AI Brief
EP 176 : AI Avatars Outsell, OpenAI's Pentagon Deal, & AI Reshaping Your Workplace
19 Jun 2025
In this episode we first discover how AI avatars in China are revolutionizing e-commerce livestreaming, outselling human creators and generating millions in sales with hyper-realistic digital twins. We’ll deep dive into OpenAI’s significant $200M Pentagon contract, marking its official debut as a DoD contractor to address national security and "warfighting" issues.Get the scoop on Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models reaching General Availability, including the new, hyper-efficient Flash-Lite variant with a massive 1M token context window.Learn about Adobe's new mobile Firefly app, unveiling on-the-go image and video generation, along with AI-powered digital mood boards. Plus, we explore how generative AI is already reshaping the workplace, with Amazon anticipating job cuts while new opportunities emerge, and why nearly 40% of US employees are actively using AI. Stay tuned for a rapid-fire look at other important AI updates, including new video models and funding news, and discover today's trending AI tools to boost your productivity. Tune in to understand the automated future of retail, governments' increasing AI adoption, and the evolving job landscape.
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