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AI research talks, interviews, and model deep-dives — read the transcript and a concise AI-generated summary of each video.

en ColdFusion

Are We Really Ready for AI Coding?

Vibe coding lets users build apps via AI using plain language, ushering rapid innovation but bringing unpredictability and serious security risks.

en AI Explained

A Model Explosion: GPT 5.6 Sol, Grok 4.5 and Meta Muse Rewrite the Rules

OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 Soul shifts the AI landscape with strong performance at lower costs, but faces rising competition and key security concerns.

en AI Explained

Two Rival Bets on AGI: Google I/O Highlights

Google's new Gemini AI models focus on speed and integration, but deep flaws in reasoning and truth understanding challenge the path to AGI.

en AI Explained

New Claude Opus 4.8: 15 Things You May’ve Missed

A deep dive into Claude Opus 4.8's real benchmark gains, nuanced alignment trade-offs, and Anthropic's evolving approach to compute, safety, and orchestration.

en Justin Sung

How To Become Dangerously Self Educated (with AI)

AI can't match humans in complex, contextual problem-solving—develop higher-order thinking skills to secure your professional edge.

en TechAltar

Who's winning (& losing) the AI race?

AI app usage and revenue are booming, but financial data shows leading companies remain unprofitable amid soaring costs and market share shifts.

en ColdFusion

Replacing Humans with AI is Going Horribly Wrong

Only 5% of business AI pilots succeed as most efforts suffer errors, inefficiencies, and poor ROI; future leaps are possible but not assured.

en ColdFusion

Why Building AI Data Centres Isn’t Working Anymore

The AI data center boom faces severe setbacks as delays, backlash, and financial pressure undermine promised benefits and threaten a speculative bubble.

en ColdFusion

Is AI Making Us Dumber?

AI's overuse can erode critical thinking and agency; use it as a tool, not a replacement for independent thought to preserve cognitive strength.

en ColdFusion

AI Fails at 96% of Jobs (New Study)

A new study finds leading AIs fail over 96% of real-world jobs, exposing how today's AI can't broadly replace humans or justify current massive investments.

en AI Explained

Claude Mythos: Highlights from 244-page Release

Claude Mythos’s report reveals huge advances in coding and cybersecurity, prompting Anthropic to limit release for safety as existential AI risks rise.

en AI Explained

Claude Fable 5 - Full 319 page Breakdown

Claude Fable 5 outperforms rivals in benchmarks and scientific tasks, with strong safeguards, steady (not explosive) progress, and growing real-world presence.

en AI Explained

AGI: (gets close), Humans: ‘Who Gets to Own it?’

AGI is nearing, creating immense potential wealth and societal upheaval, with fierce competition for control and urgent calls for global policy action.

en AI Explained

Gemini 3.1 Pro and the Downfall of Benchmarks: Welcome to the Vibe Era of AI

Gemini 3.1 Pro's launch shows AI model benchmarks and rankings now depend heavily on domain optimization and benchmark specifics, not general superiority.

en AI Explained

Anthropic: Our AI just created a tool that can ‘automate all white collar work’, Me:

AI coding tools like Claude Opus 4.5 boost productivity but require oversight; evidence shows limited labor market impact and ongoing model brittleness.

en AI Explained

Fable 5 vs GPT 5.6 Sol: The Early Results

GPT-5.6 Soul is less capable than Fable/Mythos 5 but much cheaper, highlighting shifting AI power and rising model access restrictions.

en AI Explained

Claude Opus 4.7 - A New Frontier, in Performance … and Drama

Claude Opus 4.7 advances in some benchmarks but faces criticism for adaptive compute use, intentional restrictions, and an intensifying rivalry with OpenAI.

en Ali Abdaal

How I use AI to save 10+ hours per week

A detailed, practical breakdown of how VoicePal, Claude, and ChatGPT are used together to streamline writing, data analysis, and real-life tasks.