Zuckerberg's AI Clone Is on the Clock
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Allbirds Sells and Becomes NewBird AI
Jason and Jeff react to Allbirds' $39M sale and its pivot to AI compute infrastructure under the NewBird AI name.
This week Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis dig into the AI stories you couldn't miss: Zuckerberg reportedly built a digital clone of himself to sit in on company meetings, Apple is quietly developing premium AI smartglasses in four frame styles for 2027, and the Wayback Machine is facing a real threat as major news organizations block it over AI training concerns.
Also in this episode: OpenAI released a cybersecurity model to a small group of trusted partners, Google launched a desktop AI app, Gemini for Mac, Chrome Skills, and Gemini Notebooks all in one week, shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39 million and rebranded as AI compute company NewBird AI, and a 17-year-old in India built a human-only chatbot that hit 25 million visitors. New episodes every Wednesday at aiinside.show.
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CHAPTERS:
0:03:00 - Apple AI Glasses Will Rival Meta’s With Several Styles, Oval Cameras
0:13:41 - Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff
0:22:06 - OpenAI Releases Cyber Model to Limited Group in Race With Mythos
0:25:07 - Like Anthropic, OpenAI Will Share Latest Technology Only With Trusted Companies
0:26:29 - The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
0:33:25 - Allbirds is turning into an AI compute provider, because of course it is
0:40:43 - Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots — for fun
0:48:40 - ‘Google app for desktop’ launches on Windows
0:49:23 - The Gemini app is now on Mac
0:51:31 - How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’
0:52:30 - Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome
0:55:11 - Try notebooks in Gemini to easily keep track of projects
0:56:56 - Anthropic scales up with enterprise features for Claude Cowork and Managed Agents
0:57:29 - Redesigning Claude Code on desktop for parallel agents
0:58:27 - OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis
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