OpenAI has just unveiled its "Economic Blueprint," outlining a bold vision for America’s AI future with a potential $175 billion investment in AI. Meanwhile, Google is offering Gemini at surprisingly accessible terms, while Microsoft shakes up the market with new Copilot pricing. Plus, Altman confirms the imminent release of OpenAI’s o3-mini model, Apple Intelligence falls flat, TikTok's shutdown drama and more in our rapid-fire section. Join Paul and Mike as they break it all down.

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Timestamps:

00:06:38 — OpenAI Releases Its Economic Blueprint

00:19:27 — OpenAI “Super-Agent” Rumors + o3 Mini Release Date

00:30:20 — Google AI and Microsoft Copilot Pricing

00:40:02 — Google Releases New Research on the Potential Successor to Transformers

00:44:11 — Google Releases Factuality Benchmark for LLMs

00:47:49 — Apple Intelligence Falls Flat

00:52:56 — TikTok Shutdown Drama

00:58:43 — US Patent and Trademark Office Releases Its AI Strategy

01:01:56 — Meta AI Copyright Lawsuit

01:05:06 —Benchmarking the Energy Costs of Large Language Models

01:09:00 — NotebookLM Has to Do “Friendliness” Tuning on Its AI Podcast Hosts

01:10:59 — AI Funding and Product Updates to Watch

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