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The episode discusses the rapid advancements in AI models and their implications for selection and investment.

September’s model boom brings Gemini 3.8 Flash, Meta’s MuSpark 1.3, the Muse personal agent, and ChatGPT Images 2.5. NLW explores why faster, cheaper, more specialized AI makes model selection critical. In the headlines: OpenAI’s disputed Navier-Stokes breakthrough, a Claude usage-limits lawsuit, ElevenLabs’ IPO preparations, and Cognition’s $48 billion valuation. Multiplayer AI Sprint - ⁠⁠https://multiplayerai.ai/⁠⁠ Brought to you by: KPMG – Research from KPMG and the University of Texas at Austin shows the highest-impact AI users treat AI like a reasoning partner — and those skills can be taught at scale. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/us/Sophisticated⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Harbor - Invest in the AI ecosystem. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.harborcapital.com/aidaily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hyperagent - Hire a team of always-on agents. New users get $100 in free credits. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hyperagent.com/aidailybrief⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rackspace Technology- One accountable partner to build, operate and run your full enterprise AI stack…

People in this episode

Host: Nathaniel Whittemore

Topics covered

• AI models
• technology news
• OpenAI
• Meta
• investment
• AI development

Keywords

• AI models
• Gemini 3.8 Flash
• MuSpark 1.3
• ChatGPT Images 2.5
• OpenAI
• investment
• technology news

Sponsors

KPMG, Harbor, Hyperagent, Rackspace Technology, Section

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Meta, ElevenLabs, Cognition

Products: Gemini 3.8 Flash, MuSpark 1.3, Muse personal agent, ChatGPT Images 2.5

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