#197: Something Big Is Happening, Claude Safety Risks, AI for Customer Success & High-Profile Resignations

Is the AI disruption we’ve been discussing more prominent than ever? Hosts Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect Matt Shumer’s viral "Something Big Is Happening" essay and a new sabotage report from Anthropic. We break down the latest departures from OpenAI and xAI, the delay of OpenAI’s device, and how AI is intensifying (not lightening) the modern workload.

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Timestamps:

— Intro

— AI Pulse Survey

— Something Big Is Happening

— Claude Safety Risks

— Academy Success Score

— High Profile AI Resignations

— OpenAI’s Changing Hardware Plans

— Does AI Actually Intensify Work?

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