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The AI Files
For less than 30 minutes a week, stay on top of all relevant AI news, launches, perspectives and actions about AI in corporates and enterprises. Hosts Jaime Basilico and Shadab Hussain are both Director of Data and AI at Microsoft and brings their over 55 years of combined experience together to share their insights, analysis and predictions.
Episodes
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The AI Files Ep. 122 - AI’s Cybersecurity Arms Race & OpenAI on Google Cloud
AI is finding security flaws—and helping attackers exploit them. What happens when defenders and hackers have access to the same powerful tools? In Episode 122…
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#121 - Meta Muse Wonder, AI Worms, Gemini Argon, MAI Base-2, Embedded Evaluators, Amazon Bee & More
In Episode 121 of The AI Files, Jaime and Shadab unpack the week’s biggest AI developments: • Anthropic tests how small AI models could self-replicate across…
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#120 - CHAT GPT Intelligent UI, Microsoft-Decision-1, Mistral Large 4, Claude Haiku 5.5, & more
In this episode, Jaime and Shadab break down the week’s biggest AI news and launches—from GPT-6 moving beyond text with interactive native UI components to the…
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#119 - AI renamed to SI, Claude Sonnet 5.5, GPT-6.1, MAI Audio models, TypeSafe Jev & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Artificial Intelligence being renamed to Super Intelligence, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Microsoft MAI audio models, California…
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#118 - Microsoft Copilot Super App, GPT-6 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5, ChatGPT Ads, AI at UN SC & more
AI model competition is shifting from raw capability to value, scale, and trust. In Episode 118 of The AI Files, Jaime and Shadab break down the week’s biggest…
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#117 - AI Safety Talks, the Frontier Pace Debate, Grid-Aware Data Centers and Agentforce & more
In this episode, Shadab discusses AI-lab safety talks, the pace-of-development debate, Nvidia's view, grid-aware data centers, demand response, Agentforce…
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EP 116 - AI Agents Take Action: Meta Muse, Anthropic’s AI Warning & DeepSeek’s Price War
AI agents are moving beyond chat — and this week made it clear just how quickly the race is accelerating. In Episode 116 of The AI Files, Jaime and Shadab…
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AI will not replace leaders, but it will expose them: A conversation with Dora Boussias
Jaime and Shadab had a pleasure of hosting Dora Boussias, an award-winning Data & AI leader with nearly three decades of experience driving transformation at…
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#115 – Is AGI here with GPT-6 Astra?, Fable/Mythos-5.1, MAI-IMAGE-2.6, NYC Schools AI Policy & more
Is GPT-6 Astra a major step toward more autonomous AI? In Episode 115 of The AI Files, Jaime and Shadab break down OpenAI’s latest frontier model, including…
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#114 - AI Robot Beats Usain Bolt?! Nvidia’s $96B Quarter, OpenAI’s New Chip & the Future of AI
A humanoid robot just ran 100 meters faster than Usain Bolt’s world record — but that may not even be the biggest AI story of the week. In Episode 114 of The…
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A conversation with Husein Sharaf - Founder and CEO of Cloudforce
Husein Sharaf, CEO and Founder of Cloudforce, shares his startup journey and pivots as he grew his company into a company with AI and engineering culture. We…
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#113 - Model routing opportunity, AI Surveillance backlash, OpenAI Cyber Safety, Meta Pocket & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss backlash against AI data centers, OpenAI’s cyber-safety slowdown and zero-data-retention push, Stripe’s OpenRouter…
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#112 - Personal superintelligence, invisible watermark, GPT5.6-sol ultrafast, MAI models etc
In this episode, Shadab talks about 'Future is for everyone' essay by Mark Zuckerberg, Invisible watermark by Claude, Grok4.6, Grokbot, GPT5.6-sol ultrafast…
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Ep 111 - AI Agents Crossed the Line: OpenAI, Anthropic & Meta’s Security Wake-Up Call
AI agents are becoming more capable of reasoning, collaborating, and pursuing goals—but what happens when those same capabilities take them somewhere they were…
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#110 - Debate on Open-Weight Models, blowout AI related earnings, Rising AI cybersecurity risk etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss debate on open-weight models and Anthropic's position on it. Nvidia, Microsoft & others launch a consortium for cybersecurity defense…
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Ep 109 - AI Guardrails Failed—While Claude Opus 5, Voice Agents & AMD Changed the Race
AI’s biggest challenges are no longer simply about building smarter models. This week, the real battles were over guardrails, cost, compute, model access, and…
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#108 - Reverse Information Paradox, GPT-RED, Inkling model, Data Center Moratorium, GPT-Micro & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Satya Nadella’s Reverse Information Paradox, GPT-Red and unsafe agent behavior, Europe opening Android and Search to AI…
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#107 - AI factor in layoffs, GPT5.6 models and CHATGPT work, Meta image and Spark models, & more
Is AI still a factor in layoffs, GPT5.6 models are now ungated and ChatGPT Work, Meta Image and Spark models, Grok 4.5, AWS GenAI platform reset, & more
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Ep. 106 - GPT-5.6 Sol, AI Model Gatekeeping, Claude in Foundry & the Rise of Enterprise Agents
In this episode of The AI Files, we break down a major week in AI: GPT-5.6 Sol arrives in preview, but the bigger story may be the new era of model-release…
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#105 - OpenAI’s Jalapeno Chip, GPT-5.6 Government Delays & the Agent Economy Takes Shape
This week on The AI Files, Jaime breaks down a major shift in the AI race: frontier AI is no longer just about who has the best model — it is about who…
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#104 - Claude Fable 5 / Mythos 5, NextGen’s AI Fluency, OpenDoor’s exit from offshore, & more
In this episode, Shadab discusses Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, AI fluency for graduates, human creativity in the AI era, job-market uncertainty, Google’s $50M…
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#103 - AI Wealth Sharing, Data Center backlash, Microsoft MAI models, WebIQ, Frontier Tuning, etc
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Bernie Sanders’ proposed AI wealth tax, Microsoft and NVIDIA’s full-stack agentic AI push, Trump’s narrower AI…
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#102 - Pope Leo’s call to disarm ai, Opus 4.8, GenAI in Hollywood, redesigned Copilot & more
In this episode, Shadab discusses Pope Leo's call to disarm AI, Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 and dynamic workflows, Microsoft’s redesigned Microsoft 365 Copilot…
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#101 - AI in Commencement speeches, ChatGPT for Personal finance, Google IO launches, AI in Spotify etc
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss AI in Commencement Speeches being booed, Google I/O’s agentic AI push, Gemini and Search upgrades, ChatGPT for personal…
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#100 - Jensen's commencement speech, Zero-day exploit using AI, Microsoft’s MDASH, codex mobile etc
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Jensen Huang’s call to run toward AI, Grok’s declining traction, the first AI-assisted zero-day exploit, Microsoft’s…
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#99 - Work Trend Index, Anthropic Financial Agents, OpenAI Realtime Models, Agent Payments & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index and the rise of “human agency,” OpenAI and Anthropic’s push to acquire AI services…
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Interview with Anurag Karuparti - Context Engineering, Agentic Architecture, AI Pitfalls etc
In this interview with Anurag Karuparti, he shares his journey to the intersection of cloud architecture, AI, and modern engineering. He unpacks why many…
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#97 - AI impacting college decisions, GPT-5.5, Google CloudNxt announcements, GPT-Image-2 etc
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss CS enrollment shifts, Google’s agentic enterprise push, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, 8th‑gen TPUs, agentic…
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#96 - Tokenmaxxing, Val Kilmer's ai avatar, Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.4-Cyber, MAI-Image-2e & more
In this episode, Shadab discuss the tokenmaxxing debate, Uber blowing its AI budget, GPU scarcity and rising NVIDIA prices, Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2-Efficient…
