December 1, 2025
The 5 Biggest AI Stories to Watch in December
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December opens with Google’s Gemini momentum accelerating, OpenAI facing renewed pressure, and a burst of new models already landing in the first days of the month. This episode looks at how the Gemini narrative is reshaping the competitive landscape, what to expect from OpenAI, the surprise releases from DeepSeek and Runway, the positioning battle among vertical agent labs, enterprise turf-claiming ahead of 2026, and the political realignment forming around AI. A clear view of the forces most likely to define the month—and how they set the stage for the year ahead. Brought to you by: KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts Rovo - Unleash the potential of your team with AI-powered Search, Chat and Agents - https://rovo.com/ AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps - https://www.assemblyai.com/brief LandfallIP - AI to Navigate the Patent Process - https://landfallip.com/ Blitzy.com - Go to https://blitzy.com/ to build enterprise software in days, not months Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@aidailybrief.ai