Sam Altman's pitch for brands to share mascots on Sora

Jeff and Jason react to Altman's proposal, imagining brand misuse and debating whether brands would relinquish character control.

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Join Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis as they unpack the Amazon-Perplexity legal fight, OpenAI’s massive cloud computing agreement, Coca-Cola’s AI-powered ads return for the holidays, and Jason reflects on two key reasons why he keeps returning to the Sora platform.

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CHAPTERS:

3:50 - Amazon Demands Perplexity Stop AI Tool From Making Purchases

13:07 - OpenAI signs $38bn cloud computing deal with Amazon

15:00 - Is OpenAI Becoming Too Big to Fail?

23:02 - Universal Music Settles With AI Firm Udio

35:41 - Getty Images largely loses landmark UK lawsuit over AI image generator

38:24 - OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android

45:04 - OpenAI Wants Brands to Allow Their Mascots to Appear in Gen AI Videos

55:29 - Google’s First AI Ad Avoids the Uncanny Valley by Casting a Turkey

56:24 - Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different

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