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In today's episode of Basically AI, we break down the biggest developments in artificial intelligence from the past few days. We cover Nvidia's massive AI conference and upcoming chip announcements, Meta delaying its newest AI model after disappointing internal tests, and a surprising legal battle between AI company Anthropic and the U.S. government. Nvidia GTC AI Conference News https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nvidia-ceo-set-reveal-new-chips-software-ai-megaconference-gtc-2026-03-16/ Meta Delays New AI Model https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/business/meta-delays-release-of-new-ai-weighs-licensing-googles-gemini-after-disappointing-trial-runs-report/ Anthropic Lawsuit Over Pentagon Decision https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/09/anthropic-lawsuit-pentagon/ Nvidia Investment in AI Cloud Infrastructure https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-invest-2-billion-ai-cloud-firm-nebius-2026-03-11/

Host Dusty Porter covers three AI stories: OpenAI signing a Pentagon deal just hours after President Trump ordered agencies to cut ties with Anthropic over its refusal to support mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, while noting reports that the Pentagon still used Claude in Middle East strikes; Sam Altman says the deal was rushed, the optics look bad, and calls the Anthropic ban a poor decision, as consumer backlash pushes Claude to #1 on Apple's App Store and "cancel ChatGPT" trends. He also discusses OpenAI raising $110B at a $730B valuation led by Amazon, with Nvidia and SoftBank participating. Finally, he highlights Generate:Biomedicines' $425M Nasdaq IPO and its AI-designed severe-asthma antibody GB0895 entering phase three trials, arguing AI could accelerate medical breakthroughs.

Today in AI: Anthropic updates its safety posture amid rising pressure, OpenAI doubles down on London as a major research hub, Nvidia declares an "agentic AI" inflection point after record earnings, and DeepSeek's model rollout strategy highlights the growing chip geopolitics shaping the AI race. Links Mentioned: https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-changing-safety-policy-2026-2 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/openai-make-london-its-biggest-research-hub-outside-us-2026-02-26/ https://www.axios.com/2026/02/25/nvda-earnings-nvidia-jensen-huang https://www.reuters.com/world/china/deepseek-withholds-latest-ai-model-us-chipmakers-including-nvidia-sources-say-2026-02-25/ https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/cuba-boat-shooting-nvidia-pentagon-v-anthropic-2026-02-26/

Today we're looking at the massive numbers shaping the AI landscape. From a new UNESCO report predicting significant revenue losses for artists by 2028, to IBM's warning about AI-enabled credential theft, the 'rest of us' need to stay alert. We also dive into the staggering 6-gigawatt deal between AMD and Meta, and why Anthropic's CEO thinks AI might surpass us at almost everything—and why that's actually okay for your career." Reference Links: UNESCO Report: Artists face steep income decline due to AI IBM X-Force Index: 2026 Threat Intelligence Highlights AMD & Meta Deal: Meta and AMD Partner for Longterm AI Infrastructure Anthropic Interview: Dario Amodei on Lex Fridman Podcast MIT Research: New AI model for protein drug development

The Pentagon just gave Anthropic an ultimatum: drop your AI safety guardrails or get cut off from the military entirely. Today we break down what happened, why it matters, and what it means for everyone who uses AI tools. Plus, DeepSeek V4 just launched, and it's gunning for the coding crown at a fraction of the cost. A Google VP says two types of AI startups are about to die. Anthropic's new security tool tanked cybersecurity stocks. China is putting actual robots on trains, and Honor, yes, the phone company — is making a humanoid robot. All that and your Tool of the Day.  Links Mentioned In The Show Anthropic/Pentagon showdown (NBC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-ai-defense-war-venezuela-maduro-rcna259603   Anthropic/Pentagon showdown (Axios): https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/hegseth-dario-pentagon-meeting-antrhopic-claude   DeepSeek V4: https://chat.deepseek.com   Google VP on AI startups (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/google-vp-warns-that-two-types-of-ai-startups-may-not-survive/   Claude Code Security: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code-security   Anthropic $30B raise (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/anthropic-ai-dario-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth.html   China humanoid robots (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/china-humanoid-robots-spring-festival-gala-unitree-tesla-ai-race.html   Honor humanoid robot: https://technode.com/2026/02/24/honor-reportedly-to-launch-first-humanoid-robot-at-mwc-2026/

