Episodes

  • #124: Has AI Hit a Wall?, What Is An AI Agent?, Dario Amodei Interview, OpenAI’s New Agent, Greg Brockman Returns & Microsoft Copilot’s Woes

    #124: Has AI Hit a Wall?, What Is An AI Agent?, Dario Amodei Interview, OpenAI’s New Agent, Greg Brockman Returns & Microsoft Copilot’s Woes
    Nov 19 2024
    AI agents are not as independent as headlines suggest. Join hosts Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer as they examine why giants like OpenAI and Google are seeing diminishing returns in their AI development, demystify the current state of AI agents, and unpack fascinating insights from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent conversation with Lex Fridman about the future of responsible AI development and the challenges ahead. Today’s episode is brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Wednesday, November 20. Visit www.aiforagencies.com and use the code AIFORWARD200 for $200 off your ticket. 00:04:34 — Has AI Hit a Wall? 00:14:31 — What Is An AI Agent? 00:38:56 — Dario Amodei Interview 00:49:27 — OpenAI Nears Launch of AI Agent Tool 00:51:58 — OpenAI Co-Founder Returns to Startup After Monthslong Leave 00:53:41 — Research: How Gen AI Is Already Impacting the Labor Market 00:58:42 — Google’s Latest Gemini Model Now Tops the AI Leaderboard 01:02:53 — Microsoft Copilot Is Struggling 01:09:03 — Microsoft 200+ AI Transformation Stories 01:11:11 — xAI Is Raising Up to $6 Billion at $50 Billion Valuation 01:13:15 — Writer Raises $200M Series C at $1.9B Valuation 01:15:24 — How Spotify Views AI-Generated Music Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • #123: Trump AI Policies, Problems with OpenAI’s New Model, GenAI for Business Strategy & Visa’s 500 AI Use Cases

    #123: Trump AI Policies, Problems with OpenAI’s New Model, GenAI for Business Strategy & Visa’s 500 AI Use Cases
    Nov 12 2024
    AI development is facing obstacles from both technology developments and politics. Tune in as our hosts explore OpenAI's Orion challenges and Trump's regulatory shakeup. Plus, Mike and Paul share their firsthand experience using Generative AI to revolutionize planning meetings - turning hours of brainstorming into minutes of focused strategy. Today’s episode is brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Wednesday, November 20. Visit www.aiforagencies.com and use the code AIFORWARD200 for $200 off your ticket. 00:03:57 — Trump Administration + AI 00:17:06 — OpenAI + Model Improvements 00:29:06 — GenAI Planning Assistant 00:39:56 — Visa Case Study + GenAI Spending 00:44:08 — OpenAI in Talks to Transform to For-Profit Company 00:46:54 — OpenAI + Chat.com 00:49:36 — Perplexity’s Near $9 Billion Valuation 00:52:20 — Perplexity CEO offers AI for striking NYT staff 00:55:16 — Claude 3.5 Haiku 00:57:35 — Amazon and Anthropic 01:00:06 — Robot AI startup Physical Intelligence 01:02:13 — OpenAI Copyright Case 01:08:33 — Google Jarvis Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #122: ChatGPT Search Is Here, McKinsey: AI Worth “Trillions” in Coming Decades & Microsoft AI CEO Calls AI “New Digital Species”

    #122: ChatGPT Search Is Here, McKinsey: AI Worth “Trillions” in Coming Decades & Microsoft AI CEO Calls AI “New Digital Species”
    Nov 5 2024
    Twenty years of search habits might be about to change forever. Join Mike and Paul as they explore the latest search features from ChatGPT that could reshape how we find information online. They'll break down McKinsey's eye-opening report on AI's trillion-dollar economic impact, and explore Suleyman's provocative vision of AI as an emerging "digital species." Plus, buckle up for a rapid-fire round covering everything from autonomous AI agent updates to Apple's latest AI moves. Today’s episode is brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Wednesday, November 20. Visit www.aiforagencies.com and use the code POD100 for $100 off your ticket. 00:04:17 — ChatGPT Search is Here 00:21:27 — McKinsey Report 00:37:02 — Microsoft AI CEO Interview 00:47:06 — Sam Altman’s Latest Interview 00:54:59 — More AI Agent News 00:57:42 — A16z + Microsoft on AI Regulation 01:01:06 — OpenAI vs. Microsoft 01:03:56 — Microsoft AI Coding 01:05:41 — Apple Intelligence Rollout 01:08:33 — Runway CEO Statement on AI Companies Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #121: New Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Computer Use, Wild OpenAI "Orion" Rumors, Dark Side of AI Companions & Ex-OpenAI Researcher Sounds Alarm on AGI

