Last Week in AI
A weekly AI news recap and discussion podcast covering the most interesting developments in artificial intelligence, deep learning, robotics, and more. Hosts Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris (with guests) break down the week’s AI news and research highlights in an accessible way, offering analysis and commentary on what’s happening in the fast-moving AI landscape.
LWiAI Podcast #229 - Gemini 3 Flash, ChatGPT Apps, Nemotron 3
In this episode, the hosts review major AI releases—including Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, OpenAI’s GPT‑5.2 Codex for coding, and Nvidia’s open‑source Nemotron 3—while noting the launch of a ChatGPT app store. They discuss significant funding rounds for startups like Lovable and Fal, and highlight China’s rapid progress in EUV chip manufacturing that could reshape the semiconductor landscape. Policy and safety topics cover OpenAI’s new system card on bio‑ and cyber‑security risks and Google’s partnership with the U.S. military to deploy Gemini models, underscoring the growing intersection of AI capabilities and strategic governance.
Last Week in AI #330 - Groq->Nvidia , ChatGPT Apps, US AI Genesis Mission
The episode covers a wave of AI industry moves, including Nvidia's $20 billion licensing deal with Groq to integrate low‑latency inference chips, OpenAI's launch of a ChatGPT app directory, and Amazon's leadership reshuffle to unify its AI stack. It also highlights...
Last Week in AI #328 - DeepSeek 3.2, Mistral 3, Trainium3, Runway Gen-4.5
The episode reviews a wave of new AI models and infrastructure, highlighting DeepSeek's reasoning‑first V3.2 series with tool‑use capabilities, Mistral's multimodal Mistral 3 family that runs offline on a single GPU, AWS's Trainium 3 chips and upcoming Trainium 4 with NVLink support, and...
LWiAI Podcast #226 - Gemini 3, Claude Opus 4.5, Nano Banana Pro, LeJEPA
The episode reviews the latest AI model releases—Google’s Gemini 3 Pro, Anthropic’s Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s GPT‑5.1—highlighting their new capabilities and market impact, alongside robotics breakthroughs such as Sunday Robotics’ household robot Memo and a $600 M funding round for Visual Intelligence. It also...
#226 - Gemini 3, Claude Opus 4.5, Nano Banana Pro, LeJEPA
In this episode, Andrey and Michelle review the latest AI model releases—Google's Gemini 3 Pro, Anthropic's Opus 4.5, and OpenAI's GPT-5.1—highlighting their performance gains and new integrations for coding, Chrome, and Excel. They also discuss rapid growth in robotics, noting...
LWiAI Podcast #225 - GPT 5.1, Kimi K2 Thinking, Remote Labor Index
The episode reviews the latest AI model releases, highlighting OpenAI's GPT‑5.1 with added personality options and Baidu's ERNIE 5.0, alongside breakthroughs in autonomous driving from Baidu Apollo Go and Pony AI’s IPO. It covers a wave of startup funding—Incept’s $50 M for diffusion models,...
