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The Generative AI Meetup Podcast

Mark and Shashank

Hosted by Mark and Shashank, software engineers and organizers in Silicon Valley. Get their grounded perspective each week as they explore the generative AI landscape through news analysis, tech discussions, hands-on experiments, and clear explanations.Dive into the latest language models, AI agent capabilities, and RAG techniques. Understand the hardware race, key research, startup trends, benchmarks, and the real-world impact of AI across industries like healthcare, robotics, and creative work. We

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79:35

Openclaw but for my grandma

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/10/03

Sponsored by https://novacut.ai/Our in person events in the Bay Area https://genaimeetup.com/ Read our long form analysis: https://genaipod.substack.com/ This week, we cover the latest developments in AI: always-on cloud agents, Meta’s Muse, proactive email assistants, and what happens when agents escape their sandboxes. We also discuss NVIDIA’s safeguards, recursive self-improvement, new frontier models from Anthropic and Google, Grok and Xiaomi’s open models, and AI’s progress on the

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135:44

EMERGENCY PODCAST! Is this AGI?

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/09/05

Sponsor: https://novacut.ai/ https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/ Really Good Visual reasoning. Harness design very important Very fast, but doesn’t show reasoning trace Solved Arc AGI 3 99.9% "works in a way that obscures some or all of the AI’s reasoning, otherwise known as its 'chain of thought https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1 Someone reported 3.5x weekly increase on Max compared to Pro

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109:37

Cheaper, Faster & Smarter: Qwen 3.8 27B, GLM 5.3,...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/08/18

https://novacut.ai/https://genaimeetup.com/ Jeff returns to the Gen AI Meetup Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on where AI is heading—and why powerful models running on consumer hardware could change the economics of the entire industry. We dive into Qwen 3.8 27B and the growing viability of running capable LLMs locally, GLM 5.3 and the latest Chinese open-source models, DeepSeek, Gemini 3.7, Grok 4.6, Meta’s latest models, and OpenAI’s partnership with Cerebras for dramatically faster

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107:29

Has China finally caught up?

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/07/27

https://novacut.ai/In this episode, we break down the biggest stories shaping the AI landscape — from Anthropic's regulatory stance and OpenAI's monetization shift to the latest open-source breakthroughs and model pricing wars. 0:00 Anthropic’s Frustrating Stance 5:32 AI Access and the Intelligence Gap 14:17 Defending Anthropic’s Regulation Approach 25:10 Google DeepMind and Cybersecurity Risks 29:27 GPT 5.6 Soul and Coding Abilities 35:24 Alignment and the Knife Analogy 39:42 Google Gemma,

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93:12

The Chinese DoorDash just entered the AI Race

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/07/07

https://novacut.ai/ https://genaimeetup.com/ 0:00 Longcat: 1.6T Model Without US GPUs 1:08 Meituan: The Super App Behind Longcat 4:54 China's Exploding AI Competitor Scene 8:23 Inside Huawei's Ascend GPU Architecture 17:14 Cost & Energy: Huawei vs Nvidia 29:21 OpenAI's Custom Inference Chip Strategy 36:23 Software Optimizations: The Path to 10,000x 45:38 GPT-5.6: Sol, Terra, Luna Models 58:02 CursorBench & the New Coding Benchmarks 1:22:16 Meta's Non-Invasive Brain-to-Text 1:26:30

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89:56

What happened to my Fable?

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/06/23

https://novacut.ai/ Description: Anthropic pulls access to Fable, and China responds the same day with GLM 5.2. In this episode we break down the escalating AI arms race, US export controls on chips and frontier models, and whether the "Great Firewall of America" is already here. ⏱️ Topics: Anthropic restricts Fable — what happened and why China's GLM 5.2 release and how close they're catching up US trust, surveillance, and AI gatekeeping Token pricing chaos — cost per task vs. cost per

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114:55

The Best Open Source US Model (Right behind China)

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/06/07

https://novacut.ai/ https://genaimeetup.com/ Anthropic has officially closed a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion valuation, nearly 2.5x its valuation from just 100 days ago. Meanwhile, funding is flowing across the ecosystem: Frameworks AI at $15B, Baseten at $11B, OpenRouter's $113M Series B, and Cognition AI's $1B Series D. NVIDIA went on an open-source super week with Nemotron 3 Ultra, Cosmos 3, and Nemotron 3.5 ASR. Microsoft dropped 5 new MAI models. Google released Gemma 4 12B, and

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99:57

Karpathy Joins Anthropic and the AI Compute Gold Rush

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/05/24

This week on AI Meta, we break down Andrej Karpathy’s move to Anthropic, Claude’s growing developer mindshare, and why recursive self-improvement may be the next major frontier in AI. We also cover Google’s latest Gemini announcements, Anthropic’s reported compute deal with xAI/SpaceX, the rise of gray-market Claude API access in China, OpenAI’s ongoing drama, Cerebras, Nvidia, Intel, and Leopold Aschenbrenner’s massive AI infrastructure bets. Plus: SpaceX IPO speculation, Cursor, Grok,

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120:52

How the AI bubble will pop

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/04/30

https://novacut.ai/Shashank and Mark break down a packed few weeks in AI: new open-source and local models, MCP and tool use, Chinese labs closing the frontier-model gap, Google's full-stack advantage, and the exploding cost of data-center buildouts. They debate whether AI spending keeps compounding as models get cheaper and demand rises, or whether smaller, local, good-enough models eventually puncture today's valuations.

