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Ep. 9 – How to Ethically Build an AI-Powered Video Creation Tool

May 02, 2024 • Jeremy Toeman • Episode 9

During the pandemic Jeremy Toeman tried – and, as he puts it, failed dismally – at editing a video preview of his podcast. That experience gave him the idea to create an AI-powered tool to help novices put together a video instantly. The Upgrade’s host Peter Bittner talked with Jeremy about his latest venture Aug X Labs and how to ethically build a new platform powered by generative AI in the age of deep fakes. This episode was recorded at the end of 2023 before the release of Sora, OpenAI’s video generator.

Show Notes:

(1:00) Augie: An AI-powered tool that can turn words into videos

(4:23) How Aug X Labs was founded

(6:58) The strengths that those working in the journalism industry can bring to the tech space

(9:59) "Don’t empower badness": Jeremy talks about the safeguards his company uses to stop bad actors from maliciously using generative AI

(15:16) Why Jeremy believes AI isn’t overhyped

(16:42) One of AI’s biggest gifts

(17:45) Which jobs will disappear because of AI

(19:37) Common misconceptions about AI

(20:59) The race to create quality, AI-generated video might be a longer one than many anticipate

(23:57) Jeremy explains the business strategy of Aug X Labs

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