• The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

  • By: Nathaniel Whittemore
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The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

By: Nathaniel Whittemore
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  • A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.
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  • Are Voice Agents the Next Big Computing Platform?

    Are Voice Agents the Next Big Computing Platform?
    Mar 5 2025

    A new AI voice model, Sesame, is turning heads with its natural conversations, leaving many wondering if this is a turning point for AI assistants. Companies are racing to build AI-powered voice tools for customer service, sales, education, and more. Is this the future of computing, or will people resist talking to machines? Plus Anthropic raises $3.5B.


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    The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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    19 mins
  • The AI Cold War Heats Up

    The AI Cold War Heats Up
    Mar 4 2025

    China is restricting AI leaders from traveling to the U.S., signaling a new level of national security focus. Meanwhile, Beijing is ramping up investment, with Alibaba committing $53 billion to AI infrastructure and DeepSeek claiming massive profit margins. On the U.S. side, policymakers debate whether export controls are working, and former officials push for open-source AI to counter China's growing influence. The AI arms race is accelerating. Tune in for the latest.
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    Vanta - Simplify compliance - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/nlw

    The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.

    The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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    16 mins
  • The Dr. Strange Theory of AI Agent Work

    The Dr. Strange Theory of AI Agent Work
    Mar 2 2025

    In today's alt-long-reads episode, NLW explores the future of agentic work. He argues agents won't be a 1-to-1 replacement for today's labor, but will totally transform how we think about how jobs get done.

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    KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kpmg.us/ai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.

    Vanta - Simplify compliance - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/nlw

    The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.

    The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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    10 mins

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