OpenAI has officially declared a "Code Red," reportedly delaying future product launches to frantically shore up ChatGPT against a resurgent Google. This defensive pivot comes just as Google unveils Gemini 3 Deep Think and Workspace Studio, powerful new tools that allow users to build autonomous agents without writing a single line of code.

On this week’s episode, Paul and Mike analyze this shift in power and explore the industry's quiet preparation for "recursive self-improvement," a near-future where AI models evolve without human intervention. They also discuss the backlash over OpenAI’s ad tests, major leadership shakeups at Apple, and Anthropic’s race to the public markets.

Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:03:03 — AI Pulse

00:07:54 — OpenAI Code Red

00:16:28 — Google Releases

00:28:59 — AI Industry Preps for “Recursive Self-Improvement”

00:42:32 — OpenAI Slammed for Ads

00:47:20 — Apple Talent Shakeups

00:51:22 — Anthropic IPO and AI Interviewer

00:59:42 — Jensen Huang Rogan Interview

01:06:04 — Perplexity Lawsuits

01:09:33 — Meta Acquires Limitless

01:12:39 — Pope Weighs In on AI

01:16:53 — Data on AI Job Cuts

01:20:50 — Data on AI and Parenting

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