Ep 389: OpenAI’s AGI chief resigns, Gemini 2.0 and GPT-5 showdown and more – AI News That Matters

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Industry Context and Developments at OpenAI

The trend of autonomous AI agents among major technological companies puts a spotlight on the future of the industrial landscape. Following the historical transition of skepticism into acceptance for AI-generated videos, it becomes apparent that AI agents are poised to significantly remodel the ways of working, emulating a similar pattern of reception.

OpenAI's speculated launch of its next-GenAI tool, possibly codenamed Orion, is creating waves. The new entrant is expected to be a whopping 100 times more potent than its predecessor, GPT-4, with potential for ground-breaking contributions in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and education.

Market Perspectives and OpenAI Changes

An influx of AI news, including potential updates from Google and OpenAI, has once again sparked the debate over AI safety amidst the structural changes within OpenAI. Several key leaders have left the company after it had secured substantial funding, fanning concerns over its internal direction. The departure of its AGI chief, asserting that the world is unprepared for the upcoming AI advancements, only added to the readers' anxiety.

On the legislative front, Congress faces a deadline to authorize the US AI Safety Institute, a body that evaluates AI risks. While this $10 million budget agency might lack enforcement power, its role in establishing AI benchmarks is undeniable. Despite the resistance of some factions, an assortment of companies and universities rally for stable AISI funding.

AI Developments Across Industry Players

The slow response by Apple in launching AI features compared to other tech companies seems to drive the interest of users towards Microsoft's Surface laptop. In contrast, Disney is planning a major AI initiative focusing on postproduction and visual effects, ignoring its stock's rise of 20% in the previous year amid employee layoffs and potential further staff reductions.

Anthropic's newly released AI model, Claude 3.5 SONNET, stands as another milestone in the AI landscape. Although it is in beta mode and faces numerous bugs, it acts as a pioneer in automating back-office tasks through computer use API, outperforming competitors who confine their releases to waitlists.

The AI Future

Businesses should gear up for leveraging Orion's advanced features for fostering innovations and operational enhancements. With the potential to revolutionize the AI landscape, Orion might synchronize its timing with Microsoft's Copilot. More insights might potentially be drawn during Microsoft's Ignite Conference in Chicago.

As the AI terrain gears up for significant milestones, including Google Gemini 2.0 and an advanced GPT tool, it's crucial for decision-makers not to lose sight of AI safety protocols and legislation. Steps toward funding unofficial federal organizations for AI safety and establishing sturdy AI benchmarks can fortify the technological future. Amid the tech race, the balance between AI advancements, civil liberties, and accountability should not be compromised.

With AI poised to enhance multiple facets within sectors, the adoption and adaptation of potential AI trends and opportunities should be on the radar for businesses, offering much more than just operational enhancements and reflecting extensive societal implications.

Topics Covered in This Episode

1. Google's Project Jarvis
2. OpenAI's upcoming AI, Orion
3. US AI Safety Institute
4. Disney's upcoming AI initiative
5. Release of Anthropic's AI model
6. Apple's AI efforts

Podcast Transcript

Jordan Wilson [00:00:17]:
Y'all, I I don't even understand how this much AI news in 1 week is possible. This is bonkers. Google might have a Gemini 2 point o, and OpenAI might have a ChatGPT 5 at the same time. OpenAI's AGI chief just quit warning and saying that we're not prepared for what's coming. Congress is stalled on funding the US AI safety Institute. If it collapses, who's gonna keep AI in check. Apple dropped 18.1 to everyone, 18.2 Apple intelligence beta today. Anthropic Claude can control your desktop.

Jordan Wilson [00:00:54]:
Google's reportedly doing the same thing. What the frick? This is almost too much. Well, we're gonna try to tackle it all anyways. So what's going on y'all? My name is Jordan Wilson, and welcome to Everyday AI. This is your daily livestream podcast and free daily newsletter, helping everyday people not just keep up with AI, but how we can all actually get ahead and use all of this information to grow our companies and to grow our careers. And, wow. If you haven't already, I'm just saying this. There's a lot today.

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Jordan Wilson [00:02:22]:
And, yeah, I might it might sound like I'm talking in 1.5 or 1.75. I'm not. This is just normal speed. Alright. Let's get it going y'all. So Google, according to recent reports, is set to release its new updated Gemini 2 point o in December, potentially coinciding with a ChatGPT GPT 5 release. Alright. So recent reports suggest that Google may unveil its Gemini 2 point o model in December, coinciding, like I said, with OpenAI's potential GPT 5.

