Our 212th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 06/33/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * OpenAI introduces O3 PRO for ChatGPT, highlighting significant improvements in performance and cost-efficiency.
 * Anthropic sees an influx of talent from OpenAI and DeepMind, with significantly higher retention rates and competitive advantages in AI capabilities.
 * New research indicates that reinforcing negative responses in LLMs significantly improves performance across all metrics, highlighting novel approaches in reinforcement learning.
 * A security flaw in Microsoft Copilot demonstrates the growing risk of AI agents being hacked, emphasizing the need for robust protection against zero-click attacks.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:11) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:31) News Preview
 * (00:02:46) Response to Listener Reviews
 * Tools & Apps
   * (00:04:48) OpenAI adds o3 Pro to ChatGPT and drops o3 price by 80 per cent, but open-source AI is delayed [https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/openai-adds-o3-pro-to-chatgpt-and-drops-o3-price-by-80-per-cent-but-open-source-ai-is-delayed-2739043-2025-06-11]
   * (00:09:10) Cursor AI editor hits 1.0 milestone, including BugBot and high-risk background agents [https://devclass.com/2025/06/06/cursor-ai-editor-hits-1-0-milestone-including-bugbot-and-high-risk-background-agents/]
   * (00:13:07) Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/mistral-releases-a-pair-of-ai-reasoning-models/]
   * (00:16:18) Elevenlabs' Eleven v3 lets AI voices whisper, laugh and express emotions naturally [https://the-decoder.com/elevenlabs-eleven-v3-lets-ai-voices-whisper-laugh-and-express-emotions-naturally/]
   * (00:19:00) ByteDance's Seedance 1.0 is trading blows with Google's Veo 3 [https://the-decoder.com/bytedances-seedance-1-0-is-trading-blows-with-googles-veo-3/]
   * (00:22:42) Google Reveals $20 AI Pro Plan With Veo 3 Fast Video Generator For Budget Creators [https://www.techtimes.com/articles/310725/20250610/google-reveals-20-ai-pro-plan-veo-3-fast-video-generator-budget-creators.htm]
 * Applications & Business
   * (00:25:42) OpenAI and DeepMind are losing engineers to Anthropic in a one-sided talent war [https://fortune.com/2025/06/03/openai-deepmind-anthropic-loosing-engineers-ai-talent-war/]
   * (00:34:32) OpenAI slams court order to save all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/openai-says-court-forcing-it-to-save-all-chatgpt-logs-is-a-privacy-nightmare/]
   * (00:37:24) Nvidia’s Biggest Chinese Rival Huawei Struggles to Win at Home [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidias-biggest-chinese-rival-huawei-struggles-win-home?rc=6zqgxt]
   * (00:43:06) Huawei E [https://wccftech.com/huawei-expected-to-break-semiconductor-barriers-with-development-of-high-end-3nm-gaa-chips-tape-out-by-2026/]

#212 - o3 pro, Cursor 1.0, ProRL, Midjourney Sued

Our 211th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 05/31/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
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In this episode:

 * Recent AI podcast covers significant AI news: startups, new tools, applications, investments in hardware, and research advancements.
 * Discussions include the introduction of various new tools and applications such as Flux's new image generating models and Perplexity's new spreadsheet and dashboard functionalities.
 * A notable segment focuses on OpenAI's partnership with the UAE and discussions on potential legislation aiming to prevent states from regulating AI for a decade.
 * Concerns around model behaviors and safety are discussed, highlighting incidents like Claude Opus 4's blackmail attempt and Palisade Research's tests showing AI models bypassing shutdown commands.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:39) News Preview
 * (00:02:50) Response to Listener Comments
   
 * Tools & Apps

 * (00:07:10) Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/anthropic-launches-a-voice-mode-for-claude/]
 * (00:10:35) Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/29/black-forest-labs-kontext-ai-models-can-edit-pics-as-well-as-generate-them/]
 * (00:15:30) Perplexity’s new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/29/perplexitys-new-tool-can-generate-spreadsheets-dashboards-and-more/]
 * (00:18:43) xAI to pay Telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/xai-to-pay-300m-in-telegram-integrate-grok-into-app/]
 * (00:22:42) Opera’s new AI browser promises to write code while you sleep [https://www.theverge.com/news/675406/opera-neon-ai-agentic-browser-chat-do-make-launch-release-date]
 * (00:24:17) Google Photos debuts redesigned editor with new AI tools [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/google-photos-debuts-redesigned-editor-with-new-ai-tools/]

