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Jul 29, 2025 38 min

Obeying, Upgrading, Undermining: A Wild Week in AI

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What happens when Trump drops an AI blueprint, Google wrecks your traffic, and AI gets psychologically manipulated? This week, Jeff and Annie tackle one of the most thought-provoking episodes yet—from policy and power to psychology and physics. They break down Trump’s aggressive AI action plan, an OpenAI vs. DeepMind math showdown, and a Kenyan health experiment where AI saves lives behind the scenes. In this episode: Brain-inspired small model beats giants in reasoning tests Google Photos’ new remix tools and animation features AI-designed physics experiments that shock actual physicists Wharton study shows how AI can be socially manipulated Relevant Links: Trump drops aggressive AI Action Plan OpenAI and DeepMind hit gold at Math Olympiad Sapient’s HRM model mimics the human brain AI-designed physics upgrades LIGO sensitivity Amazon acquires Bee, an AI-powered memory wearable Pew study: Google’s AI Overviews hurt web traffic Google Photos adds remix-style AI video tools OpenAI’s AI Copilot cuts medical errors in Kenya Wharton researchers show AI can be socially manipulated Meta refuses to sign EU’s voluntary AI Code

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