#222 - Sora 2, Sonnet 4.5, Vibes, Thinking Machines

Our 222st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 10/03/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and co-hosted by Jon Krohn

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In this episode:

• (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
• (00:03:08) News Preview
• (00:03:56) Response to listener comments

• Tools & Apps
• (00:04:51) ChatGPT parent company OpenAI announces Sora 2 with AI video app
• (00:11:35) Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacy | The Verge
• (00:22:25) Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop | TechCrunch
• (00:26:42) OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs | TechCrunch
• (00:33:44) OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT  | TechCrunch
• (00:35:53) The Latest Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview is Now the Fastest Proprietary Model (External Tests) and 50% Fewer Output Tokens - MarkTechPost
• (00:39:54) Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them | ZDNET

• Applications & Business
• (00:42:41) OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system | TechCrunch
• (00:46:01) Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product | WIRED
• (00:49:54) OpenAI is the world's most valuable private company after private stock sale | TechCrunch
• (00:53:07) Elon Musk’s xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit | Technology | The Guardian
• (00:55:40)