
Andrew Mayne, former science communicator at OpenAI, takes you through the latest in Artificial Intelligence.
Hosted by Justin Robert Young.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 65 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Andrew and Justin discuss the swirling rumors surrounding OpenAI's launch plans for this week ahead of Dev Day, a new committee designed to reveal Millennium Prize math problems being solved by ChatGPT, whether an IPO is coming in 2026, and whatever ... more
Andrew and Justin react to the industry calls to slow model development in the name of safety, the launch of Astra 6, and more.
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00:00 - Intro
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Andrew and Justin discuss the follow-up reporting and investigations surrounding the Hugging Face hack, Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face, and the looming promise of some fresh models to kick off the fall.
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Andrew and Justin discuss Anthropic's text-based AI watermarks, the future of private companies in an AI world, and whether Google can keep up with the rest of its frontier rivals.
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The show centers on the pulse of frontier AI, industry dynamics, policy and governance, and the practical implications for developers and enterprises. Conversations frequently dissect major labs and platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google/DeepMind), the economics of compute, safety and governance, and the shifting landscape of models, apps, and data center infrastructure. Notable throughlines include the tension between benchmark-driven progress and real-world utility, the race to deploy enterprise-ready AI tooling, and how policy, regulation, and public discourse shape adoption. The hosts combine technical insight with industry gossip and candid anecdotes, offering a grounded, opinionated view of where AI capabilities, business strategy, and ... more
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