Cute AI Mascots Rebrand Agent Technology

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.

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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 Platform
Related: 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 accord
Related: 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 commitments
Related: 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 impression
Related: The Dario SNL video

56:06 - AMD, World Labs, and Fei-Fei Li

58:25 - Manus 2.0 and Cue
Related: Introducing Manus 2.0: Cue

01:00:33 - Gemini replaces Gems with Skills

01:02:09 - Google pays publishers for AI Overviews
Related: 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 space
Related: 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

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