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Your dAiLy AI News - Episode 23:

Updated: Sep 29, 2025

Air Date & time: 9.24.25 - 6pm Pacific Time


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Cover art for Your Daily AI News Episode 23. A glowing neon tug-of-war shows the United Nations emblem on the left and the Meta logo merged with the U.S. Capitol dome on the right, pulling a braided digital rope across the Earth in the center. The tagline reads: ‘Who gets to steer AI?
Ai Regulation Power Struggle

Welcome to Episode 23


This episode followed the global tug-of-war over AI. We opened with Google’s £5 billion bet on the UK, moved into publisher pushback against Google’s AI Overviews, widened the lens to international governance as the U.N. launched a global AI dialogue—and then snapped back to the U.S., where Meta poured millions into a super PAC to fight AI regulation.


Plus: Rick gave a live tour of AI filmmaking tools (Luma’s Dream Machine “Ray 3,” Photon) and a surprisingly powerful study companion in NotebookLM—with live reactions to a few image tools in the wild.



📰 Episode 23 Headlines

  • Google Invests £5B in UK AI — Data centers, DeepMind, and thousands of jobs boosted Britain’s AI hub status.

  • Publishers vs. Google AI Overviews — Penske Media sued, arguing summaries siphoned traffic and revenue.

  • U.N. Global AI Dialogue — A new governance forum and expert panel treated AI as a global system.

  • Meta’s Super PAC Pushback — Big Tech flexed lobbying power to resist state-level AI rules.

  • FTC Turned Up the Heat on Chatbots — Questions on safety (especially for kids), testing, data practices, and monetization signaled real U.S. oversight.


🎬 Rick’s Segment: AI Filmmaking & Creative Tools (Live Demos)

Luma AI – Dream Machine (Ray 3)

  • A high-tempo video model focused on storytelling, physics, and visual consistency.

  • We discussed 16-bit HDR pipeline claims, an “audio draft” mode, and annotation-style prompts (drawing arrows over a still to guide motion).

  • Takeaway: Progress looked strong—still some motion artifacts, but the pace impressed.

Luma “Photon” (images)

  • Served as the image side of the ecosystem; useful for concept art → video handoff.

NotebookLM (Google)

  • After we uploaded docs, it generated Audio Overviews (podcast-style), slide-style Video Overviews, Mind Maps, Flashcards, Quizzes, and Reports.

  • Takeaway: A free study/workflow co-pilot—great for learning, research, and show prep.

Image Gen Grab-Bag (live reactions)

  • We tested a newer image model (“Reev/Reeve”) for speed and realism.

  • Likeness/poses were hit-and-miss (with some funny fails), but iteration speed and character-continuity tools stood out.

  • Big picture: Iteration speed was the real headline—these tools improved week to week.


💡 Why This Episode Matters

The episode wasn’t just about models—it was about power. Where data centers landed, who wrote the guardrails, and who funded the resistance all shaped the AI era. From London to New York to Washington, the core question remained: who got to steer AI—global institutions, elected governments, or the companies building the tools?


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Extra Intel

🌐 Google’s £5B UK Investment — Major infrastructure expansion includes new data centers, fueling DeepMind research and creating thousands of jobs, cementing the UK as a global AI hub.


📰 Publishers vs. Google AI Overviews — Lawsuits and complaints highlight how generative search undercuts traffic and ad revenue, sparking a fight over attribution and fair use.


🏛 U.N. Global AI Dialogue — A newly created governance forum and expert panel put AI on the same level as climate change and nuclear proliferation in international coordination.


💰 Meta’s Super PAC Pushback — With tens of millions in funding, Meta aims to influence elections and block regulation, showcasing the political power big tech will wield to shape AI’s future.

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