IM 883: Gates-Gate - AI Model Watermarks

IM 883: Gates-Gate - AI Model Watermarks

Author: TWiT August 13, 2026 Duration: 2:35:27

Can a single journalist armed with $30 in AI tools outpace traditional newsrooms and reinvent local reporting? This episode spotlights the DIY ingenuity shaking up journalism from the ground up.

  • How Claude marks AI-generated content
  • Zuckerberg: The Future is for Everyone
  • Introducing Muse Glimmer: An Open Agentic Model That Runs on Your Device
  • Tim O'Reilly's analysis: Google's Westinghouse Bet
  • OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300
  • Nvidia, Wall Street Firms Strike AI Financing Deal Targeting $500 Billion
  • High-Schoolers in Denmark Will Make Oral Defenses on Assignments To Curb AI Cheating
  • Anthropic Strikes $9 Billion Cloud Deal With Bitcoin Riot Platforms
  • US appeals court allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent back on Amazon
  • Google debuts SL2T, an AI model that's designed to understand sign language
  • Phoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn't Drive
  • Wired: Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News
  • "* David Corn: I Asked AI to Write a Novel. It's Not So Bad."
  • Yea or Nay
  • BMW Owners Angry 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Ads Are Suddenly in Their Cars: "F*** This"

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Nicholas De Leon

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