Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down OpenAI’s Sora 2 update, DeepMind’s vision for video foundation models, California’s sweeping new AI law, and Spotify’s fight against 75 million spammy tracks.

CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:01:51 - Jason's Irish tour with Meta Oakley HSNT glasses

0:08:33 - Sora 2 is here

0:12:04 - ⁠iJustine's Sora test and promotion⁠

0:14:32 - OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

0:19:34 - Foom: all slop, all the time...

0:29:11 - DeepMind says video models like Veo 3 could become general purpose foundation models for vision, like LLMs for text

0:34:24 - AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly ‘Is Not an Actor… It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion

0:40:59 - ’CEO of Controversial Startup Vows to Keep Mass Publishing AI Podcasts Despite Backlash

0:53:07 - Spotify Announces New AI Safeguards, Says It’s Removed 75 Million ‘Spammy’ Tracks

0:55:00 - California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law

0:56:23 - Hawley and Blumenthal unveil AI evaluation bill

1:00:43 - This is Gemini for Home and the redesigned Home app, rollout starts today

1:04:09 - Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab to make AI digital assistant

1:06:44 - Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5

1:08:03 - DoorDash Unveils Delivery Robot, Smart Scale in Hardware Debut

1:10:02 - Opera launches Neon AI browser to join agentic web browsing race

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In this episode, Jeff Jarvis and I break down Nvidia’s landmark $100 billion deal with OpenAI, Google’s rollout of Gemini in Chrome, and Bain’s report highlighting a massive AI revenue gap. We explore how these developments affect AI infrastructure, market power, and financial sustainability.

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CHAPTERS:

0:02:05 - NVidia to invest $100b in OpenAI

0:08:50 - ⁠OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

0:18:44 - ⁠An $800 Billion Revenue Shortfall Threatens AI Future, Bain Says

0:25:50 - ⁠HBR: AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

0:34:10 - ⁠Gemini in Chrome (but not in Workspace. Niagara Falls....)

0:39:59 - ⁠Google’s Gemini AI is coming to your TV

0:44:16 - ⁠Google Play Store is adding a Gemini- powered ‘Sidekick’ to provide you real-time help during games

0:47:36 - ⁠Former NotebookLM devs’ new app, Huxe, taps audio to help you with news and research

0:49:49 - ⁠Sort of related: Finally, I found an 'Ultra' Android phone with specs and features that truly matter

0:55:07 - ⁠ChatGPT is 3-8% of Google's search volume

0:57:17 - ⁠Schibsted data on click-through rates from ChatGPT

0:59:13 - ⁠Scoop: Microsoft looks to build AI marketplace for publishers

1:01:46 - ⁠Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation

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Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell explore Google’s Gemini AI lead, Alphabet hitting a $3 trillion market cap, Meta’s smart glasses leaks before MetaConnect, and OpenAI unveiling ChatGPT for teens.
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CHAPTERS:

0:02:52 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Alphabet becomes fourth company to reach $3 trillion market cap⁠

0:05:48 - Here’s why usage of Gemini’s Nano Banana image editor is growing

0:15:10 - ⁠OpenAI and Microsoft reach tentative deal to revise partnership

0:16:12 - ⁠Microsoft is close to getting a giant new equity stake in OpenAI. It could be worth at least $150 billion.

0:16:12 - ⁠Google's new open protocol secures AI agent transactions - and 60 companies already support it

0:23:46 - ⁠Here’s what the data says people ask ChatGPT

0:33:49 - ⁠The OpenAI paper on usage

0:38:30 - ⁠Anthropic on its usage

0:42:12 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Bans 3, Hypernova smart glasses, Meta AI, more⁠

0:43:08 - ⁠Meta Ray-Ban Display' Glasses Design & HUD Clips Leak Ahead Of Connect

0:52:25 - ⁠Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search

0:54:56 - ⁠Generative AI at the Crossroads: Light Bulb, Dynamo, or Microscope

0:57:40 - ⁠BUILDING SELF-EVOLVING AGENTS VIA EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN LIFELONG LEARNING (aka: a child-rearing)

0:59:45 - ⁠OpenAI is building a ChatGPT for teens

1:02:16 - ⁠YouTube announces new generative AI tools for Shorts creators

1:04:27 - ⁠YouTube to use AI to help podcasters promote themselves with clips and Shorts

1:07:17 - ⁠USA Today and Taboola make a chat bot

1:11:42 - ⁠OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5

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On this episode of AI Inside, Jeff Jarvis and I discuss Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement controversy, Apple’s silent approach to AI at its latest event, and OpenAI’s explanation for why language models continue to hallucinate.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:02:19 - Anthropic Judge Blasts $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement

0:06:56 - A Cynical Read on Anthropic's Book Settlement

0:19:31 - Apple barely talked about AI at its big iPhone 17 event

0:24:43 - In side-by-side tests, Google’s latest Pixel handled everyday tasks the iPhone still can’t.

