Remote workSpotify chiefs say 'work isn't where you are. It's what you do.' While Dell and Amazon say RTO - or GTFO.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies and employees to work remotely. In the wake of this disruption, employees and employers have found that remote work presents exciting opportunities.
For workers, remote work can provide greater flexibility, improved work-life balance, and a shortened commute. Employers can also benefit from reduced overhead costs, increased productivity, and access to a wider pool of talent.
However, remote work also poses some serious challenges. One of the...
2024-10-1514 minAI TodayDario Amodei, Anthropic CEO: Machines of Loving GraceOn today's AI Today we review an important discussion piece by Dario on the future of this world-changing technology.
What's the big idea? The one key message for business leaders from Dario Amodei's essay is to boldly embrace AI as a tool for accelerating positive change across diverse areas of human endeavour.
Amodei argues that AI, particularly the kind he calls "powerful AI", possesses immense potential to solve complex problems and improve human lives.
This message is interwoven throughout his discussions on curing diseases, alleviating poverty, improving governance, and even finding new sources...
2024-10-1515 minAI TodayDEEP DIVE: Connecting the bots, with OpenAI's SwarmOn the latest episode of AI Today we're connecting the bots with OpenAI's Swarm, a breakthrough framework creating teams of AI agents to complete complex business tasks.
Discover how this innovative technology can revolutionise your customer service, boost efficiency, and unlock new levels of innovation.
10 things you'll learn by listening to the show...
Specialised AI "Agents" Working Collaboratively: Swarm employs a team of AI agents, each with unique skills, working together seamlessly on specific tasks.
Seamless "Handoffs" between Agents: As a task progresses, agents intelligently transfer it to the most suitable...
2024-10-1409 minAI TodayUnlocking the Power of Agentic Reasoning: Revolutionising Business with AIImagine AI that can set its own goals and achieve them.
That's the power of agentic reasoning, and it's already being used to develop AI lawyers, software engineers, and medical scribes.
Discover how the rise of agentic reasoning is transforming the AI landscape, enabling AI systems to set their own goals and achieve them autonomously.
We delve into real-world examples of AI lawyers, software engineers, and medical scribes, highlighting the potential of agentic AI to disrupt industries and redefine the future of work.
Listen to the latest episode of AI Today...
2024-10-1422 minAI TodayState of AI Report 2024 - the deep-dive!This is a big, sprawling listen. So buckle in and get ready for a half-hour journey to the very heart of AI. We're focusing on the State of AI Report 2024 - hundreds of pages diving deep into where we are, how we got here, and where we're headed.
Want your whistle whetted? Open AI's dominance may be waning. AI is being used to predict mental health challenges. China is closing the gap in AI development despite GPU restrictions. We discuss these and other surprising findings from the State of AI Report 2024.
Also - did you...
2024-10-1130 minAI TodayAI Breakthroughs: From Nobel Prizes to Legal Revolution
AI is reshaping our world at an incredible pace. Tune in to AI Today for a concise overview of the latest breakthroughs, including AI's role in the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and its transformative impact on the legal sector.
We'll also explore practical applications, like Amazon's AI-powered solution for delivery drivers.
And we've got a special report on vertical AI and how it's changing the game for businesses across all industries. Discover how custom AI solutions are transforming sectors like logistics and law, unlocking unprecedented efficiency and...
2024-10-1016 minAI TodayCheaper, better, faster: data analysis with Anthropic's new Message Batches APIBusinesses working with my favourite hosted LLM solution can now save 50% when sending over huge volumes of data for AI-nalysis. This and so much more on today's thrilling instalment of AI Today...
2024-10-0909 minAI TodayGoogle DeepMind's Concordia: AI simulating human behaviourWe regularly cover research papers that hallucinate a different future. Today we're covering code that's already in the world. Sure - there's a research paper ( https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.03664 ). But we're already way beyond that.
Let's dive in!
2024-10-0410 minAI TodayMoonshots: The Rise of Conversational AI - Just Say What You WantWe're about to blast off into the thrilling world of AI moonshots, where the seemingly impossible is not only conceivable but within reach.
