Speaker 1 0:00
All right, welcome to another deep dive. So today, we're going to be taking a look at the state of AI. It's early 2025 and things are, well, they're moving pretty fast, definitely picking up speed. Yeah, you sent over some fascinating stuff we've got. Let's see a Reuters article all about open AI's new model. Then there's that list, the top 10 AI predictions for this year. Always fun to see where people think things are going. And, oh, this is interesting, a piece from ABC News about Biden's executive order on AI infrastructure. Yeah, it's interesting,
Speaker 2 0:33
isn't it? We've got these three pieces, and they seem pretty different, but, you know, they actually paint a really interesting picture. Yeah,
Speaker 1 0:39
they kind of all fit together. They really do. Yeah, so why don't we start with open? Ai, sounds good. They just announced, what is it? 03 mini, yeah, oh, three mini, the latest, their latest version of their reasoning. AI, and I gotta say, the speed, how quickly they're incorporating user feedback, it's amazing. It is. It seems like just yesterday they were, you know, testing 03 and 03 mini and even before that, I mean, oh, one that already seemed like incredibly advanced, right?
Speaker 2 1:06
It shows you how fast things are moving. I mean, with every new version, these models are getting so much more powerful, so much more capable, and we're seeing this shift. It's not just about like, raw power anymore, right? It's this ability to reason and to, you know, actually solve complex problems. That's what we're seeing.
Speaker 1 1:26
Yeah, absolutely. And they're also launching the API for 03 mini like, alongside chat GPT, which means developers can just start integrating it, like, right away.
Speaker 2 1:37
Oh, that's a smart move, giving those developers early access. I mean, that could make open AI, the platform for all this, yeah, I mean, just imagine all the things. You know, get a small business. They could build a chat bot that handles customer service. Oh, yeah, you free up your team, or healthcare, you know, an app that helps patients manage their meds, schedule appointments, all sorts of stuff. And
Speaker 1 1:56
then, of course, they added that tasks feature to chat GPT, so now it's basically like a virtual assistant, right? Exactly. I mean, that's a big step, isn't it?
Speaker 2 2:06
Oh, yeah. AI is not just about chat bots anymore, is it? This is about helping us manage our calendars. Yeah, you know, automate tasks, maybe even make decisions. So
Speaker 1 2:15
let's, um, let's move on to those top 10 AI predictions for 2025, okay, yeah. One that really caught my eye was agentic AI, like, this whole idea of AI actually making decisions independently, yeah,
Speaker 2 2:28
yeah. So think about this, right? You got a self driving car now it's not just navigating traffic, it's actually making real time decisions, like, what's the safest route based on, you know, road conditions, weather all that. Oh, wow. Or maybe a robot that can just adapt to a new environment and it figures out how to do a task, you know, without someone telling it exactly what to do every step of the way, if it's analyzing, weighing options, choosing the best course of action. I
Speaker 1 2:53
mean, it's exciting. It's also like a little bit a little bit daunting, isn't it? It is to think about AI having that level of autonomy.
Speaker 2 3:02
I mean, think about the potential, though. Oh, for sure, we can revolutionize manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, yeah. But then, on the other hand, who's responsible when something goes wrong, right? You know, when AI makes a bad call, these are the questions we need to answer and quickly,
Speaker 1 3:17
absolutely. Another prediction that really kind of got me thinking was quantum AI, which just sounds like a whole other level, like, are we even ready for that?
Speaker 2 3:26
It's wild. Yeah, it's using basically the principles of quantum mechanics to tackle these problems that even our most powerful computers can't handle right now. It's a whole different way of doing computation, right? So instead of bits you know, which are either a zero or a one. You've got these quibits, right, and they can be both zero and one at the same time. Whoa. Okay. So they call this quantum superposition, and it allows these computers to do calculations at like, an exponentially faster rate. So like,
Speaker 1 3:55
what could we actually see from that? Like, what are the real world uses so
Speaker 2 4:00
many things. Imagine designing new drugs with incredible precision, optimizing things like financial markets or, you know, transportation networks, yeah, wow, things that require massive computing power. That's where quantum AI could really change things. And
Speaker 1 4:16
then there was one prediction that I don't know. It kind of surprised me. It was sustainable AI like highlighting the need for, you know, environmentally responsible AI development.
