#220 - Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, Claude for Chrome, DeepConf
Last Week in AI
Intro
This chapter explores the groundbreaking capabilities of Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, which offers advanced image manipulation features such as clothing changes and posture adjustments. It raises concerns about the potential challenges this technology poses to traditional tools like Photoshop.
Our 220th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 08/30/2025
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In this episode:
- Google's newly released Gemini 2.5 image editing model showcases remarkable advancements, enabling highly accurate modifications of subjects while retaining their original features.
- Anthropic expands Claude with an AI browser agent for Chrome and adds features to remember past conversations, enhancing the user experience and personalization.
- NVIDIA and AMD to share revenue from AI chip sales to China with US government, marking a notable shift in export control policies and trade practices.
- AI companion apps are experiencing substantial growth, with projected revenues expected to reach $120 million by 2025, raising questions about social implications and user engagement.
Timestamps + Links:
- Tools & Apps
- (00:02:12) Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade | TechCrunch
- (00:05:32) Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome | TechCrunch
- (00:08:30) Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations | The Verge
- (00:11:46) Google Launches AI ‘Guided Learning’ Tool to Teach Users
- (00:14:55) Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 | The Verge
- (00:15:39) OpenAI Adds New Features to Codex, Like IDE Extension and GitHub Code Reviews
- Applications & Business
- (00:16:49) Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months | TechCrunch
- (00:18:56) Decart hits $3.1 billion valuation on $100 million raise to power real-time interacti | Ctech
- (00:20:19) Cohere raises $500M to beat back generative AI rivals | TechCrunch
- (00:21:25) Pony AI, Nearing Full-Year Robotaxi Goal, Eyes European Markets - Bloomberg
- (00:22:41) Co-founder of Elon Musk's xAI departs the company | TechCrunch
- Projects & Open Source
- (00:24:39) Meta AI Just Released DINOv3: A State-of-the-Art Computer Vision Model Trained with Self-Supervised Learning, Generating High-Resolution Image Features - MarkTechPost
- (00:27:02) GLM-4.5: Agentic, Reasoning, and Coding (ARC) Foundation Models
- (00:29:49) China’s DeepSeek Releases V3.1, Boosting AI Model’s Capabilities - Bloomberg
- (00:30:36) Open weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across providers
- (00:32:02) Microsoft Released VibeVoice-1.5B: An Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model that can Synthesize up to 90 Minutes of Speech with Four Distinct Speakers - MarkTechPost
- Research & Advancements
- (00:33:43) Deep Think with Confidence
- (00:36:30) Generative AI reshapes U.S. job market, Stanford study shows
- Policy & Safety
- (00:41:42) Inside the US Government's Unpublished Report on AI Safety | WIRED
- (00:44:10) U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China - The New York Times
- (00:45:13) Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
- (00:46:56) AI companion apps on track to pull in $120M in 2025 | TechCrunch
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