ChatGPT 5.4: From Clippy to Corporate Overlord
Host Emily Laird rips into ChatGPT 5.4, the model that’s less chatbot, more sleep-deprived analyst with full system access. From million-token memory to agent-style computer control, this episode expl...
18 Maalis 12min
Why AI Wearables Are Getting Banned (it seems obvious in a lot of scenarios... but...)
Host Emily Laird breaks down why AI wearables are setting off alarms in courtrooms, classrooms, clinics, casinos, and even cruise ships. This episode unpacks the backlash against smart glasses and pen...
17 Maalis 12min
Blockbuster Layoffs: AI Enters Its Villain Era
Host Emily Laird cracks open Block’s massive layoffs and the slick AI storyline wrapped around them. This episode digs into whether AI really swung the axe, or just gave Wall Street a shinier excuse t...
12 Maalis 9min
OpenAI’s $110B Bet on the Agent Economy
Host Emily Laird breaks down OpenAI’s $110 billion round like the blockbuster sequel where the budget gets bigger, the stakes get uglier, and suddenly everybody is talking in gigawatts instead of buzz...
11 Maalis 8min
The Pentagon Strikes Back: Anthropic, AI Contracts, & the Supply Chain Smackdown
Host Emily Laird rips into the Pentagon-Anthropic blowup like it is a courtroom drama written by sci-fi nerds and procurement lawyers with a Red Bull problem. This episode breaks down how boring contr...
10 Maalis 14min
Long Live the Exponential
Host Emily Laird takes a scalpel to “the end of the exponential,” the line Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei dropped that basically screams, “you are not paying attention.” This episode breaks down why the o...
9 Maalis 9min
The SpaceX & xAI Merger
Host Emily Laird breaks down the SpaceX–xAI merger, the trillion-dollar wedding, and the shiny promise of AI data centers in space. The dream is simple: more inference, more compute, less waiting, all...
5 Maalis 11min
