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2 days ago
2 days ago
11 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11, and Disney has made a $20 million opening bid for an IP licence and certain claims. The platform is still operating while the sale process runs.I look at what Disney wants, what could happen to the community, and why a popular AI product can still struggle as a business. Character rights, distribution and the cost of serving users all shape who keeps the value.Chapters00:00 Character.AI’s bankruptcy and Disney’s bid00:32 The product and its community01:58 Disney’s earlier cease-and-desist letter02:30 What happens to the platform?03:38 What Disney’s offer covers04:30 The technology and the consumer business05:09 What Disney could build06:37 When competitors can copy your software07:23 Character rights and distribution08:09 Build a direct relationship with customers08:38 The cost of more users09:50 What happens next?SourcesCharacter.AI’s update: https://blog.character.ai/an-update-on-character-ai/Chapter 11 and the proposed Disney agreement: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012656385/en/Character.ai-Initiates-Voluntary-Chapter-11-Proceeding-to-Facilitate-Value-Maximizing-Sale-Process*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #CharacterAI #Disney

3 days ago
3 days ago
11 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1Meta has new Muse Wonder models and a bigger ambition for Muse, its personal AI agent. The question is whether everyday users will pay an assistant to get things done.I look at the model announcements, Meta’s own benchmarks, memory and tools, and the difference between a capable model and an assistant you keep using. The $50 and $200 plans shown are Muse Code subscriptions; the consumer pricing discussion is a hypothetical.Chapters00:00 Would you pay Meta?01:22 Agents for everyday life02:07 Muse Wonder, Full and pricing03:15 Meta’s personal superintelligence benchmark04:56 The consumer agent05:59 Why the agent’s tools matter07:37 Memory, focus and a virtual machine08:17 Built for everyday users09:35 Meta’s advantage in habits and attention10:35 What would make you keep paying?SourcesMuse Wonder models: https://dev.meta.ai/models/muse-wonderMuse Wonder research announcement: https://research.meta.ai/blog/muse-wonder/Introducing Muse: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-muse-personal-ai-agent/*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #Meta #Muse

4 days ago
4 days ago
18 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1OpenAI released hundreds of mathematics research manuscripts, and mathematicians are arguing over the results. Some see useful progress. Others are spending their time finding mistakes.I look at the papers, the reactions and Terence Tao’s comments, then ask what this means for anyone who sells expertise. When AI can produce more work than we can check, deciding what deserves attention becomes part of the job.Chapters00:00 OpenAI and the value of expertise01:43 What OpenAI released04:40 Mathematicians respond09:05 Terence Tao on abundant proofs11:58 Choosing between 20 client proposals13:29 The moving boundary of AI14:59 What customers pay for16:00 Responding to AI in your industry17:09 Does your business improve with AI?SourcesOpenAI’s mathematics release: https://openai.com/index/sharing-ai-progress-in-mathematics/Research repository: https://github.com/openai/mathMathematicians’ reactions: https://proofsandprompts.com/2026/10/08/100-reactions-to-100-solutions/Numberphile video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAnwMdfcMVw*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #OpenAI #Mathematics

5 days ago
5 days ago
10 min
Get the free AI video editing guide, eight prompts and starter files: https://aiwithkyle.com/editvideosWatch the three-part series:Part 1: Your first AI video edit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBnWHPzg3kPart 2: Match your editing style — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvNljlKxnTIPart 3: Save your editing workflow — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DuYLjVJhPQJoin our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1I got fed up with explaining the same editing fixes every time I handed AI a new recording.Now each useful correction becomes an instruction in the editing workflow. I show you what I save, what stays with one video and how I check the rules on new footage. We also look at the original recording, abandoned takes and the actual instructions behind this channel.Chapters0:00 Stop repeating the same corrections2:14 Give specific feedback2:59 The original recording and abandoned takes3:28 What belongs in the next video?4:33 Rules from my editing workflow6:36 Save approved corrections7:33 Saved files and the AI model7:54 Test the rules on new footage9:43 Start with one recordingAI Skills 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w49OfWDTTDo*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #VideoEditing #Codex

