#216 - Grok 4, Project Rainier, Kimi K2

#216 - Grok 4, Project Rainier, Kimi K2

Our 216th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/11/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris.
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In this episode:

  • xAI launches Grok 4 with breakthrough performance across benchmarks, becoming the first true frontier model outside established labs, alongside a $300/month subscription tier
  • Grok's alignment challenges emerge with antisemitic responses, highlighting the difficulty of steering models toward "truth-seeking" without harmful biases
  • Perplexity and OpenAI launch AI-powered browsers to compete with Google Chrome, signaling a major shift in how users interact with AI systems
  • Meta study reveals AI tools actually slow down experienced developers by 20% on complex tasks, contradicting expectations and anecdotal reports of productivity gains

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