Speaker 2 4:27
It's a growing concern, right? All these massive AI models, they take a lot of energy to train. They do, yeah, Google, for example, they're actually using AI to optimize their data centers. Oh, interesting, to reduce energy consumption. So, so
Speaker 1 4:40
they're using AI to fix the problems AI is creating Exactly. It's pretty clever. Now let's talk about President Biden's executive order on AI infrastructure. This seems like a big deal, not just, you know, for the tech world, but for national strategy as well. Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 2 4:56
It's like the government saying, Okay, we get it a. AI is important, and we need to be proactive. You know about making sure it develops here in the US?
Speaker 1 5:06
So one of the key things is they're gonna be leasing federal land to private companies specifically for like aI infrastructure development. It's
Speaker 2 5:15
like creating these hubs, these centers for AI research and innovation, right? You've got the computing power, the data storage, all the resources in one place.
Speaker 1 5:25
And I'm guessing national security plays a big role in all of this. Oh, definitely. I mean, the
Speaker 2 5:29
executive order specifically mentions that, right? Yeah, the need for the US to stay ahead, especially when you've got other countries pushing hard in this area, and, of course, making sure nobody who shouldn't have access to this stuff. Gets it right, yeah, but it's not all about power. And you know, competition, the order actually emphasizes clean energy and working with local communities. Oh, is this good? It's like they're saying, Hey, we see the potential downsides too. Yeah, we got to make sure the benefits are shared and that we don't make existing inequalities even worse. So
Speaker 1 6:02
we've talked about open AI, those predictions and this big policy move. I mean, it's a lot to take in. It is, I think it's time to kind of connect the dots here.
Speaker 2 6:10
Yeah, for sure. It's amazing, isn't it, how quickly we've gone from like aI being this abstract thing to something we're actually using every day. It really
Speaker 1 6:20
is. And these predictions, I mean, they paint this picture of just how integrated it's becoming. Like one of the predictions talked about, was it AI augmented workspaces? What does that even look like? So it's
Speaker 2 6:32
not about robots taking over jobs. It's more like AI tools making us better at what we do, okay, like imagine AI handling all the boring, repetitive tasks. Oh yeah, you know, freeing us up to be more creative, to focus on the big picture. So
Speaker 1 6:47
instead of being replaced by robots, we're working with them like having a super efficient coworker who never gets tired of the boring stuff. Exactly.
Speaker 2 6:54
The article actually mentioned this Microsoft's GitHub copilot. Oh, right. It's an AI that helps developers write code like this, suggests lines of code, catches errors, can even generate entire functions. Wow,
Speaker 1 7:06
that sounds incredibly helpful, especially for stuff that's like really detail oriented
Speaker 2 7:11
and think beyond just coding. In healthcare, AI could analyze medical images help doctors make better diagnoses, yeah. Or in law, it could sift through all those legal documents, yeah, wow. Highlight the key points for lawyers. I mean, the possibilities are huge. So it's basically
Speaker 1 7:30
AI handling the grunt work, so we can focus on the the important stuff, exactly. And the article also mentioned Google's agent space. What is that? Exactly? So,
Speaker 2 7:40
Agent space, this is a big one. It's a platform, right? And it lets AI agents interact with all these different software applications a company uses, okay? So imagine an AI assistant. It can navigate your email, your calendar, your project management. Software gathers information, automates tasks, maybe even makes decisions based on what it knows you like. That
Speaker 1 7:59
sounds, I don't know, incredibly powerful, but also like a little scary. How so? What about control and privacy? How do we make sure these AI agents don't like overstep their boundaries? That's a
Speaker 2 8:11
great point, and it's something we need to be really careful about, especially as AI gets more and more integrated into, well, everything, yeah, clear, guidelines, regulations, those are gonna be key Absolutely.
Speaker 1 8:20
Now, speaking of personal lives, the predictions also mention those advanced voice assistants. I mean, we've already got Siri and Alexa, but this sounds like something totally different. Oh
Speaker 2 8:32
yeah, this is next level. Think of a voice assistant that not only understands what you're saying, but it actually picks up on the emotion in your voice, wait emotional cues and responds accordingly. Wow. Open AI's advanced voice mode. They talk about that in the article. It's designed for natural conversation, and it can actually pick up on those emotional cues, and, you know, be more empathetic, more personalized. That
Speaker 1 8:54
could be amazing for like people who are lonely, isolated, to have this AI companion that not only answers questions, but like, actually offers support.
Speaker 2 9:04
It could be huge, yeah, but we have to be careful here too, right? Yeah, we can't become too reliant on AI for emotional support, right? And these systems, they have to be designed with, you know, with human well being in mind,
Speaker 1 9:16
absolutely. So all of this, this is happening now. It's crazy how fast this is all moving.
