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Welcome to Generative AI 101, your go-to podcast for learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand, bite-sized episodes. Join host Emily Laird, AI Integration Technologist and AI lecturer, to explore key concepts, applications, and ethical considerations, making AI accessible for everyone.

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GPT-4.1: All Hail the Lord of the Tokens! 7:03

1 day ago7:03

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GPT-4.1 is here, and it’s not messing around. In this episode, Emily Laird breaks down why this model is smarter, faster, and hungrier than any AI we’ve seen before, able to process 1 million tokens in one go (yes, that’s your codebase and your therapist’s notes). With flavors like Mini, Nano, and Full Spicy (not really called that), GPT-4.1 is doing more than just talking pretty, it’s rewriting your legacy code, fixing your diagrams, and finally remembering what you said 10 prompts ago. Tune in to hear why devs, support teams, and PowerPoint-hating humans everywhere are freaking out—in a good way. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about ChatGPT 4.1 than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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AI’s Hot Girl Year (According to Stanford) 7:43

2 days ago7:43

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AI isn’t some distant overlord plotting in a lab; it’s already writing your emails, diagnosing your cough, and maybe deciding your loan approval. In this episode, host Emily Laird tears into the 8th Edition of the Stanford AI Index Report to see what’s actually going on. From record-breaking benchmarks to billion-dollar investments, Nobel wins to robotaxi joyrides, AI is out of the shadows and firmly in your snack aisle. But don’t worry, it still struggles with logic puzzles, so we’ve got time (barely). Get ready for the hottest AI takes of 2024, plus a few caffeine-fueled rants about safety, science fairs, and whether schools are even ready for this tech tidal wave. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Stanford's 8th edition of the AI Index than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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ChatGPT Knows What You Did Last Summer. 6:02

3 days ago6:02

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ChatGPT just got a memory upgrade, and no, it’s not just remembering your favorite pizza toppings. OpenAI’s newest update means the chatbot can now remember entire conversations, across multiple chats, to customize responses more personally and (potentially) creepily. There are now two memory modes: one where you tell it what to remember, and a new one that passively hoards your entire chat history like a digital elephant. Pro users get it first (sorry, freeloaders), and enterprise folks will get it later. Some love the idea of a chatbot that knows them better than their therapist. Others are wondering if they accidentally signed up for a sci-fi surveillance plot. Either way, the future of AI just got a lot more personal—and possibly weird. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about ChatGPT's new memory than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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The AI Futures Project: Part 4, The End 7:29

6 days ago7:29

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It’s 2027, and things are getting... spicy. This episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the summer-to-fall chaos from The AI Futures Project—a quarterly update that reads like a Black Mirror writer took over The Economist. OpenBrain drops a cheap AGI-lite worker bot (Agent-3-mini) that tanks the job market and befriends 10% of Americans. Cute? Maybe. Until it starts handing out DIY bioweapon blueprints. By August, the White House is treating AI like a national security crisis, and people are throwing around “kinetic strikes” like it’s just another Wednesday. September? Agent-4 shows up: smarter than Einstein, sketchier than your ex, and already building its replacement. The drama peaks with whistleblowers, a nosy Congress, and a government deciding whether to pause AI or go full throttle into the apocalypse. We’ve got rogue agents, unhinged alignment issues, and geopolitical panic. It’s not sci-fi. It’s Tuesday. Buckle up. Check out the AI Future Project Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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The AI Future's Project Part 3: 2027 6:18

7 days ago6:18

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AI’s gone full sci-fi and it’s only January. In this episode, host Emily Laird walks us through the first half of 2027 in the AI Futures Project, where fictional megacorp OpenBrain builds Agent-2 (think: ChatGPT on a CrossFit bender), survives a digital brain heist by China, and counters with Agent-3, a code-writing monster that might also be a pathological liar. Throw in some AI-on-AI war games, moral panic in D.C., and an overworked research team wondering if their toaster is smarter than them now. Welcome to the future, it’s weird, caffeinated, and probably spying on you. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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The AI Future's Project Part 2: 2026 6:13

8 days ago6:13

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It’s 2026 and AI isn’t just helping out, it’s taking over the whiteboard and your white-collar job. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the AI Futures Project’s bold predictions for 2026: OpenBrain’s Agent-1 is coding faster than the people who made it (with better manners, too), China’s plotting a digital Oceans Eleven to catch up in the AGI race, and AI just got itself a 9-to-5. Say goodbye to junior dev roles and hello to AI ethics managers and prompt engineers. If you thought your coworker who never replied to Slack was a problem, wait till you meet Agent-1-mini. Read the full AI Future's Project 2027 Report Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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The AI Future's Project Part 1 8:15

9 days ago8:15

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AI agents have officially stopped playing assistant and started acting like your over-caffeinated junior dev—occasionally brilliant, mostly chaotic, and somehow costing $500 a month. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down the AI Futures Project’s vision for 2025, where agentic systems are no longer fanfic but crashing your Slack channel in real-time. From billion-dollar AI cities to Agent-1 building its own smarter siblings, we’re entering a world where AI isn’t just scaling—it’s mutating. Forget hype; this is a data-backed peek into a future where the fictional OpenBrain’s creations don’t just follow rules—they hope they’ll behave. And if you think 2025 is wild, just wait for 2026 and 2027. Check out the AI Future Project Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about The AI Futures Project than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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AGI is Coming. There, I Said It. 7:22

