Augmented Voices #30 - AI Price War: OpenAI vs DeepSeek, EU's AI Crackdown, and Google’s AI Calls!

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!