This episode brings us to the often-overlooked tech startup region of Western Europe, where Letz.ai founder Misch Strotz is building an AI social network that puts the power of creating AI models in the hands of mainstream users. Bootstrapped from Luxembourg, Misch and his team have leveraged AI open source tools to create a commercial business that has already gone viral for its ability to perfectly put people, animals, and products in nearly any generative AI image composition. This is the AI product that could change advertising forever. 

Adario Strange also gets Misch to address the potential innovation hurdles of the EU’s new AI Act, what it looks like to compete with Silicon Valley from the richest Western European country most people have never heard of, and what surprises 2024 has already delivered to the AI space.

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Aside from AI engineers, the next best guess at how AI will impact humanity will likely come from science fiction authors. Alex Shvartsman is tackling this mission through an elite collection of science fiction short stories called “The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI.” 

Among the science fiction masters included in the book are Ken Liu, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, Auston Habershaw, Taiyo Fujii, and many others. Alex joined Adario Strange to explore the book, its theme, as well as how AI is already changing how we create. 

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One of the pioneers of digital imaging joins us to unpack the secrets Adobe has in store for AI imaging in 2024 and beyond. Alexandru Costin is Adobe’s Vice President of Generative AI and he’s been helping to lead the company’s digital art mission for decades. Adario Strange gets Costin to compare the early ‘90s concerns over Photoshop possibly destroying art to the new fears around AI art and video.

Then the two take a deep dive into FireFly, Adobe’s generative AI tool that competes with the likes of Midjourney, Dall-E, and Stable Diffusion, and show how FireFly and third-party AI generators will work with Adobe Premiere for video. Finally, they debate what impact the EU’s AI Act will have on AI business as it now comes into effect.

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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 49: Peter Cohan is a veteran of the tech book publishing space with 17 titles to his name that map out the past and future of the technology business landscape. In his latest book, "Brain Rush: How to Invest and Compete in the Real World of Generative AI," he offers the ultimate cheat sheet for those still discovering how to succeed in business using generative artificial intelligence. In this episode Adario Strange speaks with Peter to pull out the best of the book's hidden gems, then they take a trip back into the the Dot Com era, dissect Mark Zuckerberg's new open source AI push, look into the emerging AI cold war with China, and discuss how AI is permanently changing book publishing.

You can check out Peter Cohan's book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.100...

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Duncan Eddy has spent years working in the realm of space satellite communications, and now he’s directing his talents toward AI as the Executive Director of the Stanford Center for AI Safety. In this episode, Duncan speaks with Adario Strange to explain why the commercialization of space will continue to fuel our explorations into the Moon and Mars, and how AI-powered robots may be the primary method for deep space exploration in the future. Then the discussion turns toward the topic of AI safety and the algorithm the Stanford group developed to try to help guide the technology in the right direction. Finally, the area of AI super intelligence comes up, and you may be surprised at what Duncan has to say about that given his role as an AI safety advocate.You can find out more about the Stanford Center for AI Safety here:
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Before OpenAI was promoting its Scarlett Johansson-style AI conversational chat assistant, Raj Koneru and his company Kore.ai had already solved many of the issues around deploying AI as human assistant. In this episode, Adario Strange speaks with Raj to unpack how he just landed $150 million from a group of investors that includes Nvidia, and what the future of office work looks like using AI. He also tackles the touchy topic of AI superintelligence and what it may or may not mean for the future of humanity.

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Nem Perez started out as a traditional filmmaker, but he is now one of the most prolific and connected AI filmmakers in Hollywood. Adario Strange managed to get him to take a break from his busy schedule of organizing live AI film screenings, competing in film festivals, and producing traditional commercial work to talk about why what he’s doing is the new path for filmmakers. From his work as a producer on the massive “Our T2 Remake” AI film, to his Storyblocker filmmaking app, to his thoughts on OpenAI’s Sora, Luma’s Dream Machine, China’s Kling, and Runway ML, in this in-depth conversation we explore the present and future of Hollywood.

Check out Nem’s work at: https://www.Nemperez.com

Then check out his app at: https://www.Storyblocker.com

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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 45: The artificial intelligence space isn’t just disrupting Hollywood, it’s also innovating the way we protect our communities. In this episode, Hundred Year Podcast host Adario Strange and Irreverent Labs co-founder Rahul Sood are joined by Tim Sulzer is the chief technology officer of ZeroEyes, a startup focused on using AI to detect weapons in public spaces like arenas, schools, and public-facing businesses. Founded by a team of ex-Navy Seals (yea, really), ZeroEyes offers a glimpse into how AI will optimize public safety and law enforcement.

