Welcome to VPod.ai, your go-to source for breaking down the biggest shifts in artificial intelligence. In this episode, we unpack what might be the most transformative week in AI yet — from groundbreaking cost optimizations to AI taking the director’s chair in Hollywood.

Join us as we explore how new innovations from DeepSeek, IBM, OpenAI, and Thinking Machines are reshaping the economics, accessibility, and creativity of AI worldwide.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

• 💡 DeepSeek V3.2x2x — introduces sparse attention, cutting inference costs by up to 50% without sacrificing accuracy.
• ⚙️ IBM Granite 4.0 — unveils a hybrid transformer architecture that reduces GPU and memory usage by 70%, redefining enterprise AI efficiency.
• 🧠 Thinking Machines’ Tinker — a powerful Python-based tool from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, revolutionizing how developers fine-tune and deploy custom AI models.
• 🎥 OpenAI Sora — breaks records as a viral video generator, sparking debates around cost, copyright, and monetization through its new revenue-sharing system.
• 🎭 AI-Directed Films — meet Felon AI and The Sweet Idleness, the world’s first AI-directed feature film, and hear Hollywood’s powerful response to this cultural shift.

As AI becomes faster, cheaper, and more creative, we ask the ultimate question:
 Are we truly ready for a world where machines share our creative space?

🎙️ Tune in for insights, analysis, and thought-provoking commentary on how the future of AI is being built right now.

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