209 | Altman shares everything, including what’s keeping him up at night, AI sparks an efficiency and entrepreneurship revolution, GPT-5 poised to drop any moment, and more essential AI news for the week ending July 25, 2025

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Jul 26, 2025

Dive into the latest revelations from Sam Altman about the monumental shift AI is driving in industries like customer service and education. Explore the potential upheaval in the job market, with AI poised to displace both white- and blue-collar roles. Discover why GPT-5 could be a game changer and how AI is reshaping our very business foundations. Reflect on the balance between innovation and socio-economic impacts, and uncover the exciting yet daunting future that AI presents for businesses and workers alike.

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INSIGHT

AI's Plummeting Cost Curve

Intelligence costs have dropped tenfold annually for five years, making AI increasingly affordable.
This leads to "intelligence too cheap to meter," similar to electricity becoming ubiquitous and cheap.

ANECDOTE

Altman's Weekend AI Speedup

Sam Altman completed a task in minutes with AI that would have taken days without it.
The task cost him less than a dollar in compute tokens, highlighting AI's economic efficiency.

INSIGHT

AI as Ubiquitous Infrastructure

AI will become embedded in all technologies like transistors did, becoming invisible yet foundational.
Users will stop considering AI companies separately, as AI integrates into everyday products and services.

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What happens when intelligence becomes cheaper than electricity?

In this game-changing solo episode, Isar dives into Sam Altman’s recent interview at the Federal Reserve, a new paper from OpenAI, and why GPT-5 may usher in not just a productivity boom—but a workforce reckoning.

Business leaders, buckle up. The AI wave is no longer theoretical. From job displacement and regulatory blind spots to the rise of AI agents and “intelligence to cheap to meter,” this episode breaks down the real-world impact of AI on the global economy—and your business.

The takeaway? This isn’t about saving time anymore. It’s about survival, reinvention, and seizing opportunities faster than your competitors.

In this session, you'll discover:

Why Sam Altman believes AI’s cost curve mirrors the transistor—and what that means for your margins
Industries set to be completely reshaped by AI (spoiler: customer service, legal, and education lead the charge)
The uncomfortable truth about AI's impact on white- and blue-collar jobs
How AI has already defeated most modern authentication systems—and what that means for banks and security
The OpenAI report that reframes AI not as a tool, but as a new infrastructure layer for business
Why GPT-5 could be the most important model launch yet (and what to expect)
The risks of over-reliance, digital disinformation, and “accidental AI takeovers”
How AI might finally level the global playing field—or deepen the digital divide

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