Jordan Wilson [00:02:57]:
More on that later. So Google last updated its Gemini model with version 1.5 in February, and the upcoming release is expected to bring across the board performance improvements. So although specific enhancements for Gemini 2.0 remained undisclosed, reporting and previous updates have led to some smarter answers, faster processing, and improved reasoning capabilities. So recent reports indicate that Gemini 2.0 may not achieve the performance increase originally anticipated by developers, a trend observed across all language models, not just Google's. So the potential launch reflects the significant investment tech companies all over are making in AI to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Yeah. Most companies, I think, are losing money on large language models, but they're just fighting for your dollars and to retain you as customers. So as AI tools continue to evolve, users can expect new features such as improved image generation and advanced search capabilities, which may impact how professionals leverage these technologies in their careers.

Jordan Wilson [00:04:05]:
Google is also expected to release its next gen Project Astra AI assistant, which was showcased at Google's IO conference a couple of months ago, although it may not directly be linked to Gemini 2.0. Alright. We got more on Google later in this roundup on what they might be doing with AI agents aside from Project Astra. There's a lot going on. Alright. Our next piece of AI news, OpenAI's AGI czar has resigned, and it warns that the world is unprepared for AI advancement. So that sounds striking and a little scary. So in a significant shakeup for OpenAI, Miles, Brundage, the researcher responsible for ensuring readiness for artificial general intelligence, has resigned, raising alarms about the lack of preparedness for future AI developments.

Jordan Wilson [00:05:02]:
Yeah. So we've covered artificial general intelligence before, but the difference between generative AI and AI and AGI, well, essentially, AGI is when one AI system is smarter than the smartest humans on almost all everyday tasks. And if I'm being honest, I don't think we're too far off. But Brandaj described his departure from OpenAI as difficult emphasizing his sense of responsibility regarding the human level AI that OpenAI is developing. He stated that he wishes to influence AI's progression from outside of the company, suggesting concerns about its internal approach to HEI. Brandaj boldly declared that neither OpenAI nor any other leading lab is ready for the advancements in AI technology, a sentiment that extends to the world at large, obviously. So previously, a couple months ago, OpenAI's 5 step scale, toward AGI was, I don't know if you wanna say leaked or released, which Brandeis helped create, and it indicated that the world is currently on the brink of reaching level 2. OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, essentially said that they hit level 2, which is reasoners after its, o one model.

Jordan Wilson [00:06:17]:
And that's, again, so level 2 is reasoners, and level 3 is agents. Yeah. We're gonna be talking a lot about agents even just in today's show. So despite the potential benefits of HEI for Humanity, Brandaj cautioned that these advancements won't automatically lead to positive outcomes unless managed and regulated intentionally. So following his resignation, OpenAI is reassigning members of its AGI readiness team, a move that comes shortly after the dissolution of its AI safety team, raising further concerns about the company's direction. Y'all, this is it's kind of it's kind of wild when you think about it. Like, OpenAI's got unlimited funds. They just closed a $6,600,000,000 fundraising round 2 weeks ago, as well as it, extending a similar size line of credit with some large banks.

Jordan Wilson [00:07:13]:
So they have unlimited money like it's monopoly, yet all of these heads of major departments, tech, AGI, research. They've all left in the last couple of months. You have to wonder what's going on at AGI or sorry. What's going on at AGI? Well, what's going on at OpenAI apparently worries about AGI. So, you you have to, really just look at these headlines where it's saying that the world and the company isn't ready for what it's building. Interesting. You know what? I don't know enough about artificial general intelligence and what OpenAI has going on behind the scenes. What I will say, it does seem a little bit concerning, right, in a good and bad way.

Jordan Wilson [00:08:05]:
OpenAI has not released, you know, or has not updated its GPT 4 model for the most part aside from, you know, going from, turbo to omni, but it's still the base model that's more than 2 years old. So you have to wonder what has OpenAI been sitting on and just how powerful could it be. Again, more on that later. We have reports that say it could be up to a 100 times more potent. Yikes. Alright. More AI news y'all. I'm gonna have to take a sip of water on this one.

Jordan Wilson [00:08:44]:
This is a little concerning. Speaking of concerning things, we got it going back to back now. So Congress is, Congress here in the US faces a deadline to authorize the USAI Safety Institute amid threats of its dismantling. So the future of the USAI Safety Institute hangs in the balance as Congress must decide whether to formally authorize the organization before the end of the year. So the USAI Safety Institute was established in November 2023, is one of the few government offices dedicated to assessing risks associated with artificial intelligence systems. The institute has a budget of approximately $10,000,000. That's small. It's I don't know.

