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Covering the biggest news of the century - the arrival of smarter-than-human AI. From the author of Simple Bench, which reveals the remaining gap between LLM and human reasoning. Hype-free, and the British accent is a freebie bonus.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced a set of new ‘protections’ and ‘privileges’ for ChatGPT users, requiring a significant amount of trust from users. From predicting your age based on your chat to calling law enforcement if you are at risk of harm, to allowing non-minors to flirt. But amidst all of these announcements, there are interview snippets you may have missed, as Altman dramatically revises his predictions of AI impact on jobs. Plus a Hassbis backtrack to boot. https://80000hours.o...
Wait, why did Sam Altman say AI was in a bubble? Or did he? Is it? 8 points for you to consider, before we all get distracted by Nano Banana. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - Sam Altman Clarification 02:30 - Media Calls a Bubble (for the tenth time) 03:40 - MIT and McKinsey Analysed 08:21 - Incremental Progress Deceptive 12:07 - Reasoning Breakthroughs 15:31 - CEOs might not know their products 17:25 - But did stocks go down? 17:31 - Media is Contradictory of course https://donate.re...
GPT-5 will change how hundreds of millions of people use AI. Yes, you might have to forgive the chart crimes, the underwhelming livestream and Altman hype… But it’s a good model. I have read the 50 page system card in full, have the benchmark scores, coding tests, and things you might have missed. https://app.grayswan.ai/ai-explained Announcement: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/ System Card: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/8124a3ce-ab78-4f06-96eb-49ea29ffb52f/gpt5-system-card-aug7.p...
Soon, anything will be playable. A photo becomes an interactive world, a selfie becomes a new game. Genie 3 from Google, debuting just 2 hours ago, is what I mean, and I have the full analysis, plus the pushback I gave the authors (will it really lead to reliable AI agents? Is that even the point?). You make your own mind up, but it’s certainly fascinating, and not to be overlooked in the week that will bring us GPT-5. https://80000hours.org/aiexplained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreo...
GPT-5 did what? OpenAI ahead of Google? There are 9 ways to misread the headlines of the last 48 hours, so this video is here to tell you what happened, sans sizzle. It’s been a fairly momentous last few days, so let’s dive in to the International Math Olympiad Gold, GPT-5 alpha release, whether mathematicians are out of jobs, and the white collar impact by year’s end. Job Board: https://80000hours.org/aiexplained New Documentary on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/our-new-age-of-13...
Grok 4 is here, but did you know these 10 things about the new model? From benchmark caveats to soloing science, $300 a month secrets to Grok 5 promises, here's 10 new things to know in just under 12 minutes. AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:22 - Benchmark Results 02:11 - Benchmark Caveats 02:59 - ARC-AGI 2 03:35 - SimpleBench 04:49 - ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ 07:20 - SuperGrok Heavy Price 07:58 - API Price 08:12 - Grok 5, Gemini 3....
In the last few days Anthropic have released an impressive honest account of how all models blackmail, no matter what goal they have, and despite prompt warnings, and other preventions. But do these models *want* this? Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: storyblocks.com/AIExplained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - What prompts blackmail? 02:44 - Black...
What to make of those headlines that AI can’t reason, seen by tens of millions? I cover the paper in layman’s terms, what it means and doesn’t mean, and what’s next. Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/AIExplained Plus o3-pro and whether it is my current most-recommended model. AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:57 - Viral Post ...
1There’s a new best language model, so let’s go through the up and downs of Gemini 2.5 Pro 06-05. Record-breaking common-sense, but dumb mistakes remain. And it’s not even their best model, which remains behind the scenes - Gemini 2.5 Ultra. Plus Sundar Pichai’s AGI date and an analysis of whether the current AI unemployment headlines are justified, and Elevenlabs v3. https://emergentmind.com AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Gem...
Not only did I get early access and ran my own tests, as per the title I read both the 120 page Claude 4 Opus and Claude 4 Sonnet System Card, and 25 page report on ASL-3 being triggered, plus the 2 hour launch video, and surrounding coverage. Ft. coding tests, Simple, twitter controversies, deep alignment coverage, spiritual bliss and much more! https://80000hours.org/aiexplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - 3 Quick Controversies 02:42 - Benchmark Results 04:20 - 12...
