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AI Inside

AI Inside

Written by: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis
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AI Inside is a weekly podcast about the AI changing technology, work, and daily life. Tech journalist Jason Howell and media scholar Jeff Jarvis cover the week's biggest AI news and interview the people actually building these systems, including product leaders from Google DeepMind, Microsoft Research, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta. Past guests include Yann LeCun (Turing Award winner, founder of AMI Labs), Tulsee Doshi (Head of Product, Gemini at Google DeepMind), Saleema Amershi (Microsoft Research AI Frontiers), Nick Fox (Google SVP Knowledge & Information), and Ben Goertzel (SingularityNET). New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show.© 2026 Yellowgold Studios Politics & Government
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  • Is AI Really Bringing the End of Software?

    Is AI Really Bringing the End of Software?
    Oct 15 2026
    This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis ask whether we're witnessing the end of software, as developer Brandon Thomas uses Claude to build free, open-source clones of Microsoft Office and Adobe's Creative Suite while AI-decompiled versions of Halo, GTA, and Call of Duty run right in a browser tab. They also dig into OpenAI's release of 722 AI-written math papers and the backlash from mathematicians. Also in this episode: Jason shares his early access experience with Gemini 4 Argon, Meta launches its closed Muse Wonder models, the FBI arrests an OpenAI engineer accused of planting a hidden recording device, Anthropic warns about AI self-replicating on smart TVs, and Google Play opens up to personal vibe-coded apps. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show. Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Cold open and episode preview 00:00:44 - Welcome: AI, SI and wasting tokens 00:05:15 - Muse remembers yesterday’s conversation 00:07:13 - Why Jason turned off Muse’s email access 00:10:51 - AI clones Adobe and Microsoft Office 00:27:47 - AI decompiles games into browser ports 00:30:25 - OpenAI’s math papers and the future of mathematiciansRelated: Math results: promise and verification · Beyond the math results · Mathematicians’ reaction · Early-career researchers’ concerns 00:47:18 - Patreon thanks and AI Inside Daily 00:48:34 - Gemini 4 Argon: Jason’s early hands-onRelated: Argon’s paid rollout 00:56:25 - Meta Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder FullRelated: Muse Wonder: Meta announcement 00:59:50 - An OpenAI employee is accused of bugging a conference roomRelated: Recording-device allegations 01:03:14 - Cupertino TV-series detour 01:04:00 - Anthropic warns about self-replicating AI on smart devices 01:06:44 - Google Play supports private vibe-coded apps 01:08:01 - Nvidia–Reflection and Amazon–Decart acquisition talksRelated: Amazon–Decart talks 01:10:27 - Character.AI’s reported bankruptcy and Disney deal 01:11:40 - Aurora: an AI concierge for the ultra-wealthy 01:12:35 - Tech films, The Social Reckoning and Saturday Night Live 01:16:02 - Wrap-up and Jeff’s new website Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Download and subscribe to AI Inside in audio and video: aiinside.show Support the podcast on Patreon for special perks. You’ll get ad-free episodes, members-only Discord, T-shirts and stickers, and exclusive content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Mistral Drops a Trillion Parameter Open Model

