Our 213nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 06/21/2025
Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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In this episode:
- Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, moving from text-to-image to video with a subscription model offering up to 21-second clips, highlighting the affordability and growing capabilities in AI video generation.
- Google's Gemini AI family updates include high-efficiency models for cost-effective workloads, and new enhancements in Google's search function now allow for voice interactions.
- The introduction of two new benchmarks, Live Code Bench Pro and Abstention Bench, aiming to test and improve the problem-solving and abstention capabilities of reasoning models, revealing current limitations.
- OpenAI wins a $200 million US defense contract to support various aspects of the Department of Defense, reflecting growing collaborations between tech companies and government for AI applications.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
- (00:01:32) News Preview
- Tools & Apps