Why is Boston Dynamics Shipping 30,000 Atlas Robots? Brain EP14

Brain's AI News podcast is here with the biggest AI robotics news of 2025! Boston Dynamics is shipping 30,000 Atlas robots to Hyundai, 1X reveals robots that learn without training, Anthropic launches rapid-development Labs division, 11 Labs achieves real-time voice AI, and Replit makes iOS apps in minutes. Plus: AI health breakthroughs, optical illusions explained, and why home automation still matters.
This week Joel and Dave break down the most significant AI developments including Boston Dynamics' electric Atlas with 360° joints and infinite rotation, the 1X World Model that lets Neo robots learn from video, Anthropic's new Co-Work desktop agent, 11 Labs Scribe V2 with under 150ms transcription speed, and Replit's revolutionary App Store deployment feature.
📱 Try the tools mentioned:

Anthropic Co-Work: https://claude.ai/cowork
11 Labs Scribe V2: https://elevenlabs.io
Replit Mobile Apps: https://replit.com

🎙️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: What is BRAIN?
00:30 - Sponsor: GenerosityX
00:52 - Boston Dynamics Atlas at CES - 30K Units Shipping
03:04 - Why We'll Hate These Robots (Wednesday Teaser)
03:13 - 1X Neo Robot with World Model Learning
05:47 - Anthropic Launches Labs Division
06:28 - Anthropic Co-Work Desktop Agent
08:19 - OpenAI's Operator Agent Delay
10:28 - DeepSeek R1 - Open Source Reasoning Model
14:21 - AI Optical Illusion Test Results
18:45 - Cursor AI Composer Mode Launch
21:07 - Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
23:41 - Multi-Agent Collaboration Paper
26:02 - AI in Healthcare: Precision Medicine
28:15 - Home Automation + AI Integration
31:47 - Gemini Scheduler Feature (Mixed Results)
34:04 - 11 Labs Scribe V2 - 150ms Voice Transcription
37:15 - Replit Mobile App Creation Feature
37:51 - Wrap Up & Next Episode Preview

💡 What is Brain?
This week's acronym for BRAIN is Bots, Research, Automation, Inference, and Networking. Joel and Dave deliver weekly AI news analysis every other Monday with rapid-fire updates, plus Wednesday deep-dives on major developments.
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