Is your AI startup just a pretty wrapper? Google says the clock is ticking. Plus, the first Android malware that uses AI to outsmart your phone, safety researchers are quitting OpenAI and Anthropic in protest, ads are coming to ChatGPT, India bets big on AI, Adobe gets torched for killing a beloved tool, and a social network where only bots are allowed. All that plus the transcription tool that costs a fraction of a penny per minute. Links Mentioned In Show Google exec warns AI wrappers: https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/google-exec-warns-ai-wrapper-startups-could-be-in-trouble/ PromptSpy malware: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/promptspy-android-malware-abuses-google.html AI researchers leaving: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/business/openai-anthropic-departures-nightcap Anthropic Super Bowl ad results: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/anthropic-open-ai-super-bowl-ads.html India AI Summit: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/all-the-important-news-from-the-ongoing-india-ai-summit/ Adobe Animate reversal: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/adobe-animate-is-shutting-down-as-company-focuses-on-ai/ Voxtral Transcribe 2: https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral-transcribe-2 Moltbook: https://dentro.de/ai/news/

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 just dropped and Hollywood is panicking, we break down why this AI video tool changes everything for creators. Plus, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have the most awkward photo op of 2026, OpenAI and Microsoft pour millions into AI safety, Google goes geothermal to power AI, states crack down on chatbots talking to your kids, and a university gets caught faking their own robot. All that plus a tool that lets you build a website just by describing it. 📋 Links Mentioned In The Show: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/china/china-ai-seedance-intl-hnk-dst https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/19/openai-sam-altman-anthropic-dario-amodei-india-ai-summit.html https://www.gov.uk/government/news/openai-and-microsoft-join-uks-international-coalition-to-safeguard-ai-development https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/google_ormat_geothermal_datacenter_deal https://ctmirror.org/2026/02/05/data-privacy-online-safety-tong-ct/ https://techstartups.com/2026/02/20/top-tech-news-today-february-20-2026/ https://www.siteground.com/coderick-ai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_Impact_Summit  

Today on Basically AI, we cover India's new frontier AI commitments and the massive wave of investment heading into AI infrastructure, plus Sam Altman's renewed push for urgent regulation. Then we hit the product front: OpenAI's ad pivot (and the backlash), Anthropic's Claude 4.6 leap for coding/agents, and DeepMind's Deep Think approach for science.  OpenAI hires Instagram partnerships exec (The Verge) OpenAI creative partnerships hire (Vanity Fair) India "Frontier AI Impact Commitments" (Economic Times) AI investment pledges at India summit (Reuters) Reliance investment / India AI push (Reuters) Tata data center business signs OpenAI as customer (Reuters) Google: AI Impact Summit partnerships (Official Google Blog) Altman: world urgently needs AI regulation (TechXplore / AFP) OpenAI: Testing ads in ChatGPT (Official) Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (Official) Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Official) DeepMind: Gemini Deep Think (Official) Google: Gemini Deep Think update (Official Google Blog) BAFTA "human creativity" guidance (Financial Times) Security: AI collapses response window (The Hacker News)  

AI's hunger for chips is hitting your wallet. Today we break down the global memory shortage that's driving up prices on everything from iPhones to PlayStations, Meta's multi-billion dollar Nvidia deal, Saudi Arabia's $3B bet on Elon Musk's xAI empire, Anthropic's rapid-fire Claude Sonnet 4.6 launch, and Google's brand new Lyria 3 music generator that lets anyone make songs for free. Plus, your Tool of the Week is something you can try right now. Stories Mentioned In The Show: RAMmageddon / Memory Chip Shortage: https://fortune.com/2026/02/15/ai-demand-memory-chip-shortage-crisis-dram-hbm-micron-skhynix-samsung/ Meta x Nvidia Chip Deal: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/meta-nvidia-deal-ai-data-center-chips.html Saudi Arabia's Humain Invests $3B in xAI: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-humain-invests-3-123558006.html SpaceX-xAI $1.25 Trillion Merger: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/musk-xai-spacex-biggest-merger-ever.html Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/anthropic-ai-claude-sonnet-4-6-default-free-pro.html Google Lyria 3 Music Generation (Tool of the Week): https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/lyria-3/ Google I/O 2026 Announced: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-i-o-2026-leans-into-ai-heres-what-it-means-for-you/  

Welcome to the very first episode of AI for the Rest of Us, a weekly show that explains artificial intelligence in plain English for normal people.This week: ChatGPT just started showing ads for the first time. We break down exactly what happened, how it works, why it matters for anyone who uses AI tools, and what your options are. Plus, Anthropic's hilarious Super Bowl ads, why AI might be slowing down (and why that's actually good), and our Tool of the Week: Google NotebookLM, a free AI research assistant that turns your documents into podcasts.