OpenAI has released GPT-5.1, a controversial new AI app is bringing people back from the dead, and there's a big debate in AI about very different belief systems.
On this week's episode, Paul and Mike go deeper on those topics and other top news this week, including political backlash to AI, the first AI-orchestrated cyberattack, an AI-generated song topping the charts, and much more.
Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here
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00:00:00 — Intro
00:03:59 — AI Pulse
00:06:41 —GPT-5.1
00:14:51 —Controversial New AI Product Brings Back the Dead
00:22:09 — Beliefs vs. Fundamental Truths
00:39:39 — Increasingly Negative Public Moods Towards AI
00:46:36 — First Reported AI-Orchestrated Cyberattack
00:51:33 — AI-Generated Country Song Tops Billboard Charts
00:58:43 — Cursor Raises $2.3 Billion, Valued at $29.3 Billion
01:01:13 — Parallel Raises $100 Million to Build Web for Agents
01:03:34 — Yann LeCun Leaving Meta
01:07:47 — NotebookLM Adds Deep Research
01:10:24 — McKinsey State of AI Report
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