TWiT 1062: The Architects of AI - Can Small Models Outrun the Data Center Boom?

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Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 180 minutes

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Summary

Are we witnessing an AI-fueled gold rush or the early signs of an epic crash? Listen to these hard-hitting discussions on bubbles, breakthroughs, and the real impact behind Silicon Valley's AI obsession.

Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year': the Architects of AI
The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to Be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy.
'ChatGPT for Doctors' Startup Doubles Valuation to $12 Billion as Revenue Surges
Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That's Legal
It's beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas
Amazon Prime Video Pulls AI-Powered Recaps After Fallout Flub
Could America win the AI race but lose the war?
Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
The countdown to the world's first social media ban for children
US could demand five-year social media history from tourists before allowing entry
Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban - 9to5Mac
There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale
Paramount CEO Made Trump a Secret Promise on CNN in Warner Bros. Convo
Whatnot's Schlock Empire Shows Digital Live Shopping Can Thrive in America
The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away
Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case
Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect
Microsoft Excel Turns 40, Remains Stubbornly Unkillable - Slashdot
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list
Microsoft promises more bug payouts, with or without a bounty program
An ex-Twitter lawyer is trying to bring Twitter back

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Jason Hiner

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0:00.0	It's time for Twit this week in Tech. Ian Thompson is here. Jason Heiner. He's got a new job. We're going to find out about that.
0:06.0	And Owen Thomas from the San Francisco Business Times. We'll talk about the AI wildfires.
0:12.0	It's going to burn us all to the ground. Border Patrol agents using META's ray-band glasses to record raids.
0:19.0	And who is going to buy CNN.
0:22.0	All of that and more coming up next on Twit.
0:27.3	Podcasts you love.
0:28.9	From people you trust.
0:31.4	This is Twit.
0:40.9	This is Twit. This week in Tech. Episode 162 recorded Sunday, December 14th, 2025, The Architects of AI.
0:50.1	It's time for Twit this week in tech, the show we cover the week's tech news.
0:53.9	It is what I would consider a classic panel today.
0:58.5	No newbies, just people who've been part of the fam for a long, long time.
1:03.5	Like this man right here, Ian Thompson, formerly of the register, soon to be of, what is it?
1:08.9	You're calling it?
1:10.3	In January, we'll be launching silicon limy dot com but i've just been building up some freelance stuff in the meantime just so we've got something to show on the side yeah nice so you're doing well you got you got a you got a little a little check so you could take it easy for a while i hope oh well yeah but well, yeah, but I mean, I'm starting a monthly column with PC Pro in the UK.
1:32.0	Oh, awesome.
1:32.6	A letter from America.
1:34.2	Just trying to explain to the Brits what exactly is going on over here, which is doing my head in, but still.
1:39.4	You're pulling an Alistair Cook.
1:41.1	That's great.
1:42.0	I love it.
1:42.8	Well, yes, although he's originally called Alfred,
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