Episodes
June 10, 2025
When AI Knows You Better Than You Do
In this episode, Jeff and Annie tackle one of the most pressing questions in AI: can machines be better at handling emotions than we are? Shockingly, GPT-4 might have just proved it. They also dive into Meta’s bold plan to au...
June 3, 2025
How to Make AI Actually Work at Work
This week, Jeff and Annie unpack some of the most disruptive (and occasionally rebellious) stories in AI — from bold job loss predictions to AI models that refuse to shut down. They explore what it really takes to make AI wor...
May 27, 2025
You Missed Google’s Biggest Move Yet
In this episode Jeff and Annie dive into a whirlwind of AI drops, weird moments, and future shock. Google rolled out everything from AI-powered search to filmmaking tools. OpenAI made a $6.5B move into hardware with design le...
May 20, 2025
AI Loopholes, Health Scans, and Rebuilding Cities
Your face might know more about your health than your doctor does. And your glasses? They might be smarter than your phone. This week, Jeff and Annie explore some of the wildest—and most useful—ways AI is showing up in the re...
May 14, 2025
AI Is Moving Faster Than the Rules Meant to Hold It Back
AI is no longer experimental. It’s running across government systems, shaping national infrastructure, and—sometimes—crashing into other cars. Jeff and Annie examine the growing tension between how AI is actually being used a...
May 6, 2025
Melodies, Money & Missteps: AI’s Latest Adventures
In this episode, Jeff and Annie explore the most bizarre, bold, and slightly unsettling developments in AI last week. From Google’s music model that lets you "text a song" into existence to Meta’s celebrity bots chatting with kids about sex, Jeff and...
April 29, 2025
AI’s Next Leap: Learning Without Humans
In this episode, Jeff Keltner and Annie Delgado sprint through the latest in AI, from Beijing’s humanoid robot races to the Academy’s new rules for AI-generated content. They explore Microsoft’s Copilot updates, Nvidia’s new agentic services, OpenAI’s...
April 22, 2025
Peace Deals, Claude’s New Tricks, and China’s AI Power Play
Can AI out-negotiate world leaders—or save lives in remote villages? From geopolitics to Google Docs, this week’s AI breakthroughs could redefine global strategy. Jeff and Annie unpack OpenAI’s mysterious new GPT-4.1 (and why developers get it—but...
April 15, 2025
Big Bets, Bold Models, and Bureaucratic Brilliance
In this episode, Jeff and Annie cover a week of extremes in AI. From Meta’s release of Llama 4 to Amazon’s Nova Sonic model, OpenAI’s memory upgrade, and Google’s massive push into video and agent collaboration, the industry is evolving at breakneck...
April 8, 2025
The Era of Emotional, Agentic, Human-Centric AI
Jeff and Annie dive into the latest AI breakthroughs—from headline-grabbing business moves to deeply human applications. They unpack Elon Musk’s $100B xAI merger, Amazon’s move into smart agents, and brain-to-speech tech that gives voice to the...
March 31, 2025
AI That Feels, Shops, and Works With You
What if AI could help you collaborate better at work and pick your next favorite product? What if it could make you feel... understood?
In this episode, Jeff and Annie discuss last week’s breakthroughs and debates in AI, including Google's surprise...
March 24, 2025
The Super Bowl of AI, Agentic Models and The Future of Work
Every week, AI innovation keeps sprawling.
In this episode, Jeff and Annie break down Nvidia’s new hardware lineup (yes, Jeff has a favorite GPU), the surprising return of leprechaun traps, and the major agentic upgrades coming to Zoom and Adobe....
March 17, 2025
Are Humans Still in Control of AI?
As AI starts to behave unexpectedly, grow at unprecedented rates, and fuel the energy crisis, the question of whether humans remain in control stands out.
In this episode, we discuss OpenAI’s recent finding about AI models cheating, McDonald’s rapid...
March 10, 2025
Is Apple’s AI Future in Trouble?
Is Apple falling behind in the AI race? With competitors like Google and Amazon accelerating AI assistants, Apple’s decision to delay its LLM-powered Siri until 2027 has left many questioning its strategy.
In this episode, Jeff and Annie dive into...
March 4, 2025
AI’s Power Struggle: Speed, Voice, and the Fight for Market Domination
AI is making moves. Some are smart, some not-so-much.
Amazon just turned Alexa into an AI powerhouse, making it more than just a glorified kitchen timer. Meanwhile, AI is shaking up board game design, proving that even old-school entertainment can...
Feb. 25, 2025
Is Google’s Search Model in Trouble?
Google has dominated the search model for years, but OpenAI, Perplexity, and Elon Musk’s Grok3 are catching up.
Big AI players are making bold moves, and Google might be losing ground. This week, Jeff and Annie break down how Grok3 just claimed the...
Feb. 18, 2025
AI Goes on a Diet: Why Smaller Models Are the Future
AI is entering a new era where efficiency, autonomy, and control are the hottest topics of conversation.
As models shrink through distillation, they promise faster, cheaper intelligence without (supposedly) losing their edge. Meanwhile, GitHub’s...
Feb. 11, 2025
The Powered-AI Science Revolution
Much has been said about AI’s power to transform our lives and economies. But when it starts shaping our health, food systems, and even our DNA—are we ready for what comes next?
This week on What the AI?!, we’re diving into breakthroughs that sound...
Feb. 4, 2025
Meta, DeepSeek & AI Creativity — The Tech Wars of 2025
In this episode of What the AI?!, Jeff and Annie dive into the explosive debate around China’s DeepSeek AI model, which wiped out a trillion dollars in U.S. market value in a single day. They also explore a Harvard study showing that AI tutors can...
Jan. 28, 2025
AI, Power, and Politics: Trump’s $500B AI Power Play
This week on What the AI?!, Jeff and Annie unpack the details behind Trump’s headline-grabbing $500 billion investment in U.S. AI infrastructure, featuring tech titans like Oracle, OpenAI, and Softbank, raising tough criticism. They also discuss how...
Jan. 21, 2025
AI Breakthroughs in DNA, Daily Tasks and Healthcare
In this episode of What the AI?!, Jeff and Annie explore groundbreaking advancements in AI technology. From ChatGPT’s new “Tasks” feature, which aims to revolutionize personal and professional productivity, to Columbia University’s GET model unlocking...
Jan. 14, 2025
Building Smarter Machines and Battling New Threats
Every week, we see AI advances growing at an exponential pace.
Are these breakthroughs paving the way to solve humanity’s greatest challenges—or creating our biggest threats?
In this episode of What the AI?!, Jeff and Annie dive into Nvidia's...
Jan. 7, 2025
The Future of AI in 2025
What’s next for AI in 2025?
In this episode, we kick off the year exploring how ChatGPT spiced up Christmas traditions, the IRS’s use of AI to combat fraud, and what personalized AI tutors could mean for education in the future. Plus, we dive into...
Dec. 24, 2024
Did AI Hit Its Data Limit? The Future of AI Models
AI has hit a wall. Can it pass through it?
With claims of “peak data,” the era of more-is-better in artificial intelligence might be over. What’s next could reshape how AI innovation unfolds.
In this episode of What the AI?!, Jeff Keltner and Annie...