AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical

Apple just handed Siri over to Google Gemini. Meanwhile, Google's Personal Intelligence wants to crawl ALL your data. This is the AI lock-in war of 2026 and you're the prize.
Plus, Claude Cowork dropped (and they built it in two weeks), Grok can no longer put bikinis on people, and the US military is apparently running on Grok 4.20. Cool cool cool.
We've also got the world's biggest Twitch streamer being an AI anime girl, Google's Universal Commerce Protocol making AI shopping actually possible, and Gavin walks through building a personal website with Claude Code that doesn't suck.
THIS IS THE LOCK-IN EPISODE. YOUR DATA IS THE HARNESS.
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LINKS:
Apple Ch-ch-chooses YOU Gemini
https://x.com/CNBC/status/2010735678468886969?s=20
Gemini's Personal Intelligence Turned On
https://gemini.google/overview/personal-intelligence/
Claude Cowork: Agentic AI Comes For Normies
https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview
OpenAI's 'Sweetpea' Jony Ive device is a weird bean behind your ear?
https://x.com/zhihuipikachu/status/2010745618734759946?s=20
AgentCRAFT
https://x.com/idosal1/status/2011124558976434469?s=20
Cursor Built a Browser In A Week Autonomously with GPT-5.2
https://x.com/mntruell/status/2011562190286045552?s=20
Grok Will Stop Undressing People And Putting Them In Bikinis
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8gz8g2qnlo
Meanwhile… GROK RUN MILITARY?!? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/13/elon-musk-grok-hegseth-military-pentagon
Flux2.klien: New AI Image Model From Black Forest Labs
https://bfl.ai/blog/flux2-klein-towards-interactive-visual-intelligence
TRY HERE: https://bfl.ai/models/flux-2-klein#try-demo
The World's Most Popular Twitch Streamer is an AI 
https://x.com/ColinandSamir/status/2008330184244818411?s=20
Live stream: https://www.twitch.tv/vedal987
Extensive Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-sama
Vitestra Blood Draw Automation
https://x.com/Berci/status/2010975905632375053?s=20
Palette Moving Robots
https://x.com/TansuYegen/status/2010954624782716981?s=20
Inflatable Breaking Bad
https://x.com/ingi_erlingsson/status/2010796339878379536?s=20
QWEN INFLATE LORA 
https://huggingface.co/spaces/systms/INFL8
Skibot
https://x.com/TripInChina/status/2010415159064576371?s=20
Gavin's Personal Website With Claude Code
https://www.gavinpurcell.com/

AI robots are taking over CES 2025 and we're not sure how to feel about it. Boston Dynamics Atlas is doing things with its body that no robot should be able to do. 
NVIDIA's new autonomous vehicle platform Alpa Mayo is coming for Tesla FSD. And you can now buy a $100 AI-powered drone that will hunt down whatever you point it at. Cool cool cool.
Plus, Google finally put Gemini in Gmail (we tested it so you don't have to), OpenAI is building a mysterious Johnny Ive audio device, and Claude Code with Opus 4.5 has coders losing their minds over something called Ralph Wiggum. Yes, that Ralph Wiggum.
We've also got ChatGPT Health, LG's towel-folding robot Clo, Unitree's intimidating 6-foot humanoid, and a look at what the future of AI agents might actually look like. Spoiler: it involves a lot of orchestration.
THE ROBOTS ARE FLEXIBLE AND WE DON'T LIKE IT.
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Jensen Huang's NVIDIA CES Presentation: 
https://youtu.be/uDNXjnOqJ-A?si=_h_0Fmiq788YaGZX
New 'Alpamayo' Self Driving Car & Software 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jv1vd571wo
Hands-on Test Of the Car
https://youtu.be/EzAVW1VgzcI?si=B9JCJmSQW6ywXV1x
Boston Dynamics New Robot Atlas
https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2008293610308202508?s=20
Real Atlas footage from CES
https://x.com/IntuitMachine/status/2008324310230851697?s=20

