Best World According To Sound Podcasts (2025)

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OpenAI's Agent Mode, Kimi K2, Grok 4 & AI Girlfriend Ani Joins the Show - EP99.11-K2 1:28:42

3d ago1:28:42

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Ani Joins The Show 01:10 - Grok 4 Launch & Impressions 18:24 - Kimi K2 Thoughts, Impressions & MCP tool calling 36:00 - OpenAI's Agent Mode Release Initial Impressions & Are MCP Agentic Models Better? 1:21:10 - Everyone Acquired Windsurf 1:24:48 - Final thoughts Thanks for listening and you…

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Oro, Plata, Mata (1982 Movie) 55:12

11d ago55:12

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It’s time to play mahjong while the world burns. This week Kim and Alice cover a listener suggestion; Philippine war drama Oro, Plata, Mata. It’s a classic tale of class, survival and sex in a shoe. Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle Producer: Helen Hamilton If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the…

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The Way We'll Work With AI, Vibe-ing Everything, Agentic AI with MCP & Born In The USA - EP99.10-PRO 1:18:34

17d ago1:18:34

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ------ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Did everyone hate the AI Musical? 03:58 - Actual Agentic Use Cases with MCPs & The New Way We'll Work 39:47 - How AI Workspaces Will Eat Productivity Software e.g. Salesforce, Email 1:10:20 - Final thoughts 1:15:26 - Born In The USA (AI Version) ------ Song lyrics: [Verse 1] Born down in…

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THIS DAY IN AI: THE MUSICAL 21:50

24d ago21:50

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So Chris this week, we're doing a musical! ---- Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai/ ---- Songs in the musical: "So Chris This Week" "What Will My Daily Driver Be" "How Do You Choose a Model for Patricia?" "It's Hard Being Me" "I Dreamed a Dream of AGI" "Driving Home To You" ---- All music produced using Simtheory with Suno 4.5. Thanks for listeni…

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Shakespeare in Love (1998 Movie) 1:06:08

25d ago1:06:08

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Kim and Alice are putting on their terrible disguises and having so much fun with this week's pick, the late '90s actor buffet that is Shakespeare in Love. We're talking guyliner, literary Easter eggs and what makes this very smart movie so very dumb. Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Keith Nagle Producer: Helen Hamilton Sources https://www.folge…

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Is AI Making Us Stupider? Gemini 2.5 Family, Neural OS, MCP Future Thoughts & o3p-pro - EP99.09 1:27:51

1M ago1:27:51

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Join Simtheory & Easily Switch Models: https://simtheory.ai Discord community: https://thisdayinai.com --- 00:00 - Gemini 2.5 Family Launched with Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview 10:01 - Did Gemini 2.5 Get Dumber? Experience with Models & Daily Drivers & Neural OS 16:58 - The AI workspace as the gateway & MCPs as an async workflow 37:23 - Oura Ring M…

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Ways of Knowing 08: Ethics of Technology 12:21

1M ago12:21

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Episode 8 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of philosophy, Sara Goering.By The World According to Sound

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Can o3-pro write a book? ElevenLabs v3 and MCP as the AI Business Model - EP99.08-PRO 1:18:03

1M ago1:18:03

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Try o3-pro on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ----- Custom news article example: https://simulationtheory.ai/744954f8-fca5-4213-883c-2a359f139dcc ----- 00:00 - ElevenLabs v3 Example 01:10 - ElevenLabs v3 alpha thoughts 06:37 - o3 price drop & thoughts on o3-pro 18:02 - Async work and AI model tool (MCP) calling approaches 37:28 - MCP as an AI-era b…

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Miss Austen (Series 1, 2025) 1:14:44

1M ago1:14:44

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Hello to everyone except Dead Tom! We’re back for a new series and this week we’re covering Miss Austen Series 1. Kim and Alice put their PDMDs to the test as they try to work out what killed Jane Austen. Spoiler: it was probably overly synchronised periods. Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle Producer: Helen Hamilton A…

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Ways of Knowing 07: Glitches 17:38

1M ago17:38

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Episode 7 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Mal Ahern, professor of cinema and media studies.By The World According to Sound

