What if the U.S. built its future on AI factories? And what if AGI shows up just in time to run them?
Join Paul and Mike as they break down the White House’s aggressive three-part Action Plan, including its call to build more data centers and ban “woke” AI. They unpack what Google's staggering token usage tells us about the pace of AI development—and how that connects to the rumored, unified GPT-5 model that could reshape everything. Then it’s rapid fire: Nvidia CEO’s advice for college students, the first AI for therapy, AI’s impact on tech jobs and more.
Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here
Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:06:23 — White House AI Action Plan
00:31:55 — How AI Could Upend the World Economy
00:39:37 — GPT-5 Rumors
00:47:52 — AI Is Impacting Tech Jobs
00:53:08 — Advice for College Students
00:59:44 — Instacart CEO About to Take Reins of Big Chunk of OpenAI
01:08:32 — The First AI for Therapy
01:12:31 — AI’s Environmental Impact
01:17:04 — AI Search Summaries Result in Fewer Clicks
01:19:45 — AI Product and Funding Updates
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