Pulse on AI

Max Dreyfus

Pulse on AI is a daily, 30-minute podcast with essential updates in AI tech, research and business. Hosted by fictional product leader, Max Dreyfus, with rotating fictional specialists. We curate highlights from thousands of trusted sources - universities, tech giant, industry outlets and more. Expect models news, key papers, funding, deals, policy shifts, and real-world uses. Pulse on AI cuts through the noise, delivering relevant insights for anyone interested in the latest on AI. Disclaimer: scripts are LLM-generated and voiced with TTS; all sources are linked in episode summaries.

  1. 1天前

    Pulse on AI: Adaptive Brains, Borrowed Chips, and Billboard Bots

    OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.1 with adaptive reasoning, extended prompt caching, and new coding tools, while also fixing ChatGPT’s overuse of em dashes via Custom Instructions. A researcher quantifies how similar LLM outputs are and highlights worldview gaps. A workshop aims to bridge logic-based reasoning with transformers. In the enterprise, a cloud-sales leader illustrates how AI demand meets cloud scale; WisdomAI raises $50M to push agentic analytics; Microsoft taps OpenAI’s custom chip designs to accelerate its silicon strategy; and Deepwatch layoffs reflect workforce shifts toward AI. Pop culture and ethics collide as ElevenLabs licenses celebrity voices—including deceased figures—and an AI act tops Billboard’s country sales chart. Robotics headlines range from Russia’s tumbling humanoid debut to Star CM and Unitree’s IP-themed consumer robots. A Spanish interview with Justo Hidalgo weighs emergent abilities, governance, and the limits of current LLMs. The episode closes with practical takeaways: adaptive AI is here, governance/provenance are essential, and infrastructure determines who scales safely. Sources: WisdomAI Raises $50 Million to Lead the Next Gen AI Analytics and BIAre all LLMs the same? I set out to measure their similarity.ChatGPT Will Stop Using Em Dashes If Instructed SoGood Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die trailer ushers in AI apocalypseProceedings of the Second International Workshop on Next-Generation Language Models for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (NeLaMKRR 2025)Deepwatch layoffs deepen sector trend as firms reallocate to AIJusto Hidalgo, doctor en Ciencia de Datos: “Existen capacidades que surgen de la IA a partir de cierta complejidad y son impredecibles”Russia’s first autonomous humanoid robot staggers and falls on debutIntroducing GPT-5.1 for developersStar CM and Unitree Form Joint Venture to Develop Consumer IP Robots; Shares Surge Over 20%Microsoft’s plan to fix its chip problem is, partly, to let OpenAI do the heavy liftingHenry Hill’s journey to the frontlines of cloud and artificial intelligenceMatthew McConaughey und Michael Caine lizenzieren ihre Stimme für KI-UnternehmenEsta canción está número uno en la lista Billboard en EEUU. Y ha sido generada por IA

    23 分钟

  2. 1天前

    Pulse on AI: Local-first AI, PAC learning limits, GPT-5.1 personalities, and the economics of agents

    Max and AI expert Keira Sobol break down: Africa’s first multi-model LLM exchange for telcos; Kenya’s M-Tiba health data breach; Vodacom holding on to M-Pesa; Nigeria’s telecom boom; Vodacom–Starlink LEO partnership; the Probably Approximately Correct (PAC) learning framework and why some problems stay hard; OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Instant and Thinking with eight preset personalities and adaptive reasoning; leaked reports on OpenAI’s inference spending and revenue signals; Germany’s ruling against ChatGPT on copyright; RECAP, a new method to expose LLM memorization; SoftBank’s $40B bet on OpenAI and selling NVIDIA; AI PCs like Asus ProArt P16; the agent era’s metrics beyond CAC/LTV; Baidu’s Xiaodu AI glasses; Nirmata’s AI Kubernetes policy assistant; the rising value of skilled trades for data center buildouts; and an AI security workshop. Sources: Nirmata Launches AI Platform EngineerSoftBank Goes All In on OpenAI, Cashes Out Entire NVIDIA StakeOpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalitiesThe Probably Approximately Correct Learning Model in Computational Learning TheoryOpenAI’s viability called into question by reported inference spending with MicrosoftBaidu's Xiaodu AI Glasses Pro Now Available, Priced at 2,299 Yuan👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Vodacom says no to M-PESA spin-offCourt rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damagesNew RECAP tool exposes just how much copyrighted text LLM's can regurgitateAI Hype: Don’t Overestimate the Impact of AITwilight of the useriX-Workshop: KI-Methoden und -Werkzeuge für die IT-SicherheitJensen Huang, CEO de NVIDIA: "Los verdaderos ganadores de la carrera de la IA serán los electricistas o fontaneros"My favorite ultraportable laptop has MacBook Pro written all over it (but isn't made by Apple)

