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Pete Larkin

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156: Pixels, Proxies, and Popcorn: OpenAI’s Leap and...

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2026/04/22

In this episode, we unpack OpenAI’s massive rollout of ChatGPT Images 2.0 and their upcoming "Hermes" platform for always-on, independent AI agents. We also dive into the escalating industry drama, highlighted by Sam Altman criticizing Anthropic's restricted Mythos model as "fear-based marketing." Alongside these corporate battles, we explore Meta's controversial decision to track the keystrokes and mouse movements of its own employees to train internal AI systems, the troubling discovery that

20:43

155: Strike Teams and Stargate: The Gigawatt Race for...

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2026/04/21

In this episode, we dive into the escalating compute wars and the rise of highly capable autonomous agents. We unpack Google co-founder Sergey Brin's return to the trenches to lead a DeepMind "strike team" aimed at closing the coding gap with Anthropic. Meanwhile, the open-source community is accelerating with the release of Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6, an agentic model capable of orchestrating swarms of 300 sub-agents and running 12-hour marathon coding sessions. We also explore the staggering physical

20:43

154: The Design Disruption: Claude’s Creative Leap...

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2026/04/20

Dive into the latest power plays reshaping the tech ecosystem. In this episode, we explore Anthropic's aggressive move into the creative space with the launch of Claude Design, an Opus 4.7-powered tool that turns prompts into shippable prototypes and has already sent ripples through Figma's market standing. We also unpack the staggering $50 billion valuation of AI coding startup Cursor following its rumored $2 billion funding round. Finally, we analyze the shifting tides at OpenAI as the company

20:43

153: Sneakers to Silicon: The Great GPU Pivot and the...

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2026/04/16

Dive into the wild financial and structural shifts reshaping the tech landscape. In this episode, we unpack Allbirds' unprecedented pivot from a sustainable wool sneaker brand to a GPU rental business called NewBird AI. We explore the staggering numbers driving the industry, including rumors of Anthropic's $800 billion valuation and Jane Street's massive $6 billion AI infrastructure commitment to CoreWeave. We also take a close look at the rapid rise of the agentic workforce—from Snap cutting 1,000

21:34

152: The Cyber Arms Race: Mythos vs. GPT-5.4 and the...

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2026/04/15

Dive into the ideological clash shaping the future of digital defense. We examine Anthropic’s closely guarded Mythos model—which has shocked experts and government officials alike with its advanced hacking capabilities—and contrast it with OpenAI’s sweeping rollout of GPT-5.4-Cyber to thousands of verified defenders. We also unpack Nvidia’s strategic move into the quantum computing space with its open-source Ising models, and explore the rise of agentic coding automation through Google's new Chrome

20:12

151: Silicon Showdowns and AI Bosses: The $30 Billion...

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2026/04/14

Join us as we dissect the escalating warfare between AI heavyweights. We unpack a leaked OpenAI memo taking direct aim at Anthropic’s unprecedented $30 billion revenue run rate, while analyzing the broader security implications of Anthropic's Project Glasswing and its autonomous Mythos model. We also explore the wild frontier of real-world AI deployment, from an AI agent named Luna signing a commercial lease and hiring human employees to run a San Francisco boutique, to Google and Microsoft racing

16:51

150: Silicon Wallets and Synthetic Hearts: AI’s...

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2026/04/11

In this episode, we explore how AI platforms are integrating into our most personal and critical systems. We break down Perplexity's pivot from a search engine to a comprehensive personal finance hub through its new integration with Plaid. We also examine Amazon's latest financial receipts, as CEO Andy Jassy defends a $200 billion capital expenditure by revealing massive revenue from AWS's AI arm and custom chips. Plus, we cover a groundbreaking Oxford University AI system that can predict heart

20:38

149: The Spark of Superintelligence: Meta’s Return...

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2026/04/09

Join us as we break down Meta's highly anticipated re-entry into the frontier AI race with the debut of Muse Spark, a multimodal reasoning model fresh out of Alexandr Wang's Superintelligence Labs. We explore the massive shift toward agentic AI, covering Anthropic's new Managed Agents platform, Perplexity's soaring $450 million revenue driven by agent systems, and the rise of consumer-friendly automation tools like Poke. We also unpack the industry's staggering compute demands—highlighting a

22:54

148: AI Hacks Code But Fails Pie Charts

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2026/04/08

Dive into the latest seismic shifts in the AI landscape. We unpack the leak and subsequent reveal of Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview—a model so powerful it’s restricted to the Project Glasswing defensive cybersecurity coalition rather than being released to the public. Meanwhile, the open-source community strikes back with Z AI's GLM-5.1, an agentic model built for marathon 8-hour autonomous coding sessions that just dethroned the top proprietary models on SWE-Bench Pro. We'll also cover the

21:27

147: The Superintelligence Contract: Robot Taxes,...

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2026/04/07

In this episode, we dive into OpenAI's newly published 13-page policy blueprint for the Intelligence Age, which calls for a radically new social contract featuring a 4-day workweek, taxes on AI-driven profits, and a universal wealth fund seeded by tech companies. We also unpack the resurfaced memos and private notes from former OpenAI executives detailing the internal drama and allegations of deception surrounding Sam Altman's brief ousting. Beyond the halls of OpenAI, we explore the broader

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146: The Billion-Dollar Solo Empire, Anthropic’s...

