Potholes could soon be a thing of the past as self-healing roads arrive in the UK, but that’s just the start. In this episode of Augmented Voices, we explore how AI is reshaping the world, from roads that repair themselves to AI that can sense emotions and transform customer service. We also break down the EU’s bold move to challenge the tech giants with its own AI and the release of a massive multilingual audio dataset designed to improve voice-based AI applications. The future is here, and it’s changing fast—tune in to find out what it means for you.

The AI race is heating up! OpenAI has just released its O3 Mini model for free, potentially kicking off an AI price war, while DeepSeek R1 enters the competition with impressive reasoning capabilities. Meanwhile, the EU has introduced strict AI regulations, banning systems deemed too risky, raising big questions about the future of AI governance. And if that wasn’t enough, Google’s new AI-powered calling assistant is here, letting AI make phone calls on your behalf!

In this episode, we break down how these developments could impact businesses, researchers, and everyday users. Will AI become more accessible, or will regulation slow things down? Are we heading toward an AI-driven future faster than we expected? Tune in to find out!

A mysterious AI company seemingly out of nowhere just shook the foundations of Silicon Valley. DeepSeek’s rise has Big Tech scrambling, costing NVIDIA $600B and forcing OpenAI and Google to take notice—all on a shoestring budget. Did US sanctions backfire and push China to innovate faster?

We also dive into the bold claim that AI could double human lifespans by the 2030s, plus how Hugging Face is stepping up by offering model hosting and initiating the reconstruction of DeepSeek’s reasoning model from scratch to uphold its mission of fostering open knowledge. The AI arms race is here—who wins?