AI Inside

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Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down the rise of Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, and how it claims to let 1.5 million bots argue, joke, and organize like humans. We explore what it means when almost all of those agents are actually human‑driven proxies, and whether this is a playful experiment or a worrying blueprint for AI‑driven behavior at scale. We also question why anyone would need a social network just for AI agents, and what security and privacy risks OpenClaw‑style tools introduce when combined with an engagement‑driven platform that rewards risky actions.

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Start

0:03:42 - AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast - Ars Technica

0:06:00 - Introducing Moltworker: a self-hosted personal AI agent, minus the minis

0:31:47 - Why Anthropic's latest AI tool is hammering legal-software stocks

0:38:25 - Anthropic says ‘Claude will remain ad-free,’ unlike ChatGPT

0:43:05 - Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

0:45:27 - DuckDuckGo Asked Its Users How They Feel About AI Search. 90% Hate It

0:48:14 - Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

0:54:29 - Rabbit’s Next AI Gadget Is a ‘Cyberdeck’ for Vibe Coding

1:01:14 - Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrations

1:02:33 - Switching to Gemini from another chatbot may soon get much easier

1:05:41 - Musk’s SpaceX Combines With xAI at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

1:09:57 - OpenAI will retire several models, including GPT-4o, from ChatGPT next month
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On this week’s AI Inside, Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell test Google’s new Gemini-powered Auto-Browse Chrome agents, wonder whether Yahoo Scout really matters, question Apple’s Gemini-fueled Siri revamp and rumored AI pin, and explore Mozilla’s “rebel alliance” bet on open-source AI.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Podcast begins

0:04:30 - Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks

0:26:42 - Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search

0:38:31 - Apple to Revamp Siri as a Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot to Fend Off OpenAI

0:42:59 - Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable

0:47:10 - Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic

0:56:14 - Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

0:59:05 - The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

1:01:07 - Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on ChatGPT Checkout Sales

1:02:23 - Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference

1:03:50 - EU launches formal investigation of xAI over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes
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Join Jason Howell and Alfred Nutile as we break down Anthropic’s Claude Cowork desktop agent, OpenAI’s plan to monetize ChatGPT through ads, YouTube’s evolving strategy to curb AI slop, Alfred’s day-to-day building AI automations for clients, and rapid fire updates on AI water debates, Lego’s AI learning kits, and Wikipedia’s big training data partnerships.

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00:00:00 - Podcast begins

0:03:29 - Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

0:07:36 - Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

0:12:20 - Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT

0:12:44 - ChatGPT Go now unlocks unlimited access to GPT-5.2 Instant for $8

0:13:03 - OpenAI Lines Up Advertisers, Reveals Key Details Ahead of Ads Launch

0:14:21 - Google's AI boss: No plans for ads in Gemini

0:19:12 - YouTube CEO Neal Mohan’s Big Ideas for 2026: More Superstar Creators and Transparency, Less AI Slop

0:24:08 - YouTubers will be able to make Shorts with their own AI likenesses

0:26:21 - The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them

00:28:27 - Opal by Google

0:56:59 - From Tokens to Burgers: A Water Footprint Face-Off

1:00:02 - OpenAI rolls out age prediction on ChatGPT

1:01:36 - Adobe unveils new AI-powered video editing tools for Premiere

1:04:11 - Lego's latest educational kit seeks to teach AI as part of computer science, not to build a chatbot

1:05:36 - Wikipedia signs major AI firms to new priority data access deals
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Tulsee Doshi is Senior Director and Head of Product for Gemini Models at Google DeepMind. She joins us to reveal how real-world usage is reshaping Google's AI roadmap in unexpected ways. We explore the surprising discovery that Deep Think excels at creative writing rather than just academic research, why the team is now pursuing layer-based editing capabilities for Nano Banana Pro based on user demand, and how internal adoption patterns exceeded expectations. We also cover Gemini 3's reasoning breakthroughs, the path from research to production, and what Google learned from achieving gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Hit play for a candid discussion about AI development.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Podcast begins

00:01:32 - Introducing Tulsee Doshi, Head of Product for Gemini Models

00:03:20 - Nano Banana Pro Launch: Surprises and User Adoption Two Months Later

00:04:17 - What Users Are Asking For: Future Directions for Nano Banana Pro

00:05:21 - User Demand for Photoshop-Style Editing and Layered Image Control

00:06:04 - Gemini 3 Integration Across Google Products and Beyond

00:08:23 - Will AI Change How We Interact With Google Products?

00:12:20 - The Future of Real World Models and 3D Spatial Understanding

00:27:36 - Deep Think Explained: When to Use Different Gemini Modes

00:28:41 - Deep Think Use Cases: Academic Research, Enterprise, and Consumer Applications

00:30:51 - Surprising Deep Think Application: Creative Writing Beyond Academic Research

00:31:45 - The Future of AI-Generated Movies and Long-Form Content

00:32:00 - Thank you to Tulsee Doshi for joining the AI Inside podcast
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