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IM 834: Gewgaw - Google's 'Nano Banana' Model
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- Google improves Gemini AI image editing with 'Nano Banana' model.
- THIS is why large language models can understand the world.
- Building a16z's personal AI workstation with four NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell Max-Q GPUs.
- Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5.
- Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year.
- We must build AI for people; not to be a person.
- AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization.
- AI robots are helping South Korea's seniors feel less alone.
- College student's "time travel" AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history.
- Forget Uber Eats—Chipotle's latest delivery option might shock you.
- There are two types of ddishwasher people.
- Would you go on a tour of your local Amazon warehouse?
- Perplexity has cooked up a new way to pay publishers for their content.
- Wired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated 'freelancer'.
- The South Slope Derby.
- Checking in on the Internet Roadtrip.
- TikTok.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: M.G. Siegler
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247 episodes
Manage episode 502860377 series 60733
- Google improves Gemini AI image editing with 'Nano Banana' model.
- THIS is why large language models can understand the world.
- Building a16z's personal AI workstation with four NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell Max-Q GPUs.
- Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5.
- Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year.
- We must build AI for people; not to be a person.
- AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization.
- AI robots are helping South Korea's seniors feel less alone.
- College student's "time travel" AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history.
- Forget Uber Eats—Chipotle's latest delivery option might shock you.
- There are two types of ddishwasher people.
- Would you go on a tour of your local Amazon warehouse?
- Perplexity has cooked up a new way to pay publishers for their content.
- Wired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated 'freelancer'.
- The South Slope Derby.
- Checking in on the Internet Roadtrip.
- TikTok.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau
Guest: M.G. Siegler
Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines.
Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!
Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
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