The PC Pro Podcast Episode 755: Just when you’re getting to know an AI…
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Aug 14, 2025 The team dives into the disruptive impact of OpenAI's GPT-5 and Starbucks' strategic response to technology's rise in South Korea. They grapple with Wikipedia's challenges under the Online Safety Act while critiquing political remarks from Donald Trump. The conversation flows into AI's shift from cloud reliance to local personalization, touching on the evolving work culture in coffee shops. Finally, they review a user-friendly Amazon Basics tablet stand, blending practicality with humor.
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Sudden Model Changes Break User Workflows
- OpenAI's abrupt rollout of GPT-5 removed model choices and broke established workflows for many businesses and users.
- Sudden platform changes make building critical workflows on third‑party AI risky without redundancy.
Butter Knife And Microwave: Tool Misuse Story
- Roshni told a fatal story of a worker misusing a butter knife in a microwave to illustrate tool misuse.
- She used it to argue people misuse new tech rather than the tech being inherently at fault.
Plan Redundancy For Hosted AI Services
- Plan backups and redundancy if your work depends on a hosted AI service to avoid sudden outages or behavioural changes.
- Consider portable personal models or containerised instances to retain control over critical workflows.
