In the latest Digital Nexus podcast, we talk about all things AI from the national radio station using undisclosed AI announcers and the low levels of trust in AI among Australians. We also cover the necessity of AI education contrasted by recent AI policy changes and their potential impacts on journalism and news accuracy.

We also cover an upcoming UX and AI course from Chris, and some highlights on revamped the Sike knowledge management tool from Mark.

TIMELINE
0:00 - Intros and wrap ups of what Chris and Mark have been up to during the week
4:46 - New masterclass on UX from Chris with Matt Barry
9:52 - Internet of Bugs video on the Indie Product Dev problem
12:45 - DJ that wasn't real
14:44 - AI trust in Australia is low
18:45 - Trump executive orders on AI in the US, a positive?
20:26 - AI versus journalists
27:55 - Perplexity and their agentic search browser
28:34 - Gemini's new AI App - editing photos as a new feature
29:51 - Google throwing ads into chat
32:45 - Gemini adding GitHub app for coders
34:06 - Claude Code updates
37:50 - Meta launching their own AI app too
41:07 - Amazon and Nova Premier
41:45 - Suna AI an alternative to Manus
45:20 - Juno updates
47:20 - LM Arena gaming the system?
52:36 - Revamped Sike.ai preview

LINKS
AI Radio Host Unveiled in Sydney - https://cybernews.com/ai-news/australian-radio-host-artificial-intelligence/

Australia's AI Trust Deficit Highlighted - https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/falling-behind-new-report-reveals-big-ai-wake-up-call-for-australia/news-story/5f866a86d1223e899d9eac4aa732594f

Public Skepticism Grows Over AI's Role in News Media - https://www.eweek.com/news/americans-ai-news-misinformation-concerns-2025/

Nvidia CEO Highlights AI's Potential for Energy Efficiency
http://axios.com/newsletters/axios-generate-1b5e56f0-250f-11f0-b6ba-9be1a001b962

Trump Administration Moves to Accelerate AI Innovation - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/29/donald-trump-executive-orders-signed-list

Meta Launches Standalone AI App to Compete with ChatGPT - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/meta-launches-standalone-ai-app-to-take-on-chatgpt.html

Google Ads and AI - https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/google-is-reportedly-showing-ads-in-chats-with-some-third-party-ai-chatbots/

Claude Code - https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-7-sonnet

Amazon Nova: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/amazon-launches-nova-premier-its-largest-ai-model-yet/

Accusing AI Labs of gaming benchmarks: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/study-accuses-lm-arena-of-helping-top-ai-labs-game-its-benchmark/

Google Gemini gets image updates: can now edit images in app - https://bgr.com/tech/gemini-ai-app-can-now-edit-all-your-photos-and-thats-not-even-the-best-new-feature/

Manus competitor Suna is here, and it's free / Opensource https://dev.to/fallon_jimmy/suna-ai-freeopen-source-alternative-to-manus-cbg



#DigitalNexus #Podcast #AI #Blockchain #Startups #TechInnovation #GenerativeAI #ChatGPT #DigitalDisruption #DigitalVillage #NotCentralised #SIKE #TechTrends

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

In this episode of Digital Nexus, we explore groundbreaking AI news and practical applications with tech entrepreneur Ned Moorfield from Product Edge AI. Ned, a veteran of Google, Eventbrite, and co-founder of GoCatch, shares insider insights into AI strategies transforming businesses.

🔔 Subscribe for more updates!

AI news, Anthropic Claude, XAI, OpenAI modules, Google Gemini 2.5, ChatGPT image generation, deepfakes, Apple AI, AI in business, AI adoption strategies, Ned Moorfield, Product Edge AI, reskilling workforce, hyper-personalization, business AI applications.

🎯 Episode Highlights:
• Learn why X’s acquisition of XAI matters for the future of social media and AI collaboration.
• Discover Anthropic Claude’s unique ability to pre-plan sentences and utilize an internal universal language.
• Explore Google's Gemini 2.5 advancements and how it's shifting AI beyond traditional predictive models.
• Understand practical AI applications with Ned Moorfield, improving efficiency in real business scenarios.