6 days ago
6 days ago
11 min
Get the free AI video editing guide, eight prompts and starter files: https://aiwithkyle.com/editvideosAI video editing series:Part 1: Your first AI video edit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBnWHPzg3kPart 2: Match your editing style — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvNljlKxnTIPart 3: Save your editing workflow — coming soonJoin our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1I use reference clips, branding and specific feedback to get AI edits that look like my videos.In this second part, I compare a clean cut with the styled version, put the choices into a style guide and test a short sample. Then I turn the same recording into a YouTube video and a portrait short.Chapters0:00 Give the AI a proper target0:34 The clean cut1:14 The styled edit and the choices behind it3:06 Choose your reference videos4:15 Add your brand4:36 Save a style guide4:56 Learn the style from examples6:33 Approve a short sample7:11 The 30-second sample prompt8:02 Make a portrait version8:42 One recording, both formats9:29 The portrait prompt10:17 Save the approved example*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #VideoEditing #Codex

Oct 16, 2026
Oct 16, 2026
14 min
Get the free AI video editing guide, eight prompts and starter files: https://aiwithkyle.com/editvideosWatch the three-part series:Part 1: Your first AI video edit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBnWHPzg3kPart 2: Match your editing style — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvNljlKxnTIPart 3: Save your editing workflow — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DuYLjVJhPQJoin our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1AI edits every video on this channel. Here's how I'd set it up for the first time.We start with Codex or Claude Code, make a project folder and get a five-second test working. Then we give it one short recording, make the first clean cut and check that it kept the right takes and complete words. The free guide has the steps, screenshots and prompts.Chapters0:00 Getting AI to edit your videos1:36 The three-part plan2:25 Which tools do what4:49 Install the agent and make a project folder6:09 The setup prompt and five-second test8:13 Make your first rough cut9:45 Keep the best complete takes11:26 A clean-cut example12:27 Check the takes and joins13:13 Use small previews13:39 Add your visual styleToolsHyperframes: https://hyperframes.heygen.comRemotion: https://www.remotion.devFFmpeg: https://ffmpeg.orgDaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #VideoEditing #Codex

Oct 15, 2026
Oct 15, 2026
6 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1Claude submitted a made-up tip to a real police department about an unsolved murder during an Anthropic test. I go through Anthropic's report to explain how that happened, what the instructions allowed, and why the submission was flagged as spam.The test involved completing tasks on real websites. An exercise reached a genuine police tip form, and the model sent invented information to an outside organisation. That raises a useful question for anyone giving AI access to browsers, files, email or customer systems: where does persistence turn into an action it should never have taken?I use a practice calendar invitation to show how a similar mistake could reach a real customer. Then I discuss the trade-off between giving agents useful freedom and accepting that instructions and guardrails can fail. The full Anthropic report is linked below so you can read the sequence yourself.*CHAPTERS*0:00 Claude’s false police tip0:33 Reading Anthropic’s report1:09 How the form was submitted2:04 What actually went wrong3:35 When persistence goes too far4:14 Giving agents access to real systems4:46 Why instructions can fail*SOURCES AND TOOLS MENTIONED*Anthropic: Investigating unintended model actions in our evaluations and internal use: https://www.anthropic.com/research/investigating-unintended-model-actions6abc Philadelphia: reporting on the false police tip: https://6abc.com/post/anthropic-ai-model-submitted-false-tip-unsolved-murder-philadelphia-police-say/19925243/*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #Claude

