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

Episode 262

mardi 7 octobre 2025 • Duration 01:37:16

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

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 introduced several new features, including SOA 2 for text-to-video generation, Claude Sonnet 4.5 for coding and agentic tasks, and the pulse feature for personalized morning briefs.
Meta launched a new AI video creation feature called Vibes in its Meta AI app and on meta.ai, facing mixed reactions from the public regarding AI-generated content.
California's SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier AI Act, has become law, requiring large AI companies to disclose safety and security processes, while SB 942 mandates AI detection tools for user-generated content.
AI regulations and industry dynamics, including battles over intellectual property, startup funding, and the integration of AI into everyday tools and services like Microsoft's AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

In this episode:

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

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) Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science | TechCrunch

Projects & Open Source
(00:58:26) [2509.16941] SWE-Bench Pro: Can AI Agents Solve Long-Horizon Software Engineering Tasks?

Research & Advancements
(01:01:28) [2509.17196] Evolution of Concepts in Language Model Pre-Training
(01:05:36) [2509.19284] What Characterizes Effective Reasoning? Revisiting Length, Review, and Structure of CoT
Lighting round
(01:09:37) [2507.02954] Advanced Financial Reasoning at Scale: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Large Language Models on CFA Level III
(01:12:03) [2509.24552] Short window attention enables long-term memorization

Policy & Safety
(01:18:11) SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California | The Verge
(01:24:07) Elon Musk's xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents | TechCrunch
(01:25:23) Character.AI removes Disney characters from platform after studio issues warning
(01:28:50) Spotify's Attempt to Fight AI Slop Falls on Its Face

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#221 - OpenAI Codex, Gemini in Chrome, K2-Think, SB 53

Episode 261

mardi 7 octobre 2025 • Duration 47:01

Our 221st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 09/19/2025

Note: we transitioned to a new RSS feed and it seems this did not make it to there, so this may be posted about 2 weeks past the release date.

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and co-hosted by Michelle Lee

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 releases a new version of Codex integrated with GPT-5, enhancing coding capabilities and aiming to compete with other AI coding tools like Cloud Code.
Significant updates in the robotics sector include new ventures in humanoid robots from companies like Figure AI and China’s Unitree, as well as expansions in robotaxi services from Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox.
New open-source models and research advancements were discussed, including Google's DeepMind's self-improving foundation model for robotics and a physics foundation model aimed at generalizing across various physical systems.
Legal battles continue to surface in the AI landscape with Warner Bros. suing MidJourney for copyright violations and Rolling Stone suing Google over AI-generated content summaries, highlighting challenges in AI governance and ethics.

Timestamps:

(00:00:10) Intro / Banter
Tools & Apps
(00:02:33) OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5
(00:04:02) Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream | WIRED
(00:06:14) Anthropic’s Claude can now make you a spreadsheet or slide deck. | The Verge
(00:07:12) Luma AI's New Ray3 Video Generator Can 'Think' Before Creating - CNET
Applications & Business
(00:08:32) OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch
(00:10:31) Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic | TechCrunch
(00:12:00) Figure AI passes $1B with Series C funding toward humanoid robot development - The Robot Report
(00:13:52) China’s Unitree plans $7 billion IPO valuation as humanoid robot race heats up
(00:15:45) Tesla's robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit | TechCrunch
(00:17:48) Amazon's Zoox jumps into U.S. robotaxi race with Las Vegas launch
(00:19:27) Replit hits $3B valuation on $150M annualized revenue | TechCrunch
(00:21:14) Perplexity reportedly raised $200M at $20B valuation | TechCrunch
Projects & Open Source
(00:22:08) [2509.07604] K2-Think: A Parameter-Efficient Reasoning System
(00:24:31) [2509.09614] LoCoBench: A Benchmark for Long-Context Large Language Models in Complex Software Engineering
Research & Advancements
(00:28:17) [2509.15155] Self-Improving Embodied Foundation Models
(00:31:47) [2509.13805] Towards a Physics Foundation Model
(00:34:26) [2509.12129] Embodied Navigation Foundation Model
Policy & Safety
(00:37:49) Anthropic endorses California's AI safety bill, SB 53 | TechCrunch
(00:40:12) Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney, Joins Studios' AI Copyright Battle
(00:42:02) Rolling Stone Publisher Sues Google Over AI Overview Summaries

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

Episode 252

mardi 17 juin 2025 • Duration 01:46:08

Our 212th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 06/13/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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/.

