Jyunmi hosted this pre holiday episode with Beth, Anne, and Andy, kicking off with a round robin on the most interesting AI stories from the past few days. The group moved through interactive fiction tools, Voice Mode updates in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s legal issues, algorithmic bias across social platforms, Google’s Notebook LM upgrades, and Perplexity’s surprising drop in mobile downloads. Karl joined midway, shifting the discussion toward model comparisons, real world user behavior, the gap between benchmarks and adoption, multi model workflows, and how people actually use AI at work. The episode ended with a long segment on AI reading scientific literature to discover new magnetic materials and the broader implications for science, industry, and fairness.
Key Points Discussed
Character AI launches interactive story generation similar to yesterday’s Infinite Bard demo
Disney plans to allow user generated content on Disney Plus
ChatGPT Voice Mode now works inside regular chats with 5.1
OpenAI sued over a suicide case and responds by citing user policy restrictions
Study shows LLMs trained on viral clickbait become persistently dumber and more narcissistic
Notebook LM slide decks and infographics continue to improve with Nano Banana
X’s algorithm changes and engagement drops raise concerns about visibility and bias
Perplexity’s global downloads fall 80 percent after paid ads stop
Debate over whether Perplexity has a unique moat or clear differentiator
Government unveils Project Genesis, a decade long AI driven science initiative
AWS commits up to 50B for US government supercomputing and AI infrastructure
Gemini 3, Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI 5.1 compared across reasoning, coding, and multimodal tests
Discussion on real adoption versus benchmark hype and why user habits matter more
Multi model workflows often outperform single model use
AI reads 67,000 scientific papers to identify 25 promising new magnetic materials
Broader discussion on environmental impact, supply chains, discovery fairness, and scientific access
Timestamps and Topics
00:00:00 👋 Opening, round robin setup
00:01:03 📚 Character AI releases interactive fiction stories
00:03:32 🎬 Future of AI customized films and Disney UGC plans
00:04:31 🔊 ChatGPT Voice Mode now in normal chats
00:06:25 ⚖️ OpenAI lawsuit response sparks criticism
00:09:06 🧠 Study on clickbait trained LLMs degrading in quality
00:11:10 📝 Notebook LM infographics and slide decks tested
00:13:24 ⚙️ X algorithm changes and concern about creator visibility
00:15:03 👥 LinkedIn gender bias issues and feed manipulation
00:16:26 👋 Carl joins
00:19:02 📰 Chrome based “Learn About” app from Google
00:19:46 📉 Perplexity downloads drop 80 percent post ads
00:21:31 ❓ Debate over Perplexity’s long term differentiation
00:23:02 🔬 Project Genesis, a national AI science initiative
00:27:27 ☁️ AWS 50B government AI infrastructure plan
00:28:43 🤖 Gemini 3, Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI 5.1 model comparisons
00:32:34 🧪 Benchmarks, reasoning scores, and coding performance
00:38:08 📱 User adoption versus model quality
00:40:35 🍏 AI model adoption compared to iPhone vs Android dynamics
00:43:05 🔄 Multi model workflows as the emerging best practice
00:48:38 🤝 When to use Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT in combination
00:50:26 📉 Gemini 3 significantly lowers token usage for transcripts
00:52:52 🧲 AI reads decades of papers to discover new magnetic materials
00:54:59 🔍 Why magnetic materials matter for EVs, energy, and supply chains
00:56:39 🌱 Environmental, economic, and fairness implications
01:02:34 🧠 Updating personal “brain models” and sustainability habits
01:03:28 🏁 Closing and holiday send off
The Daily AI Show Co Hosts: Jyunmi, Beth, Anne, Andy, and Karl
The Daily AI Show