Podcast: Ep84: AI Is Not What You Think — It’s So Much More

The world of Artificial Intelligence is nothing new. But, like all great innovations, at some point, they jump from “just a cool idea” to “widespread consumer application.” And that’s exactly what’s happening with AI right now. In this episode featuring Amit Gupta — co-founder of Sudowrite — you’ll learn how today's AI can help you bring to life good ideas. Whether you’re building a business or looking to free up hours in your day, technology is improving at a rate that can help upgrade your life. All you need to do is learn how to access and use the tools and start putting them to work for you. 

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Where to find Amit Gupta: 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/superamit 

• Website: http://amitgupta.com/

Where to find First In Line and Brit Morin:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/brit

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brit/ & https://www.instagram.com/firstinline/

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@firstinline_pod

• Website: http://firstinlinepod.com/

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In this episode, we cover:

(02:07) Introducing Amit Gupta from Sudowrite

(03:15) Amit’s first experience with AI with GPT3

(04:17) What is GPT-3

(06:04) How AI at GPT-3 learns and works

(07:50) Machine learning tools in development to help us with our annoying, menial tasks

(08:39) What is prompt engineering

(09:50) How will the fields of engineering and the arts be transformed by AI

(12:22) A fun, new tool to play with, Astria

(13:25) What is Sudowrite, and how the company came about

(15:02) How Sudowrite works to empower writers to focus on what they most enjoy

(18:17) How Sudowrite works across different formats of writing

(19:31) The application of AI in sound

(21:08) Joe Rogan’s podcast with Steve Jobs’ AI

(22:40) The dark side of AI, and how will we learn how to discern between real and AI-generated content

(22:50) Why you should embrace the career possibilities AI could bring

(27:03) The endless possibilities to apply machine learning

(27:50) What is personal.ai, and what can you do with it

(32:12) How to design your own clothing at Cala

(34:10) Tools to explore for general consumers

(37:17) Amit and Brit’s thoughts on regulations and disclaimers 

(39:49) The importance of human intelligence controlling the AI

(42:08) Amit’s final advice on having and keeping an open mind

(43:05) Brit’s closing

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Referenced:

• GPT-3: https://gpt3demo.com/apps/openai-gpt-3-playground

• Astria: https://www.strmr.com/

• How AI ‘masterfully restored’ Top Gun star Val Kilmer’s voice: 

https://fortune.com/2022/05/27/how-does-val-kilmer-speak-in-top-gun-maverick-sonantic-artificial-intelligence/

• Joe Rogan’s podcast with AI-generated Steve Jobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbK5Q9y7QEw

• What are deepfakes and how can you spot them: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/13/what-are-deepfakes-and-how-can-you-spot-them

• Personal.Ai: https://www.personal.ai/

• Cala: https://ca.la/

• Kevin Kelly’s article about robots: https://www.wired.com/2012/12/ff-robots-will-take-our-jobs/

• Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/

• Ben’s Bytes: https://bensbytes.substack.com/

• DALL-E: https://openai.com/dall-e-2/

• Stable Diffusion: https://stability.ai/

• Runway: https://runwayml.com/

• Play.ht: https://play.ht/

• Wabi-sabi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

• Watch Her on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/it-en/title/70278933

• Watch Ex Machina on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/ex-machina-6e6e9072-e166-441f-b402-20a2705a8008

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