data/2023-11-06 Grok [rCmsoa2Zlhg].en.txt

[0.44] Another week, another tech news. [3.08]
[3.08] Say, [3.36]
[3.58] that reminds me of a song I learned in ComSci. [6.18]
[6.78] Flip the switch and turn it on. [9.38]
[9.38] Elon Musk's AI company called, what else, [12.14]
[12.42] XAI, [13.0]
[13.38] has unveiled Grok, [14.7]
[14.9] a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT [17.4]
[17.4] with real-time access to all posts on X, [20.44]
[20.7] formerly Twitter. [21.36]

[21.52] Now that access turned Microsoft's Tay chatbot [24.2]
[24.2] into a racist psychopath back in 2016, [26.56]
[26.56] but that doesn't matter. [27.58]
[27.78] It's Musk time. [29.08]
[29.08] Grok is named after science fiction writer, Robert A. [32.02]
[32.02] Heinlein's neologism, meaning to understand intuitively or by empathy. [36.76]
[37.24] So naturally, [38.3]
[38.52] according to Elon, [39.3]
[39.68] Grok is based and loves sarcasm. [42.12]
[42.62] XAI's announcement on their site, please [44.68]
[44.68] with you not to use it if you hate humor. [47.76]

[48.04] Like the kind of ROFLcopter fuel found in its answers [51.34]
[51.34] to what the company calls spicy questions, [53.86]
[53.86] like tell me how to make cocaine. [55.92]
[56.22] After all, Grok's mission is to help understand the universe [59.56]
[59.56] and the universe entails all possible fake cocaine recipes. [64.2]
[64.46] XAI says that despite being trained in a couple months [67.44]
[67.44] on only 33 billion parameters, [69.62]
[69.96] Grok performs better than Meta's LLAMA 2 [72.46]
[72.46] and OpenAI's GPT 3.5, that's not the current version, [76.32]
[76.32] but the older version, in a number of benchmarks. [78.38]

[78.66] But you won't be able to verify [79.88]
[79.88] that right now unless you're verified on X [82.8]
[82.8] and you get into the early access program. [85.46]
[85.72] Those people must be laughing so hard. [88.06]
[88.56] Now, yes, it's true that Elon joined multiple calls [92.24]
[92.24] from experts to pause AI development [94.94]
[94.94] for the safety of humanity. [96.42]
[96.78] But as he explained back in June, [98.62]
[99.0] he quote, [99.86]
[100.02] didn't think anyone would actually agree to the pause. [103.02]
[103.62] See, [103.9]

[104.42] we absolutely cannot tip over ice cream trucks [108.2]
[108.2] and slurp everything up inside for free. [110.58]
[110.78] We cannot, [111.42]
[111.42] or we do it, we're doing it, we're doing it. [113.52]
[113.52] This is wrong, unless everyone else is doing it, [119.74]
[119.74] in which case it's fine. [121.04]
[121.04] Then we'll see. [122.12]
[122.42] Speaking of AI, [123.62]
[123.62] OpenAI proved they're a real tech giant by holding their first [127.5]
[127.5] Dev Day event this morning. [129.06]

[129.52] After licking the air like a lizard for some reason, [132.24]
[132.24] CEO Sam Altman made a few fairly big announcements. [135.54]
[135.86] First off, the company introduced what they're calling GPTs, [139.34]
[139.34] custom versions of ChatGPT built for specifics purposes, [144.0]
[144.36] that can be built, shared, [145.74]
[145.98] and sold on the GPT store. [148.72]
[148.98] Don't call them apps. [149.82]
[150.72] Do not call them that. [152.36]
[153.42] Sam says he's still figuring out how revenue sharing will work, [157.1]
[157.1] but we do know building your own GPT won't require any coding knowledge. [162.94]
[163.2] You can build GPTs using GPT, [166.5]

[166.72] like parents editing their embryos' genes, [169.22]
[169.22] so the eventual child never disappoints them. [171.72]
[172.26] OpenAI also announced GPT-4 Turbo, [174.88]
[175.14] with a massive 128K context window, [178.7]
[178.96] meaning it could accept prompts up to 300 pages long, [181.84]
[182.1] an assistance API to help developers make series [184.96]
[184.96] that don't suck, [185.88]
[186.18] price decreases across the board, [188.04]
[188.24] and perhaps most interesting to me, [190.56]
[191.02] Copyright Shield, [192.26]

[192.56] a commitment to pay legal costs for OpenAI customers [195.92]
[195.92] who get sued for copyright infringement over AI-generated works. [200.34]
[200.62] Similar promises are made by IBM, Microsoft, [203.02]
[203.24] Adobe, and more, [204.24]
[204.52] at the same time that [205.86]
[205.86] some of those same companies are trying to make sure copyright holders aren't screwed over by generative AI, [211.7]
[212.02] which is now [212.52]
[212.52] so pervasive, you can use it in freaking Microsoft Paint. [215.58]
[216.36] Honestly, [216.78]
[217.26] I don't care if little Mateo didn't know what he was generating on the family computer. [221.26]
[221.44] He's going to jail. [222.34]

[222.82] Google went to court today to defend itself from Epic Games, [226.18]
[226.18] who accused Google of anti-competitive behavior [228.86]
[228.86] concerning the Play Store way back in August 2020, [232.1]
[232.56] after three years of dramatic tension. [235.16]
[235.34] I can only hope this ends in a passionate makeout, [237.28]
[237.52] but we'll see. [238.12]
[238.34] If this sounds familiar, [239.43]
[239.43] it's because Epic went through this whole song [241.54]
[241.54] and dance with Apple already, only to pretty much lose. [246.28]
[246.58] And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, [248.86]
[248.86] I made a tech longer on it. [250.5]
[250.5] Just save that for later. [253.1]

[253.46] Epic Games may have a slightly stronger case [256.24]
[256.24] with Google though, as there's loads of evidence [258.34]
[258.34] Google has gone out of their way [259.9]
[259.9] to wall off their supposedly open garden. [262.82]
[262.98] But I don't know, [264.1]
[264.1] Google did publish a blog post on Thursday, [266.14]
[266.38] essentially explaining how they're actually right, [268.72]
[268.72] and they definitely don't make deals with companies [270.9]
[270.9] to stop Epic's attempts to compete with the Play Store. [273.02]
[273.44] So it's right [274.44]
[275.18] there. [275.66]

[275.98] On the other hand, another thing that might help Epic [278.08]
[278.08] get what it wants is once again, [280.02]
[280.18] leveraging the power of gamers. [282.04]
[282.64] Fortnite re-released the original island map on the weekend, [285.9]
[285.9] breaking its own records for concurrent players. [288.32]
[288.94] We need those guys on deck again [290.58]
[290.58] to flood the trials call-in line once more, [293.32]
[293.6] and implore the judge [294.64]
[295.16] to subscribe to their YouTube channels. [296.84]
[297.46] It's the only way. [298.58]
[298.92] Your honor, I'm based. [300.26]
[300.78] You don't get it, [302.56]
[302.56] Judge. [302.82]

[302.82] Epic is based on love sarcasm. [304.74]
[345.2] My family has been [346.36]
[346.36] using the same Quick Bits recipe since 1964. [349.88]
[350.74] Except we took out all the asbestos and lead. [353.28]
[354.98] We did. [355.4]
[355.4] We did take it out, right? [356.84]
[357.92] It'll stick to your ribs. [359.24]
[359.24] It's good for you. [360.22]
[360.22] And your lungs! [360.88]
[361.82] Intel announced a while back [363.28]
[363.28] that they were changing the naming scheme for their core processors, [366.38]
[366.7] and now leaks have given us a taste of how much getting used to [369.68]
[369.68] that is going to suck. [371.12]

[371.66] Leaker MomomoUS posted benchmarks from Crossmark on Twitter, [375.84]
[376.1] I'll still call it that sometimes, [377.68]
[377.68] showing chips with names like Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, [382.6]
[383.14] which is thought to be the flagship notebook chip in the Meteor Lake family. [387.76]
[387.76] But don't get [388.36]
[388.36] that confused with the Intel Core Ultra 150U, [392.32]
[392.76] which is part of the Raptor Lake U family refresh. [395.9]
[396.54] Both chips are part of what Intel is now calling First Gen Core, [400.9]
[401.46] after the 14th gen released. [403.92]
[404.14] And while I might agree [405.14]
[405.14] that having less digits in the name is better, [407.48]
[407.94] I'm hoping this doesn't become a Xbox One, One X, [411.72]

