AI Inside

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI, OpenAI adds shopping to ChatGPT in a challenge to Google, researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments, and so much more on the AI Inside podcast! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Enjoying the AI Inside podcast? Please rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcatcher of choice! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 03:15 - Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI 12:36 - ⁠Duolingo More Than Doubles Courses as ‘AI-First' Push Draws Heat⁠ 15:07 - Google launches AI tools for practicing languages through personalized lessons 16:09 - Generative AI is not replacing jobs or hurting wages at all, say economists 22:53 - Prompt engineer: The Hottest AI Job of 2023 Is Already Obsolete 28:10 - Meta's ChatGPT competitor shows how your friends use AI 37:45 - Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code was written by AI 39:53 - Altman and Nadella, Who Ignited the Modern AI Boom Together, Are Drifting Apart 41:21 - OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google 42:58 - Researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments 47:53 - Clip from our Interview with Emily Bender and Alex Hanna, authors of The AI Con Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into OpenAI's desire to buy Google Chrome, Perplexity AI's talks with Samsung and Motorola, Google DeepMind's claim that AI could cure all disease in a decade, and the Oscars' decision to allow A.I.—with caveats—and more. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Enjoying the AI Inside podcast? Please rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcatcher of choice! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 00:01:58 - OpenAI would buy Google's Chrome, exec testifies at trial 00:13:49 - Perplexity AI in Talks to Integrate Assistant Into Samsung, Motorola Phones 00:23:13 - AI could cure all disease in a decade, says Google DeepMind CEO— Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas agrees 00:29:27 - Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools 00:36:48 - Google just fired the first shot of the next battle in the AI war 00:49:18 - IEEE: Google Succeeds With LLMs While Meta and OpenAI Stumble 00:50:04 - Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything' 00:58:31 - Oscars OK the Use of A.I., With Caveats 01:01:09 - ChatGPT burns tens of millions of Softbank dollars listening to you thanking it 01:03:12 - To stop scraping, Wikipedia releases Kaggle dataset Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell dive into this week's AI headlines: OpenAI prototypes a ChatGPT social feed, GPT-4.5 retires as GPT-4.1 arrives, OpenAI boosts memory and chat history features, Nvidia expands US chip production amid export control shakeups, Bill Gates predicts AI's impact on teaching and medicine, ChatGPT Barbie Box memes challenge creative boundaries, Notion launches AI-powered email, Google's DolphinGemma tackles dolphin communication, and “vegetative electron microscopy” becomes science's latest digital artifact. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Enjoying the AI Inside podcast? Please rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcatcher of choice! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 0:03:52 - OpenAI is building a social network 0:08:38 - ChatGPT now has a section for your AI-generated images 0:10:34 - OpenAI's new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding 0:13:16 - OpenAI's "agentic software engineer" 0:17:51 - ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats 0:24:02 - Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the US 0:29:09 - Bill Gates says AI is coming for 2 kinds of jobs that once seemed tech-proof 0:34:31 - ‘She helps cheer me up': the people forming relationships with AI chatbots 0:41:13 - A.I. Action Figures Flood Social Media (Accessories Included) 0:47:28 - Notion Mail is a minimalist but powerful take on email 0:52:04 - DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication 0:54:53 - Thought experiment in the National Library of Thailand 0:59:19 - A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data Contact us with questions and feedback: contact@aiinside.show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist and Turing Award winner, joins us to discuss the limits of today's LLMs, why generative AI may be hitting a wall, what's missing for true human-level intelligence, the real meaning of AGI, Meta's open-source strategy with Llama, the future of AI assistants in smart glasses, why diversity in AI models matters, and how open models could shape the next era of innovation Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 0:00:00 - Podcast begins 0:01:40 - Introduction to Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta 0:02:11 - The limitations and hype cycles of LLMs, and historical patterns of overestimating new AI paradigms. 