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#162: GPT-5’s Messy Launch, Meta’s Troubling AI Child Policies, Demis Hassabis’ AGI Timeline & New Sam Altman / Elon Musk Drama

77 min • 19 augusti 2025

The aftershocks of GPT-5’s chaotic rollout continue as OpenAI scrambles to address user backlash, confusing model choices, and shifting product strategies.

In this episode, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput also explore the fallout from a leaked Meta AI policy document that raises major ethical concerns, share insights from Demis Hassabis on the path to AGI, and cover the latest AI power plays: Sam Altman’s trillion-dollar ambitions, his public feud with Elon Musk, an xAI leadership shake-up, chip geopolitics, Apple’s surprising AI comeback, and more.

Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here

Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:06:00 — GPT-5’s Continued Chaotic Rollout

00:16:03 — Meta’s Controversial AI Policies

00:28:27 — Demis Hassabis on AI’s Future

00:40:55 — What’s Next for OpenAI After GPT-5?

00:46:41 — Altman / Musk Drama

00:50:55 — xAI Leadership Shake-Up

00:55:55 — Perplexity’s Audacious Play for Google Chrome

00:58:32 — Chip Geopolitics

01:01:43 — Anthropic and AI in Government

01:05:17 — Apple’s AI Turnaround

01:08:09 — Cohere Raises $500M for Enterprise AI

01:10:57 — AI in Education

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