Future in Focus: AI Tools & Big Tech

Episode 10: Future in Focus: AI Tools & Big Tech This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil the AI image platform they’ve been building from scratch at Ryz Labs, powered by Gemini’s new “nano-banana” update and other AI models. Designed to deliver faster, cleaner, and more customizable visuals, it pushes image generation beyond today’s mainstream tools. Then, they put Gamma under the spotlight, a presentation app that reimagines how decks and docs are created with AI at the core. In the AI news rundown: Google’s Gemini image model gets a “bananas” upgrade, Will Smith faces backlash over suspiciously AI-generated tour footage, and Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent embedded directly into Chrome, raising big questions about the future of browsers. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro + demo of new in-house AI image editing prototype (3:03) Building a chatbot-style AI tool for small businesses & e-commerce (8:15) Risks of deepfake-style edits and blurred lines between real vs AI (9:10) Google Gemini’s “bananas” model upgrade explained (10:49) Anthropic brings Claude agents directly into Chrome (13:29) Will Smith’s tour footage is accused of using fake AI crowds (15:17) Tool of the Week: Gamma AI presentation builder (16:31) Live demo: generating a 3-card “Built This Week” deck in minutes (19:22) Why Gamma beats Google Slides/PowerPoint at AI integration (for now) (21:24) The future of consultants, schools & pitch decks in an AI-driven world — Platforms / Tools Mentioned: • Claude – https://claude.ai • Gamma – www.gamma.app • Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com — Listen on Your Favorite Platform: • Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0ahiOCzYxhhkEgbtz9kkeC • Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-this-week/id1823270832 • Amazon Music – https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1017d387-fbb0-4bbf-9488-817cee38e058 • Deezer – https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1001995001 — Follow the Hosts: Jordan Metzner • LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmetzner/ • Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mrjmetz/ • X – https://x.com/mrjmetz?lang=bn Sam Nadler • LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-nadler-1881b75/ • X – http://x.com/Gravino05