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The hosts delve into the latest developments in AI, focusing on OpenAI's introduction of new open-source models, including a powerful 120 billion parameter model for local use. They also celebrate ChatGPT's remarkable growth, reporting 700 million weekly active users and an impressive company valuation.

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Intro

For episode 523 on August 6, The Daily AI Show takes a fantasy-themed journey through the latest AI news. The team breaks down major releases, legal battles, and research breakthroughs—covering everything from OpenAI’s new open-source models and the EU AI Act, to Google DeepMind’s Genie 3, AI music generation, and the new arms race in deepfake detection.

Key Points Discussed

• OpenAI releases OSS, a set of open-source models including 120B and 20B parameter versions. The 20B can run on a laptop, and Microsoft has integrated it into Windows. ChatGPT weekly users have soared to 700 million, with OpenAI’s valuation now over $500 billion.

• Google launches “Deep Think” for ultra subscribers, and the company keeps democratizing high-end models, but with clearer pricing tiers and more exclusivity at the top.

• The EU AI Act officially launches, bringing strict transparency, documentation, and copyright rules to any AI products operating in the EU.

• A joint project between UC Riverside and Google achieves a breakthrough in deepfake detection: a universal video deepfake detector that works in real time and recognizes more than just faces—hitting 98% accuracy.

• Cloudflare calls out Perplexity for scraping sites against explicit wishes, while Perplexity pushes forward with OpenTable integration and a multi-agent orchestration platform after acquiring Invisible.

• The show debates public vs. private data, web scraping ethics, and the shifting business of open information online.

• 11 Labs launches AI music generation trained on licensed datasets from major indie labels, promising a copyright-safe option for creators—and raising the bar for what’s possible with AI-generated audio.

• Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 brings prompt-based world building to the next level: real-time, persistent AI-generated environments for gaming, XR, and research. The team speculates on how these world models will shape games, training, and the future of “massive single-player online” experiences.

• Open-source LLMs are now more accessible than ever, and Anthropic quietly releases Claude 4.1, a major update for coding and agentic tasks.

• AI research is reshaping science, from meteorite materials that could power future wearables and neuromorphic computing, to battery breakthroughs that cut out rare earth metals.

Timestamps & Topics

00:00:00 🏰 Fantasy intro and this week’s AI news journey

00:03:36 ⚡ Lightning round: OpenAI’s OSS models, user stats, and valuation

00:05:46 💡 Google Deep Think and the new era of model exclusivity

00:07:10 🇪🇺 EU AI Act goes live: key rules and global impact

00:10:27 🕵️‍♂️ Deepfake detection breakthrough at UC Riverside & Google

00:16:38 🤖 Perplexity, Cloudflare, web scraping, and agentic features

00:20:41 🍽️ Perplexity’s OpenTable integration and multi-agent roadmap

00:29:19 💻 Public data, paywalls, and the arms race over online info

00:32:10 🎵 11 Labs AI music—copyright, new genres, and creator tools

00:42:33 🌍 DeepMind Genie 3 and the rise of prompt-driven world building

00:55:33 🔬 Open-source LLMs, Anthropic Claude 4.1, and AI in science