🎙️Each episode of AI Assembled is a curated collection of the most important AI news stories that apply to you. Chris Doelle compiles the best stuff from dozens of daily AI announcements, and uses AI to create a custom podcast.

🤖The hosts you hear are all AI generated!

In this episode of AI Assembled, host Chris Doelle analyzes the major AI stories from the past week and hands over the duty of explaining them to AI itself. The episode covers a record-breaking $40 billion funding round for OpenAI, led by SoftBank, and its implications for AI development and market competition. The discussion also delves into the introduction of AI services in education by Anthropic and OpenAI, aiming to integrate AI tools into student learning. They explore Amazon’s innovative AI features, such as Kindle recaps and the ‘Buy for Me’ service. Additionally, OpenAI’s new image generation capability in ChatGPT, and the use of AI in film production by Staircase Studio, are highlighted. Challenges faced by CoreWeave in their recent IPO and ongoing legal battles like the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft are discussed. The episode concludes with updates on safety and governance, including Andro’s new safety levels for AI models and the EU’s AI Act adoption, which sets strict regulatory benchmarks for AI applications.

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