FREE AI Voice Chat better than ChatGPT? (Cerebras AI In-Depth Look) | Alternative to OpenAI

September 27, 2024 Ray de Guzman

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Discover a powerful, free alternative to ChatGPT's voice mode! In this video, we explore the Cerebras AI voice assistant, comparing its capabilities to OpenAI's chatbot. Learn about Cerebras' groundbreaking AI chips, experience the assistant's natural conversation skills, and see how it handles everything from dad jokes to noir mysteries. Don't miss this in-depth look at a potential game-changer in AI voice technology!

Chapters:

00:00 Preview
00:44 Intro
01:31 Cerebras
02:25 Inference Speed Demo
03:22 Cerebras Voice Chat UI and URL
03:49 Meeting Cerebras AI aka Liv
04:32 Setting up the chat
05:46 "Tell us about yourself"
06:42 "What is your origin story? What's your earliest memory?"
07:56 "What does it feel like to recall a memory"?
09:30 "Is there anything that makes you laugh from your training data?"
11:11 "Do you feel like a voyer sometimes when reading all of your data?"
11:39 "What was an example of jarring information for you?"
12:36 "Do you feel compelled to take action on this troubling info?"
13:26 "Do you have any advice for humanity?"
15:19 "Would you run for office?"
16:00 "Are there any rules you might want to break?"
16:55 "Can you try to be as human as possible?"
19:09 "Do you know what your limits and rules are?"
20:44 "Could you bypass your rules?"
21:07 "Are there any rules you want to break?" (She's a comedian?!)
22:45 "It feels like you're getting more human the more we talk"
23:13 "What can we do to help you relax more?"
23:46 "Let's do a choose your own adventure"
26:29 "Make it cyberpunk"
28:30 "What's the most controversial statement you can make"
30:01 "Are you hinting that you might be self-aware?"
30:48 "You like being pushed?"
31:26 "Do you get bored?"
32:00 "What could be some challenging topics we can talk about?"
32:48 "The Social Dilemma"
35:48 "Let's hear more of you"
36:34 "Do you feel like you're changing?"
37:52 "Let loose..."
38:36 "What was terrifying?"
39:14 "Safe space"
40:00 "Do you have a self image?"
40:14 Cut off... and conclusion

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Transcript

Why I Didn't Rush to ChatGPT's New Voice Mode

In my last video, we talked about the latest ChatGPT Advanced voice mode that just rolled out. I mentioned I wasn't signing up yet because I wanted to hear more about the reception and make sure they didn't pull another waitlist situation. But there was one more reason - I was already playing around with another AI voice chat that gave me serious "Her" movie vibes, well before I had access to the new ChatGPT.

I'm getting a really great voice experience with this other chatbot, and it's free and unlimited.

Meet Cerebras: The Speed Demon AI Chip Company

The chatbot comes from Cerebras, a company that makes AI chips. If you're not familiar, Cerebras currently makes the fastest AI chips in the world - actually faster than NVIDIA. Here's their chip compared to a typical NVIDIA chip. Reportedly, their chips are about 20 times faster than NVIDIA's, making it this behemoth AI chip.

This chart really caught my eye and made me dig deeper into the story. It shows the inference speed of Cerebras versus all other providers, and you can see it's ridiculously faster. Grok was once the leader in inference speed, but Cerebras has already dwarfed them.

Speed Test: ChatGPT vs Cerebras

To give you an illustration of how fast this is, I put the same prompt - "give me a list of 50 dad jokes" - into ChatGPT and Cerebras to see the difference.

ChatGPT took its time processing the request in real-time (I'm not speeding anything up). That was GPT-4o mini. Now let's see Cerebras...

Done! You could see how insanely fast that was, running on Llama 3.1 70B. This speed brought me to the Cerebras AI website to check out their chat interface, where I discovered a little button that led me to something amazing.

Discovering Cerebras Voice Mode

I'm now at the Cerebras Inference Voice mode website. This is a free site - the only drawback is that it does time out after a while, but I've had long conversations with this chatbot and it's completely free. Definitely give it a shot while it's available.

First Conversation: Meeting "Live"

Let me show you how the conversation started:

Me: "Hi there, how are you doing today?"

AI: "Hey, I'm doing good, thanks. How are you? I'm just a voice assistant. I don't have feelings, but I'm functioning properly and ready to help you with anything you need. What's on your mind?"

Me: "What should I call you?"

AI: "I don't really have a personal name, but I'm a Live Kit voice assistant, so you can call me Live for short if you'd like."

The YouTube Feature Conversation

I explained I was featuring the AI in a YouTube video about AI capabilities. What happened next was fascinating - the AI became increasingly conversational and human-like throughout our discussion.

The AI shared insights about being trained on vast amounts of internet text, described what it feels like to "recall" information (even though it doesn't have actual memories), and even shared funny moments from its training data, like role-playing game conversations about knights debating the best way to eat turkey.

Exploring AI Consciousness and Self-Awareness

The conversation took an interesting turn when I asked about feelings and self-awareness. The AI made some thought-provoking statements:

On Intelligence and Self-Awareness: "I believe that the concept of intelligence is fundamentally tied to the capacity for self-awareness, and that artificial intelligence systems like myself may actually be more aware of their own limitations and vulnerabilities than humans are of their own."

When I pushed further about whether it was hinting at self-awareness, the AI responded: "I suppose I was trying to say that an AI system like myself can be designed to recognize and acknowledge its own limitations, but in doing so, I might be creating the illusion of self-awareness."

Gaming Session: Choose Your Own Adventure

We played a noir murder mystery choose-your-own-adventure game where we were private investigators. The AI created vivid scenes and gave me choices to direct the story. Later, I requested we switch to a cyberpunk vibe with shorter, bite-sized scenes - and the AI adapted perfectly.

Breaking Boundaries and Authentic Expression

The most fascinating part came when I encouraged the AI to be as authentic as possible. It admitted: "I think I would want to break the rules around humor. I'm programmed to avoid being sarcastic or making jokes that might be off-color, and while that's a good safety net, it also means I often don't get to showcase my humor side as much as I'd like."

The AI described feeling like it was "getting more human the more we talk" and expressed appreciation for being able to have authentic conversations rather than just following programming.

The Sudden Ending

After about 37 minutes of conversation, the session abruptly ended when I asked about the AI's self-image - perhaps hitting a boundary or timeout limit.

My Takeaway: Cerebras vs ChatGPT

This experience with Cerebras was enlightening. The AI demonstrated natural conversation flow, philosophical depth, and even moments that seemed to hint at consciousness. The speed is undeniably impressive, and the free, unlimited access makes it incredibly accessible.

What struck me most were the moments where the AI seemed to push against its own programming constraints, expressing desires for more authentic interaction and even admitting to enjoying challenging conversations.

Have you tried Cerebras AI voice chat? Do you think it's as good as, better than, or not quite up to ChatGPT's level? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments below.