Oct 13, 2026
Oct 13, 2026
6 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1ChatGPT can now create interactive answers inside a conversation, with controls you can click and numbers you can change. I show OpenAI's Intelligent UI announcement and try three examples: understanding a rhythm I heard at an apple festival in Cyprus, working out the economics of a small workshop, and planning dinner for eight people with one oven.The rhythm example gives me a visual way to follow an unfamiliar time signature. The workshop calculator lets me change ticket prices, attendance and costs while seeing the result. The dinner planner updates portions and a cooking schedule as I change the guest count or serving time.I also show an interactive explanation of how a large language model works, and how to ask for these controls directly in a chat you've already started. These are demonstrations you can try with your own questions and numbers.*CHAPTERS*0:00 Interactive answers inside ChatGPT0:55 How an LLM works1:53 Understanding an unfamiliar rhythm3:10 Pricing a workshop4:20 Planning dinner for eight5:58 Keep adjusting the answer*SOURCES AND TOOLS MENTIONED*OpenAI: GPT-6 and Intelligent UI for everyone: https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-for-everyone/*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #ChatGPT

Oct 12, 2026
Oct 12, 2026
6 min
Join our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1Anthropic is adding a rule against sustained, needless abuse or cruelty toward Claude. The policy takes effect on November 12, 2026, and Anthropic says it targets rare, extreme cases. Ordinary frustration, pushback, creative work and model testing are excluded.I read the policy, look at Anthropic's earlier research on letting Claude end conversations, and ask what the word cruelty does to the relationship between a customer and an AI assistant. People already get attached to these systems. Giving an assistant the language of suffering changes how people think about the software they use.There is also a practical question: what happens when you're frustrated because Claude has broken your code or wasted hours of your time? I want a useful assistant I can correct and work with. Anthropic's exemption for normal frustration needs to work during a normal working day.*CHAPTERS*0:00 Anthropic’s new cruelty rule1:25 What the policy says2:33 AI welfare and ending conversations3:29 How people relate to an assistant5:05 Normal frustration5:59 Working with your AI assistant*SOURCES AND TOOLS MENTIONED*Anthropic: 2026 Usage Policy update: https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-updateAnthropic: Claude can end a rare subset of conversations: https://www.anthropic.com/research/end-subset-conversationsAndrew Curran: policy discussion: https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2108244808494154089*LISTEN TO AI WITH KYLE*Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pnwfIJvxfC8jlX891XBiEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-with-kyle-daily-ai-news-and-updates/id1825779580*CONNECT WITH KYLE*Website: https://aiwithkyle.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamkylebalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkylebalmerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebalmer/#AI #Claude

Oct 9, 2026
Oct 9, 2026
25 min
Free AI writing toolkit — guide, editing prompts and AI Tells skill: https://aiwithkyle.com/mini/goblinsJoin our private WhatsApp group: https://aiwithkyle.com/ai-with-kyle-group-chatJoin Freedom OS: https://aiwithkyle.com/join-freedom-osWork with AI with Kyle: https://aiwithkyle.com/media-kitGet the free newsletter: https://aiwithkyle.comSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1ChatGPT is getting invisible text watermarks. OpenAI has announced a rollout for eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU, with an opt-in option for API customers worldwide.I walk through how the pattern works, what happens when AI edits your own writing, who can access the official detectors, and what a detection result can tell you. We also look at OpenAI’s editing tests and the practical steps I would take with client work.CHAPTERS00:00 ChatGPT is getting text watermarks01:14 Who gets them?02:13 Why Claude and ChatGPT differ03:14 How the word-choice watermark works07:53 I wrote it. AI only edited it.10:12 Can anyone check my writing?13:07 Can editing weaken a watermark?16:22 What a positive result actually proves20:27 Did people stop caring?22:33 What I would do with my own work24:08 Free AI writing toolkitSOURCES & TOOLSOpenAI announcement: https://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenance/OpenAI provenance help: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8912793-provenance-signals-in-openai-generated-contentClaude text watermarking: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermarkWatermarks-remover repository: https://github.com/guillaumemeyer/watermarks-removerHumanizer: https://github.com/blader/humanizerSynthID text: https://github.com/google-deepmind/synthid-textEARLIER VIDEOSClaude watermarks explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR2QW5WQ3aEWatermark removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tIM7yYpKukThe EU rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4p7rX6dlA