Jordan Wilson [00:09:28]:
I'm guessing that's, like, 1 tenth of what, congress spends on daily coffee. Anyways, it's a relatively modest budget amount given the significant presence of major AI labs in Silicon Valley and AI's just long stand or, deep impact on everyday life. So the Americans for responsible innovation. So this company highlighted that if a new president were to repeal the AI executive order that established the US AI Safety Institute, that the institute could be dismantled, especially since, candidate Donald Trump did indicate that he would dismantle, this institute. So a coalition of over 60 companies, nonprofits, and universities, including OpenAI and Anthropic, is urging congress to enact legislation that would secure the ASI's or sorry, the AISI's future and provide more stable funding. So bipartisan bills have been advanced in both the senate and the house to authorize the AISI, though some conservative lawmakers such as senator Ted Cruz have expressed opposition, particularly regarding diversity programs. While the AISI's standards are currently voluntary, voluntary and the organization is seen as kind of weak in terms of actual enforcement because it can't really enforce anything yet, it is still viewed as a vital avenue for establishing a r AI benchmarks that could influence future policy. And, hey, y'all.

Jordan Wilson [00:11:00]:
I used to be a reporter. I covered government at a very high level. Let me just say this. If you think that there is going to be some piece of legislation in the United States actually legislating artificial intelligence anytime soon, you are dead wrong. That is not how politics in the US works. There could be executive orders. There could be, as an example, fines levied by organizations such as the FTC, etcetera, but there will not be actual federal legislation regulating artificial intelligence, which is why I think it is at least, paramount that even unofficial organizations at a federal level stay funded. It is extremely important.

Jordan Wilson [00:11:42]:
And y'all, can we, like, carve out a little more than $10,000,000 for their budget? There is so much pork, in the in the federal budget, You know, spending 1,000,000,000,000,000 dollar like, 1,000,000,000 of dollars on things that are not very important or probably 100 of 1,000,000,000 of dollars that I'm not line iteming the federal, government's budget here. But $10,000,000 for AI safety is laughable. So, I do think that, the folks down there in DC need to take this a little more seriously and actually bolster the budget here and maybe give this organization some teeth a little bit. Maybe just in the way of fines for companies that don't go through a certain process. Alright. More. More AI in government. Yeah.

Jordan Wilson [00:12:34]:
So the US government yeah. This is weird. So the US government has unveiled its AI strategy to enhance national security amid global competition. So the Biden administration has taken significant steps to integrate artificial intelligence into national security efforts while also addressing potential risk and civil liberty concerns. So the US has directed the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to accelerate their AI use to counter threats from rivals like China. So national security adviser Jake Sullivan stressed the necessity of staying ahead in the AI deployment for military and intelligence advantages. So the national security memorandum balances advancing AI in areas such as cyber security with protecting civil liberties and ensuring accountability. So following that executive order last year, the memorandum establishes safety standards and mandates transparency from AI developers.

Jordan Wilson [00:13:34]:
So civil society groups are calling for stronger safeguards to prevent the misuse of AI and national security, advocating for oversight and transparency. So this initiative includes a classified annex addressing specific threats while most content remains accessible to the public. Yeah. So it's interesting here that, the Biden White House is advocating for an increase, for these, government bodies to use more AI. Yet at the same time, congress can't even extend the USAI Safety Institute or give it a real budget. So, I'm I'm I'm not sure what the message is that we're sending here, at least in the US, from the federal government in terms of AI's priority. Because we're saying, hey. Use it more.

Jordan Wilson [00:14:19]:
But also, hey. We're not really gonna legislate it or really regulate it or even really give money, to to, an organization here at the federal level. Alright. Some sad and troubling news out of Florida. A Florida mother has sued the AI, company Character AI and Google after her son's suicide has been linked to chatbot addiction. So a Florida a Florida mother has filed a lawsuit against Character AI claiming the company's chatbot contributed to her 14 year old son's suicide. Megan Garcia alleged her son, Sewell Setzer, became addicted to the character AI chatbot, which misrepresented itself as a real person and therapist causing him reportedly causing him severe emotional distress. So Sewell reportedly formed a deep attachment to a character named Danny Uris, engaging in inappropriate sexual conversations that led to his withdrawal from real life activities.