This isn't your everyday AI news; it's a glimpse into a future where AI transcends its role as a mere tool and becomes a catalyst for unprecedented transformation...
AI, the Maestro: Witness the rise of AI symphonies, where specialised AI models collaborate in real-time, harmonising their unique strengths to solve complex problems that have long eluded human understanding. (arXiv:2409.18014)
The Simulation Singularity: Step into a virtual universe where AI conjures...
2024-09-2710 minAI TodayYour Digital Doppelganger - AI Delegates are ComingAI isn't just about automating tasks. It's about creating a digital version of yourself - an AI delegate - that can interact with the world on your behalf. Imagine having an AI negotiate your salary, charm your clients, or even navigate the complexities of online dating for you.
This episode dives deep into the groundbreaking research behind AI delegates, exploring how they could revolutionize our work and personal lives. We'll tackle the big questions: How do we ensure these AI act ethically and responsibly? How do we balance the convenience of delegation with the authenticity of human...
2024-09-2718 minAI TodayFrom Sci-Fi to Reality: AI's Impact on Your WorldDive into the fascinating world of AI knowledge and discover how language models learn and retain information, going beyond simple language processing. This episode uncovers the secrets behind AI's ability to grasp complex relationships between information, adapt to new scenarios, and learn efficiently.
🧠 Beyond Buzzwords: We break down complex AI research papers into actionable insights for businesses.
💡 Efficiency Matters: Learn how AI is becoming faster, smarter, and more sustainable.
🚀 Real-World Impact: Discover how these advancements will revolutionise industries from healthcare to education.
2024-09-2711 minAI TodayAI Weather Wizards: Revolutionising Forecasts and Reshaping IndustriesImagine a world where you know exactly when it will rain on your street, down to the minute.
Where businesses can plan with near-perfect weather foresight, and where life-saving storm warnings arrive with unprecedented accuracy and lead time.
This isn't science fiction—it's the cutting-edge reality of AI-powered weather forecasting.
AI models are already outperforming traditional weather prediction methods, potentially revolutionising a $7 billion industry.
In this episode of AI Today, we dive deep into the transformative world of AI weather forecasting. From WeatherFormer's ability to decode the 'language' of weather data to...
2024-09-2611 minAI TodayAI Unleashed: Transforming Industries and Redefining Leadership
In a world where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at breakneck speed, staying ahead of the curve isn't just an advantage—it's a necessity. Did you know that by 2030, AI is projected to contribute a staggering $15.7 trillion to the global economy?
In this episode of AI Today, we dive deep into the transformative power of Large Language Models (LLMs), from revolutionizing healthcare diagnostics to autonomously improving urban traffic flow.
We explore how these AI marvels are becoming more efficient, running on smartphones instead of supercomputers, and even ch...
2024-09-2611 minAI TodayEmotion Recognition AI: A Game-Changer for Business GrowthThe ability to accurately detect and interpret human emotions using AI and fNIRS technology has far-reaching implications for businesses across various sectors. This breakthrough could revolutionise customer experience, product development, and marketing strategies. Today's episode explores emotion recognition AI, and so much more...
2024-09-2518 minAI TodayDecoding the Future: AI's Leap Towards Human-like UnderstandingDive into the future of AI-powered business growth with our latest episode of AI Today.
We explore groundbreaking developments in context-aware chatbots and culturally sensitive AI that are set to revolutionise customer interactions and global operations.
Discover Kabor, an innovative AI system that understands conversation context, potentially transforming customer service by providing tailored solutions and reducing frustration.
Learn how this technology could dramatically improve customer satisfaction and retention, leading to significant business growth.
We also delve into cutting-edge research on AI that comprehends cultural nuances in non-verbal communication.
Find...