Speaker 2 9:21
It is what are like the key takeaways we should be focusing on. I think the
Speaker 1 9:25
biggest one is this, AI isn't science fiction anymore. It's here. It's changing fast, and it's already having a huge impact on our lives. We need to be aware of what's happening. Have these discussions about the ethical side of things, and really like, try to shape the future of AI so that it benefits everyone.
Speaker 2 9:41
Well, said we've talked about AI changing how we work these advanced voice assistants, and how important it is to, you know, be thinking about the ethical side of all of this. But there are a few more predictions we need to get to, specifically about AI's role in cyber security and something called generative video a. Oh, yeah, a whole other can of worms. All right, so we're back and ready to tackle these last couple of predictions. Let's start with, I mean, this sounds like something straight out of a sci fi movie, generative video. Ai, it's
Speaker 1 10:13
pretty wild, isn't it? Ai, creating videos like from scratch based on, you know, text prompts, things like that. Imagine describing a scene, and the AI just makes a video of it. Okay, so could I, like, type in a cat wearing a tiny hat riding a unicorn through a rainbow sky? And it would like actually make a video of that. It's
Speaker 2 10:31
not quite there yet, but the technology is getting there. The article talked about a few platforms like open AI, Sora runways, gen one and gen two. Metas make a video. They're using some pretty complex stuff, generative adversarial networks, diffusion models, all to create video content that's getting harder and harder to tell apart from real life. I mean,
Speaker 1 10:51
that's just incredible. So beyond, you know, funny cat videos, what are the real applications for something like this? Oh,
Speaker 2 10:57
the possibilities are huge. Think about the entertainment industry, right? Special Effects generating entire scenes, maybe even whole movies with almost no human involvement. So Hollywood
Speaker 1 11:07
could just replace actors with AI. That's kind of fascinating, but also, like, pretty scary if you're an actor. Yeah,
Speaker 2 11:13
it's definitely disruptive. But it's not just about replacing people. It's about giving artists, filmmakers, you know, new tools to bring their ideas to life, right?
Speaker 1 11:22
Yeah, I can see this being used for education, training, simulations, maybe even like virtual tourism. Imagine experiencing Ancient Rome or the Amazon rainforest, but through a video created by AI, exactly.
Speaker 2 11:35
And think about the potential for personalized content. Ai making videos specifically for your interests, your learning style. Wow. Yeah, okay,
Speaker 1 11:45
so let's switch gears to something a little more serious. AI in cyber security, the predictions suggested that it's, well, it's both a tool and a potential problem.
Speaker 2 11:55
Yeah, it's kind of a double edged sword, isn't it? On the one hand, AI is changing how we defend against cyber attacks. I mean, these systems can analyze tons of data, find patterns, Spot threats that humans might miss, and they can react in real time, blocking attacks, isolating devices, even predicting future attacks based on what's happened before. So
Speaker 1 12:14
it's like having this super vigilant body guard always watching our systems for anything suspicious, pretty
Speaker 2 12:19
much. But then you have to think, as these AI systems get more complex, they also become targets themselves. Oh, imagine a hacker takes over an AI security system. They could launch some pretty devastating attacks, steal all kinds of data. That's
Speaker 1 12:33
a scary thought. So AI is a powerful tool in cybersecurity, but it also creates new vulnerability Exactly.
Speaker 2 12:40
It's a reminder that with any technology this powerful, we have to be really careful. We need strong cybersecurity measures, ethical guidelines for how AI is developed, and we can't forget about human oversight. That's got to be part of the equation. So,
Speaker 1 12:54
wow, we covered a lot today. Open AI's new stuff, these predictions for the future. AI's role in everything from the workplace to, you know, entertainment and, of course, those big policy questions we got to be thinking about.
Speaker 2 13:06
It's a lot, and it's all happening so fast. An important thing is to stay informed. Have these conversations about what it all means, and like, be active in shaping the future of AI, because it's going to shape our future, whether we're ready or not. Couldn't
Speaker 1 13:19
have said it better myself. Yeah, thanks for sending us these articles. Hopefully this deep dive gave you some things to think about, maybe even Cirque, some new questions,
Speaker 2 13:26
absolutely and remember, this is just the beginning. AI is not going anywhere. It's going to keep evolving. Keep pushing boundaries. So Stay curious. Stay informed. And, you know, keep exploring. Yeah,
Unknown Speaker 13:37
until next time. Happy. Diving.
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