Google just announced at least 12 things that are each worthy of a video, but here are the top I/O highlights. From Veo 3 to Deep Research now being useable, Deep Think breaking records to Gemini Diffusion, Gemini 2.5 Flash changing how AI is priced and GemmaVerse, SynthID Detector and Imagen 4. And even this intro is missing other announcements covered in the vid! And yes, they’ll be plenty of Veo 3 clips to enjoy… https://80000hours.org/aiexplained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.c...
AlphaEvolve is not the first system to exhibit self-improvement, but it may be the most impressive yet. AI is literally improving the hardware, architectures, data and training methods of AI itself. A deep dive into the paper, drawing on two previous interviews and 5 other papers. Plus a snippet on OpenAI’s new Codex system. Gray Swan: http://app.grayswan.ai/ai-explained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - AlphaEvolve 05:23 - Limita...
A green card, o3 vs Gemini 2.5, 6 Benchmarks and a whole bunch of my thoughts on what on earth is happening in AI, from here to 2030. Plus, how AI is becoming pay-to-win, and why. Crazy times, 14 mins probably wasn’t enough. https://app.grayswan.ai/ai-explained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:33 - FictionLiveBench 01:37 - PHYBench 02:14 - SimpleBench 02:54 - Virology Capabilities Test 03:13 - Mathematics Performance 04:29 - Vision Be...
Critical analysis of the two most powerful new models behind ChatGPT, o3 and o4-mini. Not just the system cards, benchmarks, and my own tests, but some you may not have seen before. Yes, they can whip up amazing front-end in a few seconds, but you always have to ask what is in their data. Either way, they prove the gains from RL are just beginning… https://weave-docs.wandb.ai/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=simple_bench&utm_campaign=ai_explained AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.pat...
This pod won’t just be about the release of GPT 4.1 in the last 48 hours, o3 build-up, Kling 2.0, a sneak-peak at the next OpenAI model, or even the new Dolphin language tool. It will be about 7 such stories that contextualise where we are in AI and what is happening. https://www.emergentmind.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Kling 2.0 01:35 - GPT 4.1 05:25 - o3 Build-up 07:37 - ‘Product Company’ 09:31 - Safe Superintelligence 10:54 - DolphinGemma 13:16 - Data Dominance? K...
The latest on Llama 4, and whether it signals a slowdown in AI, or solid progress. Plus, a deep dive on that viral prediction of superintelligence by 2027, and Amodei’s cautionary words on what could stop AI progress in its tracks. o3 news, and more, as well. Weights & Biases: https://weave-docs.wandb.ai/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=simple_bench&utm_campaign=ai_explained DeepSeek Doc: https://www.patreon.com/posts/openai-is-not-r1-125869969 AI Insiders ($9!): https://www...
Gemini gets a new record on Simple Bench, and several other benchmarks. I’ll go deep to explore its nuances, including how it deceptively reverse engineers answers, does better on certain coding benchmarks than others, may have a universal ‘conceptual language’ … https://weave-docs.wandb.ai/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=simple_bench&utm_campaign=ai_explained … and more. Plus practical tips, a note on security and Kling vs Veo 2 guest appearance. AI Insiders ($9!): https://www...
Gemini 2.5 is out, on the same day as the new DeepSeek V3 (which should power Deepseek R2). Do both models prove AI is being commoditized? Let’s find out, on this blockbuster day of AI releases. Plus exclusives from the Information, Simple indications, Vista Bench, LM Arena and more… AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Gemini 2.5 Benchmarks 05:46 - Long Context, Simple indication 07:08 - New Deepseek V3 -024 09:11 - Microsoft M...
Is Manus AI the memecoin of the AI world, or legit? I’ll compare it to OpenAI’s Deep Research, Operator, Grok 3 DeepSearch and more to find out. I’ll also let you in on some of the secrets of what makes a good hype campaign, the estimated costs of Manus AI, and where it is strong. Other news (yes, Gemini image editing and research hacking, I mean you), will have to wait for a few more hours, as millions enquire about Manus AI. https://app.grayswan.ai/arena AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.pat...
GPT 4.5 is here, and do you remember when AI lab CEOs like Sam Altman and Dario Amodei were betting everything on scaling up base models like this one? Well let’s find out what would have happened if the future of AI rested on models like GPT 4.5. You’ll see all the benchmarks, highlights of the paper, emotional intelligence and humor tests, Simple Bench results (reddit was an unreliable source), and why it’s not all bad news for OpenAI. https://www.emergentmind.com/ AI Insiders (now $9!): ...
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