This conversation explores the latest advancements in AI technology, including new models for choreographing dance moves, the implications of AI in big tech, and the evolution of AI learning without human data. It delves into Meta's strategic approach to AI interfaces, the psychological aspects of gaming addiction, and innovative concepts like treating traffic as a computational system. The discussion also touches on how animals navigate their environment, drawing parallels to human cognition and behavior.

CHAPTERS  ⤵ 

00:00 AI Innovations

01:44 Sakana AI Proves that AI Doesn't Need Human Data Just Like Google Predicted

04:21 Codance: A New Approach to Animation

06:36 PersonaPlex-7B: Shape an AI’s Personality and Run It Locally

07:34 Air-Powered Robots: The Future of Robotics

09:36 AI Layoffs: The Real Story Behind Job Cuts

11:24 AI Independence: A Shift in Creativity

11:24 Meta's Cocoon Strategy: Closing the Gap

13:13 Understanding Internet Gaming Disorder

15:07 Conversational AI: Intent First Architecture

16:41 Traffic as a Computer: Predicting Congestion

19:08 Bats and Direction: Grounding AI Understanding

SOURCES  ⤵

https://lucaria-academy.github.io/CoDance/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT3LA4oAKke/

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-soft-humanoid-robot-fly.html

https://medium.com/predict/behind-the-ai-smoke-screen-big-tech-billionaires-are-firing-everybody-while-covertly-preparing-to-976d953f1889

https://medium.com/predict/google-warned-us-but-this-japanese-lab-just-proved-ai-doesnt-need-our-data-anymore-cbf90890e892

https://latentgeometrylab.robman.fyi/p/inside-metas-cocoon-strategy

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1415666/full

https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/conversational-ai-doesnt-understand-users-intent-first-architecture-does

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-city-traffic-approach-ai-slash.html

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-animals-build-a-sense-of-direction-20260121/