106: Today in AI: Today in AI: Why Are 69% of Workers Hiding Their AI Use?

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This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’

First aired: 8 December 2025

Summary: I spent this stream digging into a fascinating NYU study about AI-generated advertising—turns out AI visuals get 20% more clicks than human-made ones, but only if people don't know it's AI. The moment they realize it's generated, clicks drop 31%. It's a bizarre psychological quirk that reveals our conflicted relationship with this technology. I also covered the thinking game documentary featuring Geoffrey Hinton, which honestly exceeded expectations and gave some surprisingly candid insights on AGI timelines. Plus, there's ongoing speculation about OpenAI's upcoming "Garlic" model meant to beat Gemini 3, though Google's already moved the goalposts with Deep Think.

I used the rest of the time answering questions about AI business ideas and market validation. The key takeaway: just slapping AI onto something doesn't make it valuable. You need to solve real problems before automation matters. Everything from faceless YouTube schemes to proper AI-driven market research came up, and I tried to cut through the noise about what actually creates value versus what's just tech for tech's sake.

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0:00 Workers Are Hiding AI Use From Employers 0:11 Welcome to AI with Kyle 1:04 Free AI Courses & Newsletter 2:15 NYU Study: AI Ads Get 20% More Clicks 5:08 EU AI Act & Labeling Laws 7:10 ChatGPT Turns 3: Birthday Swag 8:00 Wikipedia's AI Detection Guide 13:11 Anthropic Study: 69% Hide AI at Work 15:45 Are AI Job Fears Valid? 16:57 Jobs Are No Longer Low Risk 19:12 Building Multiple Income Streams 20:48 Q&A: How to Get Employees Using AI 24:19 The 8 Levels of AI Proficiency 27:14 Demis Hassabis on AGI Timeline 31:41 Q&A: AI Market Research Tool Idea 33:11 Why AI Alone Isn't a Business 34:24 Free Resources & Community

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