The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne

Andrew Mayne, former science communicator at OpenAI, takes you through the latest in Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne is a technology podcast hosted by Dog and Pony Show Audio Productions, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dog and Pony Show Audio Productions hosts The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne, a technology show with 61 episodes published.

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  The Problem with Text Watermarks

  Aug 18, 20261 hour

  Andrew and Justin discuss Anthropic's text-based AI watermarks, the future of private companies in an AI world, and whether Google can keep up with the rest of its frontier rivals. The Attention Mechanism is now available in video! Check it out here . Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:55 - Watermarks 00:20:45 - Dario's Private Company Thoughts 00:36:58 - Always-Listening Assistants and Google's Place in the Frontier Race 00:54:34 - RIP Atlas, One Last Time 00:58:25 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  The End of the DeepMind Era?

  Aug 11, 202639 min

  Andrew and Justin reconvene to talk about an ongoing series of recent upheavals at Google, asking whether the company's lack of focus on AI puts it at a disadvantage over its frontier rivals. They also discuss Sam Altman's trip to Washington and the discourse surrounding model hacking incidents. The Attention Mechanism is now available in video! Check it out here . Editor's note: Some minor crosstalk issues in this episode due to recording sync delays. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Google Shakeup 21:13 - Mr. Altman Goes to Washington 37:24 - Dean Ball and Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  A Frontier Shakeup

  Jul 21, 20261h 3m

  Andrew and Justin discuss what's turned out to be a busy July for frontier models, including the launch of Kimi K3, the latest in Anthropic's Fable saga, and the arrival of GPT-5.6. They also dive into Anthropic's strange World Cup ad campaign and OpenAI's relaunched desktop app. You can watch a video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/bTUfneEBn14 Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11 - Kimi and Chinese Models 00:08:26 - Google's Position 00:21:47 - Anthropic's Fable Saga 00:32:31 - Anthropic's World Cup Ad Campaign 00:40:09 - GPT-5.6 00:50:10 - Sites, Speech, and Desktop 00:57:42 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  The 800-Pound Panda in the Room

  Jul 7, 202654 min

  Andrew and Justin discuss the return of Fable, which arrives with some slight performance changes after a prolonged fight between Anthropic and the US government. What's the future of Anthropic's flagship model, and does it point to the arrival of GPT-5.6 in the coming days? They also discuss GLM-2, Chinese models, and the age of token efficiency, plus a quick look at that Alex Karp interview blowing up your timeline. The Attention Mechanism is now available in video! Check it out here . Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Fable's Return 21:33 - GPT-5.6 30:57 - Chinese Models 46:59 - Alex Karp's CNBC Interview 53:00 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Reshuffling the Deck

  Jun 30, 20261h 3m

  Andrew and Justin take a look at the continuing fallout of Anthropic's fight with the government, including the delayed general availability of OpenAI's GPT-5.6. Plus, is China catching up with the US in terms of model performance, agentic apps continue to make their way to mobile devices, and is Apple's recent RAM-related price hike a permanent blemish on the end of Tim Cook's career? Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:02 - Anthropic Fallout Continues 00:14:45 - China's Window? 00:30:22 - Anthropic and OpenAI Timeline Predictions 00:31:53 - GPT-5.6 00:38:22 - 5.6 on Cerberus 00:44:58 - Mobile Agents 00:52:23 - Apple's Price Hikes 01:00:31 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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