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AI With Kyle Daily Update
The skinny on what's happening in AI - straight from the previous live session
🎵 AI Band Fools 750K Spotify Listeners
Discussed at 02:52
The Velvet Sundown just pulled off the ultimate AI hoax. Created entirely with Suno, this fake band racked up 500,000 monthly Spotify listeners before coming clean. The kicker? After the reveal, their streams jumped to 750,000 - a 50% increase.
Kyle's take: This is exactly how AI goes mainstream. Not through corporate announcements, but through these cheeky "art hoaxes" that get people talking. We're watching AI acceptance happen in real-time through controversy and curiosity.
🏥 Microsoft Claims AI Beats Doctors 8 to 2
Discussed at 08:29
Microsoft's new study shows their AI system solving 8 out of 10 complex medical cases whilst doctors managed just 2 out of 10. But here's the catch - they didn't give doctors access to Google, textbooks, or colleagues.
Kyle's take: This is corporate bollocks. Doctors use external resources every bloody day - it's called being thorough. The study is rigged to make AI look superhuman. Plus, other research shows doctors + AI actually perform worse than AI alone because doctors aren't trained to use it properly.
Source: Microsoft medical AI study
💰 Perplexity Launches $200/Month Plan
Discussed at 15:11
Perplexity Max joins the $200/month club alongside ChatGPT Pro and Claude. The main draw? Access to multiple frontier models including O3 Pro and Opus 4 in one subscription.
Kyle's take: Honestly, I've stopped using Perplexity since ChatGPT and Claude added proper research modes. It feels like a solution looking for a problem. The multi-model access is clever, but who's actually paying $200/month for this when the individual models do the job better?
Source: Perplexity Max announcement
📚 Teachers Save 6 Hours Weekly with AI
Discussed at 50:52
Gallup study reveals 60% of teachers now use AI tools, with weekly users saving 5.9-6 hours of work time. More importantly, 64% report higher quality in student materials and 57% see improved grading quality.
Kyle's take: This is the real AI impact story. Not flashy demos, but teachers getting their evenings back whilst improving their work. Six hours a week is massive - that's a full day they can spend actually teaching instead of admin drudgery.
🚀 Lovable Chases $150M at $2B Valuation
Discussed at 24:53
The no-code AI tool that lets you build apps by chatting is raising another round. Recent exits like Base44 (sold to Wix for $80M after 6 months) are fueling the vibe-coding boom.
Kyle's take: These tools are genuinely magical. Watching Lovable build a prototype from a conversation feels like the early ChatGPT moment all over again. Yes, there's bubble energy here, but the underlying tech is solid - unlike crypto or the metaverse.
Source: Lovable funding round
🎬 Disney vs. MidJourney: The Legal War
Member Question from Ashley
Ashley asked whether the Disney/MidJourney lawsuit will set precedent for AI usage.
Kyle's take: Disney has deep pockets and will likely crush MidJourney as a warning shot. But it's closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. The fundamental problem is unfixable - we'd need to track percentage contributions of every artist in training data, which is technically impossible. Long-term (5-10 years), this will be a footnote. Short-term, it's going to be a bloodbath for smaller AI companies.
This question was discussed at 35:02 during today's live session.
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