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Last Week in AI

#260 - Muse, Misalignment, Math

Oct 19, 2026 · 1h 35m

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Our 260th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 10/07/2026 ; ok I lied, hopefully next ep will be out on time though...Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:OpenAI began testing new visual ad formats in ChatGPT image generation, while TikTok launched an AI shopping assistant with one-click checkout, highlighting growing agent-mediated commerce and “generative engine optimization.”Meta’s Muse app hit 5M+ downloads with heavy in-house promotion, and…