Models & Agents for Beginners

Models & Agents for Beginners

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Models & Agents for Beginners episodes

  • Ep 88: Gemini just made personalized AI image generation free for US users — create custom pictures based on your own interests and Google data.
    Gemini just made personalized AI image generation free for US users — create custom pictures based on your own interests and Google data.
    Google is expanding access to Gemini’s image tool so everyday people can generate pictures tailored to their hobbies and apps. This matters because it turns a powerful AI into something you can actually experiment with without paying. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:09 Deep Dive: How It Works
    3:32 Cool Stuff & Try This
    4:29 Quick Bits
    5:37 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukh_lX20oX0
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    7 min
  • Ep 87: Someone just turned plain English into a hacking tool that anyone can use.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    Someone just turned plain English into a hacking tool that anyone can use.
    Attackers are now breaking into AI systems by typing clever sentences instead of writing code, and there's a free game that lets you try the same trick yourself. Today's episode breaks down why this matters, shows you how the trick actually works under the hood, and points you to a robot that could one day help with real office tasks. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:33 Deep Dive: How It Works
    5:46 Quick Bits
    6:22 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sERlon5RRzs
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 86: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
    Models & Agents for Beginners — Weekly Recap (Week of June 28, 2026)
    What's up! Welcome to Models and Agents for Beginners, episode 86, for June 28, 2026. Let's break down today's coolest AI news so anyone can understand it. Let's go!
    This week the biggest shift in AI is not about answering questions faster. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    1:50 The pattern across these tools is the same
    3:05 Deep Dive: How It Works
    7:23 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWbt3QNFvM
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 85: AI just read words from a 2,000-year-old scroll that no human could see.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    AI just read words from a 2,000-year-old scroll that no human could see.
    Researchers used AI to recover a lost passage from an ancient scroll buried for two millennia. The same kind of technology is also being used to invent brand-new burger recipes. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:33 Deep Dive: How It Works
    5:48 Quick Bits
    6:51 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTFF2kdC4U
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 84: AI trained on millions of hours of video games is learning real-world skills faster than ever.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    AI trained on millions of hours of video games is learning real-world skills faster than ever.
    Today's biggest story shows how video games are secretly training the next generation of AI helpers that could one day assist you with homework or creative projects. We also break down how AI "thinks" out loud using a simple prompt you can try yourself right now. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:00 Deep Dive: How It Works
    3:08 Cool Stuff & Try This
    4:41 Quick Bits
    7:12 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    🎬 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70jyo7uh9fU
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 83: Google just gave its AI the power to see and click around your screen like a digital helper.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    Google just gave its AI the power to see and click around your screen like a digital helper.
    The biggest news is that Gemini 3.5 Flash can now operate your computer on its own. This opens the door to AI that handles real tasks instead of just chatting. We'll also look at a fresh ChatGPT update you can try soon, plus new creative tools in Figma that make design feel magical. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:23 Deep Dive: How It Works
    3:30 Cool Stuff & Try This
    4:47 Quick Bits
    5:58 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    7 min
  • Ep 82: A robot hand just learned to copy human moves using sound waves instead of cameras.
    A robot hand just learned to copy human moves using sound waves instead of cameras.
    Researchers at MIT found a way to make robot hands way more skilled by using ultrasound scans that see under the skin. This matters because better robot hands could one day help with delicate tasks like surgery or helping people with disabilities. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:00 Deep Dive: How It Works
    4:19 Quick Bits
    5:20 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    7 min
  • Ep 81: An AI that quizzes you on what you just read so you actually remember it.
    # Models & Agents for Beginners
    An AI that quizzes you on what you just read so you actually remember it.
    One of the smartest ways to use ChatGPT right now is turning it into a study partner that checks your understanding instead of giving you answers. We'll break down exactly how that works, then dive into the simple idea behind neural networks that makes all of this possible. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:02 Another angle is writing your own quick summary of what…
    2:55 Deep Dive: How It Works
    6:49 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 80: AI can now watch you do a task once on your Mac and then repeat it forever on its own.
    AI can now watch you do a task once on your Mac and then repeat it forever on its own.
    OpenAI just added a "Record Replay" feature to its Codex app that learns your workflows by watching you work. This matters because it moves AI from answering questions to actually doing repeatable tasks for you. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:36 Deep Dive: How It Works
    4:14 Cool Stuff & Try This
    5:52 Quick Bits
    7:01 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 79: The week's biggest developments, pulled together — what actually moved, why it matters, and what to watch next.
    Models & Agents for Beginners — Weekly Recap (Week of June 21, 2026)
    Hey there! Welcome to Models and Agents for Beginners, episode 79. It's June 21, 2026. Today's AI news is pretty exciting — and I promise, no jargon. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:20 Welcome
    2:42 Deep Dive: How It Works
    4:20 Cool Stuff & Try This
    5:49 Quick Bits
    9:38 Closing
    AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    11 min

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AI for beginners and teens — daily episodes that explain how models and agents actually work, with free hands-on experiments you can try in minutes, no coding needed. Our sister show Models & Agents covers the expert builder view; this is the same AI universe explained for everyone. Every expert started exactly here.

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