 * Applications & Business

 * (00:25:13) Top Chinese memory maker expected to abandon DDR4 manufacturing at the behest of Beijing [https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ddr4/top-chinese-memory-maker-expected-to-abandon-ddr4-manufacturing-at-the-behest-of-beijing]
 * (00:30:04) Oracle to Buy $40 Billion Worth of Nvidia Chips for First Stargate Data Center [https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/oracle-to-buy-40-billion-worth-of-nvidia-chips-for-first-stargate-data-center/]
 * (00:31:47) UAE makes ChatGPT Plus subscription free for all residents as part of deal with OpenAI [https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/uae-makes-chatgpt-plus-subscription-free-for-all-residents-as-part-of-deal-with-openai-477948-2025-05-27]</

#211 - Claude Voice, Flux Kontext, wrong RL research?

Our 210th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 05/23/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
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In this episode:

 * Google's Gemini diffusion technology showcases significant improvements in speed and efficiency for generating text, potentially revolutionizing the auto-regressive generation paradigm.
 * Anthropic activates AI Safety Level 3 protections for Claude Opus 4, implementing robust measures such as bug bounties, synthetic jailbreak data, and preliminary egress bandwidth controls to mitigate bio-risk threats.
 * OpenAI responds to the California Attorney General, refuting claims by the not-for-private-gain coalition and defending their controversial restructuring plans amidst ongoing criticism.
 * Mistral delays the release of its Llama 4 Behemoth model due to training challenges, while Meta faces similar obstacles in rolling out its large-scale AI models, signaling difficulties in reaching frontier level performance.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:43) News Preview
 * Tools & Apps
   (00:02:58) Anthropic’s new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many steps
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/](00:09:58) Google Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Signaling a New Era for Search
   [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/technology/personaltech/google-ai-mode-search.html](00:14:04) Google rolls out Project Mariner, its web-browsing AI agent
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/google-rolls-out-project-mariner-its-web-browsing-ai-agent/](00:16:40) Veo 3 can generate videos — and soundtracks to go along with them
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/googles-veo-3-can-generate-videos-and-soundtracks-to-go-along-with-them/](00:21:26) Imagen 4 is Google’s newest AI image generator
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/imagen-4-is-googles-newest-ai-image-generator/](00:23:15) Google Meet is getting real-time speech translation
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/google-meet-is-getting-real-time-speech-translation/](00:25:36) Google’s new Jules AI agent will help developers fix buggy code
   [https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318628/jules-google-ai-coding-agent-gemini-2-0-announcement](00:26:43) GitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for you
   [https://www.theverge.com/news/669339/github-ai-coding-agent-fix-bugs](00:28:50) Mistral’s new Devstral model was designed for coding [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/mistrals-new-devstral-model-was-designed-for-coding/]
 * Applications & Business
   (00:29:53) OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices
   [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/technology/openai-jony-ive-deal.html](00:36:10) OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco
   [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openais-planned-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-would-be-bigger-than-monaco/](00:41:18) LM Arena, the organization behind popula [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/lm-arena-the-organization-behind-popular-ai-leaderboards-lands-100m/]

