#153: OpenAI Releases o3-Pro, Disney Sues Midjourney, Altman: “Gentle Singularity” Is Here, AI and Jobs & News Sites Getting Crushed by AI Search

​​​​o3 Pro is here. Sam Altman thinks the singularity might be too.

This week, Paul and Mike dive into OpenAI’s o3 Pro reasoning model and what makes it fundamentally different. They explore Sam Altman’s bold claim that the singularity has begun, Meta’s superintelligence ambitions, and Disney’s high-stakes lawsuit against Midjourney.

They also break down search traffic freefalls, mechanized job automation, and whether GPTs or projects are better for scaling AI workflows, among other topics, in our rapid-fire section.

Listen or watch below—and see below for show notes and the transcript.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:04:54 — o3 Pro

00:18:33 — Disney Sues Midjourney

00:28:53 — The Singularity Is Nearer

00:50:14 — AI and Jobs: Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

00:56:27 — OpenAI and Google Deal

00:58:46 — AI and Google Search

01:02:38 — Ohio State’s New AI Fluency Initiative

01:06:08 — xAI Data Center Environmental Scandal

01:10:58 — Kalshi’s AI-Generated NBA Finals Ad

01:15:18 — What Happens When AI Goes Down?

01:19:19 — Meta Crackdown on “Nudify” Apps

01:21:59 — Updates to GPTs, Using Projects vs. GPTs

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