Our 205th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 03/28/2025
Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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In this episode:
- OpenAI's new image generation capabilities represent significant advancements in AI tools, showcasing impressive benchmarks and multimodal functionalities.
- OpenAI is finalizing a historic $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, and Sam Altman shifts focus to technical direction while COO Brad Lightcap takes on more operational responsibilities.,
- Anthropic unveils groundbreaking interpretability research, introducing cross-layer tracers and showcasing deep insights into model reasoning through applications on Claude 3.5.
- New challenging benchmarks such as ARC AGI 2 and complex Sudoku variations aim to push the boundaries of reasoning and problem-solving capabilities in AI models.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:00) Intro / Banter
- (00:01:01) News Preview
- Tools & Apps