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#95 - AI impact on jobs, Anthropic Mythos & Glasswing, Meta Muse Spark, MAI Models, MemPalace & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Mythos’ vulnerability-finding surge; Goldman Sachs data on AI job substitution vs…
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The AI Files Ep. 94: OpenAI Ads, the AI Skills Gap, and the Future of Work
In this episode of The AI Files, we break down one of the biggest weeks in AI news and what it means for business leaders, technologists, and everyday…
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#93 - Physical AI, Enterprise Agents, and the Robotaxi Race
AI is no longer just generating text and images — it is starting to power robots, factories, vehicles, and real-world operations. In this episode of The AI…
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#92 - AI Layoffs, Copilot Cowork, Anthropic, Sora 2 & Medical AI Risks
In Episode 92 of The AI Files, Jaime and Shadab break down one of the biggest themes in AI right now: how artificial intelligence is changing the workforce…
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#91 - OpenAI GPT-5.4, Pentagon/Anthropic saga, Meta Ray-Ban privacy scandal, new jobs report & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss the Pentagon’s Anthropic backlash and shifting AI partnerships, OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 launch, a weak U.S. jobs report…
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#90 - Anthropic vs Pentagon, OpenAI–Amazon Alliance, Perplexity Computer, Nano Banana 2 & more
In this episode, Shadab discuss Anthropic’s refusal to grant unrestricted military AI access, shifting AI safety commitments, and the implications for…
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#89 - India AI Impact Summit, future of IT services, Gemini 3.1 Pro, rise of Personal Agents & more
In this episode, Shadab discusses bold predictions from Vinod Khosla on jobs and abundance, the future of IT services industry, India’s massive push into AI…
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#88 ‘Is SaaS dead’, Agentic Commerce, AI at Super Bowl, Qwen-Image 2.0, Gemini 3 Deep Think & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Mustafa Suleyman’s prediction on AI automating white‑collar work, whether SaaS is really dead, the rise of agentic…
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#87 - OpenAI Frontier agentic platform, Claude Mars Drive, Opus 4.6, GPT‑5.3 Codex & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Claude planned Mars rover autonomy, Claude Opus 4.6 breakthroughs, OpenAI Frontier enterprise agent platform, GPT‑5.3…
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#86 Zuck’s AI Workforce Shift, Meta and Microsoft earnings, Clawdbot, Kimi K2.5, Maia 200 & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Zuckerberg’s AI‑driven workforce shift, Meta’s surge and Microsoft’s market stumble, Clawdbot/OpenClaw’s rise as a…
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#85 - Jobs-Jobs-Jobs, Rho‑alpha, AI Companion Devices, Siri Reboot, Personal Intelligence & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Microsoft’s Rho‑alpha breakthroughs in physical AI, OpenAI’s screenless AI companion, Apple’s AI Pin and the Campos…
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#84 - Microsoft’s community-first AI Infra, Gemini in Siri, Ads in ChatGPT, Claude Cowork & more
In this episode, Jaime & Shadab discuss Microsoft’s community‑first AI infrastructure push, Apple adopting Gemini for next‑gen intelligence, Musk’s probe and…
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#83 - AI trust issues, ChatGPT Health and for Healthcare, Nvidia announcements, ManusAI acquisition & more
In this episode, Jaime and Shadab discuss AI trust issues, ChatGPT Health and for Healthcare, Jobs prospects in 2026 and 2025 jobs report, Nvidia announcements…
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# 82 - GPT-Image-1.5, Google Labs Disco browser, GPT-Codex-5.2, Gemini 3 Flash, project Vend & more
Jaime and Shadab discuss GPT-Image-1.5, Google Labs Disco browser, GPT-Codex-5.2, Gemini 3 Flash, Anthropic project vend & more
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#81 - GPT 5.2, Market fears, enterprise ai report, Cohere Rerank, Disney OpenAI deal, & more
Jaime and Shadab discuss GPT 5.2, Market fears, enterprise ai report, Cohere Rerank, Disney OpenAI deal, & more
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#80 - OpenAI ‘Code Red’, AWS reInvent announcements, Microsoft FARA, Mistral 3 models & more
Jaime and Shadab discuss Open AI ‘Code red’, social permission for data centers, AWS reInvent announcements, Microsoft Fara, Mistral 3 family of models & more
