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This week on the show, the hosts kick off with the White House’s "Great Divergence" paper and Sam Altman’s crowning as the top AI leader, highlighting the aggressive infrastructure race for American dominance. They discuss the "Physical AI" buzz at Davos, noting how companies like 51 WORLD are moving AI from chat boxes into smart factories and edge computing. The conversation turns to the $2.9 trillion gamble in data center spending, exploring concerns that the industry could "hit a wall" if AGI returns do not materialize. They analyze S&P Global’s warnings about "circular financing" and the potential devaluation of $10...

This week, the hosts contrast the massive scale of AI investment—highlighted by the $1 billion NVIDIA-Eli Lilly "drug factory" and Meta’s gigawatt-scale compute plans—with a critical bottleneck: a shortage of 100,000 electricians and plumbers needed to build the infrastructure. In geopolitics, they discuss the shrinking gap between East and West, citing DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis’s claim that China is only months behind, a reality confirmed by Zhipu AI training a top-tier model entirely on domestic Huawei chips On the practical front, the episode covers a "dead simple" double-prompting trick that boosts LLM accuracy by up to 76% and Google’s...

This week on the show, the hosts kick off with the massive infrastructure gap, noting that the US dominates global data center growth with over 50% of upcoming projects, a surge that raises alarms for the American energy grid. The conversation pivots to the "physical AI" revolution at CES 2026, where humanoid robots take center stage, highlighted by Boston Dynamics' reveal of its production-ready electric Atlas robot and NVIDIA's launch of Alpamayo for reasoning-based autonomous driving. The hosts then turn to the competitive landscape, where AMD challenges Intel's GPU claims and DeepSeek V4 rumors suggest a new Chinese rival could beat...

This week on the show, the hosts kick off with a look at the staggering wealth concentration in Silicon Valley, as the AI boom adds over $500 billion to the fortunes of tech elite like Elon Musk. They pivot to the surprising market winner of 2025, Alphabet, which outpaces Nvidia with a 61% gain thanks to its full-stack AI strategy. The conversation turns to the "Inference War," analyzing Nvidia’s $20 billion talent and tech grab from Groq as the industry shifts from training models to running them in real-time.The hosts then dive into the financial engineering powering this growth, di...

This week on the show, the hosts kick off with the massive launch of the "Genesis Mission," a public-private partnership between the US Department of Energy and 24 major organizations like NVIDIA and Google to redefine scientific R&D. They highlight NVIDIA's specific role in applying supercomputing to climate and energy challenges. The conversation turns to the hardware race, where OpenAI discusses a $10 billion deal to use Amazon's Trainium chips, signaling a move away from NVIDIA's dominance. The hosts then pivot to specialized development, discussing NVIDIA's release of the Nemotron 3 open models for multi-agent systems and a recap of Google's massive...

This week on the show, the hosts kick off with OpenAI's release of the GPT-5.2 series, a powerhouse model designed for professional knowledge work. They note that OpenAI also launches its first Certification courses, aiming to certify 10 million workers by 2030. However, the conversation turns to the unequal spread of this technology, as an OpenAI report shows a widening adoption gap between frontier firms and the median. The hosts then pivot to the structural future of AI, discussing the Linux Foundation's formation of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), which uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to set open standards for agents...

This week on the show, the hosts cover the intense competition at the frontier, starting with the report that OpenAI has declared a "code red," halting non-essential projects as rivals close the gap. Shifting to infrastructure, AWS announced the Nova 2 model, powerful Trainium 3 chips, and "frontier agents" for autonomous work. The CEO of Turing then warns that the simple data labeling era is over, replaced by the need for highly skilled human experts. This high cost is being challenged by DeepSeek, which released two powerful, free open-source models that rival GPT-5. The hosts then dive into new development trends, covering...

This week on the show, the hosts start with a major shift in retail, as US companies optimize their online strategies for AI agents instead of human shoppers. They then cover Google's resurgence as a dominant force with its "full stack" approach and Gemini 3 model, alongside DeepMind's free documentary, "The Thinking Game". The discussion pivots to policy, analyzing the failed draft order to preempt state AI laws and the environmental risks of Trump's push to deregulate chemicals for data centers. Geopolitics is also a key theme, with Chinese startup CL Tech mass-producing a domestic chip to challenge Nvidia. Shifting to...

This week on the show, the hosts kick off with Google's introduction of Gemini 3, its most intelligent model, and "Antigravity," a new agent-first platform for developers. They then pivot to the policy landscape, discussing reports that Trump plans to block states from creating their own AI regulations. The conversation shifts to the economic fallout of the AI boom, which is devouring memory chip supplies and driving up consumer prices, contrasted with a scientific breakthrough where researchers used a single beam of light for AI computing. On the geopolitical front, the hosts analyze the open-source race between US and Chinese labs a...

This week on the show, the hosts cover the growing "data center resistance," where local opposition is blocking $100B in projects over resource concerns. The discussion then highlights creative breakthroughs, like ElevenLabs' use of audio tags for emotional AI voices. Shifting to the "chip wars," the hosts note that Google is challenging Nvidia's dominance with its new, highly efficient "Ironwood" TPU. They also cover the future of AI, with experts warning that progress now depends on "world models"—a strategic clash reportedly causing Yann LeCun to quit Meta. The conversation also turns to national strategy, with calls for Canada to bu...