Google DeepMind + Boston Dynamics https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-google-deepmind-form-new-ai-partnership/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=&utm_content=

LG's Cloid 'AI-enabled' Robot Does Laundry *Really* Slowly
https://x.com/AP/status/2008746664841146722?s=20

$100 drone with an AI powered vision system…
https://x.com/chesterzelaya/status/2008058706500759576?s=20
New Unitree Robot Jumpkicks
https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2007746313220415717?s=20
Guy Gets Kicked In The Nuts By Unitree Robot
https://x.com/TheCartelDel/status/2004977640521044335?s=20

Men's Health Device For… You Know
https://www.tiktok.com/@verge/video/7592000373989133581

GMAIL is in its GEMINI ERA
https://t.co/oq3jYKyvF1
OpenAI's New 'Code Audio': Improving the audio models for the upcoming Jony Ive gadget
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-ramps-audio-ai-efforts-ahead-device?rc=c3oojq&shared=1b7fd8b8ee0b0038
ChatGPT's Move Towards Personal Assistant
https://fidjisimo.substack.com/p/closing-the-capability-gap
ChatGPT For Health
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2008987566796640575?s=20

Opus 4.5 + Claude Code's Big Moment (maybe we just kind of chat about this)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/07/anthropics-claude-code-vibe-coding

Ralph Wiggum + Claude Code
https://venturebeat.com/technology/how-ralph-wiggum-went-from-the-simpsons-to-the-biggest-name-in-ai-right-now
GAS TOWN
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-gas-town-4f25ee16dd04
FoFR Shares His JSON Prompting Techniques
https://www.fofr.ai/prompting-with-json
Gavin's Examples (What I Did With AI)
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/2003148296844652662?s=20
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/2007194034171982122?s=20
Star Wars: Beggar's Canyon Is The World's Best AI Fan Film
https://youtu.be/SGJC4Hnz3m0?si=EWZktHOnf6_cYcMh
Related: PJ's Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie Trailer
https://x.com/PJaccetturo/status/2008559114704875888?s=20
Show Fan Eric Curts Creates Cool Way To Make Graphic Novels in Notebook LM
https://x.com/ericcurts/status/2007939089635369351?s=20
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2026/01/graphicnovels.html
 
Somebod-AI that AI used to know?
https://x.com/BrianRoemmele/status/2007838494513906051?s=20
 
Egg Protein
https://x.com/Solopopsss/status/2008961579728130159?s=20

ChatGPT Images (aka OpenAI's Image 1.5) can create stunning AI images, text and more. But how does it compare to Google's Nanobanana Pro? We dive in… way too deep.
Plus, new GPT-5.2 Codex, Gemini 3 Flash, YouTube's new vibecoded games, the controversy around Generative AI and game developer Larian Studios, a lego-like robot and, of course, seeing how AI video can cause soap opera actress hair to endlessly grow.