0:26:44 - Google pulls ‘Daily Hub’ preview on Pixel 10 as it works on improvements

0:32:30 - Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Co. for $610 million

0:37:07 - Microsoft to Buy AI From Anthropic in Partial Shift From OpenAI

0:38:36 - Nvidia says GAIN AI Act would restrict competition, likens it to AI Diffusion Rule

0:42:09 - Why language models hallucinate

0:50:11 - Paper: Can LLMs Lie? Investigation beyond Hallucination

0:52:06 - A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next?

1:00:13 - Claude’s new AI file creation feature ships with deep security risks built in

1:06:34 - Melania on AI in education: "The robots are here"

1:08:31 - Tech CEOs Take Turns Praising Trump at White House Dinner

1:09:33 - OpenAI Backs AI-Made Animated Feature Film

1:12:10 - Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast – new pricing, new configurations and better resolution

1:12:44 - Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3

1:13:25 - Microsoft to Buy AI From Anthropic in Partial Shift From OpenAI

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This week, Jeff Jarvis and I look at Google’s antitrust ruling and how it shakes up the AI landscape, wonder if Tesla’s $25T Optimus robot forecast is just a diversion, debate if Netflix’s algorithm-driven movies are killing creativity, and go deep on OpenAI’s new ChatGPT mental health "safeguards."

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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast Begins

0:02:05 - Pixel 10 Pro, Pro Res Zoom, and the Trinity Alps experiment

0:05:23 - Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case

0:10:18 - Read our statement on today’s decision in the case involving Google Search

0:18:17 - The Fever Dream of Imminent ‘Superintelligence’ Is Finally Breaking

0:29:47 - Related: Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave

0:36:15 - OpenAI to safeguard ChatGPT for teens and people in crisis

0:39:36 - My mom and Dr. DeepSeek‘

0:43:13 - Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support

0:45:32 - Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?

0:50:12 - New Yorker: A.I. Is Coming for Culture

0:57:51 - Musk looks past Tesla sales slump, says 80% of value will come from Optimus

1:00:05 - Deep Hype in Artificial General Intelligence: Uncertainty,
Sociotechnical Fictions and the Governance of AI Futures

1:00:54 - Rethinking How AI Embeds and Adapts to Human Values: Challenges and Opportunities

1:01:44 - BirdRecorder’s AI on Sky: Safeguarding birds of prey by detection and classification of tiny objects around wind turbines

1:03:37 - Amazon’s Lens Live AI shops for anything you can see

1:05:21 - Doctors develop AI stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in 15 seconds

1:08:33 - Introducing gpt-realtime and Realtime API updates for production voice agents

1:10:11 - WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool

1:11:50 - Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

1:14:01 - Microsoft releases its own model (OpenAI independence)

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Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore the new Pixel 10 AI features, generative AI’s impact on smartphone photography, Apple’s talks with Google about Gemini AI powering Siri, and the latest developments in AI copyright lawsuits and Meta’s hiring slowdown.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:02:33 - Google's Pixel 10 event was... different

0:05:41 - Investigating Pixel 10's AI features first hand

0:07:22 - Feature: Daily Hub

0:12:00 - Feature: Magic Cue

0:14:31 - Feature: 100x Pro Res Zoom

0:21:36 - Feature: Camera Coach

0:24:51 - Feature: Recorder with NotebookLM integration

0:32:13 - Jeff's Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 7

0:38:48 - Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade

0:42:24 - ⁠Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times⁠

0:43:44 - Suleyman: We must build AI for people; not to be a person

0:48:54 - AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I feel unseen’

0:50:56 - ⁠AGI talk is out in Silicon Valley’s latest vibe shift

0:53:06 - ⁠Perplexity has cooked up a new way to pay publishers for their content

0:57:08 - ⁠Apple in talks to use Google's Gemini AI to power revamped Siri, Bloomberg News reports

1:02:20 - ⁠Meta puts the brakes on its massive AI talent spending spree

1:04:19 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠NVIDIA Jetson Thor Unlocks Real-Time Reasoning for General Robotics and Physical AI

1:06:49 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elon Musk’s xAI Dropped Public Benefit Corporation Status

1:08:08 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, revealing his panic over OpenAI dominance

1:10:00 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Meta and AI Startup Midjourney Announce Partnership

1:11:23 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

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Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down the troubled GPT-5 launch, including Sam Altman’s reversal of the model routing feature, Perplexity’s $34.5B offer for Chrome, and Truth Social’s new AI search engine powered by Perplexity.

