Our 226th episode with a summary and discussion of last week’s big AI news!
Recorded on 11/24/2025
Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and co-hosted by Michelle Lee
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
In this episode:
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New AI model releases include Google’s Gemini 3 Pro, Anthropic’s Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s GPT-5.1, each showcasing significant advancements in AI capabilities and applications.
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Robotics innovations feature Sunday Robotics’ new robot Memo and a $600M funding round for Visual Intelligence, highlighting growth and investment in the robotics sector.
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AI safety and policy updates include Europe’s proposed changes to GDPR and AI Act regulations, and reports of AI-assisted cyber espionage by a Chinese state-sponsored group.
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AI-generated content and legal highlights involve settlements between Warner Music Group and AI music platform UDIO, reflecting evolving dynamics in the field of synthetic media.
Timestamps:
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(00:00:10) Intro / Banter
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(00:01:32) News Preview
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(00:02:10) Response to listener comments
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Tools & Apps
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(00:02:34) Google launches Gemini 3 with new coding app and record benchmark scores | TechCrunch
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(00:05:49) Google launches Nano Banana Pro powered by Gemini 3
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(00:10:55) Anthropic releases Opus 4.5 with new Chrome and Excel integrations | TechCrunch
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(00:15:34) OpenAI releases GPT-5.1-Codex-Max to handle engineering tasks that span twenty-four hours
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(00:18:26) ChatGPT launches group chats globally | TechCrunch
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(00:20:33) Grok Claims Elon Musk Is More Athletic Than LeBron James — and the World’s Greatest Lover
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Applications & Business
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(00:24:03) What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow
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(00:26:26) Alphabet stock surges on Gemini 3 AI model optimism
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(00:28:09) Sunday Robotics emerges from stealth with launch of ‘Memo’ humanoid house chores robot
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(00:32:30) Robotics Startup Physical Intelligence Valued at $5.6 Billion in New Funding – Bloomberg
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(00:34:22) Waymo permitted areas expanded by California DMV – CBS Los Angeles – Waymo enters 3 more cities: Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa | TechCrunch
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Projects & Open Source
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(00:40:18) [2511.16624] SAM 3D: 3Dfy Anything in Images
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Research & Advancements
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(00:45:10) [2511.08544] LeJEPA: Provable and Scalable Self-Supervised Learning Without the Heuristics
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(00:50:08) [2511.13720] Back to Basics: Let Denoising Generative Models Denoise
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Policy & Safety
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(00:52:08) Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws | The Verge
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(00:54:13) From shortcuts to sabotage: natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking
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(01:01:43) Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
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(01:04:36) OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist | WIRED
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Synthetic Media & Art
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