The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
Nathaniel Whittemore
A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools...
What Comes Next In AI & Agents (According to Y Combinator)
Y Combinator has just released its latest Request for Startups, which covers nearly every theme related to AI and agents. From infrastructure to vertical applications, YC’s vision for the upcoming wave of startups provides insight into what they believe will shape the industry. This episode analyzes their predictions, the largest opportunities, and why managing AI agents rather than replacing jobs might be the true future of work.
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KPMG – Go to www.kpmg.us/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.
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The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.
The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
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Can OpenAI's Deep Research Really Do 1% of All Work?
OpenAI’s new Deep Research agent claims it can take on a measurable percentage of all economically valuable work. Is this a real breakthrough or just ambitious marketing? This episode explores the latest reasoning model from OpenAI, Sam Altman’s comments on open source, and early user reactions. What could this mean for research, automation, and AI adoption?
Brought to you by:
KPMG – Go to www.kpmg.us/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.
Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw
The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.
The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/
Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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Which AI Models You Should Be Using Right Now
DeepSeek R1 dominated the conversation this week, but should it be the model you're using? NLW reads and discusses an opinionated essay by Ethan Mollick and adds his perspective on what models he uses.
Original: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/which-ai-to-use-now-an-updated-opinionated
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KPMG – Go to www.kpmg.us/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.
Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw
The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.
The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/
Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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The Week Where AI Changed (Or Did It?)
DeepSeek dominated headlines, but did this week actually change the AI landscape, or was it overstated? This episode explores the key developments, including geopolitical tensions, OpenAI's response, enterprise adoption, and the implications for AI infrastructure. Additionally, there are major updates from Meta, OpenAI’s massive funding round, and the latest AI model releases.
Brought to you by:
KPMG – Go to www.kpmg.us/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.
Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw
The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.
The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/
Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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A Blueprint for Enterprise Agent Adoption
AI agents are one of the biggest enterprise topics 2025, but where does adoption stand? In this conversation, KPMG’s Swami Chandrasekaran breaks down the practical realities of implementing agents in large organizations. From the state of enterprise readiness to frameworks like TACO (Taskers, Automators, Collaborators, Orchestrators), this discussion covers what enterprises need to consider before deploying agents at scale.
Brought to you by:
KPMG – Go to www.kpmg.us/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.
Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw
The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.
The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI.
Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/
Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown
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A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.
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