🌐 About Ned Moorfield:
Ned Moorfield, founder of Product Edge AI, leverages his extensive tech industry experience to help businesses adopt strategic AI solutions. From scaling startups like GoCatch to his leadership roles at Google and Eventbrite, Ned's approach focuses on real, measurable impacts of AI.

📧 Connect with Ned:
Email: ned@productedge.ai
LinkedIn: Follow Ned for more AI insights and practical use-case demonstrations.

👍 Like, Comment, and Share this video to help others learn about AI!

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Anthropic #OpenAI #GoogleGemini #NedMoorfield #DigitalNexusPodcast

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

👨‍🚀 Hosted by Mark & Chris | 🦕 Yes, they’re still dinosaurs (for now)

🔗 WATCH NOW to see AI in action, industry-shaking news, and a wild website demo that might just give CEOs an existential crisis.

💥 What’s Inside This Episode?

Mark and Chris are back with a jam-packed update on all things AI, tech, and the Aussie innovation scene. From Google’s latest moves to hands-on demos of futuristic tools, this episode is all about real applications of AI—and the implications they bring.

⏱ Cold Open & What’s Coming Up
Dinosaurs? Existential crises? Oz DeFi upgrades? You’re in for a wild one.

🔧 Oz DeFi Website Revamp — New AI-Powered Tools
Big news from the home base. The OzDeFi (OzDeep?) site has had a major glow-up. Here’s what’s new:
Textionary – Paste podcast or event text, get instant definitions.
Pathfinder – A guided AI assistant for navigating marketing challenges.
Explain Crypto – Understand blockchain jargon in plain English.
Interactive Meetups – Rewatch events, ask questions, and explore guest insights (featuring David Birch).
RAG-Powered Document Chat – Explore government and blockchain docs via chat.

📅 Upcoming Events (Save the Dates!)
Applied GenAI Event – May 4th

Women+ in AI Event – Early May

Perfect opportunities to connect with the local AI crowd and see real-world applications.

🧠Google’s AI Push – Gemini, Imogen, VOTU & More
Big news from the Googleverse:
Gemini 2.5 Pro – Better code, better models.
Agent-to-Agent Protocols (MCP) – Yes, AI agents are now talking to each other.
Imogen 3 – New image-gen model from Google.
VEO2 – Video Object Tracking tech that links video angles like a CSI episode.
AI in Google Slides & Docs – Real-time AI support in your workflow.

Also mentioned:
Atlassian’s AI integrations
South Australia using AI cameras for driver tracking
Meta’s Llama 4 quietly joins the party


💻Live Demo: Boss AI Builds a Website in Real Time
Chris and Mark puts Boss AI to the test with a prompt:
“Make a site for an HR startup focused on offboarding.”

Within minutes, AI generates:
A sleek homepage
A templates page
Downloadable (questionably functional) assets
Editable sections, ready to go live

🚀 “This is what gives CEOs an existential crisis.”

💭Final Thoughts + Dino Tease
Mark and Chris sign off wondering: will the dinosaur avatars survive another week?

👀 Why You Should Watch
If you’re even slightly curious about how AI is shaping websites, media, marketing, or your job—this episode is your wake-up call.
It’s part news breakdown, part product demo, part therapy session for tech-fatigued founders.

🎧 Subscribe, Like & Drop a Comment:
Are you using tools like Boss AI? Tried Textionary? What gives YOU an existential crisis in this AI boom?

📍 Full episode available now on YouTube, Spotify, and all your favorite podcast platforms.

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

In the latest episode of the we highlight the news but deep dive into Manus, a new AI agent tool currently in beta but making big waves around the world. We also dive into one of the open source tools that Manus is built on with Cline. In news we look at Grok AI's integration into X, Nvidia's partnership with Disney and more.

