Our 226th episode with a summary and discussion of last week’s big AI news!
Recorded on 11/24/2025
Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and co-hosted by Michelle Lee
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai
In this episode:
New AI model releases include Google’s Gemini 3 Pro, Anthropic’s Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s GPT-5.1, each showcasing significant advancements in AI capabilities and applications.
Robotics innovations feature Sunday Robotics’ new robot Memo and a $600M funding round for Visual Intelligence, highlighting growth and investment in the robotics sector.
AI safety and policy updates include Europe’s proposed changes to GDPR and AI Act regulations, and reports of AI-assisted cyber espionage by a Chinese state-sponsored group.
AI-generated content and legal highlights involve settlements between Warner Music Group and AI music platform UDIO, reflecting evolving dynamics in the field of synthetic media.
Timestamps:
(00:00:10) Intro / Banter
(00:01:32) News Preview
(00:02:10) Response to listener comments
Tools & Apps
(00:02:34) Google launches Gemini 3 with new coding app and record benchmark scores | TechCrunch
(00:05:49) Google launches Nano Banana Pro powered by Gemini 3
(00:10:55) Anthropic releases Opus 4.5 with new Chrome and Excel integrations | TechCrunch
(00:15:34) OpenAI releases GPT-5.1-Codex-Max to handle engineering tasks that span twenty-four hours
(00:18:26) ChatGPT launches group chats globally | TechCrunch
(00:20:33) Grok Claims Elon Musk Is More Athletic Than LeBron James — and the World’s Greatest Lover
Applications & Business
(00:24:03) What AI bubble? Nvidia’s strong earnings signal there’s more room to grow
(00:26:26) Alphabet stock surges on Gemini 3 AI model optimism
(00:28:09) Sunday Robotics emerges from stealth with launch of ‘Memo’ humanoid house chores robot
(00:32:30) Robotics Startup Physical Intelligence Valued at $5.6 Billion in New Funding - Bloomberg
(00:34:22) Waymo permitted areas expanded by California DMV - CBS Los Angeles - Waymo enters 3 more cities: Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa | TechCrunch
Projects & Open Source
(00:40:18) [2511.16624] SAM 3D: 3Dfy Anything in Images
Research & Advancements
(00:45:10) [2511.08544] LeJEPA: Provable and Scalable Self-Supervised Learning Without the Heuristics
(00:50:08) [2511.13720] Back to Basics: Let Denoising Generative Models Denoise
Policy & Safety
(00:52:08) Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws | The Verge
(00:54:13) From shortcuts to sabotage: natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking
(01:01:43) Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
(01:04:36) OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist | WIRED
Synthetic Media & Art
