A groundbreaking World Economic Forum report reveals massive shifts ahead in how we work, while Sam Altman drops major hints about AGI and superintelligence in a new Bloomberg interview. Plus, surprising new data on why enterprises are choosing proprietary AI over open source, unpack a $20B investment in U.S. data centers, and examine Anthropic's massive new funding round. In this packed episode, Paul and Mike break down these developments and much more reshaping the AI landscape.
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Timestamps:
00:04:55 — World Economic Forum Releases Future of Jobs Report
00:17:35 — Sam Altman’s “Reflections” and Bloomberg Interview
00:28:31 — Prophecies of the Flood by Ethan Mollick
00:40:17 — The Law of Uneven AI Distribution
00:44:35 — Notes on the State of AI in the Enterprise from Box CEO Aaron Levie
00:48:47 — Why OpenAI Is Taking So Long to Launch Agents
00:53:11 —CES + AI
00:58:41 — AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion
01:02:16 — Trump Announces $20B Foreign Investment in New US Data Centers
01:05:52 —Grok/xAI Updates
01:10:02 — AI Researcher François Chollet Co-Founding Nonprofit to Build AGI Benchmarks
01:13:46 — Why Businesses Are Skipping Open-Source Models
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Paul and Mike are back to catch you up on everything you missed over the holidays. From OpenAI’s o3 model breaking human-level reasoning barriers to Sam Altman dropping cryptic hints about superintelligence, we’ve got all the updates. Plus, discover Google’s new “AI mode,” and why Microsoft is betting $80 billion on next-gen data centers. Start 2025 with a whole lot of AI.
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00:04:37 — OpenAI Announces o3
00:11:19 — Superintelligence
00:23:15 — Policy Implications of AGI Post-o3
00:31:00 — OpenAI Structure
00:35:15 — Sam Altman on His Feud with Elon Musk
00:37:46 — GPT-5/Orion Is Behind Schedule and Crazy Expensive
00:42:13 — Google Introduces Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
00:46:04 — Google ‘AI Mode’ Option
00:49:23 — Google Publishes 321 Real-World Gen AI Use Cases
00:52:09 —Google 2025 AI Business Trends Report
00:54:55 — Satya Nadella on the BG2 Podcast
00:59:16 — Claude Pretends to Have Different Views During Training
01:05:29 —Facebook Planning to Flood Platform with AI-Powered Users
01:09:43 — DeepSeek V3
01:14:23 — Microsoft Outlines “The Golden Opportunity for American AI”
01:21:08 — Here’s What We Learned About LLMs in 2024
01:24:34 — Funding and Acquisitions
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Join our hosts, Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer, for a special year-end episode of The Artificial Intelligence Show! In this audience-focused finale, they address your most pressing questions about AI, tackling the top 25 questions submitted directly from our audience. We're grateful for your thoughtful questions and continued support in 2025.
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00:07:01 — Question 1: In many places, AI skills aren't taught in schools, leaving parents searching for ways to help their kids build a strong career future. What are some tips to guide them?
00:10:08 — Question 2: What should universities be doing in 2025 to better prepare college students for AI?
00:11:34 — Question 3: What has AI not changed? Or what will AI not change?
00:14:49 — Question 4: Is the race to be first to market setting a dangerous precedent?
00:17:41 — Question 5: What are the most valuable education tools to help further a career in AI?
00:19:49 — Question 6: How can we gather ROI of the AI tech stack next year?
00:21:14 — Question 7: What unintended consequences of widespread AI adoption should we be watching for?
00:23:42 — Question 8: What is the most impactful piece of advice and/or literature you came across regarding AI in 2024?
00:25:34 — Question 9: Which uniquely human traits are most critical for marketers to ALSO upskill and focus on alongside building their AI skills and capabilities?
00:29:11 — Question 10: How can a company embrace AI tools in a way that fosters innovation while minimizing wasted time?
00:34:03 — Question 11: What is your advice for AI enthusiasts who work in industries that are slower to adopt new technology?
00:36:52 — Question 12: What is your favorite AI tool for work and why?
00:38:33 — Question 13: Can you share an automation or workflow that has been the most effective?
00:39:49 — Question 14: What would you consider to be the most impactful or beneficial AI use case that you've seen or heard of?
00:41:15 — Question 15: With the rise of AI agents that can autonomously execute complex tasks and strategies, how do you see the role of marketers evolving in the next few years?
00:44:24 — Question 16: HOW do you build agents?
00:45:43 — Question 17: How should agencies reinvest time saved with AI to drive greater value for clients?
00:46:56 — Question 18: Any specific recommendations for language that agencies can use in their client contracts?
00:48:08 — Question 19: In an AI-driven world, where will firms find future Partners?
