OpenAI's Opportunistic and Sloppy Deal // AI Inside #117
March 05, 202601:07:48

OpenAI's Opportunistic and Sloppy Deal // AI Inside #117

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Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis unpack the Pentagon's fallout with Anthropic over military AI, OpenAI's rushed deal to replace them, Block cutting 40% of staff blaming AI, Perplexity launching a multi-agent computer system, a whistleblower exposing Meta smart glasses privacy issues, and the Supreme Court rejecting AI copyright claims.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00:00 - Start0:01:59 - ⁠A ‘Fight About Vibes’ Drove the Pentagon’s Breakup with Anthropic⁠
0:05:34 - ⁠OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’⁠
0:05:34 - ⁠SAMA's prevaricating, planicked posts
⁠0:12:33 - ⁠Anthropic Nears $20 Billion Revenue Run Rate Amid Pentagon Feud⁠
0:28:04 - ⁠Jack Dorsey’s Latest Far-Out Bet: An AI Future With Fewer Employees
⁠0:28:36 - ⁠Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 40% of Its Workforce in AI Remake⁠
0:30:16 - ⁠The Week the Dreaded AI Jobs Wipeout Got Real⁠
0:31:20 - ⁠Tech Has Never Caused a Job Apocalypse. Don’t Bet on It Now.⁠
0:37:21 - ⁠Perplexity announces “Computer,” an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents⁠
0:39:16 - ⁠Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models⁠
0:40:55 - ⁠Investigation: Sama data annotators in Nairobi say they often view private footage from Meta's Ray-Ban glasses, like bathroom visits; some footage is blurred⁠
0:48:02 - ⁠Restaurant uses AI to make salty otter logo; gets slammed⁠
0:50:15 - ⁠Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’⁠
0:54:22 - ⁠The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art⁠
0:59:58 - ⁠Nano Banana 2: Combining Pro capabilities with lightning-fast speed⁠
1:03:16 - ⁠Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Built for intelligence at scale⁠
1:03:38 - ⁠GPT‑5.3 Instant: Smoother, more useful everyday conversations⁠