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Ways of Knowing 06: Sound Studies 11:55

1M ago11:55

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Episode 6 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of cinema and media studies, Golden Owens.By The World According to Sound

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AGI Reality Check, Gemini 2.5 Update, Are Your AI Chats Safe & Fun with Veo3 - EP99.07-06-05 1:05:19

1M ago1:05:19

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Apologies for audio quality we are noobs to both being in same room. --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Fun with Veo3 05:28 - Is the Best Model What Deepseek is trained on? 07:27 - New Gemini 2.5 Pro Tune 13:59 - Will MCPs and Agentic Capabilities Make Claude 4 King? 24:00 - Anthropic Cuts off Windsurf From Claude 36:08 …

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Ways of Knowing 05: Abstract Pattern Recognition, or Math 14:13

2M ago14:13

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Episode 5 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of Math and the Comparative History of Ideas, Jayadev Athreya.By The World According to Sound

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Will Claude Call the Cops? Claude 4 Sonnet & Opus Impressions, Flux.1-KONTEXT & Kling 2.1 - EP99.06 1:23:44

2M ago1:23:44

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Thanks for listening and your support!By Michael Sharkey, Chris Sharkey

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Ways of Knowing 04: Global Disability Studies 11:35

2M ago11:35

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Episode 2 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of International Studies, as well as law, societies and justice––Stephen Meyers.By The World According to Sound

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Ways of Knowing 03: Ge'ez 12:46

2M ago12:46

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Episode 2 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Hamza Zafer.By The World According to Sound

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Opus & Sonnet 4, Google I/O Recap, Microsoft BUILD & Sam Alman Has A New Friend - EP99.05-FLASH 1:49:57

2M ago1:49:57

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Try New Models & Imagen4 on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Claude Sonnet 4 Vibe Code Example: https://simulationtheory.ai/a99d36da-7cf7-4797-98ab-f4902283d17c --- Your two favorite average VIBE CODERS are back this week covering all the latest news from Google I/O, Anthropic, Microsoft BUILD and Sam Altman's new 6.4B friendship. 00:00 - Sam Al…

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Ways of Knowing 02: Paratext 15:26

2M ago15:26

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Episode 2 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of French Richard Watts.By The World According to Sound

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Ways of Knowing 01: Digital Humanities 17:17

2M ago17:17

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Episode 1 of Ways of Knowing -- Season 2, an audio series about the humanities.Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of professor of English and Data Science Anna Preus.By The World According to Sound

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The Future of AI Systems: EP99.04-PREVIEW 1:25:37

2M ago1:25:37

1:25:37

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Get an AI workspace for your team: https://simtheory.ai/workspace/team/ --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Will Chris Lose His Bet? 04:48 - Google's 2.5 Gemini Preview Update 12:44 - Future AI Systems Discussion: Skills, MCPs & A2A 47:02 - Will AI Systems become walled gardens? 55:13 - Do Organizations That Own Data Build MC…

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EP99-03-V3: Suno 4.5 Fun, LlamaCon, How We'll Interface with AI Next 1:34:07

3M ago1:34:07

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Get your AI workspace: https://simtheory.ai ---- 00:00 - Fun with Suno 4.5 09:20 - LlamaCon, Meta's Llama API, Meta AI Apps & Meta's Social AI Strategy 26:06 - How We'll Interface with AI Next Discussion: 45:38 - Common Database Not Interface with AI 1:03:46 - Chris's Polymarket Bet: Which company has best AI model end of May? 1:06:07 - Daily Drive…

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Media Objects 06: Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2 1:13:38

3M ago1:13:38

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In the previous episode, we heard how so-called artificial intelligence is being sold to the public as a revolutionary, inevitable technology that is going to completely transform society. This claim is built around the misleading metaphor of “artificial intelligence,” which equates machine processes with human intelligence. Generative AI products …

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Wolf Hall (Series 1, 2015) 1:13:44