00:51:10 — Question 20: Do you think AI will change the typical agency pricing model, particularly in areas like project-based work or retainers?
00:52:30 — Question 21: What opportunity and challenges excite you the most, or fills you with dread, and why?
00:54:08 — Question 22: How do you stay optimistic about the future of humanity?
00:55:18 — Question 23: What's an industry where you think AI is currently underutilized?
00:56:36 — Question 24: If you could have one wish granted for the future of AI in 2025, what would it be, and why?
00:59:08 — Question 25: What is the one, most urgent piece of AI advice you’d give to any business professional as they enter the new year?
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While Santa's loading his sleigh, Silicon Valley's dropping AI breakthroughs by the hour. OpenAI's "12 Days of Shipmas" keeps the gifts coming with ChatGPT Canvas, Apple Intelligence integration, and game-changing video capabilities. Not to be outdone, Google jumps in with Gemini 2.0 and its impressive Deep Research tool. Join Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput as they unwrap these developments, plus rapid-fire updates on Andreessen's AI censorship bombshell, an OpenAI employee's AGI claims, and the latest product launches and funding shaking up the industry.
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Timestamps:
00:05:39 — OpenAI 12 Days of Shipmas: Days 4 - 8
00:18:54 — Gemini 2 Release + Deep Research
00:33:03 — Hands-On with o1
00:46:18 — Perplexity Growth
00:50:46 — Andreessen AI Tech Censorship Comments
00:56:22 — OpenAI AGI
01:00:38 — Amazon Agent Lab
01:03:38 — Pricing for AI Agents
01:07:45 — OpenAI Faces Opposition to For-Profit Status
01:11:13 —Ilya Sutskever at NeurIPS
01:14:20 — Mollick Essay on When to Use AI
01:16:15 — Product and Funding Updates
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Tech giants are battling for AI supremacy this December. OpenAI drops daily surprises, Amazon unveils next-gen models, and industry titans clash behind closed doors. Hosts Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect the latest tech releases, exclusive DealBook Summit revelations, and the power plays reshaping AI's future.
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00:05:51 — OpenAI 12 Days of Shipmas
00:27:23 — Interviews with Major AI Leaders at DealBook Summit
00:40:57 — Amazon’s New Family of Models
00:47:05 — OpenAI / Microsoft Deal
00:52:23 — David Sacks Is Trump Administration’s AI and Crypto Czar
00:55:59 — World Models
00:59:49 — Coca-Cola AI Holiday Ad
01:04:14 — Devin AI Coder Update
01:08:57 — AI Product and Company Updates
01:17:36 — Housekeeping Items
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After a relaxing Thanksgiving break, we're back with an extensive list of exciting AI updates! This episode is packed with must-know topics, including OpenAI’s GPT-4 updates, Sora’s leak, the role of AI in education, the rise of digital clones, and much more.
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00:07:06 — GPT-4o Update
00:13:28 — Sora Leak
00:19:05 — Perplexity Shopping
00:23:11 — Elon Musk vs. OpenAI
00:29:17 — Microsoft Ignite 2024
00:34:04 — Google Gemini Updates
00:39:56 — Inside Google’s NotebookLM
00:45:59 — Anthropic Confirms $4 Billion More from Amazon
00:48:39 —Meta Poaches Salesforce’s CEO of AI
00:53:25 — AI in Education
00:59:10 — US’ AI Manhattan Project
01:04:27 — New AI Agent Startup Raises Whopping $56M Seed Round
01:07:43 — Salesforce Agents in Slack
01:10:51 — The Rise of Digital Clones
01:18:47 — Inside OpenAI’s Deal with BBVA
01:21:47 — AI Spending in the Enterprise
01:24:50 — New Interview with Cofounder of Cohere
01:28:45 — Apple AI Update
01:29:41 — Suno Update
01:30:25 — ElevenLabs Updates
01:31:51 — Runway Update
01:32:35 — Extra Information and Helpful Links
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AI agents are not as independent as headlines suggest. Join hosts Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer as they examine why giants like OpenAI and Google are seeing diminishing returns in their AI development, demystify the current state of AI agents, and unpack fascinating insights from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent conversation with Lex Fridman about the future of responsible AI development and the challenges ahead.
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00:04:34 — Has AI Hit a Wall?
00:14:31 — What Is An AI Agent?
