Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down 1) Anthropic’s fair use win in the AI copyright case 2) Pirated book datasets and the looming shadow library trial 3) Apple’s rumored talks to acquire or partner with Perplexity 4) What a Perplexity deal could mean for Siri and search 5) Meta’s own interest in Perplexity and AI talent wars 6) Google’s new Chromebook Plus and on-device AI upgrades 7) Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses and the rise of wearables 8) UK study on kids’ generative AI habits 9) Chatbots filling therapy gaps for children 10) Sam Altman’s take on raising kids with AI 11) OpenAI’s IO trademark dispute with Jony Ive 12) Meta’s struggle to label AI-generated video 13) Senate’s move to block state AI laws 14) Perplexity’s Comet browser for Windows 15) John Oliver’s takedown of viral AI slop.
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CHAPTERS:
0:01:03 - Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims
0:25:35 - Bill Gross' ProRata.ai launches its "ethical search engine," gist.ai
0:28:27 - Apple is reportedly considering the acquisition of Perplexity AI
0:35:21 - Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence
0:38:48 - Google brings new Gemini features to Chromebooks, debuts first on-device AI
0:44:41 - Introducing Oakley Meta Glasses, a New Category of Performance AI Glasses
0:53:28 - Turing Institute study on children and AI
0:56:55 - Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?
1:01:50 - OpenAI CEO says his kids will ‘never be smarter than AI’— and that his parenting style relies on ChatGPT
1:04:09 - OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal due to court order
1:05:51 - OpenAI’s first AI device with Jony Ive won’t be a wearable
1:07:10 - Meta told oversight board it can't automatically detect AI-manipulated video or audio.
1:08:13 - Senate Can Keep Ban on State AI Rules in Trump Tax Bill
1:09:51 - Perplexity's AI-powered browser opens up to select Windows users
1:10:50 - John Oliver on AI slop
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1:22:09
AGI Barbie
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis return for another week of AI news. We cover Amazon CEO Andy Jassey warning of AI-driven job cuts, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei differing views on AI’s employment impact, new data challenging the “AI jobpocalypse” and the rise of emerging AI-related job titles, OpenAI’s $200M Pentagon contract, Google’s AI tools and the decline in news site traffic, the changing landscape of news consumption, Mattel’s partnership with OpenAI to bring AI to toys, Meta’s AI app privacy warnings, SAG-AFTRA’s video game strike resolution, the UK’s new data bill and AI training, Gemini’s new video upload feature, NVIDIA and Perplexity’s partnership for local language models, and Google’s new live AI Mode search feature.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
0:01:19 - Amazon CEO tells employees that AI will shrink its workforce
0:06:32 - Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he disagrees with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says
0:09:37 - Economist: Why AI hasn’t taken your job
0:14:23 - A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You
0:27:04 - OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract
0:28:38 - New Army Reserve Unit Enlists Silicon Valley Executives to Upgrade Tech
0:29:22 - Eisenhower on the military-industrial complex
0:34:40 - News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools
0:37:41 - Is Google about to destroy the web?
0:40:56 - AI Barbie? Mattel & OpenAI Team Up For Smart Toys & Games
0:47:21 - Meta warns users to 'avoid sharing personal or sensitive information' in its AI app
0:49:23 - SAG-AFTRA Suspends Strike Against Video Game Companies, Paving Way for Return to Work
0:50:31 - Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes
0:54:31 - Gemini app rolling out video upload and analysis
0:57:01 - Nvidia and Perplexity Team Up in European AI Push
0:58:25 - Search live with voice capabilities is now available in AI mode through Labs in the U.S.
