109: Today in AI: GPT 5.2 Launches Today, Pentagon Forms AGI Committee, AI Replaces Scientists

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First aired: 11 December 2025

Summary: GPT 5.2 is dropping today, apparently. OpenAI's been doing their usual Thursday release schedule, and Sam Altman's been cryptically tweeting about garlic - which is the code name for whatever they're launching. This is their response to Gemini 3, and there's been some internal drama with people saying the model should be delayed, but executives pushed it through anyway. Classic OpenAI move. The pressure's on because they wouldn't release it unless it beats Gemini 3 in the benchmarks, so we'll see if they've actually pulled it off or if this is just another rushed launch to save face.

Meanwhile, I spent most of the show talking about something I've been noticing more and more - the growing dread in the scientific community about AI coming for their jobs. You've got researchers making posts about how AI can never create novel knowledge or assist in real science, which is just bonkers when you look at what's actually happening with tools like AlphaFold. There's also a Pentagon committee forming to discuss AGI implications for national security, which suggests the government's finally taking this seriously. Not sure if that's reassuring or worrying that they're only just getting around to it now, but here we are.

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00:00 Is AGI Overhyped? The Answer May Surprise You 00:13 AI News Update: GPT 5.2 Release Day 00:48 AI Is Coming for Scientists' Jobs - The Growing Fear 01:41 Q&A: When Is GPT 5.2 Releasing and What's "Garlic"? 02:25 GPT 5.2 vs Gemini 3: OpenAI's "Code Red" Response 03:14 Pentagon Forms AGI Committee - Why This Matters 04:33 Meet the Pentagon's Chief AI Officer - His Background 06:34 Q&A: How ChatGPT Memory Works Across Conversations 08:33 First AI Model Trained in Space - NanoGPT on StarCloud 10:01 Data Centers in Space: Solving AI's Energy Crisis? 13:12 China's Electricity Dominance and Why Tech Giants Are Worried 15:18 Q&A: Wind Farms, Solar and Nuclear Energy for AI 16:23 Scientist Says Don't Cure Cancer Faster If It Means AI Takes Jobs 20:22 AlphaFold: How AI Solved Protein Folding in 4 Years 24:06 The Ultimate Selfishness: Blocking AI to Save Your Job 26:05 Real vs Fake AI Risks: What Pause AI Gets Right 32:20 Water Usage, Fast Fashion and AI: Debunking the Myths 35:06 Why You Need to Prepare for AI Job Disruption Now 36:40 Q&A: When Will We Reach Superintelligence? 38:40 Is AGI Overhyped? The Technology vs The Market 39:13 Free AI Readiness Resources and Outro

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