SAM 2, friend.com, and will gen AI projects be abandoned?

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Learn more about artificial intelligence → https://ibm.biz/BdKvSZ Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out. 0:01 — Intro 1:00 — SAM 10:49 — Friend.com 20:53 — Abandoned gen AI projects 25:38 — Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.Subscribe for AI updates → https://ibm.biz/BdKvSq

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