#189: Is Claude AGI?, AI Change Management, Nvidia-Groq Deal, Meta Acquires Manus, Yann LeCun Speaks Out & OpenAI Preps AI Device
Episode Description
A Google principal engineer claims Claude Opus 4.5 completed a year's worth of work in a single hour. Now, the industry is grappling with a sudden, massive leap in coding capabilities that has experts warning that everything is about to change.
In this week’s episode, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect the signals that we may have entered the "singularity." They explore the fallout from Yann LeCun’s scorched-earth exit from Meta (including claims of "fudged" benchmarks), Sal Khan’s "1% Solution" for job displacement, and NVIDIA’s strategic acquisition of Groq talent.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:04:14 — AI Pulse
00:05:41 — How Close Are We to AGI?
00:31:48 — AI Change Management
00:38:18 — OpenAI Is Hiring a “Head of Preparedness”
00:41:59 — Khan Academy Creator Calls for Job Displacement Fund
00:47:30 — Jevons Paradox in AI
00:55:20 — The Rise of Vibe Revenue
00:57:57 — Salesforce Says Trust in LLMs Is Declining
01:03:25 — Nvidia Does Landmark Deal with Groq
01:06:21 — Meta Acquires Manus
01:08:34 — Yann LeCun Speaks Out
01:14:14 — OpenAI Preps for Largely Audio-Based AI Device
01:17:39— AI Predictions for 2026
01:20:35 — OpenAI Releases Prompt Packs for ChatGPT
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