This week was a masterclass in how fast AI is moving. Join us as Paul and Mike break down everything from Google’s massive I/O announcements (Gemini, Veo, Live, and more), to Claude Opus 4’s impressive—and borderline alarming—capabilities and Paul shares a wild experiment that shows how current AI tools may already be enough to automate white-collar jobs.

Rapid-fire topics include OpenAI’s $6.5B Jony Ive acquisition, Microsoft’s overlooked Build event, AI’s energy problem, a chatbot benchmark startup raising $100M, and more.

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Timestamps:

00:07:08 — Google I/O

00:21:27 — Claude 4

00:31:15 — Dwarkesh Jobs Podcast

00:46:22 — OpenAI + Jony Ive

00:53:31 — AI’s Energy Usage

00:57:03 — Microsoft Build 2025

00:59:22 — Chatbot Arena Funding

01:03:39 — Empire of AI from Karen Hao

01:06:18 — AI in Education Updates

01:11:01 — Listener Questions

01:14:57 — Closing Thoughts

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Eric Heisserer 5/16/18