    #121: New Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Computer Use, Wild OpenAI "Orion" Rumors, Dark Side of AI Companions & Ex-OpenAI Researcher Sounds Alarm on AGI
    Oct 29 2024
    Next-gen models emerge while safety concerns reach a boiling point. Join Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer as they unpack last weeks wave of AI updates, including Anthropic's Claude 3.5 models and computer use capabilities, plus the brewing rumors about OpenAI's "Orion" and Google's Gemini 2.0. In our other main topics, we review the tragic Florida case raising alarms about AI companion apps, and ex-OpenAI researcher Miles Brundage's stark warnings about AGI preparedness. Today’s episode is brought to you by rasa.io. Rasa.io makes staying in front of your audience easy. Their smart newsletter platform does the impossible by tailoring each email newsletter for each subscriber, ensuring every email you send is not just relevant but compelling. Visit rasa.io/maii and sign up with the code 5MAII for an exclusive 5% discount for podcast listeners. Today’s episode is also brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Wednesday, November 20. Visit www.aiforagencies.com and use the code POD100 for $100 off your ticket. 00:05:04 — AI Model Releases and Rumors: New Claude Model + Computer Use, Claude Analysis Tool, OpenAI Doubles Down on AI for Code, Perplexity Pro Reasoning Update, Runway Act-One, Eleven Labs Voice Design, Stable Diffusion 3.5, The Rumors 00:27:07 — The Dark Side of AI Companions 00:39:29 — Ex-OpenAI Researcher Sounds Alarm on AGI Preparedness 00:47:57 — AI + National Security 00:53:14 — Microsoft vs. Salesforce Over Agents 00:57:08 — Disney AI Initiative 01:00:17 — Apple Intelligence Photos 01:03:03 — Google Open Sourcing SynthID 01:06:32 — OpenAI + Fair Use 01:10:43 — Using Gemini to Prep for Public Speaking Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • #120: OpenAI-Microsoft Drama, Major Study on AI Job Impact, Sequoia’s New GenAI Market Analysis, NotebookLM Updates & Adobe Max 2024

    #120: OpenAI-Microsoft Drama, Major Study on AI Job Impact, Sequoia’s New GenAI Market Analysis, NotebookLM Updates & Adobe Max 2024
    Oct 22 2024
    OpenAI and Microsoft's 'bromance' on the rocks? Plus, AI's looming impact on your career. Join Mike and Paul as they unpack the growing tension between OpenAI and Microsoft, Brookings Institution's eye-opening report on generative AI's potential impact on the U.S. workforce, and Sequoia Capital's latest market analysis, which predicts a new era of "thinking slow" AI. All this, plus Google NotebookLM’s updates, Adobe Max 2024, a new Midjourney update, Agents in Microsoft Copilo, and more in our rapid-fire section. Today’s episode is brought to you by rasa.io. Rasa.io makes staying in front of your audience easy. Their smart newsletter platform does the impossible by tailoring each email newsletter for each subscriber, ensuring every email you send is not just relevant but compelling. Visit rasa.io/maii and sign up with the code 5MAII for an exclusive 5% discount for podcast listeners. Today’s episode is also brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Wednesday, November 20. Visit www.aiforagencies.com and use the code POD100 for $100 off your ticket. 00:05:12 — OpenAI + Microsoft’s Strained Relationship 00:18:18 — GenAI Job Exposure 00:31:15 — Sequoia Market Analysis 00:42:23 — Google NotebookLM Is Becoming a Very Big Deal 00:48:23 —Adobe Max 2024 00:53:05 — Major Midjourney Update 00:55:10 — Playground releases Playground v3 00:58:08 — AI for Customer Success from Ex-HubSpot Exec 01:03:08 — Bain + OpenAI Extend Partnership 01:06:54 — AI Content Scraping Opt-Out Model 01:09:22 — Agents in Microsoft Copilot 01:13:22 — Demis Hassabis Speaks at Times Tech Summit Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • #119: Anthropic CEO’s Radical AI Predictions, Tesla’s Rocky “We, Robot” Event & Nvidia CEO Wants Team to Have “100 Million AI Assistants”

