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Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning

Sep 24, 2026 · 2h 37m

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Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing. Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day Two Google DeepMind AI Researchers Resign Over Safety MetaConnect on during the show Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more Introducing MiMo-V2.6 series Google CC I'm Upping My P(Doom) Handshake AI Skills Studio/OpenAI Brian Johnsrud Introducing The…