We are joined once again by Ajay and Harsha, as we discuss the major tech breakthroughs of 2025 and the major theme of this progress: AI.

Recommendations and References:

• ⁠It’s surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot

• The MIT List

• Anthropic Coverage:

• Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use

• Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff

• Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards

• Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

• OpenAI Coverage: 

• OpenAI: "Our agreement with the Department of War"

• OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces Pentagon deal with ‘technical safeguards’

  
  

Previous Episodes with Harsha and Ajay:

• S11E1: Pivoting from a PhD- navigating an alternative career path with Harsha
• Supplementary Materials 4: Tech Wrap 2024 with Ajay and Harsha
• S4E1- Conversation around Drug discovery Ft. Harsha