TIMESTAMPS
05:27 - AI News Roundups
15:47 - Diving into Manus
28:50 - Cline - one of the key open-source tools underpinning Manus. A live demo
38:39 - Enterprise adoption and AI
51:27 - Future of AI and closing thoughts

LINKS
Manus: https://manus.im/app

Cline: https://cline.bot/

OpenAI new tools for building agents: http://openai.com/index/new-tools-for-building-agents/

Query Grok in X: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/x-now-lets-you-query-grok-by-mentioning-it-in-replies/

Bolt.New link into Figma: https://bolt.new/

Nvidia new robot “Blue”: https://youtu.be/BFiBZI3nqhQ?t=666

Mistral 3.1, faster and better smaller models out performs the rest-ish: https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-small-3-1

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

Kicking off with AI reflections reminiscent of Black Mirror, we dive into how emerging tools are breaking perception barriers. Chris shares exciting AI tools under development, while we also spotlight DeepSeek, a groundbreaking model adopted by major players like Microsoft and Perplexity AI.

We examine key use cases, fine-tuning methods, and the broader opportunities Deep Seek presents for innovation and automation. Don’t miss discussions on Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 Max, OpenAI's latest o3 Mini models (32:42) operator implementation (39:37) and more.

Links:
AI wars are basically Chinese in China versus Chinese in the US
https://youtu.be/x9Ekl9Izd38?si=daGbinOqhKzqSDgP

AI Explained https://youtu.be/FraQpapjQ18?si=8ZY5ImfMKS0qcpJY

How it works - from Apple https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-researchers-reveal-the-secret-sauce-behind-deepseek-ai/

Great examples of DeepSeek
https://x.com/minchoi/status/1883188761854669147?t=_nbrI2xJveEBJyL7C_jRbA&s=19

Fine tuning deep seek
https://x.com/_avichawla/status/1884126766132011149?t=d_auYsFvXXEi3t9wo4xIJA&s=19

Perplexity and deepseek
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/perplexity-ai-deploys-chinese-deepseek-ai-model/538452/

Mark's thoughts on the Deep Seek opportunity
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7290177131089694720-spVj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

ChatGPT for government
https://www.theverge.com/news/598852/openai-chatgpt-gov-government-agencies

Microsoft seems to be embracing it though: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/microsoft-brings-a-deepseek-model-to-its-cloud/

Aus Leaders thoughts on Deep Seek
https://www.afr.com/technology/what-australia-s-tech-leaders-think-of-deepseek-s-ai-20250129-p5l7xp

Local Deep Seek : https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/today-i-learned-i-can-run-my-very-own-deepseek-r1-chatbot-on-just-usd6-000-of-pc-hardware-and-no-megabucks-nvidia-gpus-required/

Deep Seek avoiding answering certain questions
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/deepseeks-ai-avoids-answering-85-of-prompts-on-sensitive-topics-related-to-china/

Showcasing Qwen2 from Alibaba: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/forget-deepseek-r1-apparently-its-now-alibaba-that-has-the-most-powerful-the-cheapest-the-most-everything-est-chatbot/

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

Welcome back to another episode of the Digital Nexus podcast.

👀 Episode Highlights:

• Apple's iOS summary feature and what it means for your notifications
• Game-changing ChatGPT functionalities and how they compare to new models like Deep Seek
• Trump’s election win and the announcement of Project Stargate, a groundbreaking tech partnership
• Tools you can’t miss: Perplexity’s Sonar, the Prompt Cowboy, and more!

Timestamp:
0:00 - Intro and welcome back
3:20 - Trumps election win
7:00 - Discussing upcoming Aus DeFi Association events and one for GenAI Labs
8:23 - Upcoming Twitter Spaces event talking blockchina with Aus DeFi
9:51 - Apple AI notification summaries go wrong
12:43 - Misue of AI with fake Brad Pitt
17:05 - ChatGPT Scheduled Tasks
22:34 - Trying out Deep Seek Chat
26:35 - Trump revokes Biden orders on AI Risk
28:55 - Project Stargate
32:00 - Note2Map from Raymond Sun
34:50 - Discussion of AI regulations in Australia
36:36 - AI powered education and learning
41:48 - AI and pattern matching
44:30 - Perplexity API, Sonar
45:25 - Anthropic interview on AGI by 2027
49:38 - AI Arms race imagery
50:55 - Prompt engineering helper, Prompt Cowboy
54:38 - A call to action for those looking to build with AI