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
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
- (00:51:26) ProRL: Prolonged Reinforcement Learning Expands Reasoning Boundaries in Large Language Models
Research & Advancements
- (00:57:27) Kinetics: Rethinking Test-Time Scaling Laws
- (01:05:12) The Surprising Effectiveness of Negative Reinforcement in LLM Reasoning
- (01:10:45) Predicting Empirical AI Research Outcomes with Language Models
- (01:15:02) EXP-Bench: Can AI Conduct AI Research Experiments?
Policy & Safety
Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:37:32) Disney And NBCUniversal Sue AI Company Midjourney For Copyright Infringement
- (01:40:39) AMC Networks is teaming up with AI company Runway

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#124 - AI in Windows and Photoshop, Nvidia makes $$$, DragGAN, Fake Pentagon Explosion

Episode 162

lundi 29 mai 2023 • Duration 01:29:37

Our 124th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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

Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai

Check out The Gradient here: https://thegradient.pub/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro / Banter
(01:30) News Preview
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
Policy & Safety
- (01:06:25) Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Steps to Advance Responsible AI
- (01:11:46) AI Scientists: Safe and Useful AI?
- (01:18:55) Israel aims to be ‘AI Superpower’, advance autonomous warfare
- (01:20:00) 'Deepfake' scam in China fans worries over AI-driven fraud
- (01:21:35) AI scanner used in hundreds of US schools misses knives
Synthetic Media & Art
- (01:24:41) Fake AI-generated image of explosion near Pentagon spreads on social media
(01:28:44) Outro

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#123 - Delete your info from ChatGPT, Google’s AI plans, EU act targets OSS, PaLM 2, writers’ strike

Episode 161

dimanche 21 mai 2023 • Duration 01:55:46

Our 123rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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

Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai

Check out The Gradient here: https://thegradient.pub/

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro / Banter
(04:30) News Preview
(05:40) Response to listener comments / corrections
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
- (40:22) EU AI Act To Target US Open Source Software
- (44:53) Together raises $20M to build open source generative AI models
- (47:15) Stability AI releases an open source text-to-animation tool
- (49:19) Listener submission - PandasAI
Research & Advancements
Policy & Safety
AI-Generated Media & Art
- (01:37:32) Why use of AI is a major sticking point in the ongoing writers' strike
- (01:39:15) China has its DrakeGPT moment as AI singer goes viral
- (01:42:16) Hybe uses AI voice technology for Midnatt's multilingual single
- (01:43:18) Trump shares fake video of Anderson Cooper reacting to CNN town hall
- (01:46:30) Not even NYT bestsellers are safe from AI cover art
(01:48:35) Listener Question - more on the writer’s strike(?)
(01:54:48) Outro

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#122 - AI for Word and Excel, leaked Google memo, ImageBind, LLAva, robot soccer, Midjourney 5.1

Episode 160

samedi 13 mai 2023 • Duration 02:02:25

Our 122nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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

Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai

Check out the No Priors podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/lastweekinainopriors

Check out Jeremie's new book Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

Outline:

(00:00) Intro
(05:20) Response to listener comments / corrections
(07:20) News Preview
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
Policy & Safety
Art & Fun Stuff
(01:55:20) Listener Question - AI as a career + what to do in college

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#121 - Top researcher leaves Google, trademarking ”GPT”, Stability AI’s new models, 50% of AI ’Catastrophe’, DrakeGPT

Episode 159

lundi 8 mai 2023 • Duration 01:54:39

Our 121st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Read out our text newsletter at https://lastweekin.ai/

Check out Jeremie's new book Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

Quantum Physics Made Me Do It tells the story of human self-understanding through the lens of physics. It explores what we can and can’t know about reality, and how tiny tweaks to quantum theory can reshape our entire picture of the universe. And because I couldn't resist, it explains what that story means for AI and the future of sentience

You can find it on Amazon in the UK, Canada, and the US — here are the links:

UK ver;sion | Canadian version | US version

Outline:

Article picks:

