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Stack Snacks

Explore the latest in tech each week with host John Siwicki on the Stack Snacks podcast. This snack-sized audio experience makes cutting-edge AI, product design, and development digestible. Get a peek behind the curtain at innovators like OpenAI, AWS, Google, and more. Learn how emerging technologies like AI chatbots, generative diffusion models, and advanced neural networks are transforming industries. Whether you"re a tech enthusiast, developer, designer, or entrepreneur, the Stack Snacks podcast

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9:57

AI News: Llama 2, Qualcomm's Next Move, & Apple's...

Stack Snacks ·

2023/07/24

In this episode, host John Swicki takes a deep dive into the current state of AI, discussing newly released open-source models, on-device applications, and possible future developments from major tech companies.Highlights of this episode include:* Llama 2's Arrival: John kicks off the episode by reviewing Facebook Meta's recently open-sourced AI model, Llama 2. Discussing its complexity, sizes (7 billion, 13 billion, and 70 billion parameters), and potential for both research and commercial use,

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9:32

Insights into OpenAI, Shopify's AI Leap, and Claude

Stack Snacks ·

2023/07/18

Welcome to another episode where we dive deep into the exciting world of artificial intelligence. Here's what we cover in this episode:* OpenAI-AP Collaboration: We discuss the new agreement between OpenAI and the Associated Press to share select news content and technology. OpenAI will have access to part of AP's text archive to refine its model, and this collaboration could possibly mark the start of a new era in news services.* Claude 2 Update: Anthropic recently launched Claude 2, a significant

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10:52

AI Updates: Chatbot PI, GPT API, and Public.com's...

Stack Snacks ·

2023/07/10

Show Notes* Chatbot PI's New Update - The chatbot PI has released a new update for their iOS app where users can now speak to it. The bot will talk back, allowing for more interactive conversations. The update also includes six different voice options. However, the feature has not been tested yet due to hardware limitations. [Timestamp: Start - 5:00]* GPT API Release - The long-awaited GPT API is now available for everyone to start experimenting with. The API doesn't seem to have any drastic price

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9:19

This Week's AI Snack: Stable Diffusion XL

Stack Snacks ·

2023/06/26

* Stable Diffusion 0.9: A significant release from Stability AI. The new model has impressive demo images, including an alien walking through Las Vegas and a wolf in Yosemite National Park. Notably, the model has made significant improvements in rendering hands and faces. * ClipDrop.co: A toolset from Stability AI where you can experiment with the 0.9 model. Examples include a lion with wings, a lighter cake, and a farmer cat in a garden. * Image Generation: Discussion of various generated images,

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5:27

AI Snack: Function Calling

Stack Snacks ·

2023/06/20

OpenAI API Updates* Notable reduction in the cost of some models:* 75% cost reduction on embeddings* 25% cost reduction for input tokens for GPT 3.5 Turbo* Function Calling Upgrade for GPT3 and GPT3.5:* This new feature allows conversion of natural language queries into API calls or database queries.* Examples include converting queries like "Email someone to see if she wants to get coffee on Friday" to function calls such as "send an email."* It can even convert database queries like "What are my

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13:43

This Week's AI Snack: Facebook's MusicGen, ClipDrop...

Stack Snacks ·

2023/06/11

Welcome back, everyone, to our latest deep dive into some of the most interesting technology and design tools out there. Without further ado, let's delve straight in.Music Gen: A Novel Music Creation ToolOur first highlight is an impressive demo from Music Gen, a creation of Facebook's research group. Similar to Google's LLM, Music Gen facilitates music creation with a unique twist - the ability to condition melodies. Despite a few connection hitches during our demo, it eventually lived up to

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11:36

Bard Updates, Plugin Discoveries, and AudioPen

Stack Snacks ·

2023/06/04

Welcome back to another exciting installment with me, John Siwicki. This week, we have an eclectic mix of fascinating things that caught our attention. Let's dive straight in!First up, we have some intriguing updates from Bard. A couple of days ago, Bard started incorporating location information into their searches, promising a leap towards more localized search results. However, it's important to note that Bard still labels this feature as an experiment.In a test search, we asked Bard to find a

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6:52

AI Snack: Generative Fill

Stack Snacks ·

2023/05/30

We kick things off by dissecting Microsoft's latest innovation, Windows Co-Pilot. We delve into its range of functionalities, such as interacting with system settings, summarizing PDFs, and initiating Spotify playlists. Listen in as we shed light on its potential capabilities and anticipated impact on user experience.Then, we turn our attention to Adobe's newest beta update for Photoshop - the Generative Fill. Accompany us through a detailed walkthrough of this revolutionary feature, which utilizes

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5:14

AI Snack: GPT iOS App, Google's Music LM and...

