#145: OpenAI Releases o3 and o4-mini, AI Is Causing “Quiet Layoffs,” Executive Order on Youth AI Education & GPT-4o’s Controversial Update
After a quick spring break, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput are back, and the AI world definitely didn’t take a vacation. In this episode of The Artificial Intelligence Show, our hosts catch up on two weeks of major developments, including OpenAI’s surprising release of o3 and o4-mini, the accelerating wave of quiet AI-driven layoffs, and a new federal executive order on AI education.
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Timestamps:
00:05:49 —o3 and o4-mini, and AGI
00:17:21 — AI-Caused “Quiet Layoffs” and Impact on Jobs
00:31:46 — White House Plan for AI Education
00:36:04 — Other OpenAI Updates
00:43:04 — Ethan Mollick's Criticism of Microsoft Copilot
00:46:43 — Era of Experience Paper
00:54:23 — Chief AI Officers at Companies
00:58:54 — Anthropic Researcher Says There Is a Chance Claude Is Conscious
01:07:03 — xAI Funding and Updates
01:11:07 — Other AI Product Updates
01:13:40 — Listener Questions
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1:17:57
#144: ChatGPT’s New Memory, Shopify CEO’s Leaked “AI First” Memo, Google Cloud Next Releases, o3 and o4-mini Coming Soon & Llama 4’s Rocky Launch
Returning from Google Cloud Next, Paul and Mike are back with some major AI updates. They kick things off with ChatGPT’s new memory feature and unpack what that means for you.
Then it’s onto Shopify’s leaked memo: no new hires until AI proves it can’t do the job. Databox takes that even further by replacing 80% of its support team with a bot, and actually boosts performance.
Plus, Sam Altman gets grilled at TED, Apple’s AI efforts fall flat, and Paul shares what it was like inside the Sphere for Google’s Wizard of Oz AI experience.
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Timestamps:
00:03:38 — ChatGPT Memory
00:13:59 — Shopify CEO’s Leaked “AI First” Memo
00:20:20 — Databox Replaces 80% of Support Team with AI
00:28:25 — Google Cloud Next ‘25 and Google Updates
00:36:44 — OpenAI Will Release o3 and o4-mini After All
00:41:07 — Sam Altman Comments at TED
00:50:15 — OpenAI Pioneers Program
00:53:00 — OpenAI Reduces Model Safety Testing Time
00:57:07 — Llama 4 Release and Controversy
01:00:45 — AI Copyright and Creator Rights
01:05:52 — Anthropic $200 Per Month Subscription
01:08:43 — Behind the Scenes of Apple’s AI Failures
01:12:26 — Writer Releases AI HQ
01:16:07 — Ex-OpenAI CTO’s Startup Making Big Moves
01:20:29 — Deep Research’s Impact on Agencies
01:25:41 — Listener Questions
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1:31:51
#143: ChatGPT Revenue Surge, New AGI Timelines, Amazon’s AI Agent, Claude for Education, Model Context Protocol & LLMs Pass the Turing Test
OpenAI just raised an astounding $40B to build AGI—and it might not be as far off as you think. In this episode, Paul and Mike break down new predictions about AGI, why DeepMind and Google are bracing for impact, and how Amazon is quietly stepping into the AI agent arms race. Plus: OpenAI’s going “open,” Claude launches a full-on AI education push, debate on whether AI can pass the Turing Test, and Runway raises $300M to rewrite Hollywood norms.
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Timestamps:
00:04:22 — ChatGPT Revenue Surge and OpenAI's Latest Fundraising
00:13:11 — Timeline and Prep for AGI
00:27:10 — Amazon Nova Act
00:34:24 — OpenAI Plans to Release Open Model
00:37:48 — Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test
00:43:47 — Anthropic Introduces Claude for Education
00:47:59 — Tony Blair Institute Releases Controversial AI Copyright Report
00:52:36 — AI Masters Minecraft
00:58:41 — Model Context Protocol (MCP)
01:03:30 — AI Product and Funding Updates
01:08:07 — Listener Questions
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1:14:38
#142: ChatGPT’s New Image Generator, Studio Ghibli Craze and Backlash, Gemini 2.5, OpenAI Academy, 4o Updates, Vibe Marketing & xAI Acquires X
This week, Paul and Mike are together again, with 60+-minute podcast episode focused on another wild week in AI. From ChatGPT’s jaw-dropping new image generator and the viral Studio Ghibli craze (and controversy) to Google’s Gemini 2.5 update and the launch of OpenAI Academy—there’s no shortage of major moves. Plus: updates to GPT-4o, the rise of “vibe marketing,” xAI’s acquisition of X, and what it all means for the future of work, creativity, and coding.
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Timestamps:
00:03:01 — ChatGPT’s New Image Generator
00:13:59 — Backlash Against ChatGPT, Meta Copyright Violates
00:23:49 — Google Gemini 2.5
00:29:52 — OpenAI Academy
00:34:07 — More OpenAI Updates (GPT-4o, New Features, and OpenAI Revenue, Funding)
00:38:35 — Vibe Marketing
00:44:37 — xAI Acquires X
00:48:43 — New Anthropic Paper Traces the Thoughts of LLMs
00:53:04 — Replit CEO: “I No Longer Think You Should Learn to Code”
00:56:37 — McKinsey State of AI Research
01:00:03 — Inside the Drama and Deception at OpenAI
01:02:03 — Empire of AI Book by Karen Hao
01:04:01 — Runway Gen-4
01:07:07 — Microsoft Researcher and Analyst
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1:13:00
#141: Road to AGI (and Beyond) #1 — The AI Timeline is Accelerating
The future of AI is arriving faster than most are ready for.
In this kickoff episode of thr Road to AGI (and Beyond), Paul Roetzer shares why Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) may be only a few years away, why the definition of AGI itself is a moving target, and how leaders can prepare for profound disruption—sooner than they think.
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Timestamps:
00:01:08 — Origins of the Series
00:11:17 — The Pursuit of AGI
00:14:51 — What is AGI?
00:22:15 — What’s Beyond AGI? Artificial Superintelligence
00:32:20 — Setting the Stage for AGI and Beyond
00:40:54 — The AI Timeline v2
00:51:25 — LLM Advancements (2025)
00:59:26 — Multimodal AI Explosion (2025 - 2026)
01:03:53 — AI Agents Explosion (2025 - 2027)
01:10:46 — Robotics Explosion (2026 - 2030)
01:14:50 — AGI Emergence (2027 - 2030)
01:17:56 — What’s Changed?
01:21:10 — What Accelerates AI Progress?
01:24:53 — What Slows AI Progress?
01:31:06 — How Can You Prepare?
01:38:49 — What’s Next for the Series?
01:40:17 — Closing Thoughts
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The Artificial Intelligence Show (formerly The Marketing AI Show) is the podcast that helps your business grow smarter by making AI approachable and actionable. The AI Show podcast is brought to you by the creators of the Marketing AI Institute, AI Academy for Marketers, and the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). Hosts Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and Mike Kaput, Chief Content Officer, break down all the AI news that matters and give you insights and perspectives that you can use to advance your company and your career. Join Paul and Mike on The AI Show as they work to accelerate AI literacy for all.