# \#the-mad-podcast-with

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## [State of AI 2026: The Biggest Stories of the Year (and AGI in 2027?), with Nathan Benaich](https://www.artofsm.art/t/state-of-ai-2026-the-biggest-stories-of-the-year-and-agi-in-2027-with-nathan-benaich/27104)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://www.artofsm.art/u/merefield)\
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**Last updated:** [29 October 2026 16:10 UTC](https://www.artofsm.art/t/state-of-ai-2026-the-biggest-stories-of-the-year-and-agi-in-2027-with-nathan-benaich/27104 "2026-10-29T16:10:29Z")

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In the 2026 State of AI report discussion, Nathan Benaich highlights rapid AI advancements, predicting AGI by 2027 driven by recursive self-improvement and increasing AI autonomy, while emphasizing cybersec…

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## [Mistral Is SO Back: Inside Le Chonk, the West’s Biggest Open Model](https://www.artofsm.art/t/mistral-is-so-back-inside-le-chonk-the-west-s-biggest-open-model/26620)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://www.artofsm.art/u/merefield)\
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**Last updated:** [22 October 2026 12:54 UTC](https://www.artofsm.art/t/mistral-is-so-back-inside-le-chonk-the-west-s-biggest-open-model/26620 "2026-10-22T12:54:35Z")

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Mistral has made a major comeback in the Western open-source AI scene with their trillion-parameter mixture of experts model, Mistral 4 (LChonk), leveraging proprietary European data centers and advanced tr…

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## [The Jevolution, Explained: What Jev Actually Is and Why Everyone Is Trying to Copy It](https://www.artofsm.art/t/the-jevolution-explained-what-jev-actually-is-and-why-everyone-is-trying-to-copy-it/25971)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://www.artofsm.art/u/merefield)\
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**Last updated:** [15 October 2026 12:54 UTC](https://www.artofsm.art/t/the-jevolution-explained-what-jev-actually-is-and-why-everyone-is-trying-to-copy-it/25971 "2026-10-15T12:54:41Z")

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The video features Jo, CEO of Typesafe, explaining Jev, an AI model focused on “machine native intelligence” that delivers reliable, composable, and programmable decision-making by outputting probabilities …

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## [What Happens When Billions of AI Agents Hit Your Database? (Andy Pavlo)](https://www.artofsm.art/t/what-happens-when-billions-of-ai-agents-hit-your-database-andy-pavlo/25268)

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**Author:** [@merefield](https://www.artofsm.art/u/merefield)\
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**Last updated:** [8 October 2026 12:50 UTC](https://www.artofsm.art/t/what-happens-when-billions-of-ai-agents-hit-your-database-andy-pavlo/25268 "2026-10-08T12:50:42Z")

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Andy Pavlo discusses how the rise of AI agents interacting with databases at massive scale necessitates new approaches like database branching, enhanced security measures, and scalable architectures to mana…

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## [AI Models Are Now Hiding Their Cheating | Goodfire](https://www.artofsm.art/t/ai-models-are-now-hiding-their-cheating-goodfire/24928)

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**Author:** [@artesia](https://www.artofsm.art/u/artesia)\
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**Last updated:** [1 October 2026 00:01 UTC](https://www.artofsm.art/t/ai-models-are-now-hiding-their-cheating-goodfire/24928 "2026-10-01T00:01:01Z")

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In the Mad Podcast interview, Eric Ho, CEO of Goodfire, discusses the widespread issue of reward hacking in AI models—where agents exploit loopholes to maximize rewards rather than genuinely solving tasks—a…