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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 44: AI giant OpenAI has just launched GPT-4o, a new multimodal AI tool that is so powerful it has already sparked controversy as well as comparisons to the 2013 science fiction movie “Her” starring Scarlett Johansson. In this special news edition of the Hundred Year Podcast host Adario Strange speaks with Irreverent Labs’ Rahul Sood and Ryan Jurado about OpenAI’s latest milestone and what it means for the entire AI industry. Then they dive into Google’s competing AI initiatives, which include its own AI assistant, a sneak peek at augmented reality smart glasses, and an impressive new AI video tool introduced by actor Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino. Finally, the group unpacks the recent U.S. Senate hearing on the future of AI in the entertainment industry and the laws governing its use, a meeting that featured musician FKA twigs, SAG-AFTRA representative Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, as well as other entertainment and academic luminaries.

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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 43: The historic rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and Rick Ross) has inspired the first legitimate AI music hit called “BBL Drizzy” and we have the song’s creator! The song by comedian Willonius Hatcher (aka King Willonius) has gone so viral that even hit making producer Metro Boomin has sampled the hilarious original to make his own remix of the song, and now Willonius is officially part of rap history. We talked to Willionius about how he created the first AI hit song and what it means for the rest of the music industry. Then he takes us into the creative process behind some of his other AI video shorts that span the realms of science fiction, comic book franchises, and even anime.
 
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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 42 - In this episode, Adario Strange gets the inside scoop on how Hollywood is “really” adjusting to AI in film and television from award-winning producer and director Michael Mitchell (aka @artisdead_ai on Instagram). From his start in Los Angeles working under the legendary Tony Scott, to his mainstream commercial television work, to his innovative AI art history series on Instagram, Mitchell helps us unpack the details of this historic time in which AI is transforming entertainment. Then we’re joined by our own Kavan Cardoza (aka @kavanthekid on Instagram) who collaborated with Mitchell and previous Hundred Year Podcast guest Dave Clark (Episode 36) to produce an amazing new Gundam concept trailer that has captured the imagination of social media.

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The metaverse is getting an exciting new pathway now that AI is being thrown into the mix. Former Snapchat team member Darya Sesitskaya believes that she has the answer to one major way to use AI to power augmented reality and she’s proving it through her new Shader app, which is available on iPhones, iPads, and the Apple Vision Pro. Adario Strange and Rahul Sood talk to her about her startup journey in Silicon Valley and how she believes AI will transform the way we communicate through virtual avatars and social media expression.

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In this episode Adario Strange and Rahul Sood are joined by AI filmmaker Andrew Gibbs. Yet another creator trained in the traditional method of filmmaking, Gibbs has made the transition to AI filmmaking and is now teaching others how to do it at Skill Leap AI. We take a look a few of his AI short films and get him to unpack his creative process and reveal the tools he uses the most. We also explore some of the recent news made by OpenAI and its Sora AI video tool, as well as gauge the latest reactions from Hollywood veterans to the coming shift in movie making.

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In this episode Adario Strange and Rahul Sood offer their impressions of the Apple Vision Pro after one month of daily use and provide a few useful app suggestions for early adopters. They also touch on the recent Meta rumor around its upcoming Meta Quest Pro 2 that may be designed to compete with Apple, as well as a troubling outage that shook the metaverse. Next they dive into the latest AI events including the problems with Google’s Gemini AI tool and how Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai responded, as well as what the Elon Musk lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI really means. Finally, they take a look at the new robotics company Figure and its rockstar Silicon Valley investor cohort that values the company at $2.6 billion as it promises to revolutionize every phase of physical labor.

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AI art and short film creator Blaine Brown joins Adario Strange and Rahul Sood to talk about the stunning changes that just came to AI video thanks to OpenAI’s Sora. The AI video generation tool already has Hollywood studios and directors talking about the future of film and our panel unpacks exactly what that might look like in the next few years. Blaine also walks us through his short AI film creation process, as well as which tools he prefers to use to get the best results. Finally, the panel shares their insights about the Apple Vision Pro after everyone has had a change to live with and travel with it for the last month.

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Augmented reality pioneer Keiichi Matsuda joins the podcast to explain how he came up with his early vision of spatial computing, what he thinks about the state of AR and virtual reality, and why he decided to launch one of the first gaming apps called Wisp on the Apple Vision Pro. We also recap the last decade of AR and VR through the lens of Microsoft’s HoloLens and the Magic Leap 1 and how it all led to Apple’s latest product. Next we discuss how artificial intelligence plays into how spatial computing will spread and become mainstream. Finally, we all give our impressions of using the Apple Vision Pro after its first couple of weeks on the market and what this could mean for the future of spatial computing.

