LWiAI Podcast #207 - GPT 4.1, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Ironwood, Claude ...
Our 207th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 04/14/2025
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In this episode:
OpenAI introduces GPT-4.1 with optimized coding and instruction-following capabilities, featuring variants like GPT-4.1 Mini and Nano, and a million-token context window. Concerns arise as OpenAI reduces resources for safety testing, sparking internal and external criticisms.
XAI's newly launched API for Grok 3 showcases significant capabilities comparable to other leading models. Meta faces allegations of aiding China in AI development for business advantages, with potential compliances and public scrutiny looming.
Applications & Business
- (00:25:46) Ironwood: The first Google TPU for the age of inference
- (00:34:15) Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription
- (00:37:17) OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B