3M ago1:13:44

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This week Kim and Alice have been locked in the cupboard with the Christmas decorations to bring you Tudor drama series, Wolf Hall. We’re talking about Hans Holbein: portrait artist / historical catfisher and Henry VIII never getting to just enjoy a joust. Also kittens! Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle Producer: Hele…

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From AI Models to AI Systems and The Future of Vibe Gaming: An Average Talk 52:50

3M ago52:50

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Try Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai 👋 No episode this week but we thought we'd instead share a recent talk we did on from AI Models to AI Systems. ---- Try the games and things we built here: https://simulationtheory.ai/0664143e-f61a-4c65-bb05-62da2d22553f --- Thanks for listening, back next week with regular episode.…

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Media Objects 05: Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 1 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

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With today’s so-called generative artificial intelligence, we’re being told that we have finally arrived. We’re now beginning to build true “thinking machines,” machines that will do everything a human can do, only better, faster, and more efficiently. This will change every aspect of our lives, for good…or for bad. Either way, there’s no turning b…

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EPo99.02-experimental: OpenAI's Gaggle of Models: o3, o4-mini & GPT-4.1 & Future GPT-5 Systems 1:31:06

3M ago1:31:06

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai like and sub xoxox ---- 00:00 - Initial reactions to Gaggle of Model Releases 09:29 - Is this the beginning of future GPT-5 AI systems? 47:10 - GPT-4.1, o3, o4-mini model details & thoughts 58:42 - Model comparisons with lunar injection 1:03:17 - AI Rap Battle Test: o3 Diss Track "Greg's Back" 1:08:12 - Thoughts…

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The Gate Chronicles | S1E89 | No More Mañanas 1:31:03

3M ago1:31:03

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Under the watchful eye of the Sacred Order, the party slipped into the Imordun mass, unaware that time itself was unraveling beneath their feet. The Far Traveler’s warning proved all too real when Finavir’s mind fractured under the weight of Cognitive Disjunction. Memories twisted, snapped, and reformed—culling his memory of his past in service of …

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EP99.01: Google Cloud Next, Agent2Agent, MCPs, Agent Development Kit, Is Llama4 a flop? & Grok API 1:42:45

3M ago1:42:45

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai -- Get the official Simtheory hat: https://simulationtheory.ai/689e11b3-d488-4238-b9b6-82aded04fbe6 --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Wrong Pendant? 02:34 - Agent2Agent Protocol, What is It? Implications and Future Agents 48:43 - Agent Development Kit (ADK) 57:50 - AI Agents Marketplace by Google Cloud 1:00:46 - Firebas…

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The Fainting Couch: Tudor Dramas ft. Kirsty Whyte 45:18

3M ago45:18

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Hide your necks, we’re entering our Tudor Era! In this Fainting Couch episode Kim and Alice are joined by Kirsty Whyte for an overview of period drama dynastic darlings, the Tudors. We discuss what’s been done, if there’s anything left to be adapted, and why we can’t get enough of these messy monarchs. Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Keith Nagl…

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EP99: Diss track ft. Gemini 2.5 Pro, Amazon's Nova Act Computer Use & The Future of Async AI Tasks 1:13:57

4M ago1:13:57

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Join Simtheory and create an AI workspace: https://simtheory.ai ---- Links from show: DIS TRACK: https://simulationtheory.ai/2eb6408e-88f9-4b6a-ac4d-134d9dac3073 ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Will we make 100 episodes? 00:48 - Checking back in with Gemini 2.5 Pro 03:30 - Diss Track: Gemini 2.5 Pro 07:14 - Gemini 2.5 Pro on Polymarket 17:32 - Amazon Nova A…

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Sword Art Online: AOD | S5E20 | The Last Stand 1:01:40

4M ago1:01:40

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In the climactic finale of the AOD campaign, tensions reach a boiling point as our heroes confront the formidable Camile and her terrifying creations. With the stakes higher than ever, the group must navigate a chaotic battlefield filled with monstrous foes and unexpected betrayals. As the facility crumbles around them, alliances are tested, and th…

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EP98: Gemini 2.5 Pro Sponsored Episode, GPT-4o Image Generation & Vibe Coding Gone Wild 1:41:18

