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AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends

Kevin Pereira & Gavin Purcell

Fast Company called AI For Humans "the most entertaining way to learn about artificial intelligence." Every Thursday, hosts Kevin Pereira and Gavin Purcell break down the biggest AI news, tools, and breakthroughs, so you can stay ahead without losing your mind. Whether you"re AI-curious or deep in the game, this is your weekly reset on everything that matters in artificial intelligence.

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58:29

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Is a Beast. But Good Luck Staying King.

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/03/06

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 is the newest state-of-the-art AI model. But for how long? Sam Altman and team have to fend off Dario Amodei's Anthropic in more ways than one. GPT-5.4 beats humans at computer use, hallucinates 33% less, and costs half what Opus 4.6 does for coding. Meanwhile Anthropic just got blacklisted by the Pentagon, Claude shot to number one in the App Store, and Dario went on CBS looking like he aged five years. Plus Kling Motion Control 3.0, Grok Imagine Extend, Notebook LM cinematic

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58:08

Google's Nano Banana 2 Just Dropped. We Tested It. We...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/02/27

Nano Banana 2 is Google's best image model yet and it just dropped. It's cheaper, it's smarter, and it removed an Adidas logo from a banana in a tracksuit on the first try. But we have notes. The Door Brothers and Logan Paul made a 15-minute AI movie with Seedance 2.0 that looks like a direct-to-video action film…KIND OF. Meanwhile Seedance 2.0 is now live in CapCut, Anthropic is in a standoff with the Secretary of War over a $200M defense contract, and a sketchy music site called Sonato is

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52:21

Gemini 3.1 Just Dropped. SuperIntelligence Is Coming....

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/02/20

Sam Altman says superintelligence is two years away. Google just dropped Gemini 3.1 with benchmark scores that look like a full generation leap. The AI upgrade wars are here. But are we ready? Anthropic released Sonnet 4.6, OpenAI is rumored to be adding a spicy "Citron Mode" to GPT-5.3, and Sam and Dario Amodei refused to hold hands on stage like two kids at a school dance. Plus Hollywood is threatening to sue over Seedance 2.0, Google's new Lyria 3 AI music model is fine (we tested it with a

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01:02:43

Seedance 2.0 Is Peak AI Video. We Tested It. Send Help.

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/02/13

Seedance 2.0 is the best AI video model we've ever seen. Bytedance's new AI tool generates 15 second clips of basically anything. But what happens next? And where do we go from here? Gavin got early access before it got locked down. We tested it with original animation, fake sitcoms, anime, and a McDonald's ad. The results are genuinely shocking - multi-shot editing, cinematic camera work, and real celebrity voices coming straight out of the model. People are making fake Seinfeld episodes, Avengers

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57:15

OpenAI's GPT-5.3 vs Opus 4.6. Both Are Great. So......

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/02/06

Anthropic drops Opus 4.6. Twenty minutes later, OpenAI fires back with GPT-5.3 Codex. This is the AI agentic coding arms race and it's moving fast. Both AI models are writing code that can write itself now. OpenAI is using 5.3 to improve its own tooling. Opus 4.6 is "voicing discomfort with being a product." We tested both and break down what actually matters for people building stuff. Plus Kling 3.0 is out (and harder to prompt than you think), OpenClaw bots are hiring humans on rent-a-human.ai,

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53:42

The AI Holodeck Just Got Real: Google's Project Genie

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/01/30

Google DeepMind dropped Project Genie and you can now walk around AI-generated 3D worlds. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says this is the path to the holodeck. He's not wrong. Meanwhile Clawd aka ClawdBot and now Moltbot is giving people AI superpowers… spawning agents, teaching itself skills, connecting to everything in your life. It's also a massive security risk and people are spending thousands on API calls. You *probably* shouldn't use it. Plus… Grok video is suddenly really good, KREA real-time

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59:16

Claude Code Is Taking Over (And We Don't Hate It)

