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August 19, 2025 77 mins
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 This episode is brought to you by our Academy 3.0 Launch Event. Join Paul Roetzer and the SmarterX team on August 19 at 12pm ET for the launch of AI Academy 3.0 by SmarterX —your gateway to personalized AI learning for professionals and teams. Discover our new on-demand courses, live classes, certifications, and a smarter way to master AI. Register here. This week’s episode is brought to you by MAICON, our 6th annual Marketing AI Conference, happening in Cleveland, Oct. 14-16. The code POD100 saves $100 on all pass types. For more information on MAICON and to register for this year’s conference, visit www.MAICON.ai. Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy 
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