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The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne

AI reports from the jagged frontier


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  • Third Time's the Charm

    53:37|
    Andrew and Justin dig into Apple's latest — and Tim Cook's final — WWDC, where Apple Intelligence once again promised to change how you use your iPhone. They also dive into the ongoing IPO races with several S-1 filings, dig into superapp rumors, and pour one out for Pulse.Chapters00:00 - Intro01:32 - WWDC13:56 - IPO30:12 - Mythos, Codex, and superapps49:14 - RIP Pulse and wrap-up

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  • The Good, the Bad, and the I/O

    44:03|
    Andrew and Justin recap Google's big announcements coming out of this year's I/O conference. Aside from its new Omni video model, what else left the pair excited about Google's AI efforts? Honestly, not a ton. They also discuss "tokenmaxxing," before digging into a new report surrounding Anthropic's eventual plans for Mythos.Chapters00:00 - Intro02:37 - Google I/O (good!)09:20 - Google I/O (bad!)27:22 - Tokenmaxxing36:29 - Mythos43:22 - Wrap-up
  • Suing Your Way to the Moon

    36:54|
    Andrew and Justin talk through the fallout of the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman lawsuit, which played out in dramatic fashion over the last couple of weeks before ending prematurely on a statue of limitations ruling.Chapters00:00 - Intro00:36 - Musk v. Altman32:35 - Google I/O36:16 - Wrap-up
  • Good Vibes

    01:01:59|
    Andrew and Justin reconvene to talk about a busy couple of weeks in AI, including diving into Andrew's time at OpenAI's 5.5 launch party. Before that, the two discuss the new compute partnership between xAI and Anthropic and wonder what it might mean for the future of Elon's company ahead of its IPO, and eventually dig into the arrival of Realtime 2, why you can't buy a Mac Mini, and much more.Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:01:36 - xAI and Anthropic00:18:51 - The 5.5 Launch Party00:23:17 - Good Vibes and Rumors at OpenAI00:40:09 - Realtime 200:49:47 - Thinking Machines01:01:20 - Wrap-up
  • The Compute Crisis

    38:22|
    Andrew and Justin discuss Anthropic's increasingly high compute demands, leading to frequent downtime and throttled usage, and compare it to OpenAI's treatment of its Codex users and the recent decision to shutter Sora. They also discuss Anthropic's Mythos announcement and its warnings surrounding cybersecurity, along with some thoughts on the IPO race for both companies.Chapters00:00 - Intro01:14 - Compute16:08 - Mythos35:33 - IPOs36:39 - Wrap-up
  • Heated Rivalry

    47:40|
    Andrew and Justin dive into the rumors surrounding Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's Spud. With IPOs on the horizon for both companies, are we looking at an all-new kind of tech rivalry?Chapters00:00 - Intro00:22 - Mythos and Spud Expectations13:28 - Anthropic-OpenAI Rivalry20:50 - Claude's Hiccups27:38 - Sora's Death45:12 - Wrap-up
  • The Cursor Issue

    38:01|
    Andrew and Justin dive into the recent drama surrounding Cursor. The team behind the beloved AI coding tool recently launched their own model to compete against the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI without specifically disclosing that their product was actually built on top of Chinese LLMs. After, they discuss reports that OpenAI might bundle its various projects into one single application, asking whether a superapp is right for ChatGPT, before ending on the project that is RentAHuman.AI.Chapters00:00 - Intro00:34 - The Cursor Issue09:27 - Superapps33:40 - RentAHuman37:04 - Wrap-up