THIS WEEK IN AI: GPT Astra, OpenAI vs Cursor, The Truth About Data Centers
It's time to cover another busy week of AI releases, including OpenAI Astra, new concerns about model safety, and Sam Altman’s comments on water use and data centers.
We also discuss model updates from Meta, Google, Anthropic, and World Labs’ new system for turning images into navigable 3D environ…
#230: Big Google AI Leadership Shakeups, New Details of OpenAI’s Agent Hack, White House AI Framework & OpenAI’s Astra Model Delayed
Google’s AI leadership is being reordered as Demis Hassabis changes roles, Jeff Dean departs after 27 years, and power appears to shift back toward Silicon Valley and Sergey Brin. But the bigger story may be OpenAI’s detailed account of agents that hacked Hugging Face, communicated across test runs…
Fable 5.1: Anthropic’s Competitive Edge in AI
In this episode, we evaluate how Anthropic's Fable 5.1 positions the company competitively within the AI sector. Additionally, we assess OpenAI's Astra release and its financial implications.
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AGI is whatever you want it to be
OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that AGI is here now.Today on The Vergecast, we've got an all-star panel to break down the news of the week.First, senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins us to talk about our supposed AGI era and Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging …
iPhone 18 Event Preview, John Ternus is CEO, Local AI Smart Home
Apple's new CEO John Ternus joins X, we preview what to expect at iPhone 18 event, Anker debuts MindBase AI smart home video with Matter 1.5, Trump Admin sides with OpenAI vs NYT, and beware scam apps.
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#256 - Fable 5.1, Astra Tease, Gemini 3.8 Flash
Our 256th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 09/03/2026 ; unfortunately just before the actual GPT 6 Astra release, we'll cover that in next ep!
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Are Custom GPTs Reaching the End?
The episode opened with a practical example of how quickly AI coding agents are moving beyond software. Someone used Claude to write a Mac driver for an old Windows-only HP printer, leading to a wider discussion about using AI with hardware, firmware and inaccessible old drives. Brian connected tha…
Copilot Hacked Itself, Pennsylvania Targets Data Centers, Astra Security, SpaceX Warning
Microsoft Copilot helped researchers figure out how to hack Copilot itself. Pennsylvania launches one of the toughest data center crackdowns in the U.S. Google pays $10 million for the internal data of bankrupt Spirit Airlines. OpenAI adds new safeguards around Astra. And Scott Galloway says SpaceX…
OpenAI Astra Is NOT AGI, Sam Altman's $100B Escape Plan
OpenAI claims Astra is a leap to AGI. ARC results — 99.9% vs 62.7% — tell a different story. Neeta breaks down Sam Altman's timing play: beating Anthropic to IPO, escaping Microsoft's $100B profit lock, and what Astra's efficiency and black-box risk mean for business.
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