TWiT 1093: California Sober - Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, & China's Open-Weight AI Gambit
Topics discussed
Intro, California sober, and the Mudita phone
AI coding workflows, team sizes, and product velocity
Self-driving cars, Waymo, and AI safety debates
AI model pricing, compute costs, and the Google IPO
Open-weight models, DeepSeek, and local AI capabilities
China's AI strategy, state capitalism, and open source
US AI regulation, EU chat control, and digital privacy
Nostalgia for free-range kids and the Fiat Topolino
Microsoft Copilot, data privacy, and enterprise AI
Kimi K2, agentic coding, and the future of software
OpenAI hardware, local voice models, and agent gossip
AI psychosis, social isolation, and digital wellness
Home automation, Music Assistant, and smart speakers
Federal employee data, AI billing errors, and units
AI in journalism, education, and creative writing
Robot teachers, open source models, and color theory
Agent skills, community updates, and episode outro
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