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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 15 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you find signal in the noisy world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this week’s episode explores the shifting landscape of open and closed AI ecosystems, with dispatches from Europe and Silicon Valley.This episode begins with a look at the Swiss AI Initiative and their upcoming sovereign open-source LLM, which boasts carbon-neutral training and support for over 1,000 languages. Then, a turn to Mistral’s Le Chat, a sleek, privacy-forward assistant with features rivaling GPT, built for European data compliance. Finally, checking in on Reflection’s "Asimov", a new multi-agent coding tool from ex-DeepMind team.In This Episode:- Switzerland’s sovereign open LLM (and why it matters for agent infra)- Mistral’s Le Chat: open-core speed, enterprise control, and EU-native compliance- Asimov: a coding-first multi-agent system built for team memory and code comprehensionQuick hits: OpenAI’s new agent features, Replit deletes itself, and LLM smart contract exploit generatorResources & Links:Swiss AI Initiative announcement → https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-language-model-built-for-the-public-good.htmlMistral Le Chat → https://mistral.ai/news/le-chat-dives-deepReflection AI’s Asimov → https://reflection.ai/Replit AI bug → https://x.com/jasonlk/status/1946069562723897802OpenAI’s new agent features → https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/Smart Contract Exploit Paper → https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05558Follow Thomas on X: https://x.com/thomasmaybrier🎵 Theme music: “Forward” by Grand Project on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/grand_project-19033897/Sponsored by Sigil Fund → https://www.sigilfund.com
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