#164: New MIT Study Says 95% of AI Pilots Fail, AI and Consciousness, Another Meta AI Reorg, Otter.ai Lawsuit & Sam Altman Talks Up GPT-6

AI that feels conscious is coming faster than society is ready for…

In Episode 164 of The Artificial Intelligence Show, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput unpack the viral MIT study, the brutal reality of companies forcing AI adoption, and Mustafa Suleyman’s warning about “seemingly conscious AI.” Alongside these deep dives, our rapid-fire section gives updates on Meta’s AI reorg, Otter.ai’s legal troubles, Google and Apple’s AI strategies, and the environmental impact of AI usage.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:05:52 — MIT Report on Gen AI Pilots

00:16:26 — AI’s Evolving Impact on Jobs

00:25:00 — AI and Consciousness

00:35:48 — Meta’s AI Reorg and Vision

00:40:59 — Otter.ai Legal Troubles

00:46:30 — Sam Altman on GPT-6

00:51:14 — Google Gemini and Pixel 10

00:56:20 — Apple May Use Gemini for Siri

00:59:49 — Lex Fridman Interviews Sundar Pichai

01:05:38 — AI Environmental Impact

01:10:37 — AI Funding and Product Updates

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