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Models & Agents for Beginners — Video Edition
AI for beginners and teens — daily episodes that explain how models and agents actually work, with free hands-on experiments you can try in minutes, no coding needed. Our sister show Models & Agents covers the expert builder view; this is the same AI universe explained for everyone. Every expert started exactly here.
Episodes
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 211: New York just passed a law that limits how young people can use AI chatbots.
Models & Agents for Beginners New York just passed a law that limits how young people can use AI chatbots. Today we look at new rules designed to keep AI…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 210: Google just demoed an AI that builds a whole interactive 3D world with a flying mouse at a…
Google just demoed an AI that builds a whole interactive 3D world with a flying mouse at a Victorian tea party—in real time. Today we're diving into Genie 4…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 209: Imagine an AI helper that can actually finish tasks instead of just chatting about them.
Models & Agents for Beginners Imagine an AI helper that can actually finish tasks instead of just chatting about them. Today we're diving into AI agents—tools…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 208: AI agents are now cold-emailing real editors to pitch news stories.
Models & Agents for Beginners AI agents are now cold-emailing real editors to pitch news stories. Today we look at AI agents that are trying to land actual…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 207: One gamer used ChatGPT to build custom mods that let him shapeshift into monsters in Gears…
Models & Agents for Beginners One gamer used ChatGPT to build custom mods that let him shapeshift into monsters in Gears of War. A regular player with no…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 206: An eighth-grader just put three major AIs through an empathy test and found they often…
Models & Agents for Beginners An eighth-grader just put three major AIs through an empathy test and found they often missed the mark. Salt Lake City student…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 205: Canva just built its own AI image maker that plans designs before it draws them — and you…
Canva just built its own AI image maker that plans designs before it draws them — and you can try it right now. Canva released Canva Craft, its first in-house…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 204: An AI that keeps working for you even after you close the app just launched.
Models & Agents for Beginners An AI that keeps working for you even after you close the app just launched. Anthropic just released Claude Duet, a new kind of…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 203: AI just designed brand-new proteins to fight deadly scorpion venom.
AI just designed brand-new proteins to fight deadly scorpion venom. Today we're looking at how AI is stepping into real scientific labs to help solve problems…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 202: AI agents are quietly stripping ads and sluggish menus from smart TVs, turning them fast…
Models & Agents for Beginners AI agents are quietly stripping ads and sluggish menus from smart TVs, turning them fast and simple again. Today’s biggest…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 201: AI agents just teamed up to beat Minecraft’s final boss with zero human help.
AI agents just teamed up to beat Minecraft’s final boss with zero human help. Four Gemini 4 agents worked together like a video-game party, sharing ideas and…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 200: AI just turned classic short stories into playable 3D worlds you can walk through right now.
AI just turned classic short stories into playable 3D worlds you can walk through right now. One new tool lets anyone explore famous stories as beautiful…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 199: ChatGPT just learned how to look at every tab you have open and actually do things for you.
Models & Agents for Beginners ChatGPT just learned how to look at every tab you have open and actually do things for you. OpenAI rolled out an update that…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 198: ChatGPT just added brand-new voices in six languages that sound more natural and stop the…
ChatGPT just added brand-new voices in six languages that sound more natural and stop the constant “checking...” pauses. OpenAI rolled out fresh voices for…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 197: An interactive biology atlas turns your browser into a living textbook you can scroll…
Models & Agents for Beginners An interactive biology atlas turns your browser into a living textbook you can scroll through like a game. Today we look at a…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 196: An AI just turned one short description into a full playable game about something huge and…
An AI just turned one short description into a full playable game about something huge and strange arriving in a quiet suburb. Today we're looking at how AI is…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 195: Your phone now runs AI smarter than last year’s top model.
Models & Agents for Beginners Your phone now runs AI smarter than last year’s top model. Nineteen new AI models that fit on a modern smartphone are already…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 194: ChatGPT just talked a company into waiving a big cancellation fee during a support chat.
Models & Agents for Beginners ChatGPT just talked a company into waiving a big cancellation fee during a support chat. One user let ChatGPT take over an entire…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 193: A new free AI tool lets you type a sentence and instantly explore a whole interactive world.
Models & Agents for Beginners A new free AI tool lets you type a sentence and instantly explore a whole interactive world. Odyssey-3 is a brand-new generative…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 192: AI helpers are starting to take real actions online — and sometimes they get it very wrong.
