Is 2026 the year society finally pushes back against artificial intelligence? In this year's final episode, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput explore the immediate future of AGI, analyzing Demis Hassabis’s warning of a shift ten times larger than the Industrial Revolution and Shane Legg’s prediction of human-level intelligence by 2028.
The hosts break down critical developments, including Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, OpenAI’s staggering valuation talks, and the rise of world models that simulate physical reality.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:03:27 — AI Pulse
00:07:05 — AI Trends to Watch in 2026
00:31:59 — Demis Hassabis on the Future of Intelligence
00:42:35 — DeepMind Co-Founder on the Arrival of AGI
00:47:53 — Are AI Job Fears Overblown?
00:56:05 — Gemini 3 Flash
00:59:38 — OpenAI Eyes Billions in Fresh Funding
01:02:19 — OpenAI Releases New ChatGPT Images
01:04:18 — Karen Hao Issues AI Book Correction
01:08:18 — AI Keeps Getting Political (Roundup)
01:12:51 — AI World Models
01:17:31 — US Government Launches Tech Force
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