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EPISODE · Feb 1, 2026 · 7 MIN

EP26W05 : AI News Recap: Claude Excel, Maia Chip, Moltbot & More

from AI Brief · host MonPod

🚀 This week’s AI roundup drops the hottest breakthroughs and warnings you can’t miss! • **Claude goes Excel** – Anthropic opens its spreadsheet assistant to Pro users and adds interactive apps like Asana and Canva.• **AI safety alarm** – Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns of a "civilizational" danger in his new essay.• **Microsoft’s Maia 200** – A new in‑house chip that outperforms Amazon and Google, powering the upcoming GPT‑5.2.• **Moltbot goes viral** – The open‑source Telegram/WhatsApp agent that can book cars, call restaurants, and run 24/7 (but brings serious security risks).• **OpenAI launches Prism** – A free, AI‑powered scientific writing workspace that turns whiteboard math into perfect equations.• **Moonshot’s K2.5** – An open‑source 1‑trillion‑parameter model that rivals GPT‑5.2 on coding, vision, and agentic tasks.• **Google upgrades Chrome** – Gemini‑driven agentic browsing, built‑in image generation, and a new Personal Intelligence sidebar.• **DeepMind’s AlphaGenome** – Open‑source genetics AI that predicts disease‑causing mutations faster than labs.• **Funding surge** – Two new labs raise hundreds of millions to rethink how AI learns.• **xAI’s Grok Imagine** – Low‑cost video generation climbing the leaderboards.• **Project Genie** – Public access to AI‑generated, explorable worlds.• **Hollywood meets AI** – Darren Aronofsky debuts an AI‑crafted Revolutionary War series.🔍 Curious how half of U.S. workers still avoid AI at work? We break down the Gallup report and what it means for your career.👍 Like what you hear? Hit the subscribe button, share with fellow AI enthusiasts, and drop your thoughts in the comments – we love hearing your take on the next big AI wave!*This video is generated using NotebookLM*

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