EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 29 MIN
Towards AI That Can Actually Interact
from The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · host Nathaniel Whittemore
Thinking Machines Lab shows off a new kind of AI model built for real-time collaboration — one that can listen, watch, respond, interrupt, and work in the background without forcing humans into awkward prompt-and-response mode. NLW argues this may be an early glimpse of what comes after chat. In the headlines: OpenAI’s new DeployCo, private-market AI stock chaos, AI safety regulation walkbacks, and Trump’s China tech delegation.Apply for our Growth Engineering role: https://jobs.aidailybrief.ai/Brought to you by:KPMG – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at www.kpmg.us/NavigateSection - Section turns AI investment into workforce transformation and ROI - https://www.sectionai.com/Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at http://granola.ai/aidailyScrunch - The AI customer experience platform - https://scrunch.com/Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at https://mercury.com/personal-bankingZenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - https://zenflow.free/Drata - The agentic trust management platform - https://drata.com/Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? https://blitzy.com/AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/briefRobots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Our Newsletter is BACK: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Interested in sponsoring the show? [email protected]
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Thinking Machines Lab shows off a new kind of AI model built for real-time collaboration — one that can listen, watch, respond, interrupt, and work in the background without forcing humans into awkward prompt-and-response mode. NLW argues this may be an early glimpse of what comes after chat. In the headlines: OpenAI’s new DeployCo, private-market AI stock chaos, AI safety regulation walkbacks, and Trump’s China tech delegation.Apply for our Growth Engineering role: https://jobs.aidailybrief.ai/Brought to you by:KPMG – Agentic AI is powering a potential $3 trillion productivity shift, and KPMG’s new paper, Agentic AI Untangled, gives leaders a clear framework to decide whether to build, buy, or borrow—download it at www.kpmg.us/NavigateSection - Section turns AI investment into workforce transformation and ROI - https://www.sectionai.com/Granola - The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. 100% off your first 3 months with code AIDAILY at http://granola.ai/aidailyScrunch - The AI customer experience platform - https://scrunch.com/Mercury - Modern banking for business and now personal accounts. Learn more at https://mercury.com/personal-bankingZenflow Work - Agents for knowledge work - https://zenflow.free/Drata - The agentic trust management platform - https://drata.com/Blitzy - Want to accelerate enterprise software development velocity by 5x? https://blitzy.com/AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/briefRobots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Our Newsletter is BACK: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Interested in sponsoring the show? [email protected]
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