Sam Altman Discusses AI on Joe Rogan's Podcast 🎧

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Sam Altman's recent discussion on Joe Rogan's podcast gives us an opportunity to learn more about one of Silicon Valley's most influential figures. Meanwhile, Anthropic's latest discoveries reveal AI's inner workings.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• A Chart to kickstart your day 📈: The Global Datasphere

• Sam Altman Discusses AI on Joe Rogan's Podcast 🎧

• Anthropic Makes Progress on Demystifying AI

• AI Image of the day🎨: Alice in Wonderland

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

The Global Datasphere

The global datasphere is expanding rapidly, with 5,065 data centers worldwide. The majority of these data centers, 39.0%, are located in the United States, followed by the UK at 5.5%. Data centers are evolving to meet the demand.

There are two main approaches that data centers are taking:

• Going big: This involves building massive hyperscale data centers.

• Going small: This involves building smaller, edge data centers that are located closer to where the data is generated, decentralizing the data center in order to improve latency.

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OPENAI

Sam Altman Discusses AI on Joe Rogan's Podcast 🎧

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently appeared on the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The episode provided a unique platform for Altman to share his thoughts on various topics, ranging from artificial intelligence to the future of education.

Key Points Discussed:

• The Impact of AI

  Altman highlighted AI's transformative potential across industries, emphasizing its rapid evolution and its capacity to reshape our economy and society. He and Rogan also addressed ethical issues tied to AI, such as job displacement and responsible AI development.

• Universal Basic Income

  Altman is an advocate for UBI, and he shared his insights on its potential as a solution to income inequality and the challenges posed by automation. The conversation delved into the practicality of implementing UBI and its potential impact on the economy.

• Education and Entrepreneurship

  Altman discussed his views on the traditional education system and its limitations in preparing students for the rapidly changing job market and the lack of encouragement of entrepreneurship and innovation.

• The Role of Government

  Altman and Rogan explored the role of government in shaping the future, particularly in regulating emerging technologies like AI and biotechnology.

There were some other topics discussed like personal development and the future of cryptocurrencies. You can listen to the full episode here.

ANTHROPIC

Anthropic Makes Progress on Demystifying AI

Neural networks have enabled remarkable advances, from language translation to image recognition. However, the inner workings of these networks are complex and opaque. This week, Anthropic announced an important breakthrough towards making sense of how neural nets function.

• Anthropic has found a way to break down individual artificial neurons into smaller "features" that align much more closely with patterns of neural network behavior.

• By studying these features instead of entire neurons, Anthropic researchers achieved significantly higher interpretability.

With further research, Anthropic believes they may be able to manipulate features to control neural network behavior in a more predictable way. This could be a pivotal development for improving the safety and reliability of AI systems.

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AI Image of the day

Source: @Mykiwi on Midjourney

The latest in AI and Tech

Meta and Inria Introduce 'Stable Signature': A Groundbreaking Watermarking Method for AI-Generated Images

Meta and Inria have developed Stable Signature, a new method to invisibly watermark images created by open-source generative AI models. By fine-tuning the decoder, the watermark becomes rooted in the model itself, tracing images back to their source even if edited. This provides a robust solution to identify AI-generated content and reduces false positives compared to passive detection.

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New AI Device Helps You Control Your Dreams

A startup called Prophetic is developing a headband-like device that uses focused ultrasound to induce lucid dreams. The “Halo” prototype, built with Neuralink hardware designers, aims to stimulate the prefrontal cortex to activate awareness during dreams. Prophetic raised $1.1M from a16z and BoxGroup and plans to showcase a prototype this month.

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