Our 219th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 08/08/2025
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In this episode:
<ul>
<li>OpenAI reveals GPT-5, a consolidated model combining all previous versions, marking notable improvements and introducing a new infrastructure and product update.</li>
<li>Multiple major releases from leading AI labs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google reflect the ongoing competitive landscape with significant business updates and new model capabilities.</li>
<li>Discussions on geopolitical influences in AI development highlight China’s evolving stance on AI safety and governance, contrasting with U.S. approaches and raising concerns over export bans and international cooperation.</li>
<li>Papers from leading AI entities such as OpenAI and Anthropic delve into the complexities of AI alignment and safety, proposing new methodologies for auditing and mitigating risks in model behaviors.</li>
</ul>
Timestamps + Links:
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:00:10) Intro / Banter</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:02:14) Plug: <a href='https://gamesbeat.com/astrocade-rolls-out-ai-agent-powered-game-creation-experience-so-anyone-can-create-games/'>Astrocade rolls out AI agent-powered game creation experience so anyone can create games</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Tools & Apps</li>
</ul>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:03:07) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/openais-gpt-5-is-here/?utm_campaign=daily_pm'>OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:17:02) <a href='https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-4-1-with-agentic-coding-and-reasoning-upgrades/'>Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.1 With Agentic, Coding and Reasoning Upgrades</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:21:06) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/google-rolls-out-gemini-deep-think-ai-a-reasoning-model-that-tests-multiple-ideas-in-parallel/'>Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel | TechCrunch</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:24:04) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/grok-imagine-xais-new-ai-image-and-video-generator-lets-you-make-nsfw-content/'>Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content | TechCrunch</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Applications & Business</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:26:35) <a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/meta-microsoft-stock-earnings-ai.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17540136778840&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F07%2F31%2Fmeta-microsoft-stock-earnings-ai.html'>Meta, Microsoft stocks rise on strong earnings and AI spending boom</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:29:17) <a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/openai-to-establish-stargate-norway-with-230mw-data-center'>OpenAI to Establish Stargate Norway With 230MW Data Center - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:32:12) <a href='https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-revenue-pace-nears-5-billion-run-mega-round?rc=tuauap'>Anthropic Revenue Pace Nears $5 Billion in Run-Up to Mega Round — The Information</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:37:18) <a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-hits-12-billion-annualized-202756539.html'>OpenAI Hits $12 Billion Annualized Revenue</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:40:06) <a href='https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s19xaaudxl'>Noma Security raises $100 million to defend against AI agent vulnerabilities | Ctech</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Projects & Open Source</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:42:13) <a href='https://www.wired.com/story/openai-just-released-its-first-open-weight-models-since-gpt-2/'>OpenAI Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:53:13) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22448'>Falcon-H1: A Family of Hybrid-Head Language Models Redefining Efficiency and Performance</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:57:39) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22062'>Meta CLIP 2: A Worldwide Scaling Recipe</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:01:12) <a href='https://the-decoder.com/bfl-and-krea-release-flux-1-krea-open-image-model-designed-for-realism/'>BFL and Krea release FLUX.1 Krea: Open image model designed for realism</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Research & Advancements</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:02:33) <a href='https://www.wired.com/story/googles-newest-ai-model-acts-like-a-satellite-to-track-climate-change/'>Google’s Newest AI Model Acts like a Satellite to Track Climate Change | WIRED</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:04:50) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/718723/google-ai-genie-3-model-video-game-worlds-real-time'>Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:10:55) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18074'>AlphaGo Moment for Model Architecture Discovery</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:17:22) <a href='https://x.com/METR_Evals/status/1950740117020389870'>METR evaluates Grok 4</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Policy & Safety</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:20:05) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03153v1'>Estimating Worst-Case Frontier Risks of Open-Weight LLMs</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:23:14) <a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-ai-vaccine-evil-training-claude-steering-persona-vector-2025-8'>Anthropic's AI 'Vaccine': Train It With Evil to Make It Good - Business Insider</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:27:26) <a href='https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropic-unveils-auditing-agents-to-test-for-ai-misalignment/'>Anthropic unveils 'auditing agents' to test for AI misalignment | VentureBeat</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:28:31) <a href='https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CM7AsQoBxDW4vhkP3/optimizing-the-final-output-can-obfuscate-cot-research-note'>Optimizing The Final Output Can Obfuscate CoT (Research Note)</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:31:23) <a href='https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/why-china-isnt-about-to-leap-ahead-of-the-west-on-compute'>Why China isn’t about to leap ahead of the West on compute</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:33:15) <a href='https://www.wired.com/story/china-artificial-intelligence-policy-laws-race/'>Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World | WIRED</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:38:47) <a href='https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-h20-gpus-reportedly-caught-up-in-u-s-commerce-departments-worst-export-license-backlog-in-30-years-billions-of-dollars-worth-of-gpus-and-other-products-in-limbo-due-to-staffing-cuts-communication-issues'>Nvidia H20 GPUs reportedly caught up in U.S. Commerce Department's worst export license backlog in 30 years — billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products in limbo due to staffing cuts, communication issues | Tom's Hardware</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(01:42:35) Response to listener comments</li>
</ul>

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