EP 127 : Secret Reddit AI Experiment, Meta Llama & Alzheimer's Breakthrough

In this episode, we dive deep into the shocking secret AI experiment conducted by Zurich researchers on Reddit users, where chatbots proved significantly more persuasive than human comments and went completely undetected. Discover how this highlights the vulnerability of our online spaces and AI's growing ability to influence public discourse.

We also cover Meta's latest announcements from LlamaCon, including their new Meta AI assistant app and the release of the Llama API preview, offering developers access to advanced models. Plus, we explore groundbreaking AI research from UC San Diego that used AI imaging to reveal a hidden cause of Alzheimer's disease and identify a potential pill-based treatment.

Learn about NotebookLM's new multilingual podcast feature and get an easy workflow guide for building apps with AI in minutes, even without coding experience. Stay updated on other significant developments, like OpenAI rolling back GPT-4o issues, Mastercard's new Agent Pay program, potential changes to AI chip export controls, Grok 3.5 beta details, new open-source image models, and Yelp's AI tools for reservations.

Finally, we'll highlight some of today's trending AI tools, from new language models and search improvements to AI agents for automating tasks like job applications and frontend development.

Tune in to stay ahead in the world of artificial intelligence!