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  • #152: ChatGPT Connectors, AI-Human Relationships, New AI Job Data, OpenAI Court-Ordered to Keep ChatGPT Logs & WPP’s Large Marketing Model

    #152: ChatGPT Connectors, AI-Human Relationships, New AI Job Data, OpenAI Court-Ordered to Keep ChatGPT Logs & WPP’s Large Marketing Model
    Jun 10 2025
    What happens when AI feels too human? This week, Paul and Mike unpack OpenAI’s newest releases, the growing emotional bonds people are forming with AI, and fresh data on how AI is reshaping jobs—for better and worse. They also reexamine AGI timelines, AI cybersecurity, and why verifying AI output might be the next big challenge. Plus: Reddit sues Anthropic, Google drops expert AI avatars, and more. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:04:16 — ChatGPT Connectors, Record Mode, and Other Updates 00:18:16 — AI-Human Relationships 00:30:00 — AI Continues to Impact Jobs 00:42:11 — OpenAI Court Ordered to Preserve All ChatGPT User Logs 00:46:41 — AI Cybersecurity 00:52:05 — The AI Verification Gap 00:58:19 — How Does Claude 4 Think? 01:02:55 — New AGI Timelines 01:10:50 — Reddit v. Anthropic 01:13:25 — Sharing in NotebookLM 01:16:51 — WPP Open Intelligence 01:20:30 — Google Portraits 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. This episode is also brought to you by our upcoming AI Literacy webinars. As part of the AI Literacy Project, we’re offering free resources and learning experiences to help you stay ahead. We’ve got two live sessions coming up in June—check them out here. 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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    1 h y 28 m
  • #151: Anthropic CEO: AI Will Destroy 50% of Entry-Level Jobs, Veo 3’s Scary Lifelike Videos, Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ads & Perplexity’s Burning Cash

    #151: Anthropic CEO: AI Will Destroy 50% of Entry-Level Jobs, Veo 3’s Scary Lifelike Videos, Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ads & Perplexity’s Burning Cash
    Jun 3 2025
    Anthropic’s CEO says AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs—and people are finally paying attention. We unpack why this moment feels like a tipping point, look at new data that backs it up, and talk about what needs to happen next. Plus: Meta’s AI shake-up, Miami schools go all-in on Gemini, the rise of grief bots, and AI videos that mess with your mind. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:04:41 — Anthropic CEO: AI Could Wipe Out Half of Entry-Level White Collar Jobs 00:15:33 — How Seriously Should We Take Job Loss Warnings? 00:32:34 — We’re Not Prepared for Synthetic Content 00:39:52 — Prompt Theory 00:43:45 — Meta’s AI Restructuring 00:47:44 — Meta Plans to Automate Ads 00:50:32 — Third-Largest US School District Adopts AI 00:54:23 — Perplexity’s Financials 00:57:53 — Box State of AI Report 01:02:35 — Can AI Help Us Cope with Death? 01:08:59 — AI That Improves Itself This episode is brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.ai. Curious how AI is changing the future of work? Join SmarterX for a free, live webinar on June 25th — it’s called AI Deep Dive: Google Gemini Deep Research for Beginners. You’ll see a live demo of Google’s stunning Deep Research capabilities in action, learn how AI can supercharge your work, and walk away with real insights. It’s perfect for beginners and professionals alike. Register now here at this link! 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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    1 h y 13 m
  • #150: AI Answers - AI Roadmaps, Which Tools to Use, Making the Case for AI, Training, and Building GPTs