    25 分钟

  3. 2天前

    Pulse on AI: Safety at the Source, Chips in Short Supply, and Smarter Features: Today’s Realities in AI

    Today’s episode dives into practical shifts and structural realities shaping AI. We cover the push to unify sales workflows and prioritize rep effectiveness over tool sprawl; the UK’s plan to pre-test AI models for child-safety risks; ESET’s RMM integration for MSPs; OpenAI’s capital crunch versus broader CHIPS Act tax credits; Apple reserving over half of TSMC’s 2nm capacity and the ripple effects on AI compute; reports that Meta’s Yann LeCun plans a world-models startup; Google’s €5.5B AI data center investment in Germany and sustainability scrutiny; advanced feature engineering methods for high-stakes models; rising calls for secret key hygiene; Google’s LearnLM RCT in math tutoring and new education funding; research showing knowledge edits often decay after fine-tuning and that memorization can be separated from reasoning pathways (with math tied to memory); licensed AI voice marketplaces and improved transcription; evolving copyright and attribution norms; Samsung’s ambient AI; Google’s privacy-hardened cloud AI; and KPIT’s momentum in AI-defined vehicles. Three takeaways: prioritize effectiveness, embed safety and governance, and remember AI progress hinges on real-world infrastructure. Sources: ESET to aid MSPs by integrating with ConnectWise AsioKPIT Reports 21st Consecutive Quarterly Growth with $232 Mn in New DealsResearchers isolate memorization from reasoning in AI neural networksQuantifying Edits Decay in Fine-tuned LLMsOur latest commitments in AI and learningApple reserves over 50% of TSMC 2nm capacity for 2026Altman sticks a different hand out, wants tax credits instead of gov loansExpert-Level Feature Engineering: Advanced Techniques for High-Stakes ModelsUK plans pre-release AI testing to prevent child abuse imageryLeaks auf Github: Top-KI-Unternehmen haben ihre Keys nicht im Griff5,5 Milliarden Euro: Googles "BIP-Booster" für KI in DeutschlandMeta's chief AI scientist maps his exitOpenAI va a tener que pagar una fortuna en obligaciones crediticias en 2026. Hoy por hoy las cuentas no salenThe secret to improving your sales team's success rate isn't more tools and data

    22 分钟

  4. 4天前

    Pulse on AI: Nigeria’s Super‑Regulator Moment, OpenAI’s Talent Grab, Whisper Leak Privacy, and the Real-Economy Test for AI

    Today’s episode explains Nigeria’s landmark bill elevating NITDA as a digital super‑regulator, the strategic implications of Intel’s AI chief joining OpenAI, Microsoft’s “Whisper Leak” side‑channel risk to AI chat privacy, and why the AI boom resembles the dotcom era with crucial differences. We cover the rise of private AI accelerators in India, surging AI healthcare investment, pragmatic LLM evaluation methods, a theory paper on echo‑state networks’ memory bias, Sam Altman’s take on AI poetry versus human provenance, and transparency concerns in Europol’s partnerships with US surveillance tech. Three takeaways: clarify governance, focus on unit economics, and build for trust. Sources: Ondaro Names New CFO and Elevates Key LeadersAs Public Support for AI Startups Lags, Private Accelerators Take the LeadNASA is kind of a mess: Here are the top priorities for a new administratorGeneralization in Representation Models via Random Matrix Theory: Application to Recurrent NetworksIntel CTO and AI boss quits to join OpenAI after just six months in the jobEverything You Need to Know About LLM Evaluation MetricsCrunchbase Sector Snapshot: Funding To AI-Related Healthcare Startups Is Robust This YearNITDA emerges as Nigeria’s digital super-regulator under new bill‘Breaking Bad’ creator’s new show ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AIMicrosoft finds security flaw in AI chatbots that could expose conversation topicsSam Altman predicts AI will create flawless poetry, but no one will careThe AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differencesWie Europol mit Microsoft, Palantir, Clearview & Co. auf Kuschelkurs gehtEl 11.11 de AliExpress está a punto de comenzar con cupones exclusivos, descuentos de hasta el 80% y chollazos en tecnología

    19 分钟

  5. 5天前

    Pulse on AI: AI Voices, Sloppy Tickers, and the Open Lakehouse

    Today’s Pulse on AI dives into Morgan Freeman’s pushback on AI voice cloning and what “consent, compensation, and control” should look like; Google’s awkward AI-generated Bundesliga tickers; an AI support mishap sending gamers to the wrong Obsidian; a study showing Australia leads per-capita AI use; why GPT-4o’s personality can’t be reproduced across training runs; CMU’s EMNLP highlights on agents, retrieval, safety, and steerability; Oracle’s Autonomous AI Lakehouse and what Iceberg means for data teams; major funding across AI-enabled parking, healthcare agents, BCI, and security; a strange ChatGPT privacy leak surfacing prompts in Google Search Console; Nigerian startups localizing AI and data for sales, support, sports, and creators; Kling AI’s upgraded text-to-video with 3D physical realism; and Birlasoft’s nod to “Agentic AI” in enterprise. We close with three takeaways: prioritize consent and provenance in AI media, automate with human guardrails, and win by pairing robust data plumbing with localized design. Sources: ​​Birlasoft Q2 Revenue Rises 3.4% to ₹1,329 Crore; Margin Expands to 16%Oddest ChatGPT leaks yet: Cringey chat logs found in Google analytics toolCarnegie Mellon University at EMNLP 2025Here's one way to cut support ticket volume… send them to another company entirelyThe Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Varied Lineup, Led By Crypto And ParkingInside Oracle’s Autonomous AI Lakehouse: Open, intelligent and multicloud by design7 African startups powering sales, sports, support, and settlementsKling AI lowers barriers to making AI-powered content creation more accessibleWhy GPT-4o's "personality" can't be recreatedIs Australia the most AI-obsessed nation in the world?Googles KI-Phrasendreschmaschine für Fußball-Ticker‘I enter a room and people say: “God just walked in”’: Morgan Freeman on voicing the divine, meeting Mandela – and his six decades on screen

    24 分钟

  6. 11月7日

    Pulse on AI: Managed RAG, Vibe Coding’s Moment, Open Source Wins, and Nigeria’s Big AI Bet

    Max and AI expert Selene Arcaro dive into Google’s File Search tool for Gemini, the rise and risks of “vibe coding,” Pinterest’s shift to fine‑tuned open source models, a practical framework for diagnosing LLM failures, and the MarkItDown utility for creating LLM‑ready Markdown. They unpack Nigeria’s ambitious AI bill, how AI is reshaping jobs, October’s most active investors, Spain’s landmark deepfake sanction, the ecological angle of undersea cable builds, new theory for diffusion sampling with CLD, and whether developers should be forced to use AI tools. Three takeaways: ground your models, pick right‑sized models, and keep learning. Sources: Developers Should Have a Choice of Not Using AIGoogle says project on famous crab-covered island is about cables, not combatWasserstein Convergence of Critically Damped Langevin DiffusionsIntroducing the File Search Tool in Gemini APIProtección de Datos multa con 2.000 euros al difusor de uno de los desnudos falsos de las chicas de Almendralejo'Vibe coding' named Word of the Year. Developers everywhere faceplantHow to Diagnose Why Your Language Model FailsActive US Investors Kept Busy Cutting Checks In OctoberPython MarkItDown: Convert Documents Into LLM-Ready MarkdownNigeria’s AI bill proposes mandatory registration and licensing for developers and usersPinterest CEO touts open source AI: ‘tremendous performance’ with reduced costsKI: Kein Job bleibt wie bisher – Dauerlernen wird zur Norm‘Vibe coding’ beats ‘clanker’ to be Collins dictionary’s word of the yearLa Navidad ha reavivado el fantasma de la reduflación. Y hay una forma fácil de entenderlo: mirar un turrón Suchard de 2020

    26 分钟

  7. 11月6日

    Pulse on AI: Digital Freedom vs. Big Tech, Brain-Inspired Chips, and AI at the Wheel