    #119: Anthropic CEO’s Radical AI Predictions, Tesla’s Rocky “We, Robot” Event & Nvidia CEO Wants Team to Have “100 Million AI Assistants”
    Oct 15 2024
    Powerful AI by 2026? Tesla's steering wheel-free future? Nvidia's compute explosion? Join Mike Kaput and Paul Roetzer as they unpack Dario Amodei's bold 15,000-word manifesto predicting the arrival of "powerful AI" by 2026 and its transformative impact on society. Our hosts also examine the future implications of Tesla's "We, Robot" event, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's revealing interview, AI-related Nobel prizes, AI’s impact on search, and more in our rapid-fire section. 05:26 — Dario Amodei’s Manifesto 26:47 — Tesla’s We Robot Event + Elon Musk 41:09 — Jensen Huang BG2 Interview 51:14 — AI-Related Nobel Prizes 59:23 —AI’s Impact on Search 58:32 — New Apple Paper Says AI Can’t Reason 01:02:54 — Zoom AI Announcement and Updates 01:06:05 — Apple Intelligence Release Date 01:08:33 — The Rise of AI-Powered Job Applications Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • #118: OpenAI’s Whopping Valuation, Big OpenAI Tech Updates & Accenture’s Big Nvidia Team-Up

    #118: OpenAI’s Whopping Valuation, Big OpenAI Tech Updates & Accenture’s Big Nvidia Team-Up
    Oct 8 2024
    This week in AI, a $157 billion valuation, groundbreaking AI tools, and a tech giant's bold move. Join Mike and Paul as they unpack OpenAI's massive $6.6 billion funding round and the growing tension between its nonprofit roots and financial ambitions. They'll dive into OpenAI's latest product announcements and Accenture's bold move to form a dedicated Nvidia business group. Stay tuned for our rapid-fire section covering updates on NotebookLM, Copilot, Meta's smart glasses, and more in this AI-packed episode. 00:03:18 — OpenAI’s Latest Funding Round 00:11:32 — OpenAI Canvas / DevDay 00:23:13 — Accenture Froms Nvidia Business Group 00:30:52 — Nvidia Open Model 00:35:30 — Google AI Search Updates 00:38:55 — NotebookLM Updates 00:46:07 — Microsoft Copilot Updates 00:51:41 — Meta Smart Glasses Training 00:56:34 — Meta Smart Glasses Doxxing 01:02:13 — Meta Movie Gen Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #117: OpenAI’s Wild Week, Sam Altman’s Prophetic Post, Meta’s AR Breakthrough & California’s AI Bill Veto

    #117: OpenAI’s Wild Week, Sam Altman’s Prophetic Post, Meta’s AR Breakthrough & California’s AI Bill Veto
    Oct 1 2024
    It’s been a wild and busy week full of drama and updates at OpenAI. Mike and Paul break down OpenAI's rollercoaster week, from the rollout of Advanced Voice mode to the shocking executive departures and reports of internal chaos. We also dissect Sam Altman's prophetic new article, "The Intelligence Age," Meta Connect 2024, updates to SB-1047, the FTC’s AI crackdown, Anthropic’s valuation, and more. 00:03:08 — OpenAI’s Wild Week 00:26:14 — The Intelligence Age 00:35:56 — Meta Connect 2024 00:44:45 — SB 1047 Vetoed by Governor Newsom 00:48:44 — Anthropic Valuation 00:52:44 — FTC AI Crackdown 00:55:45 — Scale AI 01:02:40 — The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI 01:07:16 — AI Use Case Warning Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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    1 hr and 14 mins