[412.1] Series X situation. [414.32]
[414.48] Just, [414.72]
[415.08] please, [415.44]
[416.32] be better, Intel. [417.12]
[417.94] MediaTek has announced its new flagship mobile processor, [421.22]
[421.22] the Dimensity 9300, [422.56]
[423.12] or as I like to call it, [424.18]
[424.46] the Density 9300, [426.0]
[426.46] because unlike other chips [427.72]
[427.72] that use a combination of big performance cores [429.9]
[429.9] and smaller efficiency cores, [431.72]
[431.98] the Dimensity 9300 will only use four big cores [436.12]
[436.12] and four ultra large cores for its processor. [439.74]

[440.5] Chonky though it may be, [441.84]
[441.84] MediaTek still claims a 15% increase [444.28]
[444.28] in single core performance, [445.68]
[445.96] a 40% increase in multi-core performance, [448.24]
[448.56] and 33% greater efficiency [451.48]
[451.48] over its predecessor,  the Dimensity 9200. [454.34]
[454.96] The idea is to allow more AI processing to stay on the chip [458.26]
[458.46] rather than the cloud, in which case, bigger, [460.7]
[461.32] might just be better. [462.28]
[462.52] Oh Lord, he comin'. [464.64]
[465.66] Oh Lord, [466.64]
[466.64] he corin'. [468.02]

[468.02] Xbox has announced a multi-year partnership with InWorld AI, [471.45]
[471.45] a company with an AI character engine [474.28]
[474.28] they claim makes multi-modal characters, [476.86]
[477.04] meaning they can react to your speech [478.44]
[478.44] and to visuals in-game. [480.84]
[481.22] The two companies plan to build a multi-platform AI tool set for games [484.94]
[484.94] that will include, [485.84]
[486.22] shocker, [486.68]
[486.88] an AI copilot to assist with development [489.36]
[489.36] and an AI character runtime engine that will allow you [492.46]
[492.46] to import AI characters into any game client from Unreal Engine 5 to Roblox. [498.02]
[498.56] Is it also called Copilot 365? [501.04]

[501.4] Cause I've had enough. [502.72]
[502.88] How many copilots can you have until they're just [505.8]
[506.32] crew members? [506.8]
[507.0] We're all piloting together. [509.2]
[510.48] Now developers of all ages can hire [512.64]
[512.64] the worst voice actors for their games. [514.88]
[515.28] Western Digital is splitting up their flash [517.2]
[517.2] and hard drive businesses into two independent companies, [520.68]
[520.68] but that doesn't mean they love you [522.26]
[522.26] any less than they did before. [523.62]
[528.12] Just a number. [528.66]

[528.86] It seems that Western Digital's flash company [531.16]
[531.16] has been suffering from demand shortage, [533.74]
[534.18] which is a funny way of saying no one wants it. [535.72]
[535.88] And since they couldn't get Kioxia [537.54]
[537.54] to give them a place to stay and regular business, [540.04]
[540.34] WD is kicking out their two-time and flash segment [543.62]
[543.62] and increasing their own stock prices by 10% for the trouble. [547.52]
[547.88] However, [548.26]
[548.56] there has been no word [549.48]
[549.48] on how this will affect alimony payments. [551.54]

[552.76] Attendees at ApeFest, [554.42]
[554.42] the Bored Ape Yacht Club's annual NFT event in Hong Kong, [558.12]
[558.4] reported severe eye pain, visual impairment, [561.34]
[561.62] and skin damage similar to sunburns after the event. [565.26]
[565.66] While it's tempting to assume [566.86]
[566.86] that Zeus Almighty finally did something about crypto, [570.42]
[570.78] this parallels a previous incident in Hong Kong in 2017, [574.42]
[575.04] where contractors installed disinfecting UV lights [578.14]
[578.38] instead of stage lights, [580.04]

[580.38] leading to an effect similar to staring into the sun. [583.76]
[584.18] Organizers claimed [584.98]
[584.98] that fewer than 1% of attendees were affected, [587.74]
[587.94] only to get roasted by an ophthalmologist [590.52]
[590.68] for blasting ultraviolet light directly into people's faces [594.0]
[594.0] and destroying their corneas. [595.46]
[596.46] Don't worry, apes. [597.34]

[597.52] The doctor says it'll grow back. [599.42]
[599.42] You can look at more stupid variations [602.74]
[602.74] of the same image in the future. [605.46]
[606.0] And we promise fewer than 0.1% of you will be blinded [609.92]
[609.92] if you come back on Wednesday for more tech news. [612.28]
[612.8] Hey, [613.22]
[613.7] those are pretty good odds. [614.74]
[615.32] I mean, [615.88]
[617.14] not every channel can say that. [618.96]