0:05:45 - The future of AI research, and the need for machines that understand the physical world, can reason and plan, and are driven by human-defined objectives 0:14:47 - AGI Timeline, human-level AI within a decade, with deep learning as the foundation for advanced machine intelligence 0:21:35 - Why true AI intelligence requires abstract reasoning and hierarchical planning beyond language capabilities, unlike today's neural networks that rely on computational tricks 0:30:24 - Meta's open-source LLAMA strategy, empowering academia and startups, and commercial benefits 0:36:10 - The future of AI assistants, wearable tech, cultural diversity, and open-source models 0:42:52 - The impact of immigration policies on US technological leadership and STEM education 0:44:26 - Does Yann have a cat? 0:45:19 - Thank you to Yann LaCun for joining the AI Inside podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss OpenAI's record-breaking $40 billion funding round, ChatGPT's image generation update sparking controversy, Amazon unveils its first agentic AI model, and Elon Musk's xAI takes a bold step toward the 'Everything App'. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:02:07 - BREAKING: Google Gemini is shaking up its AI leadership ranks 0:06:21 - OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record 0:13:51 - ChatGPT's new image generator is really good at faking receipts 0:23:03 - OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open' AI language model in the coming months 0:28:37 - Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser 0:33:18 - How Meta's Upcoming $1,000+ Smart Glasses With a Screen Will Work 0:39:41 - Musk's social media firm X bought by his AI company, valued at $33 billion 0:42:20 - MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that's bringing fierce rivals together 0:45:36 - Sinofsky: MCP - It's Hot, But Will It Win? 0:48:28 - AI-made works can't be copyrightable, says US court… for now, at least. 0:56:24 - The Bluetooth Lady Speaks! ‘Voice-Over Actors Will Be Artisans in the AI Age' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o image generation update, Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro release, the emotional impact of chatbots on users, The Atlantic's LibGen database search tool, and more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:02:19 - OpenAI: Introducing 4o Image Generation 0:19:48 - Gemini 2.5: Our most intelligent AI model 0:32:27 - OpenAI has released its first research into how using ChatGPT affects people's emotional well-being 0:37:18 - The Unbelievable Scale of AI's Pirated-Books Problem 0:48:16 - Open Source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries 0:52:59 - Perplexity wants to buy TikTok and open-source its algorithm 0:55:50 - "KI ist nur ein Werkzeug. Jedes Werkzeug kann missbraucht werden" 1:03:07 - AMC Theatres will screen a Swedish movie 'visually dubbed' with the help of AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss NVIDIA's GTC conference with CEO Jensen Huang's keynote on tokens, the Vera Rubin CPU, and the intersection of AI and robotics, plus more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:02:23 - Nvidia announces Blackwell Ultra GB300 and Vera Rubin, its next AI ‘superchips' 0:22:37 - Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering 0:25:49 - Google brings a ‘canvas' feature to Gemini, plus Audio Overview 0:31:08 - Gemini 2.0, Google's newest flagship AI, can generate text, images, and speech 0:34:42 - People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images 0:36:06 - Google plans to release new ‘open' AI models for drug discovery 0:40:36 - EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly 0:44:20 - Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo and More Than 400 Hollywood Names Urge Trump to Not Let AI Companies ‘Exploit' Copyrighted Works 0:49:11 - Anthropic CEO floats idea of giving AI a “quit job” button, sparking skepticism 0:52:19 - People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that's not quite true 0:57:36 - AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis examine OpenAI's new agent tools for developers, the Manus AI model, and Apple's AI feature delays, plus insights from Sameer Samat, Head of Android at Google, on Android's AI future. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 00:02:52 - OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents 00:12:18 - Manus probably isn't China's second ‘DeepSeek moment' 00:18:56 - Apple says some AI improvements to Siri delayed to 2026 00:23:14 - Interview with Sameer Samat, Android Head at Google 00:43:51 - Larry Page Has a New AI Startup 00:46:03 - AI Search Has A Citation Problem 00:51:12 - OpenAI says it has trained an AI that's ‘really good' at creative writing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell returns from Mobile World Congress with some AI trends to discuss along with Jeff Jarvis. OpenAI has some pricey plans in the works, Amazon announces Alexa Plus, and more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:04:11 - Gemini Live ‘Astra' video and screen sharing rolling out in March 0:13:52 - Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity announce new ‘AI Phone' priced at under $1K 0:16:56 - OpenAI Plots Charging $20,000 a Month For PhD-Level Agents 0:22:31 - The LA Times published an op-ed