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CHAPTERS:

0:01:22 - OpenAI Finally Launched GPT-5. Here's Everything You Need to Know

0:09:52 - Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’

0:25:31 - Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome

0:31:07 - Trump's Truth Social is getting its own AI search engine — powered by Perplexity

0:42:13 - Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

0:47:25 - Jeff has things to say about Kashmir's latest

0:47:54 - Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

0:53:30 - Jeff's Arxiv-Mania!

1 A taxonomy of hallucinations

2 Generative AI and the Future of the Digital Commons

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3 AI: "We don't need you stinkin' humans." We can train ourselves and reach AGI without you. A paper.

1:02:04 - Meta’s Superintelligence AI SWAT Team Is Now Called TBD Lab

1:03:34 - Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta

1:05:17 - Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot Launches in Beta on PC

1:08:21 - The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

1:10:22 - OpenAI rolls out Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts integration in ChatGPT

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On this week’s AI Inside with Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis, DeepMind shows off its Genie 3 simulation world model, Perplexity is under fire for controversial web crawling tactics, ElevenLabs unveils a commercial-ready AI music generator, and Illinois becomes the first state to ban AI-powered therapists.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:01:04 - Jason's three hour conversation with ChatGPT

0:12:24 - DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations

0:22:41 - Open models by OpenAI

0:24:55 - LeCunn and Ng on China and open-source momentum

0:27:26 - ⁠A language model built for the public good

0:32:28 - Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives

0:48:35 - ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use

0:57:12 - Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists

0:59:55 - ChatGPT adds mental health guardrails after bot 'fell short in recognizing signs of delusion'

1:03:40 - OpenAI removes ChatGPT feature after private conversations leak to Google search

1:06:00 - Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’

1:09:31 - Anthropic Unveils More Powerful AI Model Ahead of Rival GPT-5 Release

1:11:01 - Anthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude

1:13:23 - Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

1:14:58 - Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes

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Join Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis as they discuss Meta's new chief AI scientist shakeup, Apple losing key AI talent to Meta, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses tripling sales, and Microsoft debuting a bold AI Copilot Mode in Edge.
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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:01:51 - Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun clarifies his role after the company hires another chief AI scientist

0:06:52 - Apple Loses Fourth AI Researcher in a Month to Meta’s Superintelligence Team

0:08:47 - Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target

0:19:43 - Personal SuperintelligenceZuck yammers about "personal superintelligence"

0:24:24 - Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition impressions

0:35:06 - Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses revenue tripled over the year, EssilorLuxottica says

0:36:40 - You might want to delve into this paper. I want to underscore, that's a joke you'll comprehend only with meticulous reading of it.

0:45:10 - Donald Trump Says AI Companies Can’t Be Expected To Pay For All Copyrighted Content Used In Their Training Models: “Not Do-Able”

0:50:04 - New: Amazon to Pay New York Times at Least $20 Million a Year in AI Deal

0:53:16 - Microsoft revolutionizes Edge as an AI-powered web browser with new experimental 'Copilot Mode' — here's how to enable it right now

0:54:57 - Related: Fellou.ai

0:59:19 - Perplexity for Mac now supports MCP, and you should check it out

1:02:50 - OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

1:04:43 - Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more

1:08:01 - Meta Is Going to Let Job Candidates Use AI During Coding Tests

1:08:51 - Meta is testing AI use in technical interviews – DTNSB 5070

1:10:21 - Photoshop just made it shockingly easy to edit objects and people into photos

1:12:00 - Imax Teams With Runway On Commercial Screenings Of AI Film Festival Selections

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Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell start things off by chatting with Soundslice's CEO Adrian Holovaty who responds to OpenAI inventing an imaginary feature. Then its news roundup time: The Trump administration’s sweeping new AI action plan, why AI shopping assistants still struggle with trust, the future of always-on AI wearables after Amazon acquires Bee, and Netflix officially embraces generative AI in its productions.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:01:01 - A Conversation with Adrian Holovaty, Soundslice

0:26:24 - White House Unveils Sweeping AI Action Plan to Boost Development

0:34:32 - OpenAI launches personal assistant capable of controlling files and web browsers

0:39:02 - Perplexity in talks with phone makers to pre-install Comet AI mobile browser on devices

0:39:36 - AI shopping assistants have a trust problem

0:42:32 - Replit makes vibe-y promise to stop its AI agents making vibe coding disasters

0:47:38 - Amazon buys Bee AI wearable that listens to everything you say

0:48:42 - Limitless AI

0:55:40 - OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI voice fraud crisis in banking

0:59:23 - US authors suing Anthropic can band together in copyright class action, judge rules

1:01:25 - Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time

1:06:06 - Google’s ‘Big Sleep’ Just Became the First-Ever AI to Prevent a Cyberattack

1:07:03 - Researchers from top AI labs including Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic warn they may be losing the ability to understand advanced AI models

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