IM 834: Gewgaw - Google's 'Nano Banana' Model

• Interview with M.G. Siegler.


• 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 dishwasher 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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