    Today’s Pulse on AI dives into Europe’s “Digitalokratie” debate and AI sandboxes, neuromorphic breakthroughs from USC and BrainChip, and Gemini’s new powers in Google Maps. We share a practical five-step framework to diagnose LLM failures, a look at MarkItDown for LLM-ready documents, and security lessons from AMD’s Zen 5 RNG flaw and Apple’s iOS 26.1 update. Plus: the pitfalls of AI-made ads, human attachment to chatbots, Christian AI ambitions, market jitters, faster diffusion sampling, AI-forward smartphones, and browsers turning into identity managers. Sources: BrainChip Launches AKD1500 Edge AI Co-ProcessorWasserstein Convergence of Critically Damped Langevin DiffusionsTech News Today: AMD’s critical CPU flaw and iOS 26.1 offeringsFrom Intel to the infinite, Pat Gelsinger wants Christian AI to change the worldHow to Diagnose Why Your Language Model FailsPython MarkItDown: Convert Documents Into LLM-Ready MarkdownApple iOS 26.1 update is here: See what’s changing on your iPhoneGoogle Maps bakes in Gemini to improve navigation and hands-free useAI and you: A match made in binary codeDigitalokratie: Kann Europa die digitale Freiheit zurückgewinnen?Artificial neurons that behave like real brain cellsGlobal stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fearsJeff Bezos asegura que hay un tipo de empleado que nunca podrá ser reemplazado por una IA: los inventoresThe best phones of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

    21 分钟

  8. 11月5日

    Pulse on AI: Orbital Datacenters, Stable Lasso, and AI That Predicts Hurricanes

    Today’s episode spans enterprise, research, infrastructure, and society: Orbia’s new Pune IT hub to drive global digital transformation; a stability-boosted Lasso using correlation-aware weights; NVIDIA and Qualcomm joining an India deep‑tech coalition aligned with India’s ₹1T RDI scheme; DeepMind’s hurricane model outperforming on track and intensity; Google’s ambitious orbital TPU datacenters and the engineering tradeoffs; public attitudes on AI in politics—support for assistance, not delegation; Mukuru and JUMO’s AI-powered microloans for South African users; the shift from sales heroics to unified systems; Coca‑Cola’s AI holiday ad and why generative video still struggles; why accountability, not just capability, defines AI’s future; Adobe’s AI expansion across Photoshop, Lightroom, and Firefly; Skyfall‑GS turning satellite imagery into walkable 3D cities; and how AI adoption challenges entry-level IT roles—plus practical ways to adapt. Three takeaways: accountability multiplies capability, human‑in‑the‑loop wins, and talent plus tools beats tools alone. Sources: Orbia Opens New IT Hub in Pune to Drive Global Digital TransformationGoogle’s new hurricane model was breathtakingly good this seasonA Stable LassoCoca-Cola’s new AI-generated Christmas ad shows why generative video still struggles with realismGoogle imagines out of this world AI - running on orbital datacentersMukuru users to get instant loans after JUMO partnershipNVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India’s next deep tech startupsSkyfall-GS turns satellite images into walkable 3D citiesIs it ok for politicians to use AI? Survey shows where the public draws the lineWhy the future of AI belongs to accountability not just capabilityKI-Einsatz: Für IT-Berufseinsteiger wird es kritischMehr KI in Lightroom und Photoshop, Insta360 Air – Fotonews der Woche 44/2025Stephen King escribió esta novela como un giro en su carrera. Resultó ser una "maldición": nunca ha podido ser adaptada al cine'Sales heroics' won't save you: How to build scalable, repeatable systems instead

    23 分钟
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Pulse on AI is a daily, 30-minute podcast with essential updates in AI tech, research and business. Hosted by fictional product leader, Max Dreyfus, with rotating fictional specialists. We curate highlights from thousands of trusted sources - universities, tech giant, industry outlets and more. Expect models news, key papers, funding, deals, policy shifts, and real-world uses. Pulse on AI cuts through the noise, delivering relevant insights for anyone interested in the latest on AI. Disclaimer: scripts are LLM-generated and voiced with TTS; all sources are linked in episode summaries.

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  • 创作者
    Max Dreyfus
  • 活跃年份
    2025年
  • 单集
    50
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © Max Dreyfus
  • 节目网站
    Pulse on AI