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AI Shadow

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AI news and explainers, told like a story

AI Shadow follows the field so you can keep up in minutes: the day's story in a short Reel, the bigger ideas in YouTube explainers and AI Shadow Daily in your podcast app. Critical, curious and now and then funny.

What it covers

  • AI Shadow Daily

    The day's top AI story in a short daily podcast, with every source linked.

  • Explainers

    One idea at a time, at beginner, intermediate or advanced level, with the sources on screen.

  • A Practical Guide

    Numbered podcast series that take one subject from the basics to real use, part by part.

  • Reels

    The headline in under a minute, and what the press release left out.

Explainers

The bigger stories and ideas, explained in a few minutes with the sources on screen.

Latest Reels

The story of the day in under a minute.

Podcast

AI Shadow Daily

The day's AI news in a short daily podcast, with every source linked.

  • 2026-10-26 · 8:28

    A Practical Guide, Part 1 of 15: What Makes Something an Agent

  • 2026-10-25 · 11:31

    OpenAI cuts its models off from the live internet

  • 2026-10-24 · 8:25

    Claude Duet: Anthropic's Agent That Works While You're Away

  • 2026-10-23 · 8:43

    Anthropic's Claude Duet Works in the Background

How AI Shadow works

  1. 01

    Picked

    Each morning we pick the AI story that matters, from the labs, research and the industry.

  2. 02

    Understood

    We read the announcements, papers and filings, so you get what actually happened and why.

  3. 03

    Explained

    In plain English: a Reel for the headline, an explainer for the detail, the podcast for the commute.