The AI Podcast Meta to Layoff 20%, AI Cured Dogs Cancer, Nvidia's New Chip
Mar 16, 2026
Quick news tour of AI breakthroughs and industry shakeups. A DIY AI-designed mRNA vaccine that shrank a dog’s tumor gets attention. New NVIDIA chips promise big leaps in inference performance. A $10B enterprise push around large language models could reshape deployments. Major tech workforce cuts are being considered to bankroll massive AI investments.
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Dog's Personalized Cancer Vaccine Using AI
- Paul Conahan used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to analyze his rescue dog Rosie's tumor and worked with researchers to create a custom mRNA vaccine.
- Rosie received the first injection in December and by March her tumor had shrunk about 75%, showing rapid AI-driven personalized medicine in practice.
New NVIDIA Chips Will Reset Industry Performance
- NVIDIA's GTC unveiling of next-gen AI chips will reset the industry's performance ceiling for training and large-scale inference.
- Jaeden emphasizes exploding demand for inference as models move from research into widespread deployment.
AI Speeds Design But Regulation Slows Deployment
- Rapid personalized vaccines for animals show the same AI-driven approaches being trialed by Moderna, Merck, and BioNTech for humans.
- Regulatory delays slowed treatment for Rosie, highlighting how human approvals will likely lengthen timelines despite faster AI design.