warning of AI's dangers. It also published its AI tool's reply 0:28:22 - The future of Google Search just rolled out on Labs - and AI Mode changes everything 0:35:41 - Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus 0:38:06 - Judge denies Musk's attempt to block OpenAI from becoming for-profit entity 0:39:18 - Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online 0:45:57 - Turing Award winners warn over unsafe deployment of AI models Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Anthropic's Claude 3.7 SONNET, Chegg suing Google over AI summaries, Perplexity's new Comet browser, the UK delaying AI regulation, and more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 02:50 - Anthropic launches a new AI model that ‘thinks' as long as you want 12:36 - Chegg sues Google for hurting traffic with AI as it considers strategic alternatives 19:24 - Perplexity AI teases a new browser 'for agentic search' 20:36 - Dia, a new web browser from makers of the Arc browser, is taking aim at Google Chrome with clever AI features 32:26 - UK delays plans to regulate AI as ministers seek to align with Trump administration 32:57 - Daily Mail copyright screaming 33:20 - Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album 35:50 - Accelerating scientific breakthroughs with an AI co-scientist 40:55 - Introducing Muse: Our first generative AI model designed for gameplay ideation 45:08 - AI ‘inspo' is everywhere. It's driving your hair stylist crazy. 52:03 - O'Reilly: The End of Programming as We Know It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss HP acquiring Humane, XAI releasing Grok-3, Mira Murati's new AI startup, the New York Times integrating AI in the newsroom, and more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:02:36 - HP to Acquire Parts of Humane, Ai Pin Startup From Ex-Apple Managers, for $116 Million All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days 0:09:56 - Elon Musk's xAI releases its latest flagship model, Grok 3 Benedict Evans on Grok Elon Musk's terrifying vision for AI 0:19:30 - Mira Murati debuts Thinking Machines Lab, her AI startup 0:22:18 - New York Times goes all-in on internal AI tools 0:29:40 - Google's AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes 0:34:19 - Introducing Perplexity Deep Research 0:45:23 - On Probabilism and Determinism in AI AI Agents are Everywhere and Nowhere 0:57:14 - Jeff rant: Dumbest AI memo you will ever read Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the AI Action Summit in Paris, Elon Musk's bid for OpenAI, the Thompson Reuters copyright lawsuit, massive AI spending by tech giants, and ChatGPT Operator buying expensive eggs! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:02:00 - UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration Macron touts Europe and trolls Trump at Paris AI summit Roose: 5 Notes From the Big A.I. Summit in Paris 0:10:25 - Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI 0:16:00 - ‘Doomers' Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I. 0:18:45 - Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US 0:25:55 - Tech Giants Double Down on Their Massive AI Spending 0:30:00 - Meta lays off thousands as it pivots to AI 0:31:21 - IT Unemployment Rises to 5.7% as AI Hits Tech Jobs 0:38:40 - Save the date: Google I/O is May 20-21, 2025. 0:39:51 - Google One AI Premium adds NotebookLM Plus, 50% student discount 0:43:47 - Google starts testing new Search ‘AI Mode' internally – Here's an early look at it 0:47:41 - AI crawler wars threaten to make the web more closed for everyone 0:50:46 - I let ChatGPT's new ‘agent' manage my life. It spent $31 on a dozen eggs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Adobe's AI ethics initiatives with Grace Yee, Meta's new Frontier AI Framework, Google's removal of weapons restrictions from AI principles, and OpenAI's new Deep Research tool. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. 0:01:43 - INTERVIEW with Grace Yee, Senior Director of Ethical Innovation at Adobe Adobe's core AI ethics principles:Accountability, Responsibility, Transparency Licensed Adobe Stock content and public domain material, filtered for harmful/copyrighted data Rigorous harm testing, iterative improvements, and internal beta testing for AI features Collaborative responsibility across AI layers AI as a tool to reduce manual tasks while preserving human creativity Importance of human oversight, verifying outputs, and using AI as an ideation tool, not a final product Balancing guardrails with user context and licensed training data Collaboration with policymakers, monitoring regulations (EU AI Act), and advocating harmonized standards Adobe's participation in EU AI Code of Practice and international regulatory harmonization efforts 0:26:13 - Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky 0:31:09 - Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website 0:34:50 - OpenAI Unveils A.I. Tool That Can Do Research Online 0:39:47 - OpenAI to release new artificial intelligence model for free 0:41:05 - Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone 0:44:14 - Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff ‘AI-First' Is the Future of Key Government Agency 0:46:33 - Josh Hawley: DeepSeek users in US could face million-dollar fine and prison time under bill 0:49:37 - Anthropic claims new AI security method blocks 95% of jailbreaks, invites red teamers to try 0:52:22 - AI systems could be ‘caused to suffer' if consciousness achieved, says research 0:55:15 - AI ‘godfather' predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive deep into AI's creative impact with Lev Manovich, author of Artificial Aesthetics, analyze the implications of DeepSeek's cost-effective AI development, and explore OpenAI's Project Operator for automated web browsing. Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. 0:01:43 - INTERVIEW Interview with Lev Manovich, professor of computer science at CUNY and co-author of "Artificial Aesthetics" Discussion of AI's impact on creativity and artistic expression Exploration of how AI tools serve as both collaborators and adversaries in artistic creation Deep dive into the concept of AI aesthetics versus traditional artistic concepts NEWS 0:39:05 - DeepSeek... the Seekening! DeepSeek reaches No. 1 on US Play Store DeepSeek displaces ChatGPT as the App Store's top app Nvidia drops nearly 17% as China's cheaper AI model DeepSeek sparks global tech sell-off OpenAI says it has evidence China's DeepSeek used its model to train competitor Viral AI company DeepSeek releases new image model family Jeff's take 0:50:02 - OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies 0:51:37 - OpenAI: Introducing Operator 0:58:07 - Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup with ‘The Emperor of All Maladies' author Siddhartha Mukherjee 0:59:35 - Reid Hoffman: We can make AI work for us 1:05:25 - New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the $500 billion Stargate project investment in U.S. AI infrastructure, China's innovative DeepSeek model outperforming GPT-4, Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event focusing on AI agents, Google's classroom-focused Gemini tools, and more! Support the show on Patreon! http://patreon.com/aiinsideshow Subscribe to the new YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/@aiinsideshow Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. NEWS 0:04:17 - Announcing The Stargate Project 0:10:31 - How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With Silicon Valley Giants 0:16:20 - Samsung Galaxy Unpacked and Agents on phones 0:32:01 - New Google education tools for 2025 0:38:59 - Google Workspace enables the future of AI-powered work for every business 0:42:29 - Copilot is now included in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family 0:43:27 - The Shadow of Cognitive Laziness in the Brilliance of LLMs 0:52:44 - ‘ChatGPT saved my life': Reddit user credits AI chatbot for diagnosing his rare medical condition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down Greg Epstein's thoughts on tech worship culture in Tech Agnostic, OpenAI's legal battles with publishers over copyright infringement claims, Amazon Alexa's generative AI struggles with hallucinations, Google Notebook LM's friendliness tuning updates, and more!

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss NVIDIA's big CES keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung and LG's AI ecosystem announcements, OpenAI's o3 update, and the unexpected benefits of the Rabbit R1 device for people with disabilities.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss the winners and losers in AI for 2024, the persistence of AI hallucinations, the most useful AI tools for creators, and their expectations for AI development in 2025.

In this year-end review, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis examine the importance of AI to the tech story of 2024. From the biggest trends, to the ongoing fight over copyright and training data, to safety and regulation, and the moving goalposts of AGI.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis call OpenAI's 1-800-CHATGPT service, Google's Imagen 3 and Veo 2 updates, the anthropomorphization of Claude, MindStudio's workflow demo, and the implications of AI copyright exemptions.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Jason's exclusive look at Google's Project Astra glasses, the new $200/month ChatGPT Pro tier, OpenAI's Sora and Canvas tools, Reddit's AI data licensing revenue, and more!

Jason Howell and Joe Braidwood, co-founder and CEO of Yara AI, explore the creation of Yara, the challenges in current mental health services, AI's potential in making mental wellness accessible, ethical AI design, and the importance of safety in AI healthcare applications.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss newly released documents from the Elon Musk-OpenAI lawsuit, a surprising study on AI poetry, Microsoft's latest AI innovations at Ignite 2024, the potential of collaborative AI agents, and more!

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Sam Altman's AGI predictions, challenges faced by AI companies in advancing their models, Anthropic's defense sector partnership, the release of Google DeepMind's AlphaFold 3 for non-commercial use, and more.