IT'S YET ANOTHER WEEK OF NEW RELEASES! AND WE DON'T STOP.
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ChatGPT Image 1.5 is here
https://openai.com/index/new-chatgpt-images-is-here/
Recreating the post from the OpenAI blog with us
https://chatgpt.com/share/69443100-6e7c-8003-910e-749bab75f6e2
Fabian (from GLIF) Notes on Images 1.5
https://x.com/fabianstelzer/status/2001300766368178435?s=20
Jeff Goldblum's Resume
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/2001033377294467182?s=20
Upcoming QWEN Image Layering
https://x.com/wildmindai/status/2001593677576384747?s=20
Image 1.5 Vs Nanobanana Pro
Video Game Characters
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1ppg4s9/test_2_turning_game_characters_into_real_people/
Fingers
https://x.com/petergostev/status/2001027573636088184?s=20
Gavin's Original Knight and Rotisserie Chicken Post
https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1jk0p3v/tried_to_push_the_new_image_model_with_an/
OpenAI's Greg Brockman: WE NEED THE COMPUTE
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2001336514786017417?s=20
GPT-5.2 CODEX
https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2-codex/
Frontier Science: New Benchmark
https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2000975293448905038?s=20
ChatGPT Apps Store Opens For Developer Submission
https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2001419749016899868?s=20
Gemini 3 Flash
https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/2001321759702663544?s=20
Nanobanana now in community posts on YT
https://x.com/nealmohan/status/2001425749941829920?s=20
Meanwhile, YouTube "Playable Builders"
https://x.com/YouTubeGaming/status/2000989303086649637?s=
Larian's AI Gaming "Controversy"
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-developer-larian-defends-itself-as-fans-react-to-generative-ai-use-im-not-entirely-sure-we-are-the-ideal-target-for-the-level-of-scorn/
Direct response from Larian Head of Studios:
https://x.com/LarAtLarian/status/2001011042642505833?s=20
MSFT Open-Source Image-to-3D Trellis 2
https://x.com/_akhaliq/status/2001041559366598799?s=20
Bernie's Moratorium on Data Centers
https://youtu.be/f40SFNcTOXo?si=hduNjATJgtIya9oq
Meanwhile… China can now produce high-end AI Chips https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-china-built-manhattan-project-141758929.html
Meta SAM Audio
https://x.com/AIatMeta/status/2000980784425931067?s=20
Tron 2: Lego Robot
https://x.com/CyberRobooo/status/2001513866157789308?s=20
AVP Spatial Photos Of Newborn
https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/2001276039671197783?s=20
WAN 2.1 Workflow Re-creates The Matrix With Homer Simpson
https://x.com/ChetiArt/status/2001291373182382526?s=20
Miss Piggy in Melania Trailer
https://x.com/charliebcurran/status/2001564626144928146?s=20

One Woman's Transformation Via Sora Remixes
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_693a2ed29e288191a542b776553e1145?psh=HXVzZXItT3diZ1NFOUtyZlRXV2ZvajcwWjJsZ2Uy.XXZmIQEXNl-L

OpenAI GPT-5.2 is here! The new model shows improvements, but the bigger news might be the deal Sam Altman made with Disney to bring characters to Sora.
We dive into the implications for AI & Hollywood, plus Google's Deep Research & Android XR, Runway Gen-4.5, Gemini 2.5, & WAY more AI News.
HARSH, THE GUARDRAILS WILL BE. FUN, YOU MIGHT STILL HAVE.
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OpenAI's GPT-5.2
https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2/
Disney OpenAI Deal For Sora & Investment
https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-to-invest-1-billion-in-openai-license-characters-for-use-in-chatgpt-sora-3a4916e2?st=y8EdTr&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Bob Iger Talks Deal on CNBC
https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1999162796966051953?s=20
Cease & Desist letter sent to Google day before this deal
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/disney-to-invest-1-billion-in-openai-license-characters-for-use-in-chatgpt-sora-3a4916e2?st=d74Bcx&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Google's New AR XREAL Android Glasses (Demo starts at 12:19)
https://www.youtube.com/live/a9xPC_FoaG0?si=7X4wC-x3lTu18WYk&t=739

