Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis are back for the latest AI Inside. We cover OpenAI’s nonprofit reversal and Musk’s ongoing lawsuit, Altman’s Orb stores for iris-scanning identity, Google’s confusing new AI Mode in search, Gemini 2.5 Pro’s IO Edition and coding challenge, Amazon’s Vulcan robots with a sense of touch, Apple’s AI search comments shaking up stocks, Reddit’s new human verification rules, why admitting AI use sparks distrust at work, an AI-generated impact statement in court, and the Associated Press’ Alberta-Quebec AI blunder.
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OpenAI reverses course, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations

0:12:45 - ⁠Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store

0:25:38 - ⁠Google: New ways to interact with information in AI Mode

0:41:42 - ⁠Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview: even better coding performance

0:44:57 - ⁠Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch

0:49:28 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple to add AI search partners to Safari as Google usage falls

0:52:03 - ⁠Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

0:54:20 - ⁠Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds