Models & Agents for Beginners

Models & Agents for Beginners

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Models & Agents for Beginners episodes

  • Ep 178: Claude just turned a single prompt into a video that explains recursion by switching…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    Claude just turned a single prompt into a video that explains recursion by switching styles nine times.
    Today we're looking at how one AI model took a tricky idea and made it into something fun and visual. You'll also see a simple way to turn ChatGPT into your own reminder system and a fully code-drawn animated project. ...
    Sources: reddit.com · x.com
    Chapters:
    0:00 Welcome
    3:39 Turn ChatGPT into your own future reminder system
    4:13 A whole animated project made only with code and AI help
    5:02 AI-generated tennis match that almost looks real
    5:13 Cool Stuff & Try This
    6:21 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=aZ1MRaJ6Msg
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 177: Claude just helped make a punk zine all about itself — and the full thing is online for…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    Claude just helped make a punk zine all about itself — and the full thing is online for anyone to read.
    Ethan Mollick prompted Claude to create a wild, self-aware zine in the style of old-school punk publications, and the result is funny, weird, and totally free to explore. We'll also look at how AI is getting scary-good at tough video games, plus important safety news about AI chatbots. ...
    Sources: reddit.com · gigazine.net · thestar.com.my · x.com
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:10 Welcome
    1:43 AI beats one of the hardest games ever on its third try
    3:19 When the clue mentions old magazines and a rebellious…
    4:55 Think of Nethack as a final exam that rewrites the…
    6:25 Cool Stuff & Try This
    7:49 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=wKo_SMLenc0
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 176: AI just spotted a brand-new biological system hidden inside viruses that could one day…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    AI just spotted a brand-new biological system hidden inside viruses that could one day help rewrite medicine.
    Today we're looking at how one AI helped scientists find something never seen before in nature, plus two fun creative projects where people used AI to rebuild classic games from their childhood. You'll also hear why some of the world's best human forecasters were surprised by how quickly AI is advancing. ...
    Sources: x.com
    Chapters:
    0:00 Welcome
    3:59 Turn your favorite things into animated Skyrim loading
    4:55 Bring an old childhood game back to life with modern
    6:11 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=iVZ7uGbXu64
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 175: An AI just built a realistic space combat game you can play in your browser right now.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    An AI just built a realistic space combat game you can play in your browser right now.
    The biggest story is a hard-science starship battle game created with help from Claude that teaches real orbital mechanics while staying fun to play. We also look at a new standalone AI agent from Rabbit and Claude Opus 5.5. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Welcome
    4:35 Rabbit’s new AI agent runs on any computer without special
    5:44 Claude Opus 5.5 is now available for everyday use
    6:38 Apple Watch gains new Audio Intelligence features
    7:00 Andreessen Horowitz launches an academy for future startup
    7:27 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=2MrgXvwReB8
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 174: AI just turned a famously tricky poem into an interactive, voice-narrated guide you can…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    AI just turned a famously tricky poem into an interactive, voice-narrated guide you can explore right now.
    Ethan Mollick used Claude to build a beautiful, multi-pathway annotated version of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” complete with recordings and scholarship links. It shows how AI can open up literature and art in ways that feel personal instead of academic. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Welcome
    1:45 The same researcher noted that A I remains a wonderful…
    2:08 Deep Dive: How It Works
    7:47 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=vzPv8pCWEGo
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 173: You can now upload any video and explore it like a 3D world you can walk through in real…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    You can now upload any video and explore it like a 3D world you can walk through in real time.
    A simple new web tool turns ordinary videos into interactive 3.5D experiences where you control time, depth, and opacity. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:10 Welcome
    0:34 See how safe self-driving cars really are in real cities
    4:50 Make your own iMessage and WhatsApp stickers with ChatGPT
    5:06 Cool Stuff & Try This
    7:48 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=n0U1Ttud7Tc
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min
  • Ep 172: A free browser tool now hides your real name and address from AI chats before they even…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    A free browser tool now hides your real name and address from AI chats before they even leave your device.
    Today we're looking at a tiny privacy helper that keeps your personal details safe when you talk to ChatGPT or Claude, plus a creative AI game you can play right now that surprises you by zooming out. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:11 Welcome
    3:05 Chatty AI can make wrong health info feel more believable
    3:42 Create a game that surprises you by zooming out
    5:45 Meta's new Muse app feels a little too personal
    6:47 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=_g7eLm_t-6E
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    8 min
  • Ep 171: An AI writing coach trained on 100 million hours of listener reactions just launched for…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    An AI writing coach trained on 100 million hours of listener reactions just launched for fiction creators.
    Pocket FM’s new Sherpa tool helps anyone turn a story idea into a full season with characters, cliffhangers, and audience-tested dialogue. It shows how AI can now study what keeps people hooked and feed that back to writers. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:15 Welcome
    1:49 Smart glasses that stop recording when someone asks
    3:23 Sherpa copies that idea, but for long stories instead of…
    5:00 A thirteen-year-old just built an A I that turns messy…
    6:36 You can also test the input parser with your own made-up…
    8:07 HTC’s new Vive Eagle glasses include an optional setting…
    9:04 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=n-kP_kAWSHY
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    11 min
  • Ep 170: Claude just turned an ancient unsolved manuscript into a 7,417-frame movie it coded itself.
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    Claude just turned an ancient unsolved manuscript into a 7,417-frame movie it coded itself.
    An AI took on one of history's biggest mysteries—the Voynich Manuscript—and instead of just giving up, it created a shareable animated explainer movie by writing Python code to draw every single frame. This shows how today's AI can tackle creative challenges in surprising ways. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:10 Welcome
    1:48 Think of a museum guide who cannot read the tablet, so…
    3:23 Feed it zero point zero three three, a tiny slice of a…
    4:29 Cool Stuff & Try This
    5:51 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=Ba_6UWjWZhY
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    7 min
  • Ep 169: OpenAI just started tracking when its AI slips up — and that change could keep everyone…
    Models & Agents for Beginners
    OpenAI just started tracking when its AI slips up — and that change could keep everyone safer.
    Today we look at how OpenAI is getting more open about AI mistakes, why that matters for regular users, and two practical ways you can explore helpful AI tools right now on your phone or laptop. We'll also break down one key idea so you understand what's really happening under the hood. ...
    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    0:10 Welcome
    1:42 Snap’s new AI helper that lives on your phone and computer
    3:11 The result feels like a research assistant who never gets…
    3:27 Cool Stuff & Try This
    7:13 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=Ktd8mO-n4fM
    📝 Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page
    🌐 Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com.
    9 min

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