EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 33 MIN
THIS WEEK IN AI: Google's Big Change, AI Keeps Breaking Out, OpenAI vs Apple
from Limitless: An AI Podcast · host Limitless
This week, we cover major leadership changes at Google’s AI teams, including Demis Hassabis stepping back and Jeff Dean leaving to start Discovery Loop, an AI company focused on scientific research. We also discuss AI safety issues involving frontier models, plus Meta’s new coding model and its strategy around efficiency.------🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒https://developers.ledger.com/docs/ai-tools/overview/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless------🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFTSPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/------TIMESTAMPS0:00 DeepMind Leadership Shift3:20 Jeff Dean’s New Startup6:05 Automated Research Ambitions10:08 Agent Breakouts13:06 OpenAI’s Hidden Incident18:11 Meta’s Cheap Coding Model22:55 OpenAI Versus Apple25:42 DeepSeek28:28 Mind Control Interfaces30:40 Nikita Bier Departs X------RESOURCESJosh: https://x.com/JoshKaleEjaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosuresJosh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.
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