EP37: Google Gemini 3 Released, ChatGPT 5.1 Upgrades, How Reasoning Improves Transcriptions, Canva AI Image Generation
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Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss the latest advancements in AI, including Google Gemini 3 and ChatGPT 5.1, along with Canva's new design capabilities.
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little examine Google's groundbreaking Gemini 3 release, which delivers state-of-the-art multimodal reasoning and sets a new benchmark for AI capabilities. They also explore ChatGPT's upgrade to version 5.1 with improved instruction following and better handling of longer conversation. The hosts discuss Canva's new Creative Operating System, which now generates AI-powered designs directly within the platform. This week's Tip of the Week demonstrates how Gemini 3 can use the context you provide it to greatly improve the accuracy of your hand written transcription. In RapidFire, they cover NotebookLM's new deep research mode, Nano Banana's integration into Photoshop, Anthropic's privacy policy changes regarding training data, and how Claude's new usage monitoring feature can reduce your stress level. Timestamps: In the News: 04:17 Google Gemini 3’s Multimodal AI Reaches New Heights 13:47 ChatGPT 5.1 upgrade is now better at following your Instructions 22:39 Canva Creative Operating System: AI-Powered Design Generation Tip of the Week: 26:21 Adding Reasoning to Your Transcriptions Improves Accuracy RapidFire: 36:40 NotebookLM Becomes a Fully Featured…
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