00:38:56 — Dario Amodei Interview
00:49:27 — OpenAI Nears Launch of AI Agent Tool
00:51:58 — OpenAI Co-Founder Returns to Startup After Monthslong Leave
00:53:41 — Research: How Gen AI Is Already Impacting the Labor Market
00:58:42 — Google’s Latest Gemini Model Now Tops the AI Leaderboard
01:02:53 — Microsoft Copilot Is Struggling
01:09:03 — Microsoft 200+ AI Transformation Stories
01:11:11 — xAI Is Raising Up to $6 Billion at $50 Billion Valuation
01:13:15 — Writer Raises $200M Series C at $1.9B Valuation
01:15:24 — How Spotify Views AI-Generated Music
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AI development is facing obstacles from both technology developments and politics. Tune in as our hosts explore OpenAI's Orion challenges and Trump's regulatory shakeup. Plus, Mike and Paul share their firsthand experience using Generative AI to revolutionize planning meetings - turning hours of brainstorming into minutes of focused strategy.
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00:03:57 — Trump Administration + AI
00:17:06 — OpenAI + Model Improvements
00:29:06 — GenAI Planning Assistant
00:39:56 — Visa Case Study + GenAI Spending
00:44:08 — OpenAI in Talks to Transform to For-Profit Company
00:46:54 — OpenAI + Chat.com
00:49:36 — Perplexity’s Near $9 Billion Valuation
00:52:20 — Perplexity CEO offers AI for striking NYT staff
00:55:16 — Claude 3.5 Haiku
00:57:35 — Amazon and Anthropic
01:00:06 — Robot AI startup Physical Intelligence
01:02:13 — OpenAI Copyright Case
01:08:33 — Google Jarvis
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Twenty years of search habits might be about to change forever. Join Mike and Paul as they explore the latest search features from ChatGPT that could reshape how we find information online. They'll break down McKinsey's eye-opening report on AI's trillion-dollar economic impact, and explore Suleyman's provocative vision of AI as an emerging "digital species." Plus, buckle up for a rapid-fire round covering everything from autonomous AI agent updates to Apple's latest AI moves.
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00:04:17 — ChatGPT Search is Here
00:21:27 — McKinsey Report
00:37:02 — Microsoft AI CEO Interview
00:47:06 — Sam Altman’s Latest Interview
00:54:59 — More AI Agent News
00:57:42 — A16z + Microsoft on AI Regulation
01:01:06 — OpenAI vs. Microsoft
01:03:56 — Microsoft AI Coding
01:05:41 — Apple Intelligence Rollout
01:08:33 — Runway CEO Statement on AI Companies
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Next-gen models emerge while safety concerns reach a boiling point. Join Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer as they unpack last weeks wave of AI updates, including Anthropic's Claude 3.5 models and computer use capabilities, plus the brewing rumors about OpenAI's "Orion" and Google's Gemini 2.0. In our other main topics, we review the tragic Florida case raising alarms about AI companion apps, and ex-OpenAI researcher Miles Brundage's stark warnings about AGI preparedness.
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00:05:04 — AI Model Releases and Rumors: New Claude Model + Computer Use, Claude Analysis Tool, OpenAI Doubles Down on AI for Code, Perplexity Pro Reasoning Update, Runway Act-One, Eleven Labs Voice Design, Stable Diffusion 3.5, The Rumors
00:27:07 — The Dark Side of AI Companions
00:39:29 — Ex-OpenAI Researcher Sounds Alarm on AGI Preparedness
00:47:57 — AI + National Security
00:53:14 — Microsoft vs. Salesforce Over Agents
00:57:08 — Disney AI Initiative
01:00:17 — Apple Intelligence Photos
01:03:03 — Google Open Sourcing SynthID
01:06:32 — OpenAI + Fair Use
01:10:43 — Using Gemini to Prep for Public Speaking
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OpenAI and Microsoft's 'bromance' on the rocks? Plus, AI's looming impact on your career. Join Mike and Paul as they unpack the growing tension between OpenAI and Microsoft, Brookings Institution's eye-opening report on generative AI's potential impact on the U.S. workforce, and Sequoia Capital's latest market analysis, which predicts a new era of "thinking slow" AI. All this, plus Google NotebookLM’s updates, Adobe Max 2024, a new Midjourney update, Agents in Microsoft Copilo, and more in our rapid-fire section.
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00:05:12 — OpenAI + Microsoft’s Strained Relationship
00:18:18 — GenAI Job Exposure
00:31:15 — Sequoia Market Analysis
00:42:23 — Google NotebookLM Is Becoming a Very Big Deal
00:48:23 —Adobe Max 2024
00:53:05 — Major Midjourney Update
00:55:10 — Playground releases Playground v3
00:58:08 — AI for Customer Success from Ex-HubSpot Exec
01:03:08 — Bain + OpenAI Extend Partnership
01:06:54 — AI Content Scraping Opt-Out Model
01:09:22 — Agents in Microsoft Copilot
01:13:22 — Demis Hassabis Speaks at Times Tech Summit
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