Podcasts – Weird Things AI Models and the Dog Man Mystery
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Nov 27, 2025 The hosts dive into the latest AI innovations, like Google's Nano Banana and OpenAI's GPT-5.1, exploring how personality influences user interaction. They discuss the challenges of keeping AI models consistent and introduce a collaborative group chat feature for ChatGPT. The conversation shifts to the eerie Dog Man sightings, blending humor with curiosity about this cryptid. They hilariously debate its credibility while also touching on interstellar comets and the interconnectedness of media and sensationalism.
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Image Models Now Use Reasoning
- Image models now integrate reasoning models to plan and create more coherent images.
- Andrew Mayne warns this makes pure image-focused companies harder to sustain.
Personality Trumps Pure IQ For Users
- Model 'personality' matters as much as raw capability for user preference.
- Justin Robert Young notes users prefer familiar flavors even if newer models are objectively smarter.
Use Group Chats For Shared AI Memory
- Use shared group chats with an assistant for team projects to maintain a single shared record.
- Justin Robert Young says it prevents divergent 'models of reality' between collaborators.
