34. All things AI in 2025 - Wrap-up for the year

Tech Back Control: The AI Revolution of 2025 – A Comprehensive RecapIn this episode, I delve into the extraordinary advancements and milestones in AI throughout 2025. The year witnessed a transition from simple chat interfaces to more complex workflows and agents, marked by the introduction of significant protocols and models like Anthropic's Model Context Protocol and Google's DeepMind Genie 2. The episode covers the major themes of AI in 2025, including the emergence of reasoning models, the open-source versus closed-source debate, the geopolitical significance of AI infrastructure, the rise of agentic coding, and the unprecedented advancements in image and video generation. A detailed timeline of key events and releases from each quarter showcases the rapid pace of innovation and investment that characterized the year. Finally, the episode outlines future perspectives as we head into 2026, focusing on the evolving infrastructure, governance, and the potential challenges in the world of AI.00:00 Introduction01:04 Key things that happened in 202502:38 5 Key Themes from 202502:43 Number 103:21 Number 203:50 Number 304:16 Number 404:28 Number 505:09 Timeline of 202505:37 Q109:18 Q213:01 Q319:04 Q426:27 The Key Themes from 202526:32 1st Key Theme in 202528:50 2nd Key Theme in 202531:08 3rd Key Theme in 202532:38 4th Key Theme in 202535:43 In Conclusion