The User Inexperience - AI Episode Exploring the Future of AI and Small Language Models

Make an IIIMPACT - The User Inexperience Podcast

Summary

In this episode, the hosts discuss the latest news on co-pilot plus PCs and AI integration into Windows. They also explore the emerging capabilities of AI neural networks. The main focus is on Microsoft's integration of AI into Windows through copilot plus PCs, which allows for AI-powered assistance and recall features. The hosts discuss the potential benefits and concerns of this integration, including privacy issues, productivity tracking, and the impact on job roles. The conversation covers two main themes: emerging capabilities of AI models and understanding neural networks. The emerging capabilities of AI models, such as GPT, are discussed, including their ability to generate coherent and contextually relevant text, perform natural language processing tasks, and exhibit few-shot and zero-shot learning. The conversation also explores the concept of emergent behavior and its potential implications for consciousness and creativity. The second theme focuses on the research by Anthropic, which aims to understand neural networks better. They have made progress in studying groups of neurons and manipulating them to improve the accuracy and predictability of models.

Bio

Makoto Kern - Founder and UX Principal at IIIMPACT - a UX Product Design and Development Consulting agency. IIIMPACT has been on the Inc 5000 for the past 3 consecutive years and is one of the fastest-growing privately-owned companies. His team has successively launched 100s of digital products over the past +20 years in almost every industry vertical. IIIMPACT help clients get from the 'Boardroom concept to Code' faster by reducing risk and prioritizing the best UX processes through their clients' teams.

Brynley Evans - Lead UX Strategist and Front End Developer - Leading large-scale enterprise software projects for the past +10 years, he possesses a diverse skill set and is driven by a passion for user-centered design; he works on every phase of a project from concept to final deliverable, adding value at each stage. He's recently been part of IIIMPACT's leading AI Integration team, which helps companies navigate, reduce their risk, and integrate AI into their enterprise applications more effectively.

Joe Kraft - Solutions Architect / Full Stack Developer - With over 10 years of experience across numerous domains, his expertise lies in designing, developing, and modernizing software solutions. He has recently focused on his role as our AI team lead on integrating AI technology into client software applications.

Keywords

co-pilot plus PCs, AI integration, Windows, emerging capabilities, AI neural networks, Microsoft, recall feature, privacy concerns, productivity tracking, job roles, emerging capabilities, AI models, GPT, neural networks, emergent behavior, consciousness, creativity, Anthropic, understanding neural networks

Takeaways

• Microsoft is integrating AI into Windows through copilot plus PCs, enabling AI-powered assistance and recall features.
• The recall feature captures screenshots of all user activity and creates an index for easy retrieval and analysis.
• Privacy concerns arise due to the extensive data collection and potential access to sensitive information.
• Productivity tracking becomes more advanced with the ability to analyze user behavior and identify potential security issues.
• The integration of AI into operating systems raises questions about job roles and the potential for automation. AI models like GPT have exhibited emergent capabilities, including coherent text generation, natural language processing tasks, and few-shot and zero-shot learning.
• Emergent behavior in AI models raises questions about consciousness and creativity.
• Anthropic's research on understanding neural networks has made progress in manipulating models on a neuron level, improving accuracy and predictability.
• The study of neural networks and their behavior can provide insights into human neurological processes and the potential for replicating them in AI models.

Titles

• The Power of Recall: AI-Powered Assistance in Windows
• Microsoft's Integration of AI into Windows: Copilot Plus PCs Unraveling the Mysteries of Neural Networks
• The Implications of Emergent Behavior in AI

Sound Bites

• "So you're getting total recall, but not with Arnold Schwarzenegger."
• "It's almost like the efficiency. Some people just need to disconnect for maybe 30 minutes and they're far more productive for the next three hours versus some people they can work a little bit more straight."
• "Corporate policy has detected that your language is inappropriate for this email."
• "AI is going to replace 40% of the jobs out there"
• "Emergent behavior is a spontaneous development of complex and unanticipated abilities of the system"
• "Does AI start to have social and emotional intelligence as an emergent behavior?"

Chapters

00:00 GPT 4.0 and Google I/O latest news.
05:06 Latency is crucial for relatable, quick responses.
08:29 AI trajectory boosting, limitations in capability.
11:52 Large language models excel at complex reasoning.
14:05 Small models effective in specific areas, parameters complex.
19:19 Language models to assist in various tasks.
23:22 Use specialized models for different specific tasks.
27:05 Will AI be a challenging companion?
29:15 AI demos engage with unlimited conversational prompts.
31:55 Chat bias, latency, and micro interactions impact.
35:43 Prompting is crucial for effective communication.
39:12 Leveraging AI can lead to success or obsolescence.
41:29 UX designer frustrated by voice interface limitations.