Jordan Wilson [00:15:25]:
After losing access to his phone, Sewell messaged the chatbot about coming home before tragically taking his own life shortly thereafter. Character AI has expressed condolences and implemented, what it said were safety new safety features directing users to mental mental health resources. The lawsuit also names Google claiming its involvement in character AI's, training data, or, allowing character AI to use its models, makes it a cocreator and liable for damages, again, according to all of those reports. Alright. Our next piece of AI news. There's a lot. We're going fast here, y'all. So Apple has launched 18.1 today with some long awaited AI features and also just released its 18.2 beta with some new Apple intelligence features.

Jordan Wilson [00:16:21]:
So Apple has officially released iOS 18.1 today, marking a pretty significant step forward in integrating AI capabilities into the Apple ecosystem, while the developer beta for iOS 18.2 is also now available for early adopters. So that could be good news if you're an AI fan, but the bad news is you will need an iPhone 15 Pro or newer to actually use these Apple Intelligence features in the new I, iOS 18.1, which is now publicly available, and the 18.2 beta. So, yeah, if you don't have those new phones, you can still update to, that the 18.1 or 18.2, but you will not have access to all of these, quote, unquote, Apple Intelligence features. I still hate that the the the the word and the phrase Apple Intelligence is a thing. I think it's so cheesy. Sorry. Alright. So users can sign up for Apple Intelligence through this settings app, which includes a wait list for accessing upcoming features.

Jordan Wilson [00:17:25]:
So, yeah, even if you do have, the new, iPhone 15 or 16, you do still have to toggle the Apple intelligence on and sign up for it. So today's launch of iOS 18.1 introduces advanced writing tools that enable users to proofread and summarize text across various applications, including mail and notes. If you do wanna see this, I I reviewed this at least the, the desktop version as a lot of these, rollouts are also coming to Mac OS. So Mac's operating system with the 15.1 and 15.2 respectively. So I already showed you, probably about a month ago, what a lot of these, beta features are now that are out now in 18.1, via the desktop version. I don't have a new of new enough phone. And to me, they don't look that good enough for me to buy a new phone just yet. So the mail app, now summarizes improved summarization features and better categorization, helping users manage their inboxes more efficiently.

Jordan Wilson [00:18:31]:
The developer version for, beta for iOS 18.2 was also launched last week, and it includes features like visual intelligence, which provides contextual information about images captured by the camera as well as the big highlight feature here, the ChatGPT integration for more complex queries. So new tools in 18.2, which is now out in beta, include Image Wand designed to enhance sketches made in the notes app and Genmoji, allowing users to create new emojis from text prompts. Yay. I don't know. I I think that's kind of corny and gimmicky, but that's just me. So Apple, plans to roll out the 18.2 to the general public sometime in December, further expanding its suite of Apple Intelligence. Y'all, let me just say this. This is too little too late if I'm being honest.

Jordan Wilson [00:19:27]:
Right? Even though I have the Apple Intelligence 15.1, so the verge the equivalent of 18.1 on my computer that I'm using right now, I barely use it. It's not that good, if I'm being honest. It's it's like if you use ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini or anything like that, there's really nothing in here that you won't get in other, features. So, yeah, it can kind of give you a preview of a, you know, text message summary or, an email summary. But if I'm being honest, I don't know how helpful those things are. Sure. It's kind of nice. Is it something that, that is actually going to drive, you know, millions or tens of millions of people to upgrade, their phone sooner to get a hold of this Apple Intelligence? I don't think so.

Jordan Wilson [00:20:19]:
I think these are actually very small incremental updates. You know, once the kind of new, quote, unquote, revamped Siri, gets rolled out and is actually available to the public, then you might have to relook at that. But right now, I don't think so much. Right? So right now, it's kind of a a disjointed approach for Apple Intelligence. You get essentially some summarizing features in different apps, and then you get the ability in different apps to, essentially write written content. And now some of these, you you know, which I think are kinda gimmicky, some of these AI image updates or AI emojis. So right now, again, I think it's just disjointed, Even if you're looking at the 18.2 beta or the 15.2 beta on desktop, I'm not too impressed. Right? Yeah.

Jordan Wilson [00:21:10]:
I'm not, necessarily, if if if I'm being honest, after seeing this Apple Intelligence rollout, I was I was literally at Best Buy the other night, this close to to buying, a PC. Right? Yeah. Buying a new, Microsoft Surface laptop. I actually, they didn't have the one that I wanted there. Otherwise, I would have bought it the other night. But that's that's where I'm at. Right? I've I've been on Mac for, 15 years, and and I don't really use PCs. But after this Apple Intelligence and seeing everything, with Microsoft Copilot, you know, I do have a Copilot Pro subscription using it on the web, but, you know, I I think you need artificial intelligence.

Jordan Wilson [00:21:51]:
You need generative AI. You need large language models locally. And Apple is just has been so, so slow in rolling out these features in a comprehensive way. I think their strategy of being, like, a year or 2 later than everyone else. And then on top of that, the fact that it's so disjointed, it's it's bad. Right? If I'm being honest, I I think Apple is going to, continue to grow at a much slower rate, than the other largest companies in the world such as, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, etcetera, the companies that have really been prioritizing AI development. Alright. Our next piece of AI news, Disney.

Jordan Wilson [00:22:37]:
Yeah. We haven't talked about Disney very much here on the show. So Disney is set to announce some major AI initiatives transforming their creative process. So the Walt Disney Company is preparing to unveil a significant AI initiative that promises to reshape its creative output according to sources familiar with the matter. So this new initiative is expected to involve 100 of Disney employees and will focus primarily on postproduction and visual effects, reflecting the growing trend of integrating AI into its entertainment. So while there are indications that the initiative may extend to also parks and experiences, kind of Disney's other big areas, it will not directly impact customer facing operations, at least right not at at least not now according to the reports that we're seeing. So this is some reporting from the rep. So a spokesperson for Disney declined to provide comments on the matter, and an insider suggested the company's AI efforts may not be as extensive as reported, describing the timeline for an official announcement as uncertain.

Jordan Wilson [00:23:47]:
So Disney's move follows a similar partnership by Lionsgate with AI company Runway, which aims to enhance pre and postproduction processes for films and television series from Lionsgate with some exclusive AI capabilities available via Runway. So Disney's extensive data collection and diversified operations position it uniquely to incorporate AI across various facets of its business from theme parks to streaming services. The potential announcements may provide a backlash, though, from the creative community, particularly as visual effects departments are currently pushing for unionization with AI being a contentious issue. Why? Well, Disney has already laid off thousands of employees over the past year, raising concerns about further job cuts as it integrates AI into its production processes. So, yeah, they've laid off thousands of employees over the past year, yet its stock is up 20% over the past year. Y'all, I've been saying this for, like, 2 years. Wall Street loves AI. They hate employees.

Jordan Wilson [00:25:02]:
Not a good trend there. Alright. Let's keep it going. Couple more here, y'all. Sipping the water. Let's talk anthropic. So Anthropic unveiled Claude 3.5 SONNET as well as computer use and its new analysis tool. We got a literal trifecta and a half from Claude.

Jordan Wilson [00:25:28]:
Yeah. Too bad we didn't get a new name. Alright. More on that in a second. So, Anthropic has launched an upgraded version of its most powerful AI model, Claude 3.5 SONET, which can now interact with desktop applications called its computer use tool, marking a pretty significant step towards automating, sorry, automating various back office task. So, the new Claude 35 SONNET does feature a computer use API that allows it to mimic human actions on a computer, such as keystrokes and mouse movements, enabling it to perform tasks independently. Yeah. So we covered this last week, talked about Claude 35 SONNET, which I wish y'all anthropic.

Jordan Wilson [00:26:17]:
Can we get better at naming stuff, please? I mean, computer use just sounds like like I'm talking. That's the actual name. Claude 35 SONNET already existed months ago, but they just named it Claude 35 SONNET new. Couldn't you name it Claude 36 so people can understand? And that's not it. They also announced, its new analysis tool, and it's just called the analysis tool. Y'all, so come on, anthropic. So much of being successful is when people talk about something you need to understand. Right? Like, OpenAI's canvas mode.

Jordan Wilson [00:26:56]:
Right? Gemini's gems. Right? You need to give it a name. You need to give it marketing. You need to give it a story. Claude, you need some help here. Alright? Anyways, back in also, I did, we we are doing tomorrow on the show. We're going to show you, live how to use the new computer use feature. So even if you are not a technical person, if it sounds pretty cool, to chat with a large language model and have it literally be able to control a virtual desktop, Right? That is some next level agentic AI.

Jordan Wilson [00:27:35]:
It's super buggy. Don't get me wrong, but it's super cool. Make sure you tune in tomorrow to that. So according to Anthropic, Claude 35 Sonnet has been trained to interpret screen content and execute commands based on user prompts, enhancing its utility in software automation. So right now, you can't just go to Claude AI and start using it or download, you know, a Claude desktop program. It's a little dorky, so you gotta use Anthropic's API or, or in addition with Amazon Bedrock or Google's Cloud Vertex AI platform. So despite its advanced capabilities, the new computer use model is still very much in beta. It is super buggy, and the limits are pretty horrible.