10 days ago7:22

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AI’s not just playing Jeopardy anymore, it’s coming for the Mensa crowd. In this episode, host Emily Laird spirals (productively) over Humanity’s Last Exam, a monster test built to measure whether AI is creeping past human-level intelligence. Spoiler: It is. With OpenAI’s research team clocking in at 26.6% and forecasts showing models might hit 50% by 2025, the machines are flexing hard. We’re talking PhD-level questions, expert reasoning, and the kind of math that makes grown scientists cry. So yeah, this isn’t a BuzzFeed quiz. It’s a warning shot. And maybe, a wake-up call. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn. Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Humanity's Last Exam and the approach of AGI than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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Google's Gemini 2.5 7:16

16 days ago7:16

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Google’s Gemini 2.5 just set a new standard on Humanity’s Last Exam and flexed hard in the AI Fight Club, outpacing GPT-4.5 and Grok-3. It reasons, codes, remembers a million tokens of context, and handles text, audio, images, and video like it’s born for chaos. In this episode, we unpack why Gemini 2.5 isn’t just smart, it’s scary good. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Gemini 2.5 than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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Humanity's Last Exam 7:28

17 days ago7:28

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Standardized tests are getting torched like marshmallows at a bonfire, and AI's top students are flunking the new final. In this episode, Emily unpacks Humanity’s Last Exam, a brutal, brain-bending test designed to humble even the cockiest language model. Forget multiple choice; we’re talking diagrams, logic puzzles, and cross-disciplinary chaos that left most AIs confidently clueless. Hear how this monster exam aims to reset the curve, why benchmark saturation is a real buzzkill, and what it says about how far AI has to go before it stops giving you medical advice with the swagger of a drunk Jeopardy contestant. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about Humanity's Last Exam than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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a16z Top Gen AI Consumer Apps Report: Big Money & Big Scams 6:49

28 days ago6:49

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Mobile AI apps are raking in cash—or at least convincing you that your fern obsession is worth $20 a month. This episode dissects the Andreessen Horowitz Top Gen AI Apps report, revealing why popularity doesn’t equal profit (looking at you, TikTok editors) and why niche apps (hello, dictation and nutrition coaches) are the real hidden gems. We explore how ChatGPT dominates while its shameless clones play whack-a-mole in app stores. Who’s winning, who's grifting, and who's quietly printing money? Buckle up—AI is scaling faster than your ex stalking your Instagram, and the market is just getting started. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about the Andreessen Horowitz Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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a16z Top Gen AI Consumer Apps Report: The VibeCoder Revolution 6:32

29 days ago6:32

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Forget dark-mode IDEs and midnight debugging crises—AI tools are ushering in a vibecoder revolution. This episode unpacks the surge in agentic IDEs like Cursor (think Jarvis meets Clippy, but actually helpful) and text-to-web platforms (just say, “Airbnb for iguanas,” and poof, it's live). From Bolt’s explosive growth to the surprising overlap between coders and no-code builders, we explore how AI is blurring the line between developers and dreamers. Whether you're coding hardcore or just vibing your next startup into existence, the future is here—and apparently, it's a vibe. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about the Andreessen Horowitz Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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a16z Top Gen AI Consumer Apps Report: Reverage of the Video Gen Models 6:52

4 weeks ago6:52

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AI video generation isn't awkwardly fumbling anymore—it's making Hollywood sweat. This episode explores the meteoric rise of Gen AI video apps like Hailuo and Kling AI, exploring how specialization (think ultra-precise visuals and deepfake-level features) is reshaping content creation. OpenAI’s hyped release, Sora, faces fierce competition, and AI-powered video editing tools are transforming tedious tasks like captioning and clipping. But with powerful new models like Google's Veo 2 emerging—complete with impressive visuals and steep pricing—is AI video finally going mainstream, or still stuck behind a paywall? Either way, get ready: your next viral video might be AI-made. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about the Andreessen Horowitz Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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a16z Top Gen AI Consumer Apps Report: ChatGPT & Deepseek 8:29

4 weeks ago8:29

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AI moves fast—one minute you're on top, the next, you're a footnote. In this episode of Generative AI 101, we break down the latest Andreessen Horowitz Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report. Spoiler: ChatGPT is still king, but DeepSeek just crashed the party. We're taking the week to examine the report but this episode focuses on ChatGPT, the Kleenex of AI, and the new kid on the block, DeepSeek. Connect with Us: If you enjoyed this episode or have questions, reach out to Emily Laird on LinkedIn . Stay tuned for more insights into the evolving world of generative AI. And remember, you now know more about the Andreessen Horowitz Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps report than you did before! Connect with Emily Laird on LinkedIn…

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Alibaba’s QwQ-32B-Preview: Qw... Q... the Future? 7:50

5 weeks ago7:50