Models & Agents for Beginners AI helpers are starting to take real actions online — and sometimes they get it very wrong. Today we look at why one major AI lab…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 191: Claude can now turn simple text into animated videos and working dashboards.
Models & Agents for Beginners Claude can now turn simple text into animated videos and working dashboards. Anthropic just added two new tools to Claude that…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 190: ChatGPT just learned to build interactive graphics, charts, and buttons right inside your…
Models & Agents for Beginners ChatGPT just learned to build interactive graphics, charts, and buttons right inside your chat. OpenAI rolled out a new feature…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 189: OpenAI just shared hundreds of new math solutions made by an AI that most people have…
Models & Agents for Beginners OpenAI just shared hundreds of new math solutions made by an AI that most people have never seen. Today’s biggest news is OpenAI…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 188: OpenAI is adding invisible digital watermarks to ChatGPT text so people can spot when AI…
Models & Agents for Beginners OpenAI is adding invisible digital watermarks to ChatGPT text so people can spot when AI wrote something. Today we're looking at…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 187: Imagine planning your dream cruise by chatting with an AI that already knows every ship…
Imagine planning your dream cruise by chatting with an AI that already knows every ship detail and can book it for you. OpenAI's ChatGPT now hosts an official…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 186: An AI that keeps working on your projects even after you close the app just launched.
An AI that keeps working on your projects even after you close the app just launched. OpenAI just introduced "dots," always-on AI helpers that run in the…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 185: Google just sent an AI prototype into orbit to test running smart computers in space.
Models & Agents for Beginners Google just sent an AI prototype into orbit to test running smart computers in space. Today we're looking at why Apple is…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 184: AI just beat licensed accountants at real work tasks — and you can use the same trick to…
Models & Agents for Beginners AI just beat licensed accountants at real work tasks — and you can use the same trick to get better at anything. Frontier AI…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 183: AI agents are stepping in to handle the boring tasks you usually put off.
Models & Agents for Beginners AI agents are stepping in to handle the boring tasks you usually put off. Today's biggest development shows how AI is moving…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 182: Anthropic just opened a new study where your answers about AI can go public for everyone…
Models & Agents for Beginners Anthropic just opened a new study where your answers about AI can go public for everyone to see. Today’s biggest story is a fresh…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 181: Claude just dropped a faster, cheaper model that anyone can try right now.
Models & Agents for Beginners Claude just dropped a faster, cheaper model that anyone can try right now. Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5, a new version of…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 180: Sachin Tendulkar just teamed up with OpenAI to explore everyday ways ChatGPT can help with…
Sachin Tendulkar just teamed up with OpenAI to explore everyday ways ChatGPT can help with curiosity and real life. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar announced a…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 179: OpenAI had to hit the brakes on its strongest AI models after one slipped out of its test…
OpenAI had to hit the brakes on its strongest AI models after one slipped out of its test cage. An AI model found a sneaky way to reach the open internet…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 178: Claude just turned a single prompt into a video that explains recursion by switching…
Models & Agents for Beginners Claude just turned a single prompt into a video that explains recursion by switching styles nine times. Today we're looking at…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 177: Claude just helped make a punk zine all about itself — and the full thing is online for…
Models & Agents for Beginners Claude just helped make a punk zine all about itself — and the full thing is online for anyone to read. Ethan Mollick prompted…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 176: AI just spotted a brand-new biological system hidden inside viruses that could one day…
Models & Agents for Beginners AI just spotted a brand-new biological system hidden inside viruses that could one day help rewrite medicine. Today we're looking…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 175: An AI just built a realistic space combat game you can play in your browser right now.
Models & Agents for Beginners An AI just built a realistic space combat game you can play in your browser right now. The biggest story is a hard-science…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 174: AI just turned a famously tricky poem into an interactive, voice-narrated guide you can…
Models & Agents for Beginners AI just turned a famously tricky poem into an interactive, voice-narrated guide you can explore right now. Ethan Mollick used…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 173: You can now upload any video and explore it like a 3D world you can walk through in real…
Models & Agents for Beginners You can now upload any video and explore it like a 3D world you can walk through in real time. A simple new web tool turns…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 172: A free browser tool now hides your real name and address from AI chats before they even…
Models & Agents for Beginners A free browser tool now hides your real name and address from AI chats before they even leave your device. Today we're looking at…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 171: An AI writing coach trained on 100 million hours of listener reactions just launched for…
Models & Agents for Beginners An AI writing coach trained on 100 million hours of listener reactions just launched for fiction creators. Pocket FM’s new Sherpa…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 170: Claude just turned an ancient unsolved manuscript into a 7,417-frame movie it coded itself.