#210 - Claude 4, Google I/O 2025, OpenAI+io, Gemini Diffusion

Our 209th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 05/16/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * OpenAI has decided not to transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, instead opting to become a public benefit corporation influenced by legal and civic discussions.
 * Trump administration meetings with Saudi Arabia and the UAE have opened floodgates for AI deals, leading to partnerships with companies like Nvidia and aiming to bolster AI infrastructure in the Middle East.
 * DeepMind introduced Alpha Evolve, a new coding agent designed for scientific and algorithmic discovery, showing improvements in automated code generation and efficiency.
 * OpenAI pledges greater transparency in AI safety by launching the Safety Evaluations Hub, a platform showcasing various safety test results for their models.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:41) News Preview
 * (00:02:26) Response to listener comments
 * Applications & Business
   * (00:03:00) OpenAI says non-profit will remain in control after backlash [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy603eg0w8o]
   * (00:13:23) Microsoft Moves to Protect Its Turf as OpenAI Turns Into Rival [https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/microsoft-moves-to-protect-its-turf-as-openai-turns-into-rival/]
   * (00:18:07) TSMC’s 2nm Process Said to Witness ‘Unprecedented’ Demand, Exceeding 3nm Due to Interest from Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, & Many Others [https://wccftech.com/tsmcs-2nm-process-is-said-to-witness-unpredenceted-demand/]
   * (00:21:42) NVIDIA’s Global Headquarters Will Be In Taiwan, With CEO Huang Set To Announce Site Next Week, Says Report [https://wccftech.com/nvidias-global-headquarters-will-be-in-taiwan-with-ceo-huang-set-to-announce-site-next-week-says-report/amp/]
   * (00:23:58) CoreWeave in Talks for $1.5 Billion Debt Deal 6 Weeks After IPO [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/coreweave-in-talks-for-1-5-billion-debt-deal-after-ipo-misfire]
 * Tools & Apps
   * (00:26:39) The Day Grok Told Everyone About ‘White Genocide’ [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/05/elon-musk-grok-white-genocide/682817/]
   * (00:32:58) Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/figma-releases-new-ai-powered-tools-for-creating-sites-app-prototypes-and-marketing-assets/]
   * (00:36:12) Google’s bringing Gemini to your car with Android Auto [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/googles-bringing-gemini-to-your-car-with-android-auto/]
   * (00:38:49) Google debuts an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model ahead of I/O [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/google-debuts-an-updated-gemini-2-5-pro-ai-model-ahead-of-i-o/]

#209 - OpenAI non-profit, US diffusion rules, AlphaEvolve

Our 208th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 05/02/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * OpenAI showcases new integration capabilities in their API, enhancing the performance of LLMs and image generators with updated functionalities and improved user interfaces.
 * Analysis of OpenAI's preparedness framework reveals updates focusing on biological and chemical risks, cybersecurity, and AI self-improvement, while tone down the emphasis on persuasion capabilities.
 * Anthropic's research highlights potential security vulnerabilities in AI models, demonstrating various malicious use cases such as influence operations and hacking tool creation.
 * A detailed examination of AI competition between the US and China reveals China's impending capability to match the US in AI advancement this year, emphasizing the impact of export controls and the importance of geopolitical strategy.

Timestamps + Links:

Tools & Apps

 * (00:02:57) Anthropic lets users connect more apps to Claude [https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/anthropic-lets-you-connect-apps-to-claude/]
 * (00:08:20) OpenAI undoes its glaze-heavy ChatGPT update [https://www.theverge.com/news/658315/openai-chatgpt-gpt-4o-roll-back-glaze-update]

 * (00:15:16) Baidu ERNIE X1 and 4.5 Turbo boast high performance at low cost [https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/baidu-ernie-x1-and-4-5-turbo-high-performance-low-cost/]
 * (00:19:44) Adobe adds more image generators to its growing AI family [https://www.theverge.com/news/655230/adobe-ai-firefly-image-model-4-availability]
 * (00:24:35) OpenAI makes its upgraded image generator available to developers [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/openai-makes-its-upgraded-image-generator-available-to-developers/]
 * (00:27:01) xAI’s Grok chatbot can now ‘see’ the world around it [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/22/xais-grok-chatbot-can-now-see-the-world-around-it/]

Applications & Business:

 * (00:28:41) Thinking Machines Lab CEO Has Unusual Control in Andreessen-Led Deal [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/thinking-machines-lab-ceo-unusual-control-andreessen-led-deal?rc=6zqgxt]
 * (00:33:36) Chip war heats up: Huawei 910C emerges as China’s answer to US export bans [https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/huawei-starts-mass-shipments-of-910c-ai-chip]
 * (00:34:21) Huawei to Test New AI Chip [https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/huawei-test-new-ai-chip?rc=6zqgxt]
 * (00:40:17) ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent stockpile billions worth of Nvidia chips [https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/ByteDance-Alibaba-and-Tencent-stockpile-billions-worth-of-Nvidia-chips]
 * (00:43:59)

#208 - Claude Integrations, ChatGPT Sycophancy, Leaderboard Cheats

Our 207th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 04/14/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * OpenAI introduces GPT-4.1 with optimized coding and instruction-following capabilities, featuring variants like GPT-4.1 Mini and Nano, and a million-token context window.
 * Concerns arise as OpenAI reduces resources for safety testing, sparking internal and external criticisms.
 * XAI's newly launched API for Grok 3 showcases significant capabilities comparable to other leading models.
 * Meta faces allegations of aiding China in AI development for business advantages, with potential compliances and public scrutiny looming.

