AI Breakdown Senators Say "Shut AI Down", Mistral Forage, Pentagon AI, Google AI
Mar 17, 2026
Coverage of Mistral's Forage platform for building custom enterprise AI models. A look at the Pentagon's push to create alternatives to existing AI vendors. Discussion of Google's expansion of personalized intelligence using Gmail and Photos. Updates on BuzzFeed's AI content experiments and controversy around ByteDance's SeedDance video app.
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Use Low-Cost Model Aggregators To Explore AI
- Try low-cost aggregation platforms like AIbox.ai to access many models cheaply and test new video, audio, and image models.
- Jaeden advertises AIbox.ai's $8.99 plan with 78 models and recent additions like video and music.
Google Builds A Personal Intelligence Moat
- Google is embedding Gemini into Gmail, Photos, Search, Chrome, and the Gemini app to provide personalized AI answers using your data.
- Jaeden Schafer warns personalization is off by default but will create a competitive moat because Google has far more historical user data than newcomers.
Pentagon Plans Alternatives To Anthropic
- The Pentagon is preparing replacements for Anthropic after disagreements over military use and terms of service.
- Jaeden notes the risk of private companies setting rules the government must follow and prefers Congress to set red lines for military AI use.