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RIP Golden Age of Agent Experimentation 2026-2026
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31m 41s
May 13
In Defense of Tokenmaxxing
NLW argues that the backlash to tokenmaxxing misses the bigger enterprise AI shift. Token leaderboards can create bad incentives, but companies still need aggressive experimentation as work moves from assisted AI to agentic AI. Many “wasted” tokens are really the cost of learning ... Show More
28m 19s
May 12
Towards AI That Can Actually Interact
Thinking Machines Lab shows off a new kind of AI model built for real-time collaboration — one that can listen, watch, respond, interrupt, and work in the background without forcing humans into awkward prompt-and-response mode. NLW argues this may be an early glimpse of what come ... Show More
29m 36s
Jan 2025
Navigating the AI Landscape: Google's Strategy
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9m 2s
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EP 577: AI Isn't Your Company’s Advantage. AI Is Just the Internet.
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44m 37s
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18m 35s
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Agentic AI Engineers with Spiros Xanthos, Resolve AI CEO
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17m 17s
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DeepSeek Threatening Nvidia: US Gov Responds
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17m 46s
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Google AI Strategy. AI Video Surge. Local AI Models. AI Data Milestone.
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4m 8s
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#126 - few have tried ChatGPT, Baidu’s $145M AI fund, AI job culling, OpenAI grant program
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13m 14s
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Not all AI is, well, AI
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8m 48s
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<p>Our 126th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!</p>
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<p>🎙️ Topics:</p><ul><li>How AI is speeding up diagnostics and improving patient care</li><li>Building trust between clinicians, patients, and AI solutions</li><li>The evolution of healthcare from hospital-centric to home-centric</li><li>Real-world applications of AI in medical ... Show More
