#140 - Yasa vs ChatGPT, Waymo expands, scaling robot learning, AI watermarks

<p>Our 140th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p> <p>Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at <a href='https://lastweekin.ai/'>https://lastweekin.ai/</a></p> <p>Email us your questions and feedback at <a href='mailto:contact@lastweekin.ai'>contact@lastweekin.ai</a></p> <p>Note: the CEO of GitHub disputes "<a href='https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/290661/report-github-copilot-loses-an-average-of-20-per-user-per-month'>Report: GitHub Copilot Loses an Average of $20 Per User Per Month</a>"</p> <p>Timestamps + Links:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(00:00)  Intro / Banter</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Tools &amp; Apps <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(03:00) <a href='https://venturebeat.com/ai/reka-launches-yasa-1-a-multimodal-ai-assistant-to-take-on-chatgpt/'>Reka launches Yasa-1, a multimodal AI assistant to take on ChatGPT</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(06:48) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/03/arc-browsers-new-ai-powered-features-combine-openai-and-anthropics-models/'>Arc browser’s new AI-powered features combine OpenAI and Anthropic’s models</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(11:00) <a href='https://elevenlabs.io/blog/elevenlabs-launches-voice-translation-tool-to-break-down-language-barriers-for-content/'>ElevenLabs Launches Voice Translation Tool to Break Down Language Barriers for Content</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(13:11) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23902794/canva-magic-studio-ai-design-new-tools'>Canva’s new AI tools automate boring, labor-intensive design tasks</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(16:32) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23912480/adobe-max-sneak-project-resup-ai-video-upscaling-preview'>Adobe previews AI upscaling to make old, fuzzy videos and GIFs look fresh</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(20:45) <a href='https://www.androidpolice.com/google-bard-memory-toggle-remember-user-details/'>Google Bard is gaining a new 'Memory' toggle to remember key details</a></li> <li st