Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore Google’s Nano Banana Pro launch and Jason's unique sit-down with the leaders of Gemini 3, Nvidia’s earnings amid AI bubble talks, Google’s TPU deal with Meta, and Warner Music’s Suno settlement. They also cover Trump’s Genesis Mission, Gmail AI concerns, Anthropic Opus 4.5, and Character AI’s age ban.
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Chapters:
6:43 - Google launches Nano Banana Pro, an updated AI image generator powered by Gemini 3
8:21 - Nate B Jones example of how he used Nano Bana Pro
15:33 - Behind the scenes with Google's Gemini team - 3 insights that surprised me the most
And these features come to NotebookLM
23:39 - Nvidia’s Strong Results Show AI Fears Are Premature
24:30 - Google Further Encroaches on Nvidia’s Turf With New AI Chip Push
26:03 - Nvidia's happy for Google
32:18 - What to know about Trump’s order for the AI project ‘Genesis Mission’
38:07 - Google denies analyzing your emails for AI training - here's what happened
41:22 - Warner Music Group strikes ‘landmark’ deal with Suno; settles copyright lawsuit against AI music generator
44:31 - Suno creators making 7m songs a day; trained on only $2k
51:54 - Anthropic introduces cheaper, more powerful, more efficient Opus 4.5 model
55:36 - Teens Are Saying Tearful Goodbyes to Their AI Companions
58:02 - Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
58:53 - Sam Altman and Jony Ive have a 'lick' test for OpenAI's mysterious AI device, which they expect within the next 2 years
1:00:43 - OpenAI Partner Foxconn Plans Multibillion-Dollar US AI Push
1:01:34 - Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun is leaving to create his own startup
1:03:09 - Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
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Gemini 3 is Here
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis explore Google’s Gemini 3 multimodal AI with visual and interactive features, Microsoft’s AI Copilot launch across Windows, and Jeff Bezos’s new well-funded AI startup Project Prometheus focused on engineering and manufacturing.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Podcast begins
01:55 - Do LLM's understand? AI Pioneer Yann Le Cun spars with DeepMind's Adam Brown
20:45 - A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3
34:25 - Microsoft is packing more AI into Windows, ready or not - here's what's new
37:59 - Inside Microsoft Agent 365: How AI Workers Will Be Secured, Identified, and Governed
42:24 - At a major AI conference, one startup got voted most likely to flop
44:48 - Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
46:07 - Google boss warns 'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts
49:02 - Google unveils agentic tools to help advertisers
- So does Amazon
49:23 - And Meta introduces a foundation model for advertisers
53:17 - DeepMind releases WeatherNext2
56:05 - OpenAI introduces group chats with ChatGPT
58:28 - Microsoft’s new Anthropic partnership brings Claude AI models to Azure
59:26 - Amazon and Microsoft Back Effort That Would Restrict Nvidia’s Exports to China
1:00:42 - Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
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Introducing Smart Talks with IBM
Jason Howell recommends the Smart Talks with IBM podcast where business leaders, technologists and creatives explore how AI and other innovations are transforming industries.
This episode is sponsored by Smart Talks with IBM. Check it out here: https://apple.co/43yY2xd.
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Inside Microsoft Agent 365: How AI Workers Will Be Secured, Identified, and Governed
Microsoft is introducing Agent 365, a new control plane for managing AI agents across the enterprise. Charles Lamanna, the executive leading Microsoft’s Business Apps and Agents division, joins us to explain the ideas behind the launch and why the company believes AI workers will soon be as common as apps or devices. We explore how agents already operate inside organizations, how identity and permissions will work for autonomous systems, and how Microsoft plans to detect and govern rogue agents. If you want to understand the strategy and engineering thinking behind one of Microsoft’s biggest AI bets, this is the episode to hear.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Podcast begins
01:51 – Introducing Charles Lamanna
02:45 – Why Microsoft Is Launching Agent 365 at Ignite
04:37 – How AI Agents Are Already Appearing Inside Companies
06:24 – Customer Fears About Agent Autonomy and Trust
08:40 – How Builders Know When They’ve Created a True “Agent”
11:33 – How Microsoft Detects Agents That Aren’t Registered
13:43 – How Agent 365 Will Audit and Govern AI Agents
17:05 – Real-World Examples of Agents Delivering Results
19:08 – Automatic Agent Registration and Future Telemetry Signals
20:07 – Using Agent 365 in Non-Microsoft Environments
20:38 – Whether Agent 365 Becomes the Directory for All Agents
22:25 – How Agent 365 Handles Bad or Misbehaving Agents
24:10 – What a “Bad Agent” Actually Means in Practice
25:55 – What Success Looks Like After Six to Twelve Months
30:16 – First Steps for Organizations Beginning Their Agent Journey
31:00 – Closing and thanks to Charles Lamanna
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Introducing Smart Talks with IBM
Jason Howell recommends the Smart Talks with IBM podcast where business leaders, technologists and creatives explore how AI and other innovations are transforming industries.
This episode is sponsored by Smart Talks with IBM. Check it out here: https://apple.co/43yY2xd.
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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