This week on the AI Rollup, we’re diving into hyper-realistic AI-generated podcast hosts, showcasing Hedera Studio’s cutting-edge character tech. Google drops Gemini 2.0 Flash, making AI image generation even more powerful with improved consistency and text integration. Meanwhile, China is pushing hard—Baidu’s latest model beats GPT-4.5 at half the cost, challenging OpenAI’s dominance. Plus, Sesame open-sources its voice model, and the crypto AI market sees brutal drawdowns. Despite the turbulence, teams like Virtuals and Bittensor keep building, while Pluralis raises $7.6M to decentralize AI model training. Where does AI Crypto go from here? Let’s find out. ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Sentiment Check and Recap 05:25 AI Podcast Hosts? x.com/hedra_labs/status/1897699010632466469 08:50 Google Gemini 2.0 x.com/robertriachi/status/1899854394751070573 x.com/goodside/status/1900349595718148455?s=46 x.com/ilumine_ai/status/1900017235898622025 x.com/halimalrasihi/status/1900667639086673962?s=46 x.com/thatarrowsmith/status/1901203776746201556?s=46 17:55 China's New Frontier Model x.com/scobleizer/status/1901089727568281975?s=46 27:21 AI Market Prices www.cookie.fun/ www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ethereum 32:55 Market Manipulation? x.com/solgojo/status/1901002388007514381 x.com/0thTachi/status/1902090675111207380 38:11 Pockets Of Outperformers x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902348046479786315 43:09 Virtuals Update x.com/smyyguy/status/1899181446126076283?s=46 x.com/ethermage/status/1899494870152282511 x.com/virtuals_io/status/1900185918147064015 49:48 AIXBT Hacked x.com/S4mmyEth/status/1902021914517758277 52:44 New AI Trading Subnet x.com/thebittensorhub/status/1899810734374047799?s=46 58:54 Pluralis Announcement x.com/PluralisHQ/status/1902367132597252177 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