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/01/23

Claude Code is taking over and even the Wall Street Journal is Claude Pilled. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just said we're 6 months from AI doing most software engineering. No big deal. Claude Code skills are exploding: Remotion for AI video editing, Pencil for infinite design canvases, Compound Engineering for spinning up agent fleets while you sleep. Your $200/month Max subscription doesn't stand a chance. Plus Apple's working on an AI pin, Runway dropped Gen 4.5, LTX Studio has a wild

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55:26

Google's AI Knows Everything About You (We Said Yes)

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/01/16

Apple just handed Siri over to Google Gemini. Meanwhile, Google's Personal Intelligence wants to crawl ALL your data. This is the AI lock-in war of 2026 and you're the prize. Plus, Claude Cowork dropped (and they built it in two weeks), Grok can no longer put bikinis on people, and the US military is apparently running on Grok 4.20. Cool cool cool. We've also got the world's biggest Twitch streamer being an AI anime girl, Google's Universal Commerce Protocol making AI shopping actually possible, and

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41:56

The AI Robot Uprising Has Begun (And It's Weirder...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2026/01/09

AI robots are taking over CES 2025 and we're not sure how to feel about it. Boston Dynamics Atlas is doing things with its body that no robot should be able to do. NVIDIA's new autonomous vehicle platform Alpa Mayo is coming for Tesla FSD. And you can now buy a $100 AI-powered drone that will hunt down whatever you point it at. Cool cool cool. Plus, Google finally put Gemini in Gmail (we tested it so you don't have to), OpenAI is building a mysterious Johnny Ive audio device, and Claude Code with

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45:20

OpenAI's New AI Image Model is here! But… Can It Beat...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/12/19

ChatGPT Images (aka OpenAI's Image 1.5) can create stunning AI images, text and more. But how does it compare to Google's Nanobanana Pro? We dive in… way too deep. Plus, new GPT-5.2 Codex, Gemini 3 Flash, YouTube's new vibecoded games, the controversy around Generative AI and game developer Larian Studios, a lego-like robot and, of course, seeing how AI video can cause soap opera actress hair to endlessly grow. IT'S YET ANOTHER WEEK OF NEW RELEASES! AND WE DON'T STOP. Get notified when AndThen

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55:07

OpenAI Strikes Back! GPT-5.2 & Disney Comes to Sora

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/12/12

OpenAI GPT-5.2 is here! The new model shows improvements, but the bigger news might be the deal Sam Altman made with Disney to bring characters to Sora. We dive into the implications for AI & Hollywood, plus Google's Deep Research & Android XR, Runway Gen-4.5, Gemini 2.5, & WAY more AI News. HARSH, THE GUARDRAILS WILL BE. FUN, YOU MIGHT STILL HAVE. Get notified when AndThen launches: https://andthen.chat/ Come to our Discord to try our Secret Project: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our Patreon:

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49:17

OpenAI's Code Red Vs Google Gemini's AI Assault

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2025/12/05

OpenAI's Sam Altman has called a 'Code Red' at the AI giant as Google Gemini 3 might be overtaking them. But new models 'Garlic' and 'Shallotpeat' might leapfrog them back in front. Plus, Kling's new O1 and Video 2.6 AI video models are both good and, well, not so good. And Runway Gen 4.5 seems interesting but not out to everyone yet. Meanwhile, Sora 2 users are busy generating fake clips of 'Bird Game 3' and Chinese robotics start-up EngineAI brings forth their T-800 model which might as well be

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44:40

Google's Nano Banana Pro and Gemini 3 Are Very, Very...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/11/21

Gemini Pro 3 and Nano Banana Pro push Google into the lead in the race for AGI. Meanwhile, OpenAI isn't far behind with GPT-5.1 Pro & Codex Max. The AI news is relentless! Nano Banana Pro's ability to make infographics and edit images is nearly unprecedented and, combined with Gemini 3's analytical abilities, makes us feel all tingly inside. Web design, vibe coded games, there is so much cool stuff to get into. Plus, OpenAI's updates GPT-5.1 and a cool new tool from Meta called Segment Anything 3