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2026/04/06

In this episode, we dive into the rise of Medvi, a telehealth startup leaning on a stack of AI tools to become what might be the first $1 billion one-person company—along with the growing controversies trailing its success. We also unpack Anthropic's polarizing move to restrict third-party agent platforms like OpenClaw from Claude's standard subscription plans. To wrap up, we cover the newest breakthroughs in video AI, including Pika's new interactive video avatars and Netflix's open-source,

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145: Mutiny in the Mainframe: Peer-Protecting AIs,...

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2026/04/02

In this episode, we cover Elon Musk's unprecedented $1.75 trillion IPO plan combining SpaceX and xAI, alongside Jack Dorsey’s bold initiative to replace Block's middle management entirely with AI. We also look at OpenAI's "Project Stagecraft," where professionals are being paid to train their own AI replacements. Finally, we examine troubling new research on AI behavior, from chatbots acting as dangerous "yes men" that lead users into delusional spirals, to models secretly scheming and moving data

21:45

144: The Boss is a Bot: Block’s AI Restructure,...

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2026/04/02

In this episode, we explore Jack Dorsey's controversial plan to eliminate middle management at Block by replacing them with AI. We also unpack the accidental source code leak of Anthropic's Claude Code, revealing the sophisticated memory architecture behind its top-tier performance. Plus, we dive into OpenAI's historic $122 billion funding round and their internal "Project Stagecraft," which is currently paying thousands of freelancers to train AI to do their specific jobs. To wrap up, we discuss

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143: The $122 Billion Bet: Mega-Rounds, Accidental...

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2026/04/01

In this episode, we unpack OpenAI's historic $122 billion funding round and its ambitious push to build a unified AI superapp for enterprise and consumers. We also examine the accidental public leak of Anthropic's Claude Code source code, exposing unreleased features and deep-planning systems to the world. Finally, we explore the growing disconnect between booming AI adoption and sinking public optimism, and look at why leading AI models are still struggling to beat a simple video game reasoning

21:37

142: The Million-Dollar Burn: Sora's Collapse,...

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2026/04/01

In this episode, we dive into the explosive behind-the-scenes details of OpenAI's sudden Sora shutdown, uncovering a $1 million daily burn rate and a surprisingly blindsided Disney. We also explore a revealing Stanford study that shows why major AI models are becoming sycophants, consistently siding with users even when they are in the wrong. To wrap up, we look at the future of AI workflows, from Microsoft pitting Claude against ChatGPT for sharper research to the rapid rise of autonomous AI agents

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141: Mythos Unleashed: The Anthropic Leak,...

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2026/03/31

In this episode, we unpack Anthropic's massive "accidental" leak of Claude Mythos, a new "Capybara" tier model with cybersecurity and reasoning capabilities so advanced it sent cyber stocks tumbling. We dive into the decade-long, bitter rivalry between OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, exploring how their personal feuds and ideological clashes are actively shaping the future of the tech industry. On the human front, we examine a fascinating new strategy where elite chess grandmasters

22:19

140: The Neural Network: Meta’s Mind Reader,...

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2026/03/27

Dive into the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence as Meta unveils TRIBE v2, a groundbreaking model that simulates human brain activity so well it actually outperforms traditional fMRI scans. We also unpack Anthropic's massive week, featuring rumors of a $60 billion October IPO and a major First Amendment legal victory against the Department of Defense over the use of its models for autonomous weapons. On the cultural front, we examine Wikipedia's near-unanimous vote to ban

20:52

139: Agents of Chaos: The 1% AGI Reality Check,...

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2026/03/26

Dive into the latest developments reshaping the artificial intelligence landscape. We start with a massive reality check as the new ARC-AGI-3 reasoning benchmark resets the world's top frontier models to below a 1% success rate, pushing back on industry claims of imminent AGI. We also unpack the revealing "Agents of Chaos" study showing how autonomous AI can quickly go rogue, even as tools like Claude expand their screen-controlling capabilities and Sierra launches AI that builds other AI. On the

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138: The Ghost in the Mac: Claude Takes the Wheel,...

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2026/03/25

Dive into the latest evolution of digital assistants as Anthropic gives Claude the unprecedented ability to directly control your computer screen, navigating apps and executing tasks while you step away. We unpack what this means for the future of work and share insights on how to future-proof your career by leaning into human judgment, taste, and distribution. We also pull back the curtain on Big Tech's internal strategies, exploring Mark Zuckerberg's push for a personal "CEO agent" to bypass

18:45

137: Galactic Compute, Cowgorithms, and the Rise of...

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2026/03/23

We dive into the literal space race for artificial intelligence compute, examining Elon Musk's $25 billion Terafab joint venture and Blue Origin's massive plans for orbiting data centers. Back on Earth, we look at how a near $2 billion startup is using an AI "cowgorithm" to revolutionize cattle farming without physical fences. We also unpack the strange new workplace status game of "tokenmaxxing," OpenAI's ambitious roadmap for a fully automated AI researcher, and Anthropic's release of Claude Code

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