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1:08:13
Huburistic Superintelligence
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis return for a deep dive into the week’s AI news. We cover Apple's new research paper exposing the illusion of AI reasoning, industry leaders' superintelligence hype and hubris, Altman’s “Gentle Singularity” vision, Ilya Sutskever’s brain-as-computer analogy, Meta’s massive superintelligence lab, LaCun and Pichai’s call for new AGI ideas, Apple’s on-device AI framework, NotebookLM’s new sharing features, pairing NotebookLM with Perplexity, Hollywood’s awkward embrace of AI tools, and the creative collision of AI and filmmaking.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
0:02:27 - Apple paper: The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
0:05:50 - Sinofsky on the costs of anthropomorphizing LLMs
0:07:34 - Nate Jones: Let's Talk THAT Apple AI Paper—Here's the Takeaway Everyone is Ignoring
0:13:46 - Altman's latest manifesto might be worth mention in comparison
0:19:33 - Ilya Sutskever, a leader in AI and its responsible development, receives U of T honorary degree
0:25:52 - Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’
0:29:05 - Google CEO says AGI is impossible with today's tech
0:33:17 - WWDC: Apple opens its AI to developers but keeps its broader ambitions modest
0:39:57 - NotebookLM is adding a new way to share your own notebooks publicly.
0:42:01 - I paired NotebookLM with Perplexity for a week, and it feels like they’re meant to work together
0:45:26 - The Googlers behind NotebookLM are launching their own AI audio startup. Here's a sneak peek.
0:50:48 - Could AI make a Scorsese movie? Demis Hassabis and Darren Aronofsky discuss
0:55:05 - Luca Guadagnino to Direct True-Life OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’ for Amazon MGM
0:59:19 - Everyone Is Already Using AI (And Hiding It) “We can say, ‘Do it in anime, make it PG-13.’ Three hours later, I’ll have the movie.”
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1:05:06
Meta’s AI Ad Takeover
This week on AI Inside, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore Meta’s plan to fully automate ad creation and targeting by 2026, the rise of hyper-personalized ads, and the risks and rewards of letting AI take over decisions once reserved for humans. We also break down the New York Times’ landmark AI licensing deal with Amazon, the music industry’s negotiations with generative AI startups, and Google’s new app for running AI models on your phone.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
0:05:19 - Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI
0:15:33 - Meta plans to replace humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks
0:22:14 - Amazon and The New York Times’ AI deal signals a new wave of publisher partnerships
0:29:27 - Major record labels are reportedly in licensing talks with AI firms Udio and Suno
0:37:43 - Google’s brilliant new AI app might convince you to buy a more expensive phone
0:45:46 - Mary Meeker's first report in four years is focused on AI
0:56:23 - This Year’s Hot New Tool for Chefs? ChatGPT.
1:02:57 - Real TikTokers are pretending to be Veo 3 AI creations for fun, attention
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1:14:01
The Veo-fication of Hollywood
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis are back for our weekly AI deep-dive. We cover Anthropic’s new Claude models and the “new model fatigue” problem, headline-grabbing AI blackmail tests and what they really mean, Google’s Veo 3 leap for generative video and what it means for creators, Duolingo’s AI-first shift and the jobs panic it sparked, plus a look at the “AI 2027” doomsday scenario and why it’s more fiction than fact.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Podcast begins
0:03:17 - Anthropic launches Claude 4, its most powerful AI model yet
0:11:10 - AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
0:19:49 - AI revolt: New ChatGPT model refuses to shut down when instructed
0:22:19 - Inside Google's plan to have Hollywood make AI look less doomsday
0:25:18 - Google’s Veo 3 AI video generator is a slop monger’s dream
0:29:53 - Joanna Sterns stars in WSJ Veo film
0:41:44 - Duolingo CEO Clarifies AI-First Plan After Backlash, Says AI Won’t Replace Employees
0:44:03 - Meanwhile, Axios is in a full-blown jobs panic
0:46:12 - Anthropic appoints Netflix Chairman Reed Hastings to AI startup’s board of directors
0:49:19 - Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
0:54:20 - Ben Evans AI preso
1:00:38 - AI 2027
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AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.
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