Links
Digital Nexus Podcast
https://www.digitalnexuspodcast.com/

GenAI Labs Event - Feb 11th
https://events.humanitix.com/five-ways-ai-will-revolutionise-2025

Trump undoes an executive order, for AI companies to expose what’s under the hood
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/president-trump-repeals-bidens-ai-executive-order/

Examples of ChatGPT tasks
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patricia-haueiss_openai-chatgpttasks-aiproductivity-activity-7285471351392403456--lbb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Perplexity has released an API, named Sonar.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/perplexity-launches-sonar-an-api-for-ai-search/

Prompting Engineer - great site to help people with this:
https://prompt.fourday.ai/

New president Trump repeals Biden administration restrictions on AI innovation
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/trump-revokes-biden-executive-order-addressing-ai-risks-2025-01-21/

Future of learning
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFDlbrWoH2E/?igsh=MTRwc3JlOTZ6NGkzMg==

It’s just recognising patterns - well what do you think GPs (humans do)?
https://x.com/DaveShapi/status/1880937932833304911

Build your own tracker
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/raymond-sun-64576a122_launch-map-startup-activity-7287582234566447104-_USp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Trump and Project Stargate
https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp-video/mmvo229900357578

Anthropic planing to release a two way voice model, following a recent WSJ interviews
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-live-01-21-2025/card/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-could-surpass-human-intelligence-by-2027-9tka9tjLKLalkXX8IgKA

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

Welcome back to another Digital Nexus episode, this time it's the first one for 2025. It's just Mark on this show with Chris off-sick but there in spirit. We have a whole lot to cover so let's get into it - jump ahead in the timestamps below and make sure to like, share and subscribe.

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Digital Nexus podcast website and YouTube videos
2:37 - Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT
3:24 - Microsoft with CoPilot Chat coming out
4:10 - More on blockchain helping AI agents with ReCircuit
11:33 - ASIMOV Protocol and what they're doing with data and AI
12:05 - On the importance of data in AI (garbage in, garbage out as we know)
13:22 - Sam Altman and his cryptic 6-word story - and the replies
16:28 - NVIDIA vs Biden Administration and AI Diffusion rule for USA
17:15 - VLC Media Player and real-time translation
18:00 - California SB1047 bill delayed and talking AI regulation in Australia
22:17 - ETFtracker - built with Bolt.new - 450+ members now in a few weeks
23:40 - Aus DeFi 2024 interactive recap built with AI
25:00 - Outro

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus

In the latest episode of the Digital Nexus podcast, it’s the last of the year with Mark and Chris diving into significant advancements in artificial intelligence and emerging technology. They kick off the discussion with an introduction to the newly launched Australian Defi Association website and a round-up of OpenAI's notable announcements over a 12-day period, including the introduction of Sora, a video generation tool. The episode further explores AI tools like Bolt and highlights the implications of Google’s release of quantum chips and Gemini 2.0 on encryption and blockchain technology.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro and updates

5:02 - Spooky Santa

6:15 - Stand with Crypto event with Aus DeFi Association

7:31 - Example of building with Bolt - showcasing the AI enhancements for the Aus DeFi Association rebrand

9:36 - Example of building with Bolt - showcasing ETFtracker

14:21 - AMP buys $27m of BTC

15:40 - Crypto trends from a16z, helping AI is key

16:58 - Sora examples

22:22 - Google and Quantum chips (Willow)

23:13 - Tiktok on Google Quantum TBA

30:57k - Hunyuan Video - video generation examples and comparing to Sora

36:10 - OpenAI 12 days of shipmas updates

44:00 - o1 model counting how many fingers?

47:40 - Prompt Example with the o1 model

54:10 - Gemini 2.0 Flash, Project Mariner, Project Astra updates and more

1:07:20 - Sneak peak at ReCircuit

Other Links
🎙️our podcast links here: https://digitalnexuspodcast.com/
👤Chris on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcsinclair/
👤Mark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmonfort/
👤 Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/captdefi

SHOWNOTE LINKS
🔗 SIKE - https://sike.ai/
🌐Digital Village - https://digitalvillage.network/
🌐NotCentralised - https://www.notcentralised.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNexusPodcast
X (twitter): @DigitalNexus