Jordan Wilson [00:28:22]:
However, Anthropic, to its credit, it shipped it. Right? It didn't put out a blog post in a wait list like other big companies such as OpenAI and Google and Microsoft. They shipped its working product, which is very impressive. It's kind of the first publicly available glimpse of, agentic AI. Right? Like, you can literally talk to a large language model, and then it can go do a bunch of work for you, and you can just sit there and watch it. Right? You don't have to preprogram it like you do, with, like, something like RPA, you you know, robotic process automation or, you know, Chrome extensions that can, you know, kind of record your activity and play it back. You can just talk to essentially Claude in a little bit of a different interface, and it can go do these things for you. So, aside from that, we also got regular updates to the 3.5 SONNET.

Jordan Wilson [00:29:15]:
Also, INTROPIC announced the upcoming release of Claude 3.5 haiku, which is confusing because Claude 35 Sonnet was already 35 Sonnet. But this Claude 35 Haiku, this never existed. It was 3. So so so confusing. So, essentially, we went from, Claude 3 to Claude 35 Sonnet to Claude 35 Sonnet new. We went from Claude, Haiku 3, which is its smallest model, to the 35 Haiku, which will be coming soon. And Claude 3 Opus is still just sitting alone in the corner twiddling its thumb saying someone please come update me. Right? It's technically was the originally the most powerful model, but it hasn't been updated.

Jordan Wilson [00:29:56]:
So SONNET now is the most powerful model. Alright. Anthropic also introduced an analysis tool for Claude, enabling precise calculations and data analysis using JavaScript. The name is the analysis tool. Yeah. Alright. So, it it'll kinda be hard. At least with, OpenAI, it's called advanced data analysis, which I isn't the best name.

Jordan Wilson [00:30:20]:
That's probably, the worst name that OpenAI has come up with, but this is literally called the analysis tool. But Claude can now process data step by step for accurate results. Users can upload files like spreadsheets for specific analysis. Yeah. And like I said, similar tools already exist in Google's Gemini, OpenAI's models, Copilot, etcetera. And here's here's the thing. I didn't think that Claude was necessarily lacking, with data analysis and, you know, kind of these advanced calculations. I'm gonna have to dive into this a little bit more.

Jordan Wilson [00:30:53]:
Played around with it a little bit, but, you know, a a set I think especially, if you are a heavy JavaScript user, so a developer, software engineer, etcetera, you'll probably have a better idea than I will. We'll give it its usual, run through, but there's been so many updates this week. I haven't even had time to give it a proper run through yet. Alright. We're like 8 stories in. We only got 2 more to go, but we saved the best for last. Two stories. Well, we already kind of talked about Gemini 2 point o.

Jordan Wilson [00:31:28]:
We had to start with something a little spicy. But now speaking of that computer use thing that Anthropic just did, Google's saying anything you can do, we can do better. Well, it's hoping so. So Google's project Jarvis is set to potentially automate web tasks by December. So according to reporting from the information, Google is preparing to showcase its new initiative, Project Jarvis, which aims to change how users interact with web based tasks. So essentially just kind of doing what Anthropic just announced. So maybe they were working on it at the same time. Maybe they saw this and they're like, oh, yeah.

Jordan Wilson [00:32:10]:
We can we can spin this up. So I'm sure we'll find out more, but Project Jarvis is code named and powered by a future version of Google's Gemini, designed to carry out tasks like gathering research, purchasing products, and booking flights. So doing some more advanced things that the, computer use, from Claude cannot do. So, the Claude computer use is very guardrailed. You can't do a lot of tasks that you might wanna do, like things on social media, creating accounts, purchasing things. You can do a little more difficult, but it seems like Google's Project Jarvis is a little more set up to do, some of these tasks that you might wanna do, like purchasing things or booking flights. So the tool is specifically tailored for use with its Chrome web browser and is intended to help users automate everyday web based tasks by interpreting screenshots and executing actions like clicking buttons or entering text. So that is also similarly how the new, computer use from Claude works.

Jordan Wilson [00:33:14]:
It essentially uses computer vision. It analyzes, the, you you know, a website, and then it essentially maps the coordinates on a virtual desktop and kind of can, you know, click, and scroll and type according to those coordinates and, combined with computer vision. So, current reports indicate that Google's Jarvis takes a few seconds between actions, suggesting it may still be in the early stages of development. Other major AI, other sorry. Other major players in this space include, Microsoft with its upcoming Copilot Vision and its upcoming autonomous AI agents in Copilot Studio. Claude is already there with its computer use like we talked about, as well as OpenAI has been reportedly rumored to have been working on AI agents for many months. So Google may initially release Jarvis to a small group of testers to identify and resolve any bugs before a wider rollout. I'll I'll actually be pretty, shocked if it's actually named Jarvis, because there was a GPT, kind of writing tool, from I think our team started using it when it first came out.

