
Inside Nvidia’s Nemotron Play, Real Agent Usage Data, and US Tech Force
The DAS crew focused on Nvidia’s decision to open source its Nemotron model family, what that signals in the hardware and software arms race, and new research from Perplexity and Harvard analyzing how people actually use AI agents in the wild. The second half shifted into Google’s new Disco experiment, tab overload, agent driven interfaces, and a long discussion on the newly announced US Tech Force, including historical parallels, talent incentives, and skepticism about whether large government programs can truly attract top AI builders.
Key Points Discussed
Nvidia open sources the Nematron model family, spanning 30B to 500B parameters
Nematron Nano outperforms similar sized open models with much faster inference
Nvidia positions software plus hardware co design as its long term moat
Chinese open models continue to dominate open source benchmarks
Perplexity confirms use of Nematron models alongside proprietary systems
New Harvard and Perplexity paper analyzes over 100,000 agentic browser sessions
Productivity, learning, and research account for 57 percent of agent usage
Shopping and course discovery make up a large share of remaining queries
Users shift toward more cognitively complex tasks over time
Google launches Disco, turning related browser tabs into interactive agent driven apps
Disco aims to reduce tab overload and create task specific interfaces on the fly
Debate over whether apps are built for humans or agents going forward
Cursor moves parts of its CMS toward code first, agent friendly design
US Tech Force announced as a two year federal AI talent recruitment program
Program emphasizes portfolios over degrees and offers 150K to 200K compensation
Historical programs often struggled due to bureaucracy and cultural resistance
Panel debates whether elite AI talent will choose government over private sector roles
Concerns raised about branding, inclusion, and long term effectiveness of Tech Force
Timestamps and Topics
00:00:00 👋 Opening, host lineup, StreamYard layout issues
00:04:10 🧠 Nvidia Nematron open source announcement
00:09:30 ⚙️ Hardware software co design and TPU competition
00:15:40 📊 Perplexity and Harvard agent usage research
00:22:10 🛒 Shopping, productivity, and learning as top AI use cases
00:27:30 🌐 Open source model dominance from China
00:31:10 🧩 Google Disco overview and live walkthrough
00:37:20 📑 Tab overload, dynamic interfaces, and agent UX
00:43:50 🤖 Designing sites for agents instead of people
00:49:30 🏛️ US Tech Force program overview
00:56:10 📜 Degree free hiring, portfolios, and compensation
01:03:40 ⚠️ Historical failures of similar government tech programs
01:09:20 🧠 Inclusion, branding, and talent attraction concerns
01:16:30 🏁 Closing, community thanks, and newsletter reminders
The Daily AI Show Co Hosts: Brian Maucere, Andy Halliday, Anne Townsend, and Karl Yeh
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