Jason Howell and guest Mike Elgan analyze the post-election tech landscape for AI, OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search capabilities, the democratization of robotics programming, and more.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Google's Project Jarvis browser control AI, GitHub's expansion of Copilot to multiple AI models, Meta's development of its own AI search engine, and Apple's rollout of Apple Intelligence features for select devices.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell examine the shifting landscape of AI partnerships as Microsoft and OpenAI negotiate their future, while discussing Meta's latest language model and NVIDIA's entry into the "Open-ISH" AI arena.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into the limitations of AI reasoning, Tesla's latest We, Robot event, and interview Sarah Bird from Microsoft about responsible AI engineering in the company and beyond.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Meta's new Movie Gen tool for AI video creation, Jason demos OpenAI's new Canvas interface, the controversial I-XRAY facial recognition demo and Zillow's AI staging acquisition.Jeff's book, The Web We Weave, is out now! Use code WEB20 for 20% off at checkout!Please support our work on Patreon!NEWSMeta Unveils Instant A.I. Video Generator That Adds SoundsHow Meta Movie Gen could usher in a new AI-enabled era for content creatorsAmazon Ads AI adds motion to still images for adsOpenAI launches new ‘Canvas' ChatGPT interface tailored to writing and coding projectsOpenAI Leaders Say Microsoft Isn't Moving Fact Enough to Supply ServersLet's debunk confused techno-panic over "doxing glasses"Zillow Group acquires AI company offering virtual stagingGoogle's AI search summaries officially have adsGoogle Exec Says Data Gives It an Edge in AI SearchGodfather of AI' shares Nobel Physics PrizeGoogle DeepMind boss wins Nobel for proteins breakthrough Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into OpenAI's leadership changes, Meta's AR glasses prototype, Google DeepMind's AI chip design breakthrough, and more.Please support our work on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSOpenAI's Complex Path to Becoming a For-Profit CompanySoftBank to Invest $500 Million in OpenAIApple No Longer in Talks to Join OpenAI Investment RoundBehind OpenAI's Staff Churn: Turf Wars, Burnout, Compensation DemandsOpenAI's DevDay brings Realtime API and other treats for AI app developersMeta Connect 2024: Quest 3S, Llama 3.2, & MoreIntroducing Orion, Our First True Augmented Reality GlassesMicrosoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yetSamsung's latest premium Chromebook has a big screen and a dedicated AI keyCalifornia Governor Vetoes Sweeping A.I. LegislationGavin Newsom Vetoes Terrible AI Bill 1047, But Brace For Something WorseHow AlphaChip transformed computer chip designPollsters are turning to AI this election seasonExponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging FaceMIT spinoff Liquid debuts non-transformer AI models and they're already state-of-the-art Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell talk about how Hollywood is embracing AI with Lionsgate partnering with Runway ML, Electronic Arts showcases AI-driven gameplay concepts and Jason gives a live demo of ChatGPT's Advanced Voice mode.Please support our work on Patreon!NEWS@OpenAI: Advanced Voice is rolling out to all Plus and Team users in the ChatGPT app over the course of the week.After Apple, Jony Ive Is Building an Empire of His OwnSam Altman catapults past founder mode into ‘god mode' with latest AI postSpeaking of AI hype: a paper on it from a conference JJ watchedGoogle Paid $2.7 Billion to Bring Back an AI Genius Who Quit in FrustrationGoogle Quantum AI demonstrates a quantum memory system that greatly reduces error ratesAn AI can beat CAPTCHA tests 100 percent of the timeHow Google Trains AI with Your Help through CAPTCHA@geoffkeighleyEA Chief Strategy Officer Mihir Vaidya demonstrates how EA plans to super-charge user-created game content with AI in this concept videoRelated: Super Mario 64 Re-ImaginedAndy Serkis Teases New Project Featuring “AI Characters”Runway Partners with LionsgateJames Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI in Coup for Tech Firm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell analyze the hype surrounding OpenAI's o1 model, experiment with NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature, and examine the potential impacts of AI on surveillance and creative industries.Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSOpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Can Reason Through Math and ScienceOpenAI is launching an ‘independent' safety board that can stop its model releasesI just built a fully functional 2D FlappyBird game in 3-4 minutes using OpenAI o1NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sourcesListening To The AlgorithmGoogle is now rolling out Gemini Live to free users on AndroidEllison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in lineThe 'godmother of AI' just raised $230 million for her AI startupTencent's new AI can create open-world video games from textGoogle's GameNGen: AI breaks new ground by simulating Doom without a game engineRunway launches new video-to-video AI tool — here's what it can do Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Apple's AI-infused iPhone 16 launch, Google's enhancement of Photos with broader AI search capabilities, Waymo's report on autonomous vehicle safety, and more!Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSApple Intelligence has an official release date – but it won't be on your new iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro at launchVisual Intelligence: AI-powered visual search comes to the iPhoneImproved search in Google Photos — plus early access to Ask PhotosGoogle AI Overviews rollout hits news publisher search visibilityUS, EU, UK, and others sign legally enforceable AI treatyWayMo safety dataAudible to Start Generating AI Voice Replicas of Select Audiobook NarratorsAI to multiply influencer videosESPN AI recap of Alex Morgan's final professional match fails to mention Alex MorganIsaac by Weave Robots Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into Amazon's AI plans for Alexa, Elon Musk's Colossus announcement, the cultural implications of AI in entertainment and elections, and more!Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSAsk Claude: Amazon turns to Anthropic's AI for Alexa revamp@elonmusk: This weekend, the @xAI team brought our Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online.Why Musk's AI Rivals Are Alarmed by His New GPU ClusterOpenAI plans to build its own AI chips on TSMC's forthcoming 1.6 nm A16 process nodeNaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing toolsAI's impact on elections is being overblownJeff summary: This is excellent on the overblown fears about AI and elections and the results of #MoralPanic over technology.Yuval Noah Harari: What Happens When the Bots Compete for Your Love?The Next Generation Pixar: How AI will Merge Film & GamesWhy killer AI is such an alluring horror villain@1x_tech: Introducing NEO Beta. Designed for humans. Built for the home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore OpenAI's Orion and Strawberry advancements, the impact of AI on the music creation process, how AI saved Amazon an estimated 4,500 developer years of work in application upgrades, and more.Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSOpenAI Shows ‘Strawberry' AI to the Feds and Uses It to Develop ‘Orion'No one's ready for thisHello, you're here because you said AI image editing was just like PhotoshopSee also: NYTimes from 1990Gannett is shuttering site accused of publishing AI product reviewsChinese and US scientists create AI model to help develop new drugsApple Explores Robotics in Search of Life Beyond the iPhoneThis robot from Disney Research can imitate human facial movementsWhy musicians are smart to embrace AITop 100 GenAI consumer appsJassey: Ave time to upgrade application plummeted from 50 developer-days to hours‘Megalopolis' Cuts Ties With Marketing Consultant Behind Trailer Debacle; Fabricated Critic Quotes Were Generated By AIPerplexity AI plans to start running ads in fourth quarter as AI-assisted search gains popularity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell showcase the AI features of the new Google Pixel 9 phone, discuss updates to California's SB 1047 bill Eric Schmidt's retracted comments on AI startups, and Taylor Swift deepfakes used as political propaganda.

Jason Howell shares his firsthand experience from Google's hardware event, highlighting new AI features in Pixel devices like the "Add Me" photo tool and AI-powered screenshot organization. Jeff Jarvis and Jason also discuss California's controversial AI safety bill and its potential impact on innovation, and examining Meta's new VFusion3D AI tool for creating 3D imagery.

In this episode of AI Inside, hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into the latest AI industry developments, including Character.ai's CEO returning to Google, NVIDIA's chip delay, OpenAI's text detection tool, and (gasp) autonomous dental robots.

Join Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis as they explore recent developments in AI, from Apple's upcoming Apple Intelligence beta to OpenAI's SearchGPT product, before sitting down with Qualcomm's Vinesh Sukumar to discuss the cutting-edge of on-device AI.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell talk through a very consequential week in AI news, beginning with the release of the first open-source frontier AI model, the 305 billion parameter version of Llama 3.1! Also, GPT-4o attempts to plug the "ignore all previous instructions" hole, OpenAI is giving it back to the New York times, and so much more!