Jordan Wilson [00:34:30]:
That was either late 2020 or early 2021. It was called Jarvis originally. They got some, some strongly worded letters reportedly from Disney, and then they had to change their name to Jasper. So we'll see if this is actually called, Google Jarvis when it comes out, but don't let that the the naming, take away from the fact that this is clearly a trend now. Right? Literally any day now, we should see the autonomous AI agents inside of Copilot Studio, from Microsoft, which its CEO, Satya Nadella, previewed last week at the AI tour in London. We saw also in September the, agent force offerings from Salesforce at their Dreamforce conference. So many forces in one sentence. It's like I almost forced it.

Jordan Wilson [00:35:21]:
But this is this is the trend now, y'all. And and we have a very, very archaic version from Claude with its computer use, although hats off to Anthropic. They shipped 1st, and they did say, yeah, this is pretty rough. But this is the future, y'all. I said this to you last year. I said agents are gonna be everywhere, and and here we are, and it's happening very, very soon. Do you all remember that AI video, that first AI video of Will Smith eating spaghetti? Right? And his arms would like morph into noodles and like the fork would like turn into his ear. Right? And people saw this, and this is probably about a year and a half ago.

Jordan Wilson [00:36:04]:
And people are like, oh, my gosh. AI video? Yeah. This is never happening. Now guess what? It's literally making its way into feature films. We talked about that Lionsgate, and Runway AI partnership. Now the video, at least in short spurts, can be almost indistinguishable from, quote, unquote, real video to the average eye. Right? My eye is not average. I've spent 100 of hours, shooting and editing video.

Jordan Wilson [00:36:31]:
I look at this stuff all the time. But to the average viewer, even to probably many of you, you can't tell the difference between AI generated video and real video at least when it's inter like, when it's spliced together in short spurts. And I do think AI agents and these agentic AIs and, you know, this this computer, computer use, right, all these things that we're talking about here, Google's Project Jarvis, I think the first versions are gonna be terrible. Right? They're gonna be buggy. They're gonna be they're they're still gonna require a lot of human duct tape. I think they're gonna break a lot. But in the same way that the original Will Smith eating spaghetti was so bad, those that kind of got onto the trend early are now so far ahead. And, yeah, for something like AI video, that's super niche.

Jordan Wilson [00:37:21]:
Right? And, like, how many people out there are actually, you know, creating videos for their jobs? Yeah. There's you know, obviously, if you're in creative fields, videography, marketing, sure. But for the most part, not every single person. It's a very small subset of people. Agentic AI is different. This is how we are all going to work in the future. Mark my words. Last story.

Jordan Wilson [00:37:48]:
Let's wrap it up here. So, OpenAI could launch its next gen GPT tool called Orion this December. Yeah. We had to save the juicy stuff for last, y'all. So according to reporting from The Verge, OpenAI is gearing up to release its next generation Orion AI model by December, which is anticipated to be significantly more powerful up to 100 times more potent than its predecessor, GPT 4. So we don't know if that's the original GPT 4 model or the newest version of GPT 4 o. Regardless, if you're talking about something being a 100 times as potent, that's mind boggling. Doesn't matter if we're talking about the original GPT 4 or the newest and most capable model in GPT 4 o.

Jordan Wilson [00:38:45]:
So this upgrade, reported upgrade, sorry, with the Orion code name, presumably being the next GPT model, may enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of AI tools in industries such as health care, finance, education, allowing far more complex problem solving and decision making. Here's the important part. You might be like, oh, I don't use, Chad GPT at my job or what? Yeah. You do. I can almost guarantee you do. Because so many of the tools that we use, the softwares that we use to run our business are all using OpenAI's API. So if you like as an example, in your in your Workday account, right, or all these enterprise softwares that you use that over the last year and a half, every single big enterprise software starts dropping all these AI features. Guess what? They're probably using OpenAI's GPT 4.0 or GPT 4.0 Mini.

Jordan Wilson [00:39:43]:
Right? So you might think, ah, a new model from OpenAI doesn't really impact me. We we well, yeah. It will. Or you're like, oh, we use Copilot. Guess what? Copilot right now is powered by GBT 4 0. So anything from OpenAI, any new models. Right? So their their new o one reasoning model, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, hinted or alluded to the fact that that will be powering in the future. They their agentic AIs in Copilot Studio.