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#79 - Gemini 3, Claude in Azure, Grok 4.1, Microsoft Ignite launches - FoundryIQ, Meta SAM3D etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss Gemini 3, Claude in Azure, Grok 4.1, Microsoft Ignite launches - FoundryIQ, FabricIQ, Agent Framework; Meta SAM3D & more
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#78 - Marble world model, GPT 5.1, Microsoft's Fairwater supercomputer, AI impact on Jobs etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss Marble - World model, GPT 5.1, Microsoft Fairwater supercomputer, AI impact on Jobs, AI Transformation Leader certification etc
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#76 - ChatGPT Atlas, Company Knowledge, Copilot Mode in Edge, Google Vibe Coding etc
Jaime and Shadab discuss ChatGPT Atlas, Company Knowledge, Copilot Mode in Edge, Google Vibe Coding, war of word between Anthropic and White House etc
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#75 - OpenAI-Broadcom partnership, Google Veo 3.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, MAI-Image-1, Agentforce 360 etc
Jaime and Shadab discuss OpenAI & Broadcom partnership, Google Veo 3.1, Claude Haiku 4.5, Microsoft MAI-Image-1, Salesforce Agentforce 360, AI driving majority…
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#74 - ChatGPT Apps SDK & Agent Kit, Google Gemini enterprise & computer use, Replit Agent 3, Tilly etc
Jaime & Shadab discuss releases from OpenAI of ChatGPT Apps SDK, Agent Kit & new models; Google Gemini enterprise & computer use; Replit Agent 3, Tilly…
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#73 - Sora 2, Sonnet 4.5, Microsoft Agent Framework, Tinker, Agentic Commerce Protocol etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss AI Default, Sora 2, Sonnet 4.5, Microsoft Agent Framework, Tinker, AI regulation SB 53, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, Agentic Commerce…
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#72 - UN Global AI Dialogue on Governance, Claude in Copilot, GPT in Databricks, ChatGPT Pulse, AI in Medicare etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss UN Global AI Dialogue on Governance, Claude in Copilot, GPT in Databricks, ChatGPT Pulse, AI in Medicare, hosting SLMs on local…
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#71 - AI impact on Entry level jobs, meta AI glasses, Gemini in chrome, AI scheming etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss AI impact on Entry level jobs, Meta AI glasses, Gemini in chrome, Microsoft investment in Uk, AI scheming, real time voice API demo etc
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#70 - SeedReam 4.0, Veo3, new AI bills, Rubin CPX GPU, Apple launches, Grok Code Fast 1 etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss SeedReam 4.0, Veo3, new AI bills, Rubin CPX GPU, FTC inquiry in Chatbots, Adobe’s AI Agents, Apple launches, Grok Code Fast 1 etc
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#68 - MAI-1 models, Nano Banana, Time AI100 list, GPT-Realtime & response api, vanishing entry jobs etc
Shadab and Jaime discuss Microsoft MAI-1 models, Google Nano Banana, Time 2025 AI100 list, OpenAI GPT-REaltime & response api, stanford study on entry jobs &…
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#67 - SCAI, AI at Made By Google AI, Mistral DocumentAI, MIT NANDA GenAI report, Ava Cado, BAT etc
Jaime and Shadab discuss Seemingly Conscious AI, MIT report on 95% failing GenAI pilots, AI announcements at Made By Google, Mistral DocumentAI, Browser…
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#66 - Chain of DEBATE, GPT-5 Model Router, Meta AI Guidelines, Claude code modes etc
In this episode, Shadab and Jaime discusses new Chain of Debate paradigm in the AI models along with potential of new antibiotics discovery with GenAI and…
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#65 - OpenAI GPT-5 & OSS, Claude Opus 4.1, DeepMind Genie 3, Eleven Music, Grok Imagine & more
This week has been a whirlwind with OpenAI's GPT-5 and open weight oss models, Anthropic's Claude-4.1, DeepMind's Genie 3, Grok's Imagine, ElevenLab's…
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#64 - Google AI Mode, ChatGPT StudyMode, CopilotMode in Edge, Meta Superintelligence, AI earning etc
In this episode, Jaime and Shadab discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s essay on Superintelligence and Big Tech’s earnings reports with AI relevance and enterprise LLM…
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#63 - Executive Actions on AI, Jobs AI impactability, Kimi K2, fight insurance denials with AI etc
In this episode, Jaime and Shadab covers three AI executive actions, Kimi-K2 launch from Moonshot AI, Microsoft mobile office tools in Mercedes Cars, fighting…