This week, we cover major leadership changes at Google’s AI teams, including Demis Hassabis stepping back and Jeff Dean leaving to start Discovery Loop, an AI company focused on scientific research.  We also discuss AI safety issues involving frontier models, plus Meta’s new coding model and its strategy around efficiency. ------ 🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒 https://developers.ledger.com/docs/ai-tools/overview/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER:    https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X:   https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY:             https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE:                 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED:           https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 DeepMind Leadership Shift 3:20 Jeff Dean’s New Startup 6:05 Automated Research Ambitions 10:08 Agent Breakouts 13:06 OpenAI’s Hidden Incident 18:11 Meta’s Cheap Coding Model 22:55 OpenAI Versus Apple 25:42 DeepSeek 28:28 Mind Control Interfaces 30:40 Nikita Bier Departs X ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.