Hardware Podcasts

104. Recapping 2022

The Next Byte Podcast · 10 Jan 2023 · 28m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel and Forbode recap their top four episodes from 2022, covering biomimicry inspired by dandelion seeds, AI curiosity models like DALL-E, wearable sleep apnea detection, and sustainable hydropower turbines. They discuss the ethical implications of generative AI, the challenges of explaining complex topics like reinforcement learning to a lay audience, and their podcast's growth metrics, including a shift in global listenership away from the US. The hosts also outline goals for 2023, such as improving community engagement, producing better swag, and rebranding the show.

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early-stage companies

Topics

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Companies
OpenAI, Wevolver, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, University of Eindhoven
Products
DALL-E, Apple Watch, Whoop

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