AI Goes on a Diet: Why Smaller Models Are the Future

AI is entering a new era where efficiency, autonomy, and control are the hottest topics of conversation. 

As models shrink through distillation, they promise faster, cheaper intelligence without (supposedly) losing their edge. Meanwhile, GitHub’s Copilot is evolving beyond an autocomplete tool into an autonomous coding assistant, raising questions about how much power we should give AI in creative and technical fields. And just as AI becomes more independent, the fight over who gets to regulate it is heating up. At the Paris AI Summit, the U.S. pushed for unrestrained innovation, while Europe doubled down on oversight.

In this episode:

• Lyft’s 87% faster resolution times prove that AI can handle customer complaints (without making them worse).
• AI is teaching itself to problem-solve—just like your dog (but smarter).
• How Apple is making robots cute.
• OpenAI’s new model guidelines matter redefining AI safety, free speech, and “grown-up mode” for mature content.

•  Focused on consumer perception rather than technical advancements.
• Celebrity-driven marketing with a humorous touch.
• Fixing manual errors, including the cheese mistake.
• How they’re positioning themselves in AI.
• Tracking key developments in artificial intelligence.
• Understanding model distillation and reinforcement learning.
• Autonomous coding and the future of software development.
• NotebookLM Plus, Veo 2, and AlphaGeometry2.
• A $97.4B bid to challenge the nonprofit structure.
• Expressive robotic assistants shaping smart homes.
• Partnering with Anthropic’s Claude AI.
• U.S. vs. Europe's regulatory clash over AI.
• New standards for AI safety and transparency.
• Microsoft and Anthropic's reports on AI dependence.
• Tech giants tackling child safety in the AI era.
• Speed and feature enhancements for AI...