This week's podcast covers AI's rapid move into real-world products, starting with Google Maps integrating Gemini for "human-like" landmark navigation. The discussion then highlights AI's humanitarian use in instantly screening for Tuberculosis (TB) and its commercial efficiency with Amazon's new Kindle Translate service for authors. Shifting to professional tools, Google Finance is getting a "Deep Search" AI upgrade, and Microsoft AI has introduced its philosophy of "Humanist Superintelligence" (HSI) to guide development. The hosts also cover the stark warning to the accounting profession: adopt AI or be replaced. The conversation then turns to market conflicts, with Amazon suing Perplexity AI...

This week on the show, the hosts start with the massive AI spending boom, as Big Tech (Meta, Google, Microsoft) triples down on infrastructure, and Nvidia becomes the world's first $5 trillion company. This leads to the new partnership agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI. On the product front, Google has upgraded NotebookLM with custom chat goals, Anthropic is advancing Claude for financial services with an Excel add-in, and Alibaba's Qwen AI can now create live webpages and podcasts. The discussion then shifts to new research, with DeepSeek finding a way to improve AI memory using visual tokens, the development of a...

This week on the show, the hosts dive into the escalating "wrestling match" between OpenAI and Google, as OpenAI launched its ChatGPT Atlas browser, a direct challenge to Chrome. On the product front, Google also launched "Google Skills," a new essential platform for AI learning. The conversation then shifts to the risks of AI, starting with a major AWS outage being linked to recent AI-related layoffs at Amazon. A separate report details the "hidden data trail" left by agentic AI systems, while a new study warns that AI models can get "brain rot" from low-quality social media data. This...

This week on the show, the hosts dive into the economic impacts of AI, starting with Wall Street sounding the alarm on a potential market bubble. They also cover the rapid replacement of call center workers in India with AI chatbots. Shifting to new products, they discuss Anthropic's release of Haiku 4.5, a powerful new free model, and Claude Skills, a new customization feature. Google's NotebookLM also gets an upgrade with the Nano Banana image model for its video summaries. The conversation then turns to public and policy issues, with a global Pew Research survey showing more public concern than excitement...

This week's podcast covers the growing concern over AI's impact on jobs, as a report finds 26% of roles could be transformed and Klarna's CEO warns the world is unprepared. New enterprise tools are also a focus, with Google introducing its Gemini Enterprise platform and OpenAI launching AgentKit for building AI agents. A cautionary tale emerges as Deloitte repays the Australian government for a flawed AI-generated report , leading to a look at financial jitters, including Sam Altman's "boom and bust" warning and concerns over "circular deals" in the AI chip sector. The discussion then turns to major efficiency gains, with DeepSeek...

This week on our show, the hosts cover major model releases, including Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5 and OpenAI's Sora 2. They then discuss new policy and industry adoption, as California passes the first comprehensive AI safety law, and Reuters launches AI-generated earnings summaries. Shifting to the enterprise, OpenAI has introduced a new metric for AI's value in the workplace while Microsoft has added powerful agent features to its 365 Copilot. The hosts look at global trends, with a report showing accelerated AI adoption in Latin America despite challenges. They also explore new products, as Perplexity makes its AI-powered Comet browser free for everyone...

This week on our show, the hosts start with a warning that government AI initiatives are likely to fail without proper workforce upskilling. They then cover product and tool updates, including Figma making its design tools more accessible to AI and the launch of Huxe, a new audio-first research app from former Google devs. The conversation shifts to the competitive landscape, where Alibaba is challenging top US models with its new multimodal AI , and Microsoft is diversifying its Copilot assistant by adding models from Anthropic. The hosts also look at new AI capabilities, as models can now pass the difficult...

This week on our show, the hosts start with the geopolitical AI race, highlighted by top scientist Song-Chun Zhu's move to China. They then cover Google's release of VaultGemma, its first privacy-preserving LLM, and an ethics brief warning of growing ties between tech and the military. The hosts look at user behavior, with an OpenAI study showing most people use ChatGPT for practical tasks. Shifting to enterprise news, Google has released a policy guide for governments, Amazon has launched an AI agent for its sellers, and AI startups are fueling Google Cloud's growth. The discussion then turns to public opinion...

This week on our show, the hosts start with a stark warning from AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton about the potential for massive, AI-driven unemployment. On a more positive note, they cover the new AI-powered study tools Google has added to NotebookLM for students. The conversation then turns to Hollywood, where the growing use of AI in filmmaking is sparking a major ideological debate. Shifting to the business side of AI, a new system called RSL aims to make AI companies pay for training data scraped from the web , while OpenAI is reportedly making its own AI-powered movie. The hosts also...

This week on our show, the hosts discuss an antitrust ruling requiring Google to share data with AI rivals and Canada's unique B2B-focused AI strategy. On the product front, they cover Google's NotebookLM getting customizable podcast tones. The conversation then shifts to industry shake-ups, with Tesla shutting down its ambitious Dojo supercomputer project, and an exciting medical breakthrough where doctors have developed an AI-powered stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in just 15 seconds. The hosts look at market adoption, where a survey finds all marketing employees are now using AI and agentic AI is transforming the banking industry...