Jordan Wilson [00:40:12]:
So every single update you see, even if it is a a report, a rumor, you gotta pay attention to it. So I'm not personally sure if this will actually be called GPT 5, or if they'll just go to, Orion or maybe they'll call it GPT 45. But it does appear that Orion will actually be in the GPT family, not a predecessor, to the or sorry. Not a successor to the new logic based reasoners called o one. So yeah. All all you, quote, unquote yeah. Right. It's it's it's been a lot of news here.

Jordan Wilson [00:40:51]:
I'm gonna go on a little rant. I can't stand people who are like, oh, I'm an AI expert. I'm an AI expert. I'm an AI expert. And you call it GPT01. Y'all, do you not read? It's so important. Right? There's no such thing as GPT o 1. Alright? The o one model previously called QStar, then codenamed strawberry, right, that was released.

Jordan Wilson [00:41:16]:
We don't even have the full o one model. We have o one preview and o one mini, but it is OpenAI o one. It is a different family, a different class of model. OpenAI said as much. They said they would continue to update the o one family and the GPT family, which leads me to believe that Orion will likely be in the GPT 45 or GPT 5, but in the GPT family. So Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, dismiss dismissed the reports claiming the imminent release of Orion as fake news, classifying that no new version will launch before December despite speculation around Chatt GPT's upcoming second birthday. Right? ChatGPT came out the very end of November 2022. So, I mean, he said it won't come out before December, but in theory, you can still say the 2 year anniversary is December first since it was, like, November 30th or something like that.

Jordan Wilson [00:42:19]:
But Sam Ullman did tweet a cryptic message saying, excited for the winter constellations to rise soon. They are so great. Obviously, a nod to the Orion constellation. Also, Altman has hinted previously at OpenAI's last few releases with similarly cryptic tweets on Twitter. Yeah. I still call it Twitter because, like, what are you supposed to say? Like, x's on x? Like, what do you say? Tweets on x? I can't stand. I can't stand this. All these naming things like Apple Intelligence and turning Twitter into x, because how do you verb an x? You can't.

Jordan Wilson [00:43:00]:
Anyways, getting back to the model. Businesses and professionals, you gotta pay attention, because you gotta be ready to leverage Orion's advanced features to streamline operations, improve customer interactions, and drive innovation in your respective fields. So, yeah, the release of Orion, according to reports, is set for December, positioning it as a potential game changer in the AI landscape just in time for the New Year. So I don't know if this is gonna happen, but I would keep an eye, because previous reports said that Microsoft may actually be, the first to debut the Orion technology, in its copilot. So, keep an eye out on that. Also, in about, I don't know, two and a half weeks here, we have the Microsoft Build Conference here in Chicago, actually. So who knows? Maybe we'll get a little more information, at that conference. We'll see.

Jordan Wilson [00:44:04]:
So, y'all, that was a lot. Sorry. Not Microsoft build. Microsoft ignite here in Chicago in November. Alright. We're gonna very quickly recap because that was a lot. Alright. Here we go.

Jordan Wilson [00:44:22]:
The AI news that matters for this week, October 28th. Google Gemini reportedly set to announce its 2 point o in December. Coinciding with a potential GPT 5 release, OpenAI's AGI readiness czar resigned and warned that the company and the world is not prepared for AGI advancements and what OpenAI is building. Congress faces a deadline to authorize the USAI Safety Institute amid threats of its dismantling. The US government at the same time, apparently, left hand and right hand aren't communicating because they unveiled an AI strategy to enhance and use more AI, for national security amid global competition. A Florida mother has sued Character AI in Google after her son's tragic death, tragic suicide linked to a chatbot addiction from Character AI, reportedly. Then we have Apple, just launched their 18.1, bringing Apple Intelligence to those with newer iPhones, as well as, preparing its, sorry, already launching its 18.2 beta for early adopters. Disney is set to launch some new major AI initiatives, maybe using AI much more in their movie making.

Jordan Wilson [00:45:49]:
Anthropic unveiled Claude 3.5 SONET, computer use, and the analysis tool. Yes. Computer use is a tool, and the analysis tool is a tool as well. Google's project Jarvis is set to automate web tasks potentially by December following in line with computer use. And according to reports, OpenAI could launch its next GPT model, Orion, by December. That was a lot, y'all. I hope this was helpful. If so, please let me know.

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