AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.
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AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.
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On this episode, Jeff and I break down OpenAI’s restructuring for profit, look at Qualcomm's new AI200 chips, discuss why Amazon’s office job reductions might not be entirely about AI, and share Adobe’s latest generative Firefly 5 updates from Adobe Max 2025.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Podcast begins
07:24 - OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization
16:03 - Amazon to Cut 14,000 Jobs as Jassy Looks to Ease Bureaucracy
18:01 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff
23:38 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff
25:33 - Adobe Now Lets You Generate Soundtracks and Speech in Firefly
33:17 - Researchers exploit OpenAI's Atlas by disguising prompts as URLs
40:15 - Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers
42:03 - Introducing Blue Jay and Project Eluna, Amazon’s latest robotics and AI technology for its operations
45:36 - Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision’
49:25 - Leo's entry says he's semi-retired; news to him, I'll bet
51:58 - Qualcomm Launches AI Chips to Challenge Nvidia’s Dominance
52:40 - Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company
57:28 - Sora update to bring AI videos of your pets, new social features, and soon, an Android version
01:00:48 - Google and Anthropic announce cloud deal worth tens of billions of dollars
01:02:20: Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in October's Gemini Drop.
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AI Inside
AI Inside explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and its impact on the world at large. Hosted by tech podcaster Jason Howell and media expert Jeff Jarvis, AI Inside takes a thoughtful look at the promise and challenges of AI while inviting some of the industry's most notable players and thinkers to engage in thoughtful dialogue about AI, neither overhyping its potential nor dismissing public concerns about its development. With a deep interest in AI's impacts on art and culture, Jason uses his rich experience in technology and creativity to understand its capabilities better. Jeff is a respected voice on technology's influence on media and society, thanks to his popular blog BuzzMachine and books like "The Web We Weave" and "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." Together, Jason and Jeff aim to advance public understanding of this world-changing technology at an important inflection point.