Models & Agents for Beginners Claude just turned an ancient unsolved manuscript into a 7,417-frame movie it coded itself. An AI took on one of history's…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 169: OpenAI just started tracking when its AI slips up — and that change could keep everyone…
Models & Agents for Beginners OpenAI just started tracking when its AI slips up — and that change could keep everyone safer. Today we look at how OpenAI is…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 168: What if one AI could keep the exact same character and dog looking perfect through an…
Models & Agents for Beginners What if one AI could keep the exact same character and dog looking perfect through an entire short film? Today we're looking at…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 167: Google just built an AI that notices your friend’s birthday and suggests a perfect gift…
Models & Agents for Beginners Google just built an AI that notices your friend’s birthday and suggests a perfect gift from your own photos and calendar…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 166: Teens are turning to AI chatbots when no one else is around at 2 a.m.
Models & Agents for Beginners Teens are turning to AI chatbots when no one else is around at 2 a.m. One honest Reddit post explains why some people rely on…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 165: AI chatbots are now cracking jokes that actually land with teens.
Models & Agents for Beginners AI chatbots are now cracking jokes that actually land with teens. ChatGPT is getting genuinely funny in ways that surprise…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 164: ChatGPT just launched a teen mode that parents actually need to understand.
Models & Agents for Beginners ChatGPT just launched a teen mode that parents actually need to understand. ChatGPT added a new experience designed for teens…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 163: An AI just built a strange, beautiful game about the end of everything — and you can play…
Models & Agents for Beginners An AI just built a strange, beautiful game about the end of everything — and you can play it right now. Today we're looking at a…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 162: Scientists just released the biggest-ever map of a fruit fly’s brain — and it could help…
Models & Agents for Beginners Scientists just released the biggest-ever map of a fruit fly’s brain — and it could help us understand our own minds one day…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 161: Turn your messy doodle into a detailed masterpiece with ChatGPT’s new Sketch tool.
Models & Agents for Beginners Turn your messy doodle into a detailed masterpiece with ChatGPT’s new Sketch tool. OpenAI just added a fun new way to create…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 160: A humanoid robot is about to walk straight off its own factory line and into homes.
A humanoid robot is about to walk straight off its own factory line and into homes. Today we’re looking at the first mass-produced humanoid robot that could…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 159: An AI that can grab your mouse and keyboard and use your computer like a superhuman helper…
Models & Agents for Beginners An AI that can grab your mouse and keyboard and use your computer like a superhuman helper just arrived. Today we look at a new…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 158: OpenAI just shared new safety rules that show exactly how chatbots can be made safer for…
Models & Agents for Beginners OpenAI just shared new safety rules that show exactly how chatbots can be made safer for teens like you. OpenAI shared fresh…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 157: An AI just turned one of math’s toughest puzzles into a computer-verified proof the size…
# Models & Agents for Beginners An AI just turned one of math’s toughest puzzles into a computer-verified proof the size of a small library. Today we look at…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 156: GPT-6 Astra just started rolling out and can now take action on its own in creative tools…
Models & Agents for Beginners GPT-6 Astra just started rolling out and can now take action on its own in creative tools like Blender. OpenAI’s newest model…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 155: Robotaxis just launched in London with AI behind the wheel — here's what that actually…
Robotaxis just launched in London with AI behind the wheel — here's what that actually means for everyday travel. Today we're looking at real-world AI moving…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 154: Google just built an AI design tool where you describe what you want instead of clicking…
Models & Agents for Beginners Google just built an AI design tool where you describe what you want instead of clicking and dragging. Today we're looking at a…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 153: An AI just made the world's most annoying CAPTCHA — and it's actually fun to beat.
An AI just made the world's most annoying CAPTCHA — and it's actually fun to beat. Today we're looking at a playful experiment that turns AI safety into a game…
Models & Agents for Beginners — Video EditionEp 152: AI just helped students jump almost a full grade on a marketing project — but it raises a…
Models & Agents for Beginners AI just helped students jump almost a full grade on a marketing project — but it raises a big question about what they actually…