Stack Snacks ·

2023/05/21

Links: https://openai.com/blog/introducing-the-chatgpt-app-for-ioshttps://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/experiments/music-lmhttps://zoo.replicate.dev/?id=a-comic-book-panel-of-ocean-waves-pixel-art-by-salvador-dali-lpe55wlgTranscript: Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the show. I'm John Siwicki, and I appreciate you joining us on our weekly AI roundup. Today, we're going to explore three intriguing developments. A few of these are quite entertaining as well.Let's begin with something recent: the

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3:36

AI Updates Roundup: Boston Dynamics Integrates...

Stack Snacks ·

2023/05/01

* Boston Dynamics and ChatGPT Integration: Boston Dynamics has integrated ChatGPT into its robots. There's a two-minute video showing their team interacting with a ChatGPT-integrated robot that is definitely worth watching.* ChatGPT Updates: ChatGPT has released new settings. You can now export your data and turn off data collection in the settings. There are also some visual changes they've made. Furthermore, updates have been rolled out to their plugins, including the browsing plugin that now

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6:52

This Week In AI: Bard And Dilemmas

Stack Snacks ·

2023/04/24

In this episode, we dive into some fascinating discoveries, intriguing discussions, and thought-provoking dilemmas surrounding the world of artificial intelligence and the digital future. We start by discussing the latest substantial update to Google's Bard AI, which now boasts impressive coding capabilities and seamless integration with Google Collab and Google Sheets.Next, we contemplate an insightful tweet by Marie Haynes, an SEO expert, that speculates the possibility of a radical shift in how

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3:01

Google's AI Race: Redefining Personal Assistance

Stack Snacks ·

2023/04/22

In this episode, we g into the exciting world of artificial intelligence, focusing on Google's upcoming AI features and their new project. We examine the challenges Google faces in the competitive AI landscape, especially following the lackluster performance of "Bard," and how it stacks up against ChatGPT. Furthermore, we discuss Google's unique opportunity to leverage its extensive suite of services—like Google Calendar and Google My Business—to develop a groundbreaking personal assistant that

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4:14

Poe and Generative Agents

Stack Snacks ·

2023/04/13

In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of Poe.com user bots, interactive simulacra of human behavior, and the AI accountability policy request for comment. Join us as we discuss the implications of these technologies and policy initiatives on society, privacy, and the future of artificial intelligence.Show Notes:Poe.com User Bots* Discussion of Adam D'Angelo's tweet: https://twitter.com/adamdangelo/status/1644435126343077888?s=12&t=4DFLsyWB2nlmdJs1ZUkj1AGenerative Agents: Interactive

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6:43

5 Snacks

Stack Snacks ·

2022/05/02

Links Mentioned In The Show https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/04/designing-better-breadcrumbs/ https://a11yphant.com/https://blog.openreplay.com/build-a-lightweight-web-component-with-lit-jshttps://stackdiary.com/centering-in-css/https://www.builder.io/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-optimizing-javascript-for-quick-page-loads--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

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4:40

Cloudflare Zaraz

Stack Snacks ·

2021/12/12

This week Cloudflare rolled out of a beta of a Google Tag Manager alternative Cloudflare Zaraz. https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-cloudflare-bought-zaraz/https://www.stack-snacks.com/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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2:06

1 Click Jam and Learning CSS Grid Again

Stack Snacks ·

2021/02/14

A recap of our latest newsletter on stack-snacks.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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3:40

Core Web Vitals

Stack Snacks ·

2020/07/23

We walk through Google's new page speed metrics and how to measure them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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2:21

Google Guarantee

Stack Snacks ·

2020/07/23

Google started test paid Google my Business profiles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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3:59

Lighthouse 6.0

Stack Snacks ·

2020/07/22

Updates to look out for in Googles Lighthouse tooling. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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4:41

Glitch

Stack Snacks ·

2018/07/08

On today's, show we look at Glitch. Glitch is a community where you can create, share and remix some web projects. The unique thing about Glitch is it allows more than just HTML/CSS/JS you can build node apps in the browser. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stacksnacks/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stack-snacks.com

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