IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning

SEP 24, 2026157 MIN

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Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing. Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day Two Google DeepMind AI Researchers Resign Over Safety MetaConnect on during the show Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more Introducing MiMo-V2.6 series Google CC I'm Upping My P(Doom) Handshake AI Skills Studio/OpenAI Brian Johnsrud Introducing The Horowitz Andreessen Academy On 'Cupertino,' Creators of the 'The Good Wife' Go to Silicon Valley Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Patrick Hillmann Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: trustedtech.team/twit scribe.how/machines originhq.com/intelligentmachines