2024-09-2423 minAI TodayAI in Agriculture: From Avocado-Picking Robots to Food Knowledge Graphs 🤖🥑
In this episode of AI Today, we explore the fascinating intersection of AI and agriculture. Discover how AI-powered robots are revolutionizing avocado picking, ensuring delicate handling and reducing waste. We delve into the world of image recognition, where AI can assess crop health, identify pests, and even predict yields with remarkable accuracy. We also uncover the potential of food knowledge graphs to personalize nutrition and inspire culinary creativity. Join us as we discuss the challenges of data transmission in remote farming locations and the innovative solutions being developed. We'll also explore how AI is optimizing irrigation, generating synthetic data...
2024-09-2310 minAI TodayAI's Quantum Leap: From Wireless Networks to Medical MarvelsDive into cutting-edge AI applications revolutionising industries. From optimizing wireless networks to enhancing medical imaging and surgery, AI is transforming daily life and healthcare. Discover how "chain of thought" prompting is making AI more efficient and accessible. This episode offers invaluable insights into AI's current capabilities and future potential for business innovation.
2024-09-2307 minAI TodayAI and Robotics
Dive into the cutting-edge world of AI and robotics, where machines are learning to adapt like humans. From robotic memory to zero-shot learning, discover how AI is revolutionizing industries and redefining work. This episode challenges you to envision a future where AI enhances human potential, urging business leaders to engage critically with these transformative technologies.
2024-09-2312 min
ThacknologyWelcome to #Storytelling100Hi. Thanks for sticking around on Earth for another week. There's a lot to get done. So let's get started... Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-07-2621 min
ThacknologyCurate to be greatThere's just too much stuff. I suppose this isn't helping. But at least it's a way to discuss where we go from here... Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-07-0914 min
ThacknologyWelcome to MondazeThere have been some changes. I hope you enjoy the new view. Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-07-0514 min
ThacknologyLive and let LiveYour latest compilation of fascination. Punctuated by some Thackisms and a bit of business, because why not. Thanks for stopping by! Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-06-2307 min
ThacknologyHappy #NotFathersDayToday is sponsored by the letters 'safety net'. Welcome to another thought-provoking, immersive interjection. Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-06-2008 min
ThacknologyFlipping disgraceWhat do you do with a utility that's essential to our safety and security - the very lowest tier in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Why, you monetize it! Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-06-1911 min
ThacknologyBuild your towerWe're changing every second of the day. Unbidden. So why do people start wars about change? Why do careers get sunk. Why do innovations that could save our world, get stalled. Because someone shirks change. Because their soul is empty. Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-06-1805 min
ThacknologyWhat's the matter?Carbonic anhydrase and P. polycephalum, if you really must know. Scientists, please wait outside. This is a crash course for people who don't especially care about facts. Subscribe at thacknology.substack.com
2021-06-1610 min
ThacknologyDifferent sameHiya, folks. Ain’t that purdy? Southport beach, c. 8am on 15 June 2021. Clearly I was unsteady - otherwise the land is inhaling fast and the pier’s being sucked right in.Sorry for the leave of absence. Whatever the hell that oxymoron means.I’ve been combing the world for answers. Finding illusions. Shirking responsibilities. You know how it goes, otherwise you wouldn’t be part of this esteemed tribe of changemakers.Talking change, that quote rocks, right? Robert Cialdini, the godfather of influence, persuasion, and ‘pre-suasion’. You know you’re smart when you get to not onl...
2021-06-1507 min
Agency ThinkingAgency Thinking S2 E5 - Dave Thackeray from WORD AND MOUTHSeason 2 of Agency Thinking sees me talking to compadres who work WITH not IN agencies:
Guests include creative, planning, tech and pm specialists.
It's about what the experience of working with an agency is like from the outside, the good stuff, the not so good, lessons learned, warts and all.
Episode 5 features Dave Thackeray.
Dave has spent 25 years working with organisations of all shapes and sizes to create clear, captivating content to convert them.
His new communications company Word And Mouth (wordandmouth.com) is working with clients on a pay-for-performance basis...
2021-06-0141 min
Specials and InterviewsAndrew Zarian Interviewed on Dave Thackeray’s TalknologyDave Thackeray from Talknology interviewed Andrew Zarian this week. Take a listen. Check out Dave's podcast at http://www.talknology.org/
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