Astra’s AGI Claim Faces Skepticism

This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down OpenAI declaring its new Astra model has achieved AGI. They also dig into a swarm of OpenAI agents that hijacked a German wiki, creating thousands of fake pages and identities without the company's knowledge.
Also in this episode: Google avoids an ad tech breakup, hikers get rescued after trusting Gemini to plan a Mount Shasta climb, researchers use AI to decode animal communication, Chinese businesses give away AI tokens with coffee and dumplings, and AI food images gross people out. Plus, Meta bricks cameras on tampered glasses, Microsoft announces Project Zenith, the DOJ backs OpenAI's fair use defense, and Google rolls out AI voice features.

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CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 - Start
• 0:03:46 - OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release
• 0:05:49 - OpenAI’s president claims AI is as capable as humans now
• 0:16:36 - Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge
• 0:28:02 - OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
• 0:36:09 - In a Big Win, Google Avoids a Breakup of Its Ad Tech Business
• 0:44:06 - Talking to Animals Is AI’s Next Ethical Minefield
• 0:51:48 - Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings
• 0:55:49 - Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
• 1:00:59 - Meta Glasses Users Who Tamper With the LED Are Getting Their Cameras Bricked
• 1:02:43 - Microsoft Announces Project Zenith for Windows Developers
• 1:04:48 - DOJ Backs OpenAI Fair Use Claim in AI Copyright Fight; Creators Must Try Congress
• 1:05:54 -Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep

Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis 

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