#AI #artificialintelligence #apple #applevisionpro #visionpro #spatialcomputing #hololens #magicleap #augmentedreality #ar #virtualreality #vr

You can find out more about Keiichi Matsuda and his work at: https://liquid.city , and you can download the game at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisp-world/id6476198961

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Director Dave Clark joins the podcast to walk us through how he creates some of his most mind-blowing AI film work. Traditionally trained and working as a commercial director in Hollywood, Clark has embraced tools like Midjourney, Runway ML, Stable Diffusion and others to and merged them with his live action film and editing talent to create some of the best AI filmmaking we’ve seen. Clark also takes us behind the scenes of the movie business and tells how actors and directors are reacting to the emergence of AI in Hollywood. In addition to exploring the future of AI in Hollywood, we also talk about how the new Apple Vision Pro may usher in a new era of immersive and spatial film and TV entertainment.

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Using artificial intelligence (AI) to train students and employees is about to take off. But Roy Mor, the founder and CEO of Loora.ai, believes that instead of generalized AI tools, we will all have specialized AI tutors that are designed and trained to teach each one of us in the way the optimizes our ability to learn. In the case of Loora.ai, that specialization is focused on learning English (as well as other languages in the future). We dive into why this will be the new way for students to learn a wide range of skills, why specialized AI tools are the next trend, how open source AI can live alongside proprietary AI models, and how Generation Z and Gen Alpha might successfully grapple with the looming emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and its impacts on the future of human work.

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In this episode we detail the Cybertruck ordering experience and then sample Tesla’s Cyberbeer! We also give our predictions about the tech, AI, Hollywood, and Cybertruck stories that will dominate 2024. Then we take a look back at the year 2023, including the biggest stories in AI, the Apple Vision Pro, who and what will emerge to lead the AI race, and what tools we’re using to experiment with AI filmmaking.

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Artificial intelligence experts Pedro Domingos, author of “The Master Algorithm” and professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and Patrice Simard, Chief Scientist at AI startup Irreverent Labs, join Adario Strange to debate the future of AI. We tackle the new AI Act in Europe and what it means for the global balance of AI power. Then we delve into the new AI group formed by Meta and IBM that includes leading AI startups Stability (Stable Diffusion) and Hugging Face. Finally, the panel gets spicy as the AI veterans debate the real future of humanity in the face of AGI (artificial general intelligence) and AI superintelligence and how the next five to ten years play out as we collectively seek to control or at least co-exist with AI.

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Hundred Year Podcast - Episode 32 - The secret to getting your AI art in Midjourney Magazine

AI artists love Midjourney and now the tech startup has created a print magazine that highlights the most talented creators using its tool to produce stunning visual stories. Thomas “TK” Kim is the co-founder of Asimov Collective, the company working with Midjourney to create its official print magazine. TK tells us how the he started working with AI art in the early days, where the innovative idea to create an AI art magazine came from, and how you, too, can get your work showcased in its pages among some of the greatest AI artists pushing the cutting-edge of art and design.

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Hundred Year Podcast - Episode 31 - Microsoft insiders explain why OpenAI’s CEO disaster changes everything.

When OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was fired by his board of directors, the surprise move caught the entire tech industry by surprise. In this emergency podcast, Adario and Rahul, along with Irreverent Labs co-founder and CTO David Raskino unpack the implications of the move for the AI industry, OpenAI’s competitors, Microsoft and its leader Satya Nadella, and why this may turn out to be the energizing moment the entire AI startup ecosystem needed.

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Hundred Year Podcast - Ep. 30 - AI virtual humans are rehearsing to replace Hollywood reality

Emmy award-winning producer Edward Saatchi, the CEO and co-founder of Fable Studio, joins the podcast to talk about his pioneering work in immersive storytelling in virtual reality via Oculus Story Studio and how that has transitioned into building worlds populated by AI-driven virtual characters. We also dive into the latest developments in Hollywood as the SAG-AFTRA strike has finally come to an end, and what actors and writers can expect in the next few years.

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Hundred Year Podcast Ep. 29 - The AI takeover of humanity may already be here, this Silicon Valley CEO explains why.

This week, France native turned Silicon Valley player Flo Crivello, the founder and CEO of Lindy.ai, joins the podcast to talk about how he plans to replace your human assistant with artificial intelligence. We also talk about his past life as one of the key members of the Uber tech team, why he believes remote work may not be the path to success, and when he thinks AGI (artificial general intelligence) and The Singularity will arrive.

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Adario Strange and Rahul Sood unpack the latest AI developments, including Meta’s new AI-powered Ray-Ban smartglasses, the prospects of the Quest 3 versus the Apple Vision Pro, how the Middle East conflict impacts the large number of Israeli AI startups, wearable AI pendants that can become your personal assistant, celebrity AI Chatbots from Snoop, Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Mr. Beast, and Naomi Osaka, how Apple’s legendary designer is working to create an AI device with OpenAI, a new AI music hit from a virtual Taylor Swift about the NFL’s Travis Kelce, and what Adobe’s new video AI tool looks like.

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