    #150: AI Answers - AI Roadmaps, Which Tools to Use, Making the Case for AI, Training, and Building GPTs
    May 29 2025
    Welcome to Episode 150 of The Artificial Intelligence Show—a special milestone that marks the launch of a brand-new series: AI Answers. In this episode, Paul Roetzer is joined by Cathy McPhillips to debut a fresh format designed to systematically answer the best questions we get during our live AI education sessions. Over the past few years, our free Intro to AI and Scaling AI classes have attracted more than 32,000 learners—and they’ve asked hundreds of smart, tough, practical questions. This new series tackles them head-on. Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:08:32 — Question #1: How do you explain AI as a tool for transformation to someone who’s unfamiliar or maybe even a little afraid? 00:10:44 — Question #2: Do you see learning to use AI effectively as the modern version of learning to type? 00:13:03 — Question #3: How realistic is it to create an actual AI roadmap? 00:16:29 — Question #4: Once you build a roadmap, should it be shared with the entire team? 00:18:48 — Question #5: Is it better to invest in ChatGPT or Microsoft CoPilot? 00:20:22 — Question #6: How do you make the case to leadership that a paid license to ChatGPT is worth it? 00:22:03 — Question #7: I’m using multiple AI tools—but each one only does a few things well, and the costs are adding up. How do I better train and support my agents so the company becomes more AI-forward without overwhelming them? 00:25:49 — Question #8: In two years, how many GenAI platforms do you think will dominate the enterprise landscape? 00:27:40 — Question #9: Do you have any thoughts or concerns around using open-source LLMs in the enterprise AI stack? 00:30:39 — Question #10: How involved should the CEO be with an AI council? What kind of role makes the most impact? 00:33:25 — Question #11: Once you have an AI policy, where should you begin to use it to educate your team? 00:35:28 — Question #12: What’s a solid KPI to track AI literacy or adoption? 00:38:42 — Question #13: If you were building MAII from scratch, with what you know now—what would you do differently? 00:41:19 — Question #14: How do you actually bridge the gap between current capabilities and future roles? What’s the smart move for career future-proofing? 00:49:15 — Question #15: What courses should kids in school be thinking about if they want to be prepared for an AI-infused world? 00:53:20 — Question #16: What are three things you’d suggest for helping teenagers use AI to accelerate learning, without just relying on it to do the work for them? 00:56:07 — Question #17: Is it better to create a specific GPT for each job task, or one mega-GPT that does content, strategy, internal reports, sales writing—all of it? 00:59:09 — Question #18: What do you think AI will do to the search marketing industry, especially paid search? 00:07:08 — Question #19: What excites you about AI? This episode is brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.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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    1 h y 7 m
  • #149: Google I/O, Claude 4, White Collar Jobs Automated in 5 Years, Jony Ive Joins OpenAI, and AI’s Impact on the Environment

    #149: Google I/O, Claude 4, White Collar Jobs Automated in 5 Years, Jony Ive Joins OpenAI, and AI’s Impact on the Environment
    May 27 2025
    This week was a masterclass in how fast AI is moving. Join us as Paul and Mike break down everything from Google’s massive I/O announcements (Gemini, Veo, Live, and more), to Claude Opus 4’s impressive—and borderline alarming—capabilities and Paul shares a wild experiment that shows how current AI tools may already be enough to automate white-collar jobs. Rapid-fire topics include OpenAI’s $6.5B Jony Ive acquisition, Microsoft’s overlooked Build event, AI’s energy problem, a chatbot benchmark startup raising $100M, and more. Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:07:08 — Google I/O 00:21:27 — Claude 4 00:31:15 — Dwarkesh Jobs Podcast 00:46:22 — OpenAI + Jony Ive 00:53:31 — AI’s Energy Usage 00:57:03 — Microsoft Build 2025 00:59:22 — Chatbot Arena Funding 01:03:39 — Empire of AI from Karen Hao 01:06:18 — AI in Education Updates 01:11:01 — Listener Questions 01:14:57 — Closing Thoughts This episode is brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.ai. This week’s episode is also 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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    1 h y 18 m
  • #148: Microsoft’s Quiet AI Layoffs, US Copyright Office’s Bombshell AI Guidance, 2025 State of Marketing AI Report, and OpenAI Codex

    #148: Microsoft’s Quiet AI Layoffs, US Copyright Office’s Bombshell AI Guidance, 2025 State of Marketing AI Report, and OpenAI Codex
    May 20 2025
    AI is moving faster than most people realize—and it’s continuing to reshape the workforce. Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dig into Microsoft’s 6,000 job cuts and what they signal about the future of AI-powered automation, they also explain the major copyright report that triggered a high-level firing and they break down new data from the 2025 State of Marketing AI Report. The episode also covers OpenAI’s autonomous coding agent, TikTok’s new AI video tool, the rise of AI baby podcasters, what to watch for at Google I/O and more in our rapid fire section. Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:06:49 —More Quiet AI Layoffs, Including at Microsoft 00:19:24 — Bombshell Copyright Decision and Drama 00:30:01 — 2025 State of Marketing AI Report Findings 00:39:18 — OpenAI Releases Codex 00:41:40 — Altman Wants to Build “Core AI Subscription” for Your Life 00:56:20 — Altman, Musk, and Grok Drama 01:01:22 — Are Chatbots Replacing Search? 01:05:36 — AI in Education Updates 01:11:15 — The Cost of AI 01:14:29 — AI Product and Funding Updates 01:20:04 — Listener Question This episode is brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.ai. This week’s episode is also 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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    1 h y 23 m
  • #147: OpenAI Abandons For-Profit Plan, AI College Cheating Epidemic, Apple Says AI Will Replace Search Engines & HubSpot’s AI-First Scorecard

    #147: OpenAI Abandons For-Profit Plan, AI College Cheating Epidemic, Apple Says AI Will Replace Search Engines & HubSpot’s AI-First Scorecard
    May 13 2025
    This week, Paul and Mike dissect OpenAI’s latest moves, discuss how AI tools are fueling a cheating crisis in education, and explain why our relationship with search is headed for a hard reset. Rapid-fire covers AI-first CEO memos, new product launches, new funding and more. Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:05:52 — OpenAI Abandons Plan to Become For-Profit Company 00:14:39 — AI Is Causing a Cheating Epidemic in Schools 00:30:21 — Apple Says AI Will Replace Search Engines 00:41:06 — OpenAI Hires CEO of Applications 00:46:33 — Sam Altman Testifies Before US Senate 00:53:53 — Fiverr CEO’s Blunt AI-First Memo and More Quiet AI Layoffs 00:56:34 — AI-First Scorecards 01:00:51 — The AI Diffusion Rule Is Dead 01:04:22 — AI Product and Funding Updates 01:07:40 — Listener Question This episode is brought to you by our 2025 State of Marketing AI Report Findings Webinar. Join us this Wednesday, May 14th, at 12 PM ET, as we unveil the findings of our 2025 State of Marketing AI Report. This is our fifth-annual report, and it’s our most in-depth look yet at how marketers and business leaders are adopting AI. Register for live and on-demand access, plus an ungated copy of this year's report, at www.stateofmarketingai.com This episode is also brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.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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    1 h y 12 m
  • #146: Rise of “AI-First” Companies, AI Job Disruption, GPT-4o Update Gets Rolled Back, How Big Consulting Firms Use AI, and Meta AI App

    #146: Rise of “AI-First” Companies, AI Job Disruption, GPT-4o Update Gets Rolled Back, How Big Consulting Firms Use AI, and Meta AI App
    May 6 2025
    Fresh off a wave of “AI‑first” CEO manifestos, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput slice into the fallout: Duolingo and Box join Shopify’s AI-first pledge, more signals of AI job disruption emerge, and OpenAI rolls back 4o due to an overly agreeable personality. Then it’s rapid‑fire —Johnson & Johnson bins 90 % of its 900 gen‑AI pilots, Big‑Tech earnings put real numbers on the AI boom, Nvidia spars with Anthropic over chip exports, Claude upgrades, Alibaba’s Qwen‑3, Descript’s AI avatars, and more. Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:03:49 —The Rise of the AI-First Company 00:17:37 — More Signals of AI Job Disruption and the “Stop Hiring Humans” Campaign 00:30:23 —OpenAI Rolls Back 4o Update Due to Annoying Personality 00:44:10 —AI Earnings Calls 00:48:54 —What Enterprise AI Strategy Really Looks Like 00:55:03 — How McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte Are Using AI 01:00:05 — New Report Calls Chatbot Arena Leaderboard Into Question 01:04:04 — Meta AI App and Zuckerberg’s Plan for AI 01:11:39 —Nvidia’s Beef with Anthropic 01:14:38 — US Copyright Office Intellectual Property Resources 01:16:15 — AI Product and Funding Updates 01:22:11 — Listener Question This episode is brought to you by the AI for B2B Marketers Summit. Join us on Thursday, June 5th at 12 PM ET, and learn real-world strategies on how to use AI to grow better, create smarter content, build stronger customer relationships, and much more. Thanks to our sponsors, there’s even a free ticket option. See the full lineup and register now at www.b2bsummit.ai. This week’s episode is also 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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    1 h y 26 m
  • #145: OpenAI Releases o3 and o4-mini, AI Is Causing “Quiet Layoffs,” Executive Order on Youth AI Education & GPT-4o’s Controversial Update

    #145: OpenAI Releases o3 and o4-mini, AI Is Causing “Quiet Layoffs,” Executive Order on Youth AI Education & GPT-4o’s Controversial Update
    Apr 29 2025
    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. Access the show notes and show links here 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 This episode is brought to you by our AI for B2B Marketers Summit: Join us and learn valuable insights and practical knowledge on how AI can revolutionize your marketing efforts, enhance customer experiences, and drive business growth. The Summit takes place virtually from 12:00pm - 4:45pm ET on Thursday, June 5. There is a free registration option, as well as paid ticket options that also give you on-demand access after the event. To register, go to b2bsummit.ai This week’s episode is also 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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    1 h y 18 m
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