    Mistral Drops a Trillion Parameter Open Model
    Oct 8 2026
    This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dig into two big Western open-weight models that landed within 24 hours of each other. Mistral’s trillion-parameter Large 4 was trained entirely in Mistral’s own European data centers, and Reflection AI’s Apache-licensed Beam comes from a team of DeepMind veterans, with both aiming at the Chinese labs that have dominated open AI. Also in this episode: Ghost’s $3,499 personal AI computer and Nvidia’s 64GB DGX Spark, Meta’s Muse building profiles of everyone in your life, XREAL’s Aura pricing, Utah letting AI prescribe acne medication, OpenAI’s textGrain watermarks and ChatGPT image ads, and Nano Banana 2.1. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show. Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Cold open and episode preview 00:02:57 - Mistral Large 4: Le Chonk and open-weight AIRelated: Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals | TechCrunch · Why Mistral's 1T model is a hedge against lock-in | The Deep View · Mistral: "There is no doom scenario" · Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China 00:16:37 - Reflection AI releases Beam 00:22:26 - Patreon thanks and AI Inside Daily 00:23:39 - Ghost Core: a $3,499 personal AI computer 00:30:00 - Ramageddon, Qualcomm and the cost of local AI 00:31:40 - Nvidia’s 64GB DGX Spark 00:33:32 - Who needs an AI computer? Libraries and small businesses 00:38:22 - AI for democracy and public benefits 00:41:40 - Trying Meta Muse as a proactive assistant 00:43:22 - Muse profiles your friends and family 00:50:44 - Build your own Muse Gadgets 00:51:35 - XREAL Aura pricing and the market for XR glassesRelated: I Put on Meta and Xreal’s XR Glasses. Face Computers Are Finally Getting Good 00:57:24 - Nolla Health: AI prescriptions for acne in Utah 01:00:58 - Google AI Edge Foresight: on-device notes 01:02:20 - OpenAI TextGrain text watermarks 01:03:05 - Visual ads in ChatGPT and the attention economy 01:05:21 - Google’s Nano Banana 2.1 01:06:26 - SpaceXAI becomes SpaceXSI 01:07:09 - Wrap-up: Jeff Jarvis and PodtuneupRelated: Podtuneup Also discussed: Jeff: With AI, Sharing Is Caring Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Download and subscribe to AI Inside in audio and video: aiinside.show Support the podcast on Patreon for special perks. You'll get ad-free episodes, members-only Discord, T-shirts and stickers, and exclusive content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The Proactive AI Agent Race is On

    The Proactive AI Agent Race is On
    Oct 1 2026
    This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis tackle AI agents from every angle. Nvidia released an open source safety platform just as OpenAI launched Dots, always-on agents with their own cloud computers and app integrations. Meta unveiled the Muse Charm, a palm-sized AI device. Anthropic's IPO prospectus revealed $518 billion in infrastructure commitments and extensive risk warnings. AMD announced an $8.2 billion acquisition of World Labs. Also in this episode: Trump's "super intelligence" rebrand and a "morally binding" White House AI accord, the Googlebook launch and ChromeOS end of life, Manus 2.0's new architecture, Google paying publishers for AI Overviews, Gemini fully replacing Google Assistant on Android, and Project Suncatcher's plans for AI in space. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show. Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Podcast begins 02:30 - Handshake, AI portfolios, and education 04:38 - Googlebook hands-on and ChromeOS 13:09 - XREAL Aura with Googlebook 17:42 - The AI Doc: fear and perspective 20:46 - Nvidia Open Agent Safety PlatformRelated: Nvidia Releases Software It Says Can Prevent AI Agents From Going Rogue 24:25 - Insurance and AI accountability 30:14 - Patreon thanks and AI workshop 33:15 - OpenAI Dots and Meta Muse 38:21 - Meta's push for business customers 39:16 - Why AI agents suddenly look cuddly 43:21 - Muse Charm and Jony Ive hardware 45:57 - Trump's superintelligence rebrand and AI accordRelated: Trump says he and tech leaders signed AI agreement that is ‘morally binding’ 50:15 - America.gov and AI guardrails 50:56 - Anthropic's IPO prospectus and $518B commitmentsRelated: What’s in Anthropic’s I.P.O. Filing · Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity 53:39 - OpenAI's safety and release delays 54:26 - SNL's Dario Amodei impressionRelated: The Dario SNL video 56:06 - AMD, World Labs, and Fei-Fei Li 58:25 - Manus 2.0 and CueRelated: Introducing Manus 2.0: Cue 01:00:33 - Gemini replaces Gems with Skills 01:02:09 - Google pays publishers for AI OverviewsRelated: Condé Nast, Hearst among 300 media execs to push federal ‘bad bots’ bill on AI scraping 01:04:55 - Gemini replaces Google Assistant 01:05:33 - Project Suncatcher: AI in spaceRelated: Google Takes the A.I. Data Center Race to Outer Space · Can Tech Companies Really Put Data Centers in Space? 01:09:53 - Jeff's Hot Type and Haverhill event 01:11:33 - Jason's Podtuneup consulting 01:13:03 - Patreon and executive producers Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Download and subscribe to AI Inside in audio and video: https://aiinside.show/ Support the podcast on Patreon for special perks: https://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow. You'll get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, exclusive content, and T-shirts and stickers you'll love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
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