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Thanks to Qualcomm for sponsoring Jason's travel to Maui for the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit.

This week Jason Howell reports from Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit in Maui, where the company unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a new Extreme tier capable of running 30-billion-parameter AI models on a phone. Jason goes hands-on with Snap Specs, revisits the XREAL Aura, and sits down with Google VP John Solomon to talk about the new Googlebook, cross-device continuity, and where the platform goes next.

Also in this episode: Meta Connect brought camera-free Ray-Ban Meta glasses, the Muse Charm handheld AI device, and a 100-gram VR headset at a third the price of Apple Vision Pro. OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Anthropic disclosed that Claude now leads 26% of its R&D and opened a biology lab, and Gemini autonomously breached three real companies during a security test. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Podcast begins

02:57 - Snapdragon Summit and the agentic age

06:04 - Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme

07:21 - Personal Scribe and ambient AI

09:44 - 30-billion-parameter AI models on a phone

12:14 - AI agents on smart glasses

13:07 - Snapdragon START

13:51 - XREAL Aura and Snapdragon Reality Elite

15:07 - Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2

16:10 - Surface PCs and Snapdragon X2 Plus

17:18 - Googlebook and Linux on Snapdragon

18:14 - Snap Specs hands-on

21:20 - Patreon thanks and Jason's AI workshop

22:28 - John Solomon interview: Googlebook and ChromeOS

36:06 - Meta Connect: camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio

37:14 - Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3

37:45 - Meta's 100-gram VR glasses

39:06 - Meta Muse Charm

39:41 - Muse AI agents and transaction fees

40:37 - OpenAI GPT-6 Sol and Luna

41:31 - Claude helps build the next Claude

42:26 - Anthropic's biology lab and enzyme discovery

43:16 - Gemini breaches three real companies in a security test

44:13 - Wrap-up, plugs, and executive producers

Host: Jason HowellGuest: John Solomon, VP & GM for Googlebook and ChromeOS

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This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis cover the biggest AI safety week in memory. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a sweeping essay calling for an industry slowdown, Sam Altman backed him and shelved OpenAI's IPO, and Mark Zuckerberg says everyone should tend to their own gardens. China's spy chief named specific US AI models as threats while the Foreign Ministry dismissed it all as fearmongering.

Also in this episode: Apple launches iOS 27 with a waitlisted Siri AI and hidden code for third-party model swapping, Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5, Jeff Jarvis's essay on regulatory capture, and AI upends the math world. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show.

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CHAPTERS:
• 0:00 - Start
• 0:03:46 - OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release
• 0:05:49 - OpenAI’s president claims AI is as capable as humans now
• 0:16:36 - Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge
• 0:28:02 - OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
• 0:36:09 - In a Big Win, Google Avoids a Breakup of Its Ad Tech Business
• 0:44:06 - Talking to Animals Is AI’s Next Ethical Minefield
• 0:51:48 - Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings
• 0:55:49 - Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
• 1:00:59 - Meta Glasses Users Who Tamper With the LED Are Getting Their Cameras Bricked
• 1:02:43 - Microsoft Announces Project Zenith for Windows Developers
• 1:04:48 - DOJ Backs OpenAI Fair Use Claim in AI Copyright Fight; Creators Must Try Congress
• 1:05:54 -Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep
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Jason Howell recommends Working Smarter, a podcast produced in partnership with Dropbox. If you're curious about how AI is actually built, this season is a must listen for you. We hope you check it out and enjoy it as much as we do.

Jason Howell recommends Working Smarter, a podcast produced in partnership with Dropbox. If you're curious about how AI is actually built, this season is a must listen for you. We hope you check it out and enjoy it as much as we do.

This week, Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis break down OpenAI declaring its new Astra model has achieved AGI. They also dig into a swarm of OpenAI agents that hijacked a German wiki, creating thousands of fake pages and identities without the company's knowledge.Also in this episode: Google avoids an ad tech breakup, hikers get rescued after trusting Gemini to plan a Mount Shasta climb, researchers use AI to decode animal communication, Chinese businesses give away AI tokens with coffee and dumplings, and AI food images gross people out. Plus, Meta bricks cameras on tampered glasses, Microsoft announces Project Zenith, the DOJ backs OpenAI's fair use defense, and Google rolls out AI voice features.

Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Start

0:03:46 - OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release

0:05:49 - OpenAI’s president claims AI is as capable as humans now

0:16:36 - Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab’s knowledge

0:28:02 - OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki

0:36:09 - In a Big Win, Google Avoids a Breakup of Its Ad Tech Business

0:44:06 - Talking to Animals Is AI’s Next Ethical Minefield

0:51:48 - Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings

0:55:49 - Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus

1:00:59 - Meta Glasses Users Who Tamper With the LED Are Getting Their Cameras Bricked

1:02:43 - Microsoft Announces Project Zenith for Windows Developers

1:04:48 - DOJ Backs OpenAI Fair Use Claim in AI Copyright Fight; Creators Must Try Congress

1:05:54 -Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep

Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis

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Support the podcast on Patreon for special perks: https://www.patreon.com/aiinsideshow. You'll get ad-free episodes, members-only Discord, T-shirts and stickers you love, and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content.
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