
Digital Nexus
Dive into the thrilling world of data, digital, and AI with your superhero hosts, Chris and Mark. These dynamic duo consultants have built digital wonders in Australia and beyond. They wield their innovation powers at Digital Village and NotCentralised, respectively, bringing you the news, views, and opinions that are simply out of this world.
Mark Monfort, the tech wizard behind the @AusDefi Association and NotCentralised, isn't just a name—he's a legend. With blockchain fin-tech victories under his belt, he's now on a quest to build the ultimate #LLM, SIKE.ai, enhancing business workflows and securing data like a true digital sorcerer. Nothing can stop him!
Chris Sinclair, the design guru and UX/CX mastermind, knows the secrets of digital innovation and business strategy like the back of his hand. Partnered with Digital Village, a league of specialists leading the charge in product development and innovation, Chris is here to prove that the old ways of working are no match for the future!
Get ready for epic discussions, expert perspectives, and a sneak peek into the future of digital innovation. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and stay tuned for more episodes as we explore the frontiers of technology with a dash of humour and a whole lot of superhero flair...or fails!
Digital Nexus
16 | A Better Boxing Match For the best AI code generators
In Episode 16 of the Digital Nexus podcast we dive into the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match and look at some AI-generated content to compare it with. We also go through Google Gemini , Microsoft's Earth Copilot initiative, and closer look at the ongoing tensions between Elon Musk and Sam Altman at OpenAI. We then dive into an extensive demonstration of AI for website creation covering Claude, Vercel and Bolt
T️imestamps
0:00 - Podcast Introduction and Recent Events from TEDxSydney's AI event in the week.
07:39 - AI News and Updates
16:54 - AI Company Developments, Ongoing dispute between Elon Musk and Sam Altman (OpenAI) including 44 companies that have raised over $100m
29:36 - Further on AI Advancements and Predictions from Sam Altman's prediction of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) by next year and Dario Amodei's (Anthropic) prediction of AGI by 2026 or 2027
4️1:17 - AI Tool Comparisons including demonstration of Claude, Vercel, and Bolt - all used to create a a Spotify-like application for CVs and resumes
51:22 - Deeper dive into Bolt and it's ability to showcase code to create a full-stack application with multiple pages and interactivity
Links
TEDxSydney AI event recap https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tedx-sydney-recap-ais-impact-creativity-ethics-human-mark-monfort-lukmc/?trackingId=IFl41F62kFahYBKR332PSA%3D%3D
AI changing the nature of work https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-burrett_harvard-preprint-how-ai-changes-the-nature-activity-7261631749791625216-ahez?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Increasing education on AI by Stirling and Rose https://www.linkedin.com/posts/natashablycha_stirling-roses-partner-james-myint-joined-activity-7261624967006429184-Xzuh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Jacqui Munro on the need for an AI commissioner
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jacqui-munro-sydney_artificialintelligence-ai-genai-activity-7262313842569863168-IfdM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Google Gemini telling a user to unalive themselves https://www.linkedin.com/posts/davidarnoux_that-escalated-quickly-from-a-real-gemini-activity-7262738490658893825-pRYU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Lawsuit between Musk and Altman https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/openais-tumultuous-early-years-revealed-in-emails-from-musk-altman-and-others/
Top 44 AI businesses that just unlocked 100Mill: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/heres-the-full-list-of-44-us-ai-startups-that-have-raised-100m-or-more-in-2024/
Sam Altman says 2025 for AGI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXCBz_8hM9w&ab_channel=YCombinator
Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude says 2027 if you look at trends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugvHCXCOmm4&ab_channel=LexFridman
More trending towards inference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jDDAxB1UPY&ab_channel=MatthewBerman
It’s also released it some new features to it’s App on Mac - which can control and review some items on Mac as you’re editing: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/chatgpt-can-now-read-some-of-your-macs-desktop-apps/
NASA EARTH COPILOT: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/14/from-questions-to-discoveries-nasas-new-earth-copilot-brings-microsoft-ai-capabilities-to-democratize-access-to-complex-data/
Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi
SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus