What happens when AI feels too human?

This week, Paul and Mike unpack OpenAI’s newest releases, the growing emotional bonds people are forming with AI, and fresh data on how AI is reshaping jobs—for better and worse.

They also reexamine AGI timelines, AI cybersecurity, and why verifying AI output might be the next big challenge. Plus: Reddit sues Anthropic, Google drops expert AI avatars, and more.

Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here

Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:04:16 — ChatGPT Connectors, Record Mode, and Other Updates

00:18:16 — AI-Human Relationships

00:30:00 — AI Continues to Impact Jobs

00:42:11 — OpenAI Court Ordered to Preserve All ChatGPT User Logs

00:46:41 — AI Cybersecurity

00:52:05 — The AI Verification Gap

00:58:19 — How Does Claude 4 Think?

01:02:55 — New AGI Timelines

01:10:50 — Reddit v. Anthropic

01:13:25 — Sharing in NotebookLM

01:16:51 — WPP Open Intelligence

01:20:30 — Google Portraits

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