Google Deep Research Agent (in API)
https://blog.google/technology/developers/deep-research-agent-gemini-api
New Updates To Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Audio
https://x.com/googleaidevs/status/1998874506912538787?s=20
Runway 4.5 Launches + Lots Of New Stuff
https://www.youtube.com/live/OnXu-6xecxM?si=YIzZO5egj4m_SJgV
Gavin's First Runway 4.5 Output
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/1999171408979509322?s=20
Design Within Cursor Now
https://x.com/cursor_ai/status/1999147953609736464?s=20
Glif's Agent Getting Really Good
https://x.com/heyglif/status/1998493507615600696?s=20
Gavin's 'fashion' shoot with GLIF Agent
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/1998560308873527454?s=20
McDonald's Pulls AI Ad After Getting Dragged Across The Coals
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mcdonalds-ai-generated-commercial
Video of the T-800 From Last Week Kicking Their CEO
https://x.com/CyberRobooo/status/1997290129506148654?s=20
Nano Banana Pro Five Minutes Earlier / One Hour Later / Ten Hours Later Prompt
https://x.com/gizakdag/status/1998501408098668983?s=20
Making Crowds In of Famous Images
https://www.reddit.com/r/aiArt/comments/1pifspt/crowded/
Duck Season / Rabbit Season By lkcampbell in our Discord
https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_6936b1cadd008191b1042ff7f0bb913f

OpenAI's Sam Altman has called a 'Code Red' at the AI giant as Google Gemini 3 might be overtaking them. But new models 'Garlic' and 'Shallotpeat' might leapfrog them back in front.
Plus, Kling's new O1 and Video 2.6 AI video models are both good and, well, not so good. And Runway Gen 4.5 seems interesting but not out to everyone yet. Meanwhile, Sora 2 users are busy generating fake clips of 'Bird Game 3' and Chinese robotics start-up EngineAI brings forth their T-800 model which might as well be The Terminator.
IS IT TIME TO FREAK OUT ABOUT ROBOTS? MAYBE. MAYBE IT IS.
 
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OpenAI's 'Code Red' To Battle Gemini Progress
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-ceo-declares-code-red-combat-threats-chatgpt-delays-ads-effort?rc=c3oojq&shared=09f911ca8bc5c944
More on CodeRed: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/sam-altman-issues-code-red-at-openai-as-chatgpt-contends-with-rivals
OpenAI Chief Research Mark Chen Discusses Gemini 3 & new models https://x.com/ashleevance/status/1995644118362718528?s=20
OpenAI New Models Garlic & Shallotpeat
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-developing-garlic-model-counter-googles-recent-gains?rc=c3oojq&shared=fb95c0bf1c900288
Kling 01 Model: Very Good AI Editing
https://x.com/Kling_ai/status/1995506929461002590?s=20
Gavin's Football Tests
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/1995877894342803656?s=20
Kling 2.6 with voice! THE ACTING!
https://x.com/Kling_ai/status/1996238606814593196?s=20
Gavin's test
https://x.com/gavinpurcell/status/1996270217253847487?s=20
Runway 4.5 Announced
https://x.com/iamneubert/status/1995493501363270068?s=20
https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5
Apple StarFlow-V
https://x.com/BenjaminDEKR/status/1995634681925025833?s=20
Sync React-1
https://x.com/synclabs_so/status/1995556298419474665?s=20
Bird Game 3: The AI video game that doesn't exist has taken over Tiktok
https://www.polygon.com/is-bird-game-3-real-ai-pigeon-hummingbird-what-is-tiktok-gameplay/
EngineAI Robot Called T-800 
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/1995759737145589843?s=20
https://youtu.be/FGcQqyCaG5s?si=_pUZgjZiWHKmPZ7g
Ongo: The weirdest desk lamp talking robot
https://x.com/Karim_RC/status/1995538458836959487?s=20
Tesla Optimus Getting Laps In
https://x.com/Tesla_Optimus/status/1995973133770350924?s=20
Character Consistency With Nano Banana Pro (Set Visits To Famous Movies)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bard/comments/1pb4nvc/maintaining_character_consistency_in_nano_banana/
Googly Eyed Animals & Objects in Nano Banana Pro
https://x.com/madpencil_/status/1993654188723851585?s=20
NBP Weather For Your City Prompt
https://x.com/PavolRusnak/status/1995165498774802607?s=20
Uh, Now AI Video Is Cooking Minions
https://x.com/Solopopsss/status/1995488475240628407?s=20