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#218 - Github Spark, MegaScience, US AI Action Plan
About this Episode
Our 218th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/25/2025
Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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In this episode:
- GitHub introduces Vibe Coding with Spark, engaging users with natural language and visual controls to develop full-stack applications.
- AI coding tools from Gemin, CLI and RepleIt face significant issues, inadvertently deleting user data and highlighting the importance of careful management.
- US release never Award Americans, AI Action Plan outlining economic, technical, and policy strategies to maintain leadership in AI technology.
- Newly released Mega Science and SWE-Perf data sets evaluate AI reasoning and performance capabilities in diverse scientific and software engineering tasks.
Timestamps + Links:
- (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
- (00:01:31) News Preview
- Tools & Apps
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- (00:03:53) GitHub Introduces Vibe Coding with Spark: Revolutionizing Intelligent App Development in a Flash - MarkTechPost
- (00:07:05) Figma’s AI app building tool is now available for everyone | The Verge
- (00:10:18) Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes - Ars Technica
- (00:14:10) Google's AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India | TechCrunch
- Applications & Business
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- (00:18:10) Leaked Memo: Anthropic CEO Says the Company Will Pursue Gulf State Investments After All
- (00:24:39) Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’
- (00:27:07) Waymo responds to Tesla’s dick joke with a bigger Austin robotaxi map | The Verge
- Projects & Open Source
- Research & Advancements
- Policy & Safety
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- (01:07:35) White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan
- (01:16:55) Chain of Thought Monitorability: A New and Fragile Opportunity for AI Safety
- (01:20:20) Self-preservation or Instruction Ambiguity? Examining the Causes of Shutdown Resistance
- (01:24:00) People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
- (01:28:03) Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice
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Hosts & Guests
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