(00:00) Intro
Tools & Apps
Applications & Business
Projects & Open Source
Research & Advancements
Policy & Safety
- (01:19:25) ChatGPT-3.5 Generates More Disinformation in Chinese than in English
- (01:23:27) The Alignment Problem from a Deep Learning Perspective
- (01:29:28) Former OpenAI Researcher: There’s a 50% Chance AI Ends in 'Catastrophe'
- (01:33:30) Lawmakers propose banning AI from singlehandedly launching nuclear weapons
- (01:35:35) Republicans counter Biden announcement with dystopian, AI-aided video
- (01:37:42) The UK will spend £100 million to develop its own ‘sovereign’ AI
- (01:41:25) Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs
Art & Fun Stuff

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#120 - GigaChat + HuggingChat, a LOT of research, EU Act passed, #promptography

Episode 158

samedi 29 avril 2023 • Duration 01:48:42

Our 120th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Read out our text newsletter at https://lastweekin.ai/

Check out Jeremie's new book Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

Quantum Physics Made Me Do It tells the story of human self-understanding through the lens of physics. It explores what we can and can’t know about reality, and how tiny tweaks to quantum theory can reshape our entire picture of the universe. And because I couldn't resist, it explains what that story means for AI and the future of sentience

You can find it on Amazon in the UK, Canada, and the US — here are the links:

UK version | Canadian version | US version

Outline:

(00:00) Intro / Banter
(04:35) Episode Preview
(06:00) Russia's Sberbank releases ChatGPT rival GigaChat + Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT + Stability AI launches StableLM, an open source ChatGPT alternative
(14:30) Stack Overflow joins Reddit and Twitter in charging AI companies for training data + Inside the secret list of websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound smart
(24:45) Big Tech is racing to claim its share of the generative AI market
(27:42) Microsoft Building Its Own AI Chip on TSMC's 5nm Process
(30:45) Snapchat’s getting review-bombed after pinning its new AI chatbot to the top of users’ feeds
(33:30) Create generative AI video-to-video right from your phone with Runway’s iOS app
(35:50) Align your Latents: High-Resolution Video Synthesis with Latent Diffusion Models
(40:30) Autonomous Agents & Agent Simulations
(46:13) Scaling Transformer to 1M tokens and beyond with RMT
(49:05) Meet MiniGPT-4: An Open-Source AI Model That Performs Complex Vision-Language Tasks Like GPT-4
(50:50) Visual Instruction Tuning
(52:25) AudioGPT: Understanding and Generating Speech, Music, Sound, and Talking Head
(54:05) Performance of ChatGPT on the US Fundamentals of Engineering Exam: Comprehensive Assessment of Proficiency and Potential Implications for Professional Environmental Engineering Practice
(58:20) ChatGPT is still no match for humans when it comes to accounting
(01:01:13) Large Language Models Are Human-Level Prompt Engineers
(01:05:00) RedPajama, a project to create leading open-source models, starts by reproducing LLaMA training dataset of over 1.2 trillion tokens
(01:05:55) Do Embodied Agents Dream of Pixelated Sheep: Embodied Decision Making using Language Guided World Modelling
(01:08:45) Fundamental Limitations of Alignment in Large Language Models
(01:11:35) Harnessing the Power of LLMs in Practice: A Survey on ChatGPT and Beyond
(01:15:40) Tool Learning with Foundation Models
(01:17:20) With AI Watermarking, Creators Strike Back
(01:22:02) EU lawmakers pass draft of AI Act, includes copyright rules for generative AI
(01:26:44) How can we build human values into AI?
(01:32:20) How prompt injection can hijack autonomous AI agents like Auto-GPT
(01:34:30) AI Simply Needs a Kill Switch
(01:39:35) Anthropic calls for $15 million in funding to boost the government’s AI risk assessment work
(01:41:48) ‘AI isn’t a threat’ – Boris Eldagsen, whose fake photo duped the Sony judges, hits back
(01:45:20) AI Art Sites Censor Prompts About Abortion
(01:48:15) Outro

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#119 - Open Source GPTs, X.AI, Auto-GPT, China’s Censorship of AI, Fake Drake+The Weeknd Colab

Episode 157

dimanche 23 avril 2023 • Duration 01:36:18

Our 118th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Read out our text newsletter at https://lastweekin.ai/

Check out Jeremie's new book Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

Quantum Physics Made Me Do It tells the story of human self-understanding through the lens of physics. It explores what we can and can’t know about reality, and how tiny tweaks to quantum theory can reshape our entire picture of the universe. And because I couldn't resist, it explains what that story means for AI and the future of sentience

You can find it on Amazon in the UK, Canada, and the US — here are the links:

UK version | Canadian version | US version

Outline: