

The AI War: OpenAI Ads & Sora 2, Grok Partners With US Government & Google’s Ad Business is at Risk w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail, & Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #198
567 snips Oct 4, 2025
Explore the intriguing rise of AI-generated content, from Meta's innovative Vibes app to the viral potential of Sora 2 videos. The discussion also highlights AI's leap into music production and the impressive capabilities of Claude for real-time app generation. Discover OpenAI's provocative move into in-app advertising and its implications for commerce. The conversation dives into the government's partnership with Grok and the profound impact of advanced AI on industries, professional exams, and even longevity research. Get ready for a future shaped by unprecedented technological advancements!
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Content Creation Is The New Battleground
- Social platforms are shifting from algorithmic content selection to algorithmic content creation, making generation the new battleground.
- This opens the creation layer to third parties and startups instead of only big first-party labs.
Design For Voice-First Creation
- Use natural language (voice/prompt) as the primary interface because AI eliminates complex GUIs.
- Design products expecting voice-first creation and minimal explicit interfaces.
Video Models Become Core Reasoning Tools
- Video models are becoming a first-class modality and will likely merge with text/image frontier models.
- Combining video with chain-of-thought reasoning enables new classes of physics-aware reasoning.