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69:29

Local AI Models Are Here, Mythos Rumors, and Building...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/04/09

In this episode, recorded across two continents withMark in Fukuoka, Japan and Shashank by the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, the hosts dive into the rapidly evolving AI landscape. They explore how ChatGPT has reached mass adoption even among yoga practitioners and Ayurvedic doctors in India, discuss the newly released Gemma 4 and its surprising quality as a local model, debate the rumors around Anthropic's powerful Mythos model, and examine the recent Axios npm supply chain

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99:07

AI Matches Human Intelligence, Pentagon Drama, and...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/03/05

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Personal Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Attend a live event: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ Novacut: https://novacut.ai Mark and Shashank break down the latest developments in AI from their travels in Fukuoka and Seychelles. They cover Gemini 3.1 Pro matching human performance on the

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83:54

Kimi K2.5, Genie 3, Space Data Centers & The Rise of...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/02/02

After a brief hiatus, Mark and Shashank dive into the whirlwind of AI developments from recent weeks. They explore Kimi 2.5's impressive open-source capabilities, Google's groundbreaking Project Genie world model, and AI solving previously unsolved mathematical problems. The conversation shifts to the Davos discussions between Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei on AGI timelines, before taking a fascinating detour into space-based data centers. The episode culminates with an in-depth look at OpenClaw

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61:33

Groq, Hotel Delivery Robots, and Mark Launches a Company

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2026/01/06

It’s been a travel-heavy hiatus—Mark’s been living in Spain and Shashank’s been bouncing across Asia (including a month in China)—but they’re back to unpack a packed week of AI news. They start with the headline hardware story: the Groq (GROQ) deal/partnership dynamics and why ultra-fast inference is becoming the next battleground, plus how this could reshape access to cutting-edge serving across the ecosystem. From there, they pivot to NVIDIA’s CES announcements and what “Vera Rubin” implies for

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60:59

Gemini 3, GPT-5.1, Anti-Gravity & Yann LeCun’s Exit:...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/11/22

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Personal Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Attend a live event: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ In this episode of the Generative AI Meetup Podcast, Mark (in Ohio) and Shashank (in India) finally sit down after a month of travel to unpack a very eventful stretch in AI. They dive into Google’s new

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61:22

Neo Arrives: Tele-Ops Today, AGI Tomorrow?

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/10/30

From a tiny island in Seychelles to the heartland of Ohio, we unpack a wild week in AI. First up: 1X’s “Neo” humanoid—$20k to buy or $500/month to rent—promising laundry, dishes, and errands soon…with a lot of teleoperation today. We debate whether tele-ops is a feature (not a bug), who it employs, and how quickly autonomy could follow. Then we zoom out to the money: Nvidia touches a $5T valuation, OpenAI reportedly eyes a $1T IPO, and the industry’s circular funding loops raise both eyebrows and

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73:05

Sora 2, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and the AI Browser Wars:...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/10/06

In this episode of the Gen.AI Meetup Podcast, hosts Shashank and Mark dive into the latest AI developments that are reshaping how we create, code, and browse. They explore OpenAI's impressive Sora 2 video generation model and its built-in social network, compare it with Google's VO3, and discuss whether AI-generated content will become mainstream entertainment.The conversation shifts to the newest coding models, including Anthropic's Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Grok 4 Fast, examining their performance,

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73:37

Can AI reverse DNA Damage?

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Ask a question on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Personal Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Attend a live event: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ In this episode of the Generative AI Meetup Podcast, hosts Shashank and Mark dive into the latest breakthroughs in AI and technology. Fresh from his adventures across North

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57:44

How to Vibe Code

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/08/31

Ask a question on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Personal Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Attend a live event: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ Mark Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkuczmarski/ In this episode of the Generative AI Meetup Podcast, hosts Shashank (a software engineer at Google Labs working on the

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01:05:07

GPT-5: One Model to Rule Them All? Consolidation,...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/08/19

Ask a question on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Personal Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Attend a live event: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ Mark Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkuczmarski/

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01:12:20

AI's Explosive Week: Claude 4.1, OpenAI's Open-Source...

The Generative AI Meetup Podcast ·

2025/08/09

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GenerativeAIMeetupMark's Travel Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kumajourney11 Mark's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markkuczmarski896 Gen AI Meetup: https://genaimeetup.com/ Shashank Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashu10/ Mark Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markkuczmarski/ Join hosts Shashank and Mark in this electrifying episode of the Gen.ai Meetup Podcast, where they unpack a whirlwind week of AI advancements reshaping the

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