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dive into OpenAI's "Strawberry" project for autonomous web research, discuss Google's selective indexing practices, explore Disney's partnership with AudioShake to deconstruct its music catalog using AI, and more!

Jason Howell talks with Matt Post, co-creator of LocalLens, an AI-powered platform revolutionizing access to local government information by summarizing and analyzing meeting data across municipalities.

This week hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis welcome Dr. Émile P. Torres, philosopher and researcher who coined the term TESCREAL to describe the complicated ideologies driving the push toward AGI, as well as explore recent news in AI disclosure and consumer tech integration.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis talk with the creators of MindStudio.ai, a no-code AI development platform where enterprises and individuals can build custom AI solutions tailored to their needs.Please support this podcast on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowINTERVIEW TOPICS- Introducing guests Dmitry Shapiro (CEO) and Sean Thielen (CTO) of MindStudio, their backgrounds and how they met- The pivotal moment of ChatGPT's release and their vision for MindStudio as a model-agnostic, low-code/no-code platform for building AI applications- Overview of MindStudio's features: creating multi-step AI workflows, comparing models, calling APIs, uploading data, publishing apps for human or programmatic use- MindStudio's business model, pricing tiers, and monetization opportunities by selling created AI applications- Examples of how enterprises use MindStudio for automation (resume screening, sales, customer support), building custom AI assistants, and replacing old software with tailored AI applications- Addressing individual users, artists, and creators using MindStudio for creative projects, productivity, and efficiency- Handling model updates, switching between models, and MindStudio's model-agnostic approach- The value of empowering non-technical users to build AI solutions close to their work, avoiding one-size-fits-all tools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AI continues to shake up how news is created and consumed. Guest Nikita Roy, host of the Newsroom Robots podcast, talks with Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis about the opportunities and challenges facing media companies.Please support this podcast on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowINTERVIEW TOPICS- Welcoming guest Nikita Roy, host of Newsroom Robots podcast- Norway's media companies like Schibsted and iTromsø leading in AI adoption for journalism- Lack of AI literacy and experimentation in North American newsrooms compared to Europe- Concerns around using news content to train AI models (copyright, compensation)- Potential for new interactive AI-powered news experiences beyond traditional articles- Examples of startups/tools for data journalism, video creation, meeting transcription etc.- Need for better data infrastructure and talent to build advanced AI systems in newsrooms- Importance of AI literacy training for all newsroom roles, not just technical teams- Collaboration vs litigation approach - contrasting Schibsted making its own LLM to NY Times lawsuit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Uberti, creator of WebRTC and now Founder of Fixie.ai, shares insights into the development of AI.town, a platform for engaging with AI personalities through voice, and the potential impact of conversational AI on various industries.Please support this podcast on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowINTERVIEW TOPICS- Introduction to Justin's background (WebRTC, Hangouts Video, Duo, Stadia)- The shift towards conversational AI and voice interactions- Fixie.ai and AI.town - enabling voice conversations with AI characters- Transitioning from text-based to voice-based AI interactions, potential use cases- Creating AI characters, enabling role-play conversations- Ethical considerations and voice cloning technology- The nature of human conversation (filler words, turn-taking protocols)- Incorporating human conversational quirks into AI speech- V1 vs V2 voice technology (speech recognition - text - speech vs. direct speech-to-speech)- Open-source speech AI model Ultravox.ai, leaderboard for fastest AI models (thefastest.ai) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI created a fake encrypted phone company called ANOM, targeting criminal organizations worldwide in an unprecedented honeypot operation. Joseph Cox, renowned cybersecurity journalist from 404media and author of "Dark Wire," reveals how artificial intelligence drove this groundbreaking investigation, enabling the FBI to monitor criminal communications and make arrests on a historic global scale like never before.Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowINTERVIEW:Joseph Cox's new book "Dark Wire" details the FBI's unprecedented sting operation running an encrypted phone company used by criminals.The role of AI in translating intercepted messages from different languages and detecting criminal content within the massive trove of 22 million messages.The ethical implications and potential overreach of such a large-scale operation that swept up some non-criminal users.The FBI developing its own AI system in-house, without help from tech companies, to analyze the intercepted data.The broader trend of law enforcement increasingly adopting AI for tasks like automated report writing from body cam footage.How the book and reporting on this story has shaped Joseph Cox's worldview and approach at his publication 404 Media.Netflix optioning the rights to adapt "Dark Wire" into a movie.NEWS:Nvidia Unveils Next-Generation Rubin AI Platform for 2026This is Lunar Lake — Intel's utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticksEven the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AIGoogle Refines AI Search Overviews After Odd ResultsIntroducing Perplexity Pages Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell talk about the challenges of Google's AI search errors, the implications of OpenAI's funding and internal conflicts, Elon Musk's ambitious xAI supercomputer project, and the potential of AI for companionship and sentience.Support AI Inside on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/AIInsideShowNEWS:Google's A.I. Search Errors Cause a Furor OnlineGoogle AI Search getting everything wrongElon Musk raises $6 billion to challenge OpenAI@ylecunYann Lecun: "Join xAI if you can stand a boss who"Elon Musk plans xAI supercomputer, The Information reportsOpenAI Says It Has Begun Training a New Flagship A.I. ModelFormer OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam AltmanAnthropic hires former OpenAI safety lead to head up new teamAI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look InsideApple's AI to include transcription, photo editing, search, & “software that can create custom emojis on the fly”Report: Apple signs deal with OpenAI for iOS, still wants Google as an 'option'California Senate passes really bad AI bill with big impact on open-sourceHow A.I. Made Mark Zuckerberg Popular Again in Silicon ValleyCould AI help cure ‘downward spiral' of human loneliness?No, Today's AI Isn't Sentient. Here's How We Know Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Microsoft Recall, OpenAI GPT-4o voice sounding very similar to Scarlett Johansson, Reddit's data deal with OpenAI, and the struggles of Humane AI's product.Support this podcast on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSNew Windows AI feature records everything you've done on your PCMicrosoft introduces Phi-SilicaMicrosoft unveils ‘Copilot + PC' initiativeGet ready for the AI PCMicrosoft teams with Khan AcademyOpenAI to Pull Johansson Soundalike Sky's Voice From ChatGPTScarlett Johansson says she was 'shocked, angered' when she heard OpenAI's voiceOpenAI Reportedly Dissolves Its Existential AI Risk TeamScience paper with many authors on AI riskJeff's reactionCompare/contrast with paper on science & AIAds creativity and performance at scale with Google AIGoogle Taps AI to Show Shoppers How Clothes Fit Different BodiesOpenAI partners with RedditHumane is looking for a buyerMeta is reportedly working on camera-equipped AI earphonesRemember: the Iyo OneFacebook Parent's Plan to Win AI Race Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unpack the AI noise from Google I/O 2024 and OpenAI's GPT-4o reveal, with Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and guest Mike Elgan analyzing the impact on search, content creation, voice interactions, and the evolving interactions between humans and AI.Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWS:Google I/O 2024: everything announcedGoogle's broken link to the webGoogle rolls out AI Overviews in US with more countries coming soonGoogle's generative AI can now analyze hours of videoGoogle's Project Astra uses your phone's camera and AI to find noise makers, misplaced items and more.OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni' model now powering ChatGPTMike's article: We're all talking to AI nowThe case against teaching kids to be polite to AlexaMeet My A.I. FriendsMike's Machine Society newsletter: https://machinesociety.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Apple's M4 chip, OpenAI's deepfake detector, Microsoft's MAI-1 model, and the impact of AI on stock photography and audiobook professions.Support AI Inside on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshowNEWSApple's new M4 chip is focused on AIApple Is Developing AI Chips for Data Centers, Seeking Edge in Arms RaceOpenAI Is Readying a Search Product to Rival Google, PerplexityOpenAI Releases ‘Deepfake' Detector to Disinformation ResearchersFights over disclosing AI contentThose A.I. posters in True Detective: Night Country were supposed to be a knock on A.I., apparentlyMeet Microsoft MAI-1: Microsoft Readies New AI Model to Compete With Google, OpenAIGary Marcus: Microsoft and OpenAI's increasingly complicated relationshipThe teens making friends with AI chatbotsThe Last Stock Photographers Await Their Fate Under Generative AIInvite-Only KDP Beta for AudiobooksAmazon has 40,000+ "virtual voice" audiobooks since it opened the doors last NovemberHarperCollins Publishers and ElevenLabs to Bring More Stories to Life Through AudioAI Dungeon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.