Obeying, Upgrading, Undermining: A Wild Week in AI

What happens when Trump drops an AI blueprint, Google wrecks your traffic, and AI gets psychologically manipulated?

This week, Jeff and Annie tackle one of the most thought-provoking episodes yet—from policy and power to psychology and physics. They break down Trump’s aggressive AI action plan, an OpenAI vs. DeepMind math showdown, and a Kenyan health experiment where AI saves lives behind the scenes.

In this episode:

• Brain-inspired small model beats giants in reasoning tests
• Google Photos’ new remix tools and animation features
• AI-designed physics experiments that shock actual physicists
• Wharton study shows how AI can be socially manipulated

• Trump drops aggressive AI Action Plan
• OpenAI and DeepMind hit gold at Math Olympiad
• Sapient’s HRM model mimics the human brain
• AI-designed physics upgrades LIGO sensitivity
• Amazon acquires Bee, an AI-powered memory wearable
• Pew study: Google’s AI Overviews hurt web traffic
• Google Photos adds remix-style AI video tools
• OpenAI’s AI Copilot cuts medical errors in Kenya
• Wharton researchers show AI can be socially manipulated
• Meta refuses to sign EU’s voluntary AI Code