Our 227h episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 12/05/2025Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrey Kurenkov</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremieharris/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeremie Harris</a>Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at <a href="mailto:contact@lastweekinai.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contact@lastweekinai.com </a>and/or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@gladstone.ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@gladstone.ai</a>Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at <a href="https://lastweekin.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lastweekin.ai/</a>In this episode:<ul><li>Deep Seek 3.2 and Flux 2 release, showcasing advancements in open-source AI models for natural language processing and image generation respectively.</li><li>Amazon's new AI chips and Google's TPUs signal potential shifts in AI hardware dominance, with growing competition against Nvidia.</li><li>Anthropic's potential IPO and OpenAI's declared ‘Code Red’ indicate significant moves in the AI business landscape, including high venture funding rounds for startups.</li><li>Key research papers from DeepMind and Google explore advanced memory architectures and multi-agent systems, indicating ongoing efforts to enhance AI reasoning and efficiency.</li></ul>Timestamps:<ul><li>(00:00:10) Intro / Banter</li><li>(00:02:42) News Preview</li><li>Tools & Apps</li><li>(00:03:30) <a href="https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/deepseek-3-2-sparse-attention-optimization/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deepseek 3.2 : New AI Model is Faster, Cheaper and Smarter</a></li><li>(00:23:22) <a href="https://venturebeat.com/ai/black-forest-labs-launches-flux-2-ai-image-models-to-challenge-nano-banana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Forest Labs launches Flux.2 AI image models to challenge Nano Banana Pro and Midjourney</a></li><li>(00:28:00) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/831760/openai-google-rate-limit-sora-nano-banana-pro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sora and Nano Banana Pro throttled amid soaring demand | The Verge</a></li><li>(00:29:34) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/mistral-closes-in-on-big-ai-rivals-with-mistral-3-open-weight-frontier-and-small-models/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mistral closes in on Big AI rivals with new open-weight frontier and small models | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:31:41) <a href="https://the-decoder.com/klings-video-o1-launches-as-the-first-all-in-one-video-model-for-generation-and-editing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kling's Video O1 launches as the first all-in-one video model for generation and editing</a></li><li>(00:34:07) <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/01/runway-gen-4-5-video-model-google-open-ai.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Runway rolls out Gen 4.5 AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI</a></li><li>Applications & Business</li><li>(00:35:18) <a href="https://wccftech.com/nvidia-key-supply-chain-partner-foxconn-has-reportedly-won-orders-for-google-tpu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NVIDIA’s Partners Are Beginning to Tilt Toward Google’s TPU Ecosystem, with Foxconn Reportedly Securing TPU Rack Orders</a></li><li>(00:40:37) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/amazon-releases-an-impressive-new-ai-chip-and-teases-a-nvidia-friendly-roadmap/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon releases an impressive new AI chip and teases an Nvidia-friendly roadmap &nbsp; | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:43:03) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/836212/openai-code-red-chatgpt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI declares ‘code red’ as Google catches up in AI race | The Verge</a></li><li>(00:46:20) <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/anthropic-claude-reportedly-preparing-ipo-race-openai-chatgpt-ft-wilson-sonsini-goodrich-rosati.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic reportedly preparing for massive IPO in race with OpenAI: FT</a></li><li>(00:48:41) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/black-forest-labs-raises-300m-at-3-25b-valuation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:49:20) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/paris-based-ai-voice-startup-gradium-nabs-70m-seed/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:50:10) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/800964/openais-ai-datacenters-in-abu-dhabi-are-actually-being-built" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI announced a 1 GW Stargate cluster in Abu Dhabi</a></li><li>(00:53:22) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/openais-investment-into-thrive-holdings-is-its-latest-circular-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal</a></li><li>(00:55:11) <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/openai-to-acquire-neptune-an-ai-model-training-assistance-startup.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI to acquire Neptune, an AI model training assistance startup</a></li><li>(00:56:11) <a href="https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/anthropic-acquires-developer-tool-startup-185940954.html?guccounter=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic acquires developer tool startup Bun to scale AI coding</a></li><li>(00:56:55) <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/microsoft-slashes-ai-sales-growth-targets-as-customers-resist-unproven-agents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas - Ars Technica</a></li><li>Projects & Open Source</li><li>(00:57:51) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.22570" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2511.22570] DeepSeekMath-V2: Towards Self-Verifiable Mathematical Reasoning</a></li><li>(01:01:52) <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.20857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evo-Memory: Benchmarking LLM Agent Test-time Learning with Self-Evolving Memory</a></li><li>Research & Advancements</li><li>(01:05:44) <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/11/08/nested-learning-a-new-machine-learning-approach-for-continual-learning-that-views-models-as-nested-optimization-problems-to-enhance-long-context-processing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nested Learning: The Illusion of Deep Learning Architecture</a></li><li>(01:13:30) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13288" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Multi-Agent Deep Research: Training Multi-Agent Systems with M-GRPO</a></li><li>(01:15:50) <a href="https://openrouter.ai/state-of-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">State of AI: An Empirical 100 Trillion Token Study with OpenRouter</a></li><li>Policy & Safety</li><li>(01:21:52) <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-signs-executive-order-launching-genesis-mission-ai-project-rcna245600" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump signs executive order launching Genesis Mission AI project</a></li><li>(01:24:42) <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/03/1128740/openai-has-trained-its-llm-to-confess-to-bad-behavior/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior | MIT Technology Review</a></li><li>(01:29:34) <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0e4e4799-b340-4cee-bdbc-6a6325f77eac" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China</a></li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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