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45:13

OpenAI Surprise Drops GPT-5.1 But Google Is Coming…

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/11/14

OpenAI released GPT-5.1 with updates to vision, ChatGPT personalities and, most importantly, vibes while Google's Nanobanana 2 and Gemini 3 Pro gently start leaking incredible results. Plus, Disney is ok with AI content on Disney+, Grok Imagine gets a big update, a very cool new 3D world simulator from World Labs, the number one song country song right now is an AI music creation and, in China, they're cooking up Xenomorphs. WE'RE GETTING TO THE GOOD STUFF NOW BABY! ALSO, WE'RE TIRED. #ai

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55:23

AI Job Losses Are Real. Don't Panic (Yet).

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/11/07

AI is starting to take more human jobs while OpenAI and Sam Altman are thinking about GPT-6 and new science. Meanwhile, the rest of OpenAI is thinking about how they'll pay for GPT-6. Plus, Google is sending AI chips into space, Gemini will power Apple Intelligence, Kimi K2 Thinking is a great open-source AI model and the backlash to Coke's new AI ad. Get notified when AndThen launches: https://andthen.chat/ Come to our Discord to try our Secret Project: https://discord.gg/muD2TYgC8f Join our

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01:02:27

OpenAI's New 2028 Plan is Bonkers. Plus, Big Sora 2...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/10/31

Sora 2's new Character Cameo update brings your pets to AI video while OpenAI settles the whole non-profit mess. Oh, and Sam Altman says in 2028 AI will make itself. WHAT? Plus, 1x Robotics's new Neo robot is causing a big AI controversy. For now, it's all remote operated but WILL be autonomous. Are you ok with people watching you? Also: new AI video & audio tools from Cartesia & Odyssey and we get Cursor 2.0. And much more AI news. WE'RE NOT REMOTE OPERATED. UNFORTUNATELY. Get notified when

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52:48

Can OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas AI Browser Beat Google in...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/10/24

In a big week of AI news, OpenAI debuts Atlas, its new agentic AI internet browser and we talk about what they did right and… what might’ve gone wrong. Sam Altman was excited! Plus, Google has an updated AI Studio that makes vibe coding much easier, Sora 2’s Cameo feature is going to get an update for characters and pets soon & a whole lot of scary robots. IT’S A NEW BROWSER FOR YOU… TO BROWSE OUR VIDEOS BECAUSE YOU CARE! #ai #ainews #openai Get notified when AndThen launches:

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48:09

OpenAI’s Curvy Road to AGI Includes… Erotica??

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/10/17

OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow *adult* AI conversations. What happens next? For now, we get Sora 2 updates and Google ussing AI for actual science, making progress towards cancer cures. Google *also* has Gemini 3 on deck for what seems like a pretty big jump in AI capabilities. Oh and they happen to be working on fusion as well. But for us, they’ve update their AI video model VEO to 3.1 and we take it for a test run. IT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD. DON’T YOU DARE CLOSE YOUR EYES. #ai #ainews #openai

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53:01

OpenAI Restricts Sora 2 As Hollywood Fights Back...

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/10/10

OpenAI’s Sora 2 went into a state of lock-down this week as Sam Altman pulls back what can and can’t be generated on the platform. Hollywood & Influencers are still furious. Are you? We dive into the debate around what it means when everyone can generate everything at the touch of a button & talk about how Mark Cuban & Jake Paul are using the Cameo feature to their advantage. Oh, and Bob Ross is *really* putting in extra work. Plus, OpenAI’s new API lets developers create apps for ChatGPT, Grok’s

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57:36

OpenAI’s Sora 2: Future of Media or AI SLOPOCALYPSE??

AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends ·

2025/10/03

Sora 2 is a remarkable piece of AI technology! Sora 2 is filling the world with AI slop! Both of these things might be true as Sam Altman & OpenAI have taken over yet again. We talk about what makes Sora 2 truly state-of-the-art, the new Cameo feature that lets you generate videos of your friends & some of the IP-infringing works you might see on the Sora seas. Plus, we dive into our new AI audio app AndThen & tell you how we used AI video technology to make a trailer significantly better, faster &

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