Our 222st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 10/03/2025Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrey Kurenkov</a> and co-hosted by Jon KrohnFeel 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>(00:00:10) Intro / Banter</li><li>(00:03:08) News Preview</li><li>(00:03:56) Response to listener comments</li></ul><ul><li>Tools & Apps</li><li>(00:04:51) <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-announces-sora-2-ai-video-audio-app-rcna234753" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ChatGPT parent company OpenAI announces Sora 2 with AI video app</a></li><li>(00:11:35) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/787524/anthropic-releases-claude-sonnet-4-5-in-latest-bid-for-ai-agents-and-coding-supremacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacy | The Verge</a></li><li>(00:22:25) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/meta-launches-vibes-a-short-form-video-feed-of-ai-slop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:26:42) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/openai-launches-chatgpt-pulse-to-proactively-write-you-morning-briefs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:33:44) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-safety-routing-system-parental-controls-on-chatgpt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT&nbsp; | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:35:53) <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/09/27/the-latest-gemini-2-5-flash-lite-preview-is-now-the-fastest-proprietary-model-external-tests-and-50-fewer-output-tokens/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Latest Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview is Now the Fastest Proprietary Model (External Tests) and 50% Fewer Output Tokens - MarkTechPost</a></li><li>(00:39:54) <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them | ZDNET</a></li></ul><ul><li>Applications & Business</li><li>(00:42:41) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/openai-takes-on-google-amazon-with-new-agentic-shopping-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:46:01) <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-first-product-fine-tune/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product | WIRED</a></li><li>(00:49:54) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/openai-is-the-worlds-most-valuable-private-company-after-private-stock-sale/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI is the world's most valuable private company after private stock sale | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(00:53:07) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/25/elon-musk-xai-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk’s xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit | Technology | The Guardian</a></li><li>(00:55:40) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/former-openai-and-deepmind-researchers-raise-whopping-300m-seed-to-automate-science/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science&nbsp; | TechCrunch</a></li></ul><ul><li>Projects & Open Source</li><li>(00:58:26) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.16941" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2509.16941] SWE-Bench Pro: Can AI Agents Solve Long-Horizon Software Engineering Tasks?</a></li></ul><ul><li>Research & Advancements</li><li>(01:01:28) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2509.17196] Evolution of Concepts in Language Model Pre-Training</a></li><li>(01:05:36) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19284" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2509.19284] What Characterizes Effective Reasoning? Revisiting Length, Review, and Structure of CoT</a></li><li>Lighting round</li><li>(01:09:37) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02954" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2507.02954] Advanced Financial Reasoning at Scale: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Large Language Models on CFA Level III</a></li><li>(01:12:03) <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24552" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2509.24552] Short window attention enables long-term memorization</a></li></ul><ul><li>Policy & Safety</li><li>(01:18:11) <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/787918/sb-53-the-landmark-ai-transparency-bill-is-now-law-in-california" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California | The Verge</a></li><li>(01:24:07) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/elon-musks-xai-offers-grok-to-federal-government-for-42-cents/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk's xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents&nbsp; | TechCrunch</a></li><li>(01:25:23) <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/characterai-removes-disney-characters-from-platform-after-request-rcna234827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Character.AI removes Disney characters from platform after studio issues warning</a></li><li>(01:28:50) <a href="https://futurism.com/future-society/spotify-admits-overrun-ai-slop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify's Attempt to Fight AI Slop Falls on Its Face</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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