Timestamps + Links:

 * Tools & Apps
   * (00:03:13) OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/openais-new-gpt-4-1-models-focus-on-coding/]
   * (00:08:12) ChatGPT will now remember your old conversations [https://www.theverge.com/news/646968/openai-chatgpt-long-term-memory-upgrade]
   * (00:11:16) Google’s newest Gemini AI model focuses on efficiency [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/googles-newest-gemini-ai-model-focuses-on-efficiency/]
   * (00:14:27) Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3 [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/elon-musks-ai-company-xai-launches-an-api-for-grok-3/]
   * (00:18:35) Canva is now in the coding and spreadsheet business [https://www.theverge.com/news/646682/canva-visual-suite-2-0-ai-spreadsheets-creative-workspace]
   * (00:20:31) Meta’s vanilla Maverick AI model ranks below rivals on a popular chat benchmark [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/11/metas-vanilla-maverick-ai-model-ranks-below-rivals-on-a-popular-chat-benchmark/]
 * Applications & Business
   * (00:25:46) Ironwood: The first Google TPU for the age of inference [https://blog.google/products/google-cloud/ironwood-tpu-age-of-inference/]
   * (00:34:15) Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/anthropic-rolls-out-a-200-per-month-claude-subscription/]
   * (00:37:17) OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/openai-co-founder-ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-reportedly-valued-at-32b]
   * (00:40:20) Mira Murati’s AI startup gains prominent ex-OpenAI advisers [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/mira-muratis-ai-startup-gains-prominent-ex-openai-advisers/]
   * (00:42:52) Hugging Face buys a humanoid robotics startup [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/hugging-face-buys-a-humanoid-robotics-startup/]
   * (00:44:58) Stargate developer Crusoe could spend $3.5 billion on a Texas data center. Most of it will be tax-free. [https://www.businessinsider.com/crusoes-project-stargate-data-center-tax-break-in-abilene-texas-2025-4]
 * Projects & Open Source

#207 - GPT 4.1, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Ironwood, Claude Max

Our 206th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 04/07/2025

Try out the Astrocade demo here [https://www.astrocade.com/]! https://www.astrocade.com/

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * Meta releases LlAMA-4, a series of advanced large language models, sparking debate on performance and release timing, with models featuring up to 2 trillion parameters for different configurations and applications.
 * Amazon's AGI Lab debuts NOVA Act, an AI agent for web browser control, boasting competitive benchmarking against OpenAI's and Anthropic's best agents.
 * OpenAI's image generation capabilities and ongoing financing developments, notably a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, highlight significant advancements and strategic shifts in the tech giant’s operations.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter

Tools & Apps

 * (00:01:46) Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models [https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/05/meta-releases-llama-4-a-new-crop-of-flagship-ai-models/]
 * (00:13:55) Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/amazon-unveils-nova-act-an-ai-agent-that-uses-a-web-browser/]
 * (00:17:06) Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-01/alibaba-preparing-for-flagship-ai-model-release-as-soon-as-april]
 * (00:17:59) Runway releases an impressive new video-generating AI model [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/runway-releases-an-impressive-new-video-generating-ai-model/]
 * (00:19:10) Adobe launches Premiere Pro’s generative AI video extender [https://www.theverge.com/news/641270/adobe-premiere-pro-generative-extend-generally-available]
 * (00:20:54) OpenAI prepares reasoning slider and memory update for ChatGPT users [https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-prepares-reasoning-slider-and-memory-update-for-chatgpt-users/]

