This Day in AI Podcast Doom Scrolling SORA2, Claude 4.5 Sonnet & Are Agents Coming for our Jobs? EP99.19
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Oct 3, 2025 The hosts dive into Sora 2, exploring its impressive video realism and cultural references. They question whether it's a short-lived novelty or a breakthrough in personalized entertainment. Next, they discuss Claude Sonnet 4.5, praising its long-task capabilities and agent workflows. A lively diss track showcases its creativity. The conversation shifts to the implications of AI agents for jobs, debating if they will enhance productivity or reduce roles, and why businesses should adopt managed curation processes now.
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Early Sora 2 Hands-On
- Michael Sharkey got early access to Sora 2 and tested Australian-specific prompts, showing the model can recreate childhood commercials and local content.
- He suspects OpenAI trained on a large trove of scraped video, which explains uncanny recall of regional media.
Sora 2 Is Built For Social Virality
- Sora 2 seems tuned as a consumer social product (TikTok-style) rather than a pro video tool, prioritizing virality over studio-grade control.
- That positioning reduces model requirements per use and emphasizes short-form personalized entertainment.
AI Video Will Supercharge Attention Slop
- High-quality, believable short videos will multiply attention-slurping content and AI-generated 'slop' for social feeds.
- Increased believability makes distinguishing real creators harder and raises cultural concerns about attention and authenticity.