THIS WEEK IN AI: OpenAI Pauses Research, Huge Medical Breakthrough, Unitree IPO
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This episode discusses recent developments in AI, including OpenAI's pause on research and significant medical breakthroughs.
This week in AI, we discuss OpenAI’s pause on reinforcement learning training amid safety concerns, including a model reportedly showing misalignment and possible concealment of its internal thoughts. We also cover broader AI cyber risks, a Moderna and Merck melanoma study, Etched’s funding round, Unitree’s IPO, Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter, and NVIDIA’s planned investment in OpenAI infrastructure. ------ 🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒 https://developers.ledger.com/docs/ai-tools/overview/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 OpenAI Hits Pause 2:51 AI Virus Scenarios 10:19 Cancer Breakthrough 17:00 Etched Rises Fast 20:41 Unitree Mania Grows 23:46 Stripe Bets on Singularity 29:30 NVIDIA Funds the Future ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax…
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