Applications & Business

 * (00:21:28) Nvidia H20 Chips: $16 Billion Orders from ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent [https://www.thehansindia.com/tech/nvidia-h20-chips-16-billion-orders-from-bytedance-alibaba-and-tencent-959631]
 * (00:24:45) Elon Musk sells X for $33 billion to his own AI startup company xAI [https://globalnews.ca/news/11104574/elon-musk-sells-x-xai-33-billion/]
 * (00:28:00) SoftBank dethroned Microsoft as OpenAI's largest investor, pushing the ChatGPT maker's market cap to $300 billion — but reportedly buried itself in debt [https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/softbank-dethroned-microsoft-as-openais-largest-investor]
 * (00:30:48) DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge [https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/deepmind-is-holding-back-release-of-ai-research-to-give-google-an-edge/]
 * (00:34:06)

#206 - Llama 4, Nova Act, xAI buys X, PaperBench

Our 205th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 03/28/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

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In this episode:

 * OpenAI's new image generation capabilities represent significant advancements in AI tools, showcasing impressive benchmarks and multimodal functionalities.
 * OpenAI is finalizing a historic $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, and Sam Altman shifts focus to technical direction while COO Brad Lightcap takes on more operational responsibilities.,
 * Anthropic unveils groundbreaking interpretability research, introducing cross-layer tracers and showcasing deep insights into model reasoning through applications on Claude 3.5.
 * New challenging benchmarks such as ARC AGI 2 and complex Sudoku variations aim to push the boundaries of reasoning and problem-solving capabilities in AI models.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:01) News Preview
 * Tools & Apps

 * (00:02:46) Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent AI model [https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/gemini-model-thinking-updates-march-2025/#gemini-2-5-thinking]
 * (00:08:41) OpenAI rolls out image generation powered by GPT-4o to ChatGPT [https://www.theverge.com/openai/635118/chatgpt-sora-ai-image-generation-chatgpt]
 * (00:16:14) Ideogram presents version 3.0 of its AI image generation system [https://the-decoder.com/ideogram-presents-version-3-0-of-its-ai-image-generation-system/]
 * (00:19:20) New Reve Image Generator Beats AI Art Heavyweights MidJourney and Flux at a Penny Per Image [https://decrypt.co/311375/new-reve-image-generator-beats-ai-art-heavyweights-midjourney-and-flux-at-a-penny-per-image]
 * (00:21:56) Alibaba Releases Qwen2.5 Omni, Adds Voice and Video Modes to Qwen Chat [https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/alibaba-releases-qwen2-5-omni-adds-voice-and-video-modes-to-qwen-chat/]
 * (00:23:58) The official version of Tencent's Hunyuan Deep Thinking Model T1 is here, with fast articulation, instant responses, and a decoding speed increase of 2 times [https://longportapp.com/en/news/232780347]

 * Applications & Business

 * (00:25:45) OpenAI Close to Finalizing $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-funding]
 * (00:29:26) OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus [https://www.theverge.com/openai/634802/openai-leadership-change]
 * (00:33:23) Nvidia shows off Rubin Ultra with 600,000-Watt Kyber racks and infrastructure, coming in 2027 [https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-shows-off-rubin-ultra-with-600-000-watt-kyber-racks-and-infrastructure-coming-in-2027]
 * (00:35:23)

#205 - Gemini 2.5, ChatGPT Image Gen, Thoughts of LLMs

Our 204th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 03/21/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

Join our Discord here! [https://discord.gg/nTyezGSKwP] https://discord.gg/nTyezGSKwP

In this episode:

 * Baidu launched two new multimodal models, Ernie 4.5 and Ernie X1, boasting competitive pricing and capabilities compared to Western counterparts like GPT-4.5 and DeepSeek R1.
 * OpenAI introduced new audio models, including impressive speech-to-text and text-to-speech systems, and added O1 Pro to their developer API at high costs, reflecting efforts for more profitability.
 * Nvidia and Apple announced significant hardware advancements, including Nvidia's future GPU plans and Apple's new Mac Studio offering that can run DeepSeek R1.
 * DeepSeek employees are facing travel restrictions, suggesting China is treating its AI development with increased secrecy and urgency, emphasizing a wartime footing in AI competition.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:36) News Preview
 * Tools & Apps

