#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

#195: Moltbook Goes Viral, OpenAI Seeks $100B, Microsoft Stock Plummets & SpaceX-xAI Merger Rumors

Are AI agent swarms here?

Paul and Mike break down the viral "Moltbook" phenomenon, OpenAI’s massive funding talks, and the sobering new essay from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. Plus: Google’s Project Genie, Microsoft’s stock dip, and the new Marketing Talent AI Impact Report.

Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:02:38 — AI Pulse Results

00:05:27 — Moltbot and Moltbook Take the World by Storm

00:19:06 — OpenAI’s Insatiable Need for Funding

00:25:56 — Marketing AI Council Report

00:34:19 — AI for Departments Webinar Series

00:35:30 — Google Introduces Project Genie

00:40:49 — Dario Amodei Publishes “The Adolescence of Technology”

00:47:42 — Microsoft’s Rocky Week

00:51:47 — More Details Revealed About ChatGPT Ads

00:55:23 — Rumors of a SpaceX/xAI Merger

00:59:05 — METR Releases New AI Time Horizon Estimates

01:03:42 — Google DeepMind Researcher Founds New AI Startup

01:05:57 — New Anthropic Research on How AI Affects Knowledge Work

01:09:13 — New Gallup Research on AI Usage in the Workplace

01:11:50 — AI Product and Funding News

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