Tech Titans Clash: OpenAI vs Google, AWS Support for Startups, and the Future of AI Development

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Good morning from OWITH.ai: the podcast that gives you only what's important to hear in AI and tech world.The aftermath of OpenAI's rollout of "Arc AGI" has sparked discussions about the significance of the test, clarity in presenting results, and misleading graphs. The experiment lacked a solid test of AGI without pretraining, urging the need for external scientific scrutiny to avoid misconceptions about AI advancements.In contrast, Google's recent AI announcements overshadowed OpenAI's campaign with the launch of Gemini 2.0, Veo 2, Imagen 3, and more. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's AI-powered blood testing technology shows promise in early cancer detection, while Genesis offers a faster way to train robots. NVIDIA's Jetson Orin Nano Super AI computer provides affordable on-device AI processing for developers.OpenAI's latest model, O3, was recently revealed in a live demo showcasing impressive performance but lacked transparency in its inner workings and training data. While questions arise about O3's practicality and true AGI achievement, there is excitement about its capabilities in various domains.AWS CEO Matt Garman highlights the importance of startups in driving innovation and technology advancement, emphasizing collaboration and innovation in solving challenges. AWS Activate program supports startups with over $6 billion in credits, addressing the increased demand for cloud computing for AI training and inference.Other news includes Sony's stake in Kadokawa, Apple and Meta's EU dispute, Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model, YouTube cracking down on clickbait content, and more updates from various industries. Congress faces a government shutdown deadline, markets respond to Fed signals, and insights into the future of AI are shared by tech CEOs.Emerging architectures in AI like Liquid AI's Liquid Foundation Models (LFMs) based on brain architecture of Caenorhabditis elegans are reshaping the future of AI development. LFMs show promise in achieving state-of-the-art performance with less data and computing power, emphasizing the importance of semiconductor innovation in AI advancements.

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