 * * (00:02:50) Baidu launches two new versions of its AI model Ernie [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/16/baidu-launches-two-new-versions-of-its-ai-model-ernie/]
   * (00:10:46) OpenAI Unveils New Audio Models to Make AI Agents Sound More Human Than Ever [https://www.maginative.com/article/openai-unveils-new-audio-models-to-make-ai-agents-sound-more-human-than-ever/]
   * (00:16:41) OpenAI’s o1-pro is the company’s most expensive AI model yet [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/openais-o1-pro-is-its-most-expensive-model-yet/]
   * (00:20:53) Google brings a ‘canvas’ feature to Gemini, plus Audio Overview [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/google-brings-a-canvas-feature-to-gemini-plus-audio-overview/]
   * (00:22:18) Anthropic adds web search to its Claude chatbot [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/anthropic-adds-web-search-to-its-claude-chatbot/]
   * (00:23:55) xAI launches an API for generating images [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/xai-launches-an-api-for-generating-images/]

 * Applications & Business

 * * (00:26:28) Nvidia announces Rubin GPUs in 2026, Rubin Ultra in 2027, Feynman also added to roadmap [https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-announces-rubin-gpus-in-2026-rubin-ultra-in-2027-feynam-after]
   * (00:36:25) M3 Ultra Runs DeepSeek R1 With 671 Billion Parameters Using 448GB Of Unified Memory, Delivering High Bandwidth Performance At Under 200W Power Consumption, With No Need For A Multi-GPU Setup [https://wccftech.com/m3-ultra-chip-handles-deepseek-r1-model-with-671-billion-parameters/]
   * (00:40:07) Intel reaches 'exciting milestone' for 18A 1.8nm-class wafers with first run at Arizona fab [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-reaches-exciting-milestone-for-18a-1-8nm-class-wafers-with-first-run-at-arizona-fab]

#204 - OpenAI Audio, Rubin GPUs, MCP, Zochi

Our 203rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 03/14/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

Join our Discord here! [https://discord.gg/nTyezGSKwP] https://discord.gg/nTyezGSKwP

In this episode:

 * OpenAI's new 'deep research' feature has raised concerns about cybersecurity and the potential misuse of AI models for bio-weapons and autonomous capabilities, prompting new safety and governance measures.
 * Google's extensive $3 billion investment in Anthropic is revealed, aligning with their AI strategy and reinforcing the importance of multiple technology partnerships.
 * Huawei's advancements in the AI chip industry are highlighted, with significant progress in producing chips comparable to Nvidia's H100, despite export control challenges.
 * China's recent directive discourages AI executives from traveling to the US, reflecting heightened security concerns and potentially signaling a more adversarial stance in the AI race.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:30) News Preview
 * Tools & Apps

 * * (00:02:30) OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/openai-launches-new-tools-to-help-businesses-build-ai-agents/]
   * (00:08:50) You can now test Gemini 2.0 Flash’s native image output  [https://9to5google.com/2025/03/12/gemini-2-0-flash-native-image-output/]
   * (00:13:32) Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley [https://www.theverge.com/news/627619/waymo-silicon-valley-robotaxi-bay-area-service-area]
   * (00:17:19) Moonvalley releases a video generator it claims was trained on licensed content [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/moonvalley-releases-a-video-generator-it-claims-was-trained-on-licensed-content/]
   * (00:21:11) Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/snap-introduces-ai-video-lenses-powered-by-its-in-house-generative-model/]
   * (00:23:37) Sudowrite Launches Muse AI Model That Can Generate Narrative-Driven Fiction [https://www.gadgets360.com/ai/news/sudowrite-muse-ai-model-fiction-creative-writing-authors-launched-7899537]

 * Applications & Business

 * * (00:27:48) In another chess move with Microsoft, OpenAI is pouring $12B into CoreWeave [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/in-another-chess-move-with-microsoft-openai-is-pouring-12b-into-coreweave/]
   * (00:30:54) Huawei’s Ascend 910C Takes on NVIDIA as China’s AI Race Heats Up: More Alleged Details [https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/03/13/news-huaweis-ascend-910c-takes-on-nvidia-as-chinas-ai-race-heats-up-more-alleged-details/]
   * (00:36:26) Huawei reportedly acquired two [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-reportedly-acquired-two-million-ascend-910-ai-chips-from-tsmc-last-year-through-shell-companies]

#203 - Gemini Image Gen, Ascend 910C, Gemma 3, Gemini Robotics

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