AI and Vibe Coding News for the Week of September 1
DESCRIPTION David and Ilan catch you up on the latest AI news, covering OpenAI's new budget tier, why 95% of AI projects fail, and Google's impressive new image generation capabilities.
- OpenAI's $5 "Go tier" expands AI access globally
- Small language models finding their niche in manufacturing
- MIT report reveals harsh reality: 95% of AI projects fail
- World models represent the next evolution beyond LLMs
- Google's Nano Banana delivers lightning-fast image generation
CHAPTERS
[00:00] - OpenAI's Go Tier: $5 AI for Global Markets
[06:13] - Latam-GPT: Regional AI for Latin America
[00:00] - OpenAI's Go Tier: $5 AI for Global Markets
[06:13] - Latam-GPT: Regional AI for Latin America
[07:13] - Small Language Models vs. LLMs
[12:34] - MIT Report: Why 95% of AI Projects Fail
[16:43] - Accenture CEO's Red Flags for AI Adoption
[20:33] - World Models: Beyond Language Understanding
[26:12] - Google's Nano Banana Image Generation Demo
[12:34] - MIT Report: Why 95% of AI Projects Fail
[16:43] - Accenture CEO's Red Flags for AI Adoption
[20:33] - World Models: Beyond Language Understanding
[26:12] - Google's Nano Banana Image Generation Demo
KEY LINKS
- Small language models
- World Models
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/05/google-step-artificial-general-intelligence-deepmind-agi
- https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/genie-3-a-new-frontier-for-world-models/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyrDM3A_YFc&ab_channel=NVIDIADeveloper
- Vsim https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/vsim-founded-by-nvidia-alums-raises-21-5m-for-robotics-simulation-tech/
- GPT Go
- Latam-GPT
- 95% of AI project fail
- Accenture CEO on failed AI projects
- Nano Banana
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