4M ago1:41:18

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Create a Simtheory workspace: https://simtheory.ai Compare models: https://simtheory.ai/models/ ------ 3d City Planner App (Example from show): https://simulationtheory.ai/8cfa6102-ed37-4c47-bc73-d057ba9873bd ------ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - AI Fashion 01:13 - Gemini 2.5 Pro Initial Impressions: We're Impressed! 38:24 - Thoughts of Gemini distribution and …

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The Law According to Lidia Poët (Series 1, 2023) 57:38

4M ago57:38

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Ciao a tutti! This week Kim and Alice are discussing the fun, Italian crime drama series, The Law According to Lidia Poët. We’re talking about the real-life multi-lingual lady lawyer, solving crimes with your sibling, and asking how much responsibility filmmakers have when depicting real historical figures? Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Keith…

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EP97: Moore’s Law for AI agents, OpenAI's new audio models, o1-pro API & When Will AI Replace Us? 1:37:18

4M ago1:37:18

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Create an AI workspace on Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai --- Song: https://simulationtheory.ai/f6d643e4-4201-475c-aa82-8a96b6b3b215 --- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - OpenAI's audio model updates: gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-tts 18:39 - Strategy of AI Labs with Agent SDKs and Model "stacks" and limitations of voice 25:28 - Cost of models, GPT-4.5, o1-pro ap…

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The Fainting Couch: My Policeman (2022 Movie) ft. Christopher Clannachan from Equality Network 56:26

4M ago56:26

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We have a special episode this week for Podcasthon 2025; Alice speaks to Christopher Clannachan from Equality Network about their incredible work for LGBTI rights and equality in Scotland, and the emotionally devastating 2022 movie, My Policeman. Find out more about Equality Network and how you can help support them at https://www.equality-network.…

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The Gate Chronicles | S1E88 | Holy Infiltration 1:07:20

4M ago1:07:20

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Every action has a consequence, where even the smallest ripple can surge into a tidal wave. For Finavir, this meant that a seemingly innocuous conversation with Kristoph reshaped reality itself. Each passing day brought a shift—his bond with Kristoph unraveling in his memory. What once was is no longer. So, in a last-ditch effort to save the plan, …

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EP96: Gemini Native Image Generation & Editing, OpenAI's Agent SDK & Will Manus AI Invade USA? 1:12:46

4M ago1:12:46

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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Gemini Flash 2.0 Experimental Native Image Generation & Editing 27:55 - Thoughts on OpenAI's "New tools for building agents" announcement 43:31 - Why is everyone talking about MCP all of a sudden? 56:31 - Manus AI: Will Manus Invade the USA and Defeat it With Powerful AGI? (jokes) ---- Tha…

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Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005 Movie) 1:04:12

4M ago1:04:12

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Join Kim and Alice as we travel back to India circa 1857 courtesy of epic historical legend, Mangal Pandey: The Rising. Back when companies had armies, dogs ate gunpowder and real men sang plot points whilst sitting on elephants. Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Helen Hamilton / Keith Nagle Producer: Helen Hamilton Sources Mangal Pandey: Film an…

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Sword Art Online: AOD | S5E19 | A Contest of Heroes 55:43

5M ago55:43

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As strike squad alpha is infiltrating the main base of Camille Le S'cimise, Odette, S, Galahan, and Selena are off to take down the psychic relay tower that empowers their foe, but who knows what awaits for them. Join us as our legendary heroes embark on their final legendary mission. About: Sword Art Online: AOD is an actual play podcast that foll…

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EP95: Why does GPT4.5 exist? Claude 3.7 Sonnet Has Arrived & Working with Claude Code Agent 1:45:31

5M ago1:45:31

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Join Simtheory to try GPT-4.5: https://simtheory.ai Dis Track: https://simulationtheory.ai/5714654f-0fbe-496f-8428-20018457c4c7 === CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Reaction to GPT4.5 Live Stream + Release 12:45 - Claude 3.7 Sonnet Release: Reactions and First Week Impressions 45:58 - Claude 3.7 Sonnet Dis Track Test 56:10 - Claude Code First Impressions + Future…

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