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S1E25 Farewells and Freshies
In this final episode of Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared reflect on their journey at Pioneer Square Labs, share personal updates, and discuss insights gained from their experiences.…
S1E19 Engineer to Entrepreneur: Jared's Journey & Halloween Hijinks
In this episode of Fresh From the Labs, the team says farewell to engineer-turned-founder Jared as he sets off to co -found a startup. But don't worry, he will still be hosting FFTL from the other…
Haiku Hullabaloo & Atlas Antics: Browser Breakthroughs and Vibe Coding Vibes
In this episode we dive into the latest AI news with a playful twist. Anthropic’s new Haiku model hits the scene, promising lightning‑fast responses and powerful capabilities. We unpack what makes…
S1E19 DevDay Debrief with OpenAI's Brian Fioca
Welcome back to a super special episode of Fresh from the Labs! The team is joined by PSL alum Brian Fioca, now a Solutions Architect at OpenAI, for a deep dive into the latest from Dev Day and the…
S1E18 Sora's Surge & Meta's Misery: Sonnet's Squeeze, Vibe Coding's Pro Moment, and ChatGPT's Pulse
This week on Fresh from the Labs, the team dives into OpenAI's Sora 2. More than just an AI video model, it's a full-fledged social network. Kevin shares his shockingly good first experience creating…
S1E116 Parallel Parking & Pricing Puzzles: The Autonomous Moment, AI Unit Economics, and Guardrailing Growth
This week on Fresh From the Labs, the team kicks things off with the resurgence of autonomous driving. With Waymo cars now spotted on the streets of Seattle and Amazon's toaster-like Zoox shuttles…
S1E15 Codex, Cognition and 996 Culture
This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into the powerful new Codex CLI release. Based on GPT-5 but custom-trained for real-world agentic use cases, this release confirms…
S1E15 Bananas and Bubbles: Nano Banana's Debut, The Agent Wars, and AI's Valuation Problem
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared are back to break down the latest in AI. The conversation kicks off with a look at Google's delightfully named new image editing tool, Nano…
S1E14 Rust, Rollouts & Reality Checks: GPT-5’s Bumpy Debut, Agentic Browsers, and 95% Pilot Flops
This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared kick things off with a conversion: Kevin has officially joined the Rust cult (beard pending). From there, we dive into three big themes…
S1E13 GPT-5 Emergency Podcast! GPT‑5 First Impressions, Opus 4.1’s Reality Check, and Windsurf’s Culture Clash
(created with GPT-5...)We hit record three hours after OpenAI’s GPT‑5 live stream, with a shoutout to former PSL engineer Brian Fioca on stage, and dive straight into the big takeaway: daily‑driver…
S1E14 Windsurf Whiplash: Google’s Talent Grab, Cognition’s Clean-Up, and AI’s Math Gold
In this episode, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared unpack the turbulent sequence of events around Windsurf, first the reported collapse of an anticipated OpenAI deal amid Microsoft data-access sensitivities,…
S1E12 Kimi K2: An Open-Weight Titan, The AI Browser Race, and Debating Developer Productivity
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into a fresh wave of AI model and product drops. First, they unpack the arrival of Kimi K2, a massive trillion-parameter open-weight…
S1E12 Cursor, CLI, and Context: Cursor Meetup Takeaways, Rise of the CLI, and The Future of Local AI
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared recount their recent experience at the PSL Cursor Meetup event, diving into the excitement, challenges , and fascinating community…
S1E11 The 2025 Freshies: Mid-Year AI Awards, Biggest Surprises, and H2 Predictions
Welcome to the first-ever Freshies! In this special mid-year awards episode of Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared celebrate (and debate) the most impactful developments in AI so far this…
S1E11 Big Bucks From Zuck: OpenAI's Pricing Surprise, Meta's Scale-Mary, and Apple's AI Apathy
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared unpack a whirlwind of major AI developments. The conversation kicks off with OpenAI's significant price drop and the release of O3 Pro,…
S1E9 AI Editor Wars: Windsurf vs. Cursor, Anthropic's Power Play, and The "Gladys" Experiment
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into the swirling drama and strategic plays shaping the AI landscape. First up, the Windsurf and Anthropic saga: with rumors of an…
S1E8 AI's Wild Week: Sonnet 4 Triumphs, The Future of Entry-Level Jobs , and AI That Calls the Cops
This week on Fresh From the Labs, it's a rapid-fire rundown of a jam-packed week in AI releases! Shilpa, Jared, and Kevin share their candid first impressions on a slew of new models and tools.We…
S1E7 Code, Care & Customer Support: Klarna’s U-Turn, Healthbench Hype, and OpenAI’s Coding Agent
This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into three headline-grabbing stories, and what they mean for builders right now:Klarna’s customer-support U-turn. The team dissects the…
S1E6 Voice, Verticals & Venture featuring OpenAI's Brian Fioca: Fine Tuning, Startup Differentiation, and Gemini 2.5 First Impressions
This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared are joined by a special guest: Brian Fioca, a former PSL team member now working as a Solutions Architect at OpenAI! Brian shares his…
S1E5 Beyond the Benchmarks: o3 Reality Check, AI Companies, and The Leaderboard Problem
This week on Fresh From the Labs, we're looking past the leaderboards and hype to explore the real-world challenges and limitations of today's AI. Can AI actually run a company? We dive into recent…
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Fresh From the Labs has published 24 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Technology.
Fresh From the Labs is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 40m.
