AI Bubble Fears, AWS CEO Slams Layoffs, DeepSeek V3.1 & Google’s 33x Efficiency Jump
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Discussed articles
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- (01:55) - MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
- (08:14) - AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
- (14:22) - DeepSeek-V3.1 Release
- (18:55) - Build vs Buy in the Age of AI
- (27:02) - Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
- (34:38) - Mirage: AI UGC game engine
- (39:58) - Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions
- (45:17) - AI Mode in Search gets new agentic features and expands globally
- (50:08) - imagestyles.ai
- (51:36) - Sick of Fancy (South Park S27E3)
- (53:56) - ElevenLabs V3 (most expressive TTS)
Discussed articles
- MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing — https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
- AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard' — https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/aws_ceo_entry_level_jobs_opinion/
- DeepSeek-V3.1 Release — https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news250821
- Build vs Buy in the Age of AI — https://www.svpg.com/article-build-vs-buy-in-the-age-of-ai
- Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year — https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/google-says-it-dropped-the-energy-cost-of-ai-queries-by-33x-in-one-year/
- Mirage: AI UGC game engine — https://dynamicslab.ai/
- Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions — https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00191
- AI Mode in Search gets new agentic features and expands globally — https://blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-agentic-personalized/
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Bart Smeets
Mostly dad of three. Tech founder. Sometimes a trail runner, now and then a cyclist. Trying to survive creative & outdoor splurges.
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Murilo Kuniyoshi Suzart Cunha
AI enthusiast turned MLOps specialist who balances his passion for machine learning with interests in open source, sports (particularly football and tennis), philosophy, and mindfulness, while actively contributing to the tech community through conference speaking and as an organizer for Python User Group Belgium.
