ChatGPT-5 is here—and it’s more than just smarter text. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we unpack the big shifts happening in AI right now: from new productivity tools to controversial laws to trillion-dollar bets by Big Tech.

Here’s what we dig into:
💻 ChatGPT-5 Launch: Fewer hallucinations, smarter conversations, and real productivity tools like email sorting and document drafting.
🎮 Google Genie 3: Real-time 3D worlds built from prompts—reshaping gaming, urban planning, and even travel.
⚖️ Illinois AI Therapy Ban: The first state to outlaw AI therapy. Does this protect patients, or limit access to care?
🍏 Apple’s “Answers Team”: Can Apple catch up to ChatGPT and Claude, or is Siri falling too far behind?
📈 AI Economics: Big Tech is pouring $350B into AI—boosting GDP but raising questions about who really benefits.

It’s a packed conversation on how these moves are reshaping not just tech, but jobs, healthcare, and the economy itself.

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💬 What do you think: should AI therapy be banned, or is it the future of accessible care? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
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🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

• ChatGPT-5 Official Launch

• ChatGPT-5 Coverage (TechRadar)

• Game Industry Trends (Logrus IT)

• Illinois AI Therapy Ban (Axios)

• Illinois AI Therapy Ban Signed Into Law

• Illinois HB1806 Bill Text

• Apple’s “Answers Team” Leak (Mashable)

• Apple Building AI Answer Engine? (TechCrunch)

• Amazon Acquires Bee, the Always-On Wearable

• Big Tech’s AI Spending Boom (Washington Post)

• AI Spending Boom & U.S. Economy Impact (MTSoln)

Content Warning: The following section discusses themes of suicide at 21:48, which may be distressing for some viewers. If you'd prefer to skip this part, please jump to 22:29.

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The browser is officially the new AI battlefield.

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we get into the AI browser wars, Apple’s acquisition whispers, and the explosive growth of ChatGPT. From Microsoft charging for Copilot to Google struggling with Gemini adoption, the way we search and surf is shifting fast.

💻 Microsoft Copilot for Edge: game-changer or cash grab?
🌐 Google’s Gemini struggles in Chrome as Perplexity and Brave rise.
🍏 Apple hints at acquisitions: maybe Inflection?
📈 ChatGPT passes 700 million users, with 98% brand recognition.
🎭 Personality-driven AI: Mustafa Suleyman’s take on AI proves to be effective with Instagram’s satirical bots and Grok’s adult-focused avatars.
🔍 SEO hacks, AI app vulnerabilities, and how generative tools are quietly reshaping content online.

Whether you’re watching AI reshape your workflow or wondering which giant will own the future of search, this one’s packed with insights and real-world shifts.

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💬 Who do you think will win the AI browser wars: Microsoft, Google, Perplexity, OpenAI, or someone else? Drop your take below.
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🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:
• Google Gemini in Chrome
• Microsoft Edge Copilot Mode
• Microsoft Copilot Features
• Apple’s AI Acquisition Talks
• Inflection AI
• Apple Earnings & iPhone Sales
• Mustafa Suleyman on Microsoft Copilot
• Microsoft Copilot’s New Face
• Elon Musk’s xAI Grok 4 Launch
• Grok Companions Criticized
• Hedra (AI tools)
• Google Indexing ChatGPT Conversations
• ChatGPT/Google SEO Hack
• Google NotebookLM Updates
• Lovable (AI dev platform)

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

This episode is a sharp, slightly skeptical look at AI’s biggest promises and red flags.
Delta wants to use AI to personalize 20% of your airfare by 2025, and not everyone’s thrilled about it. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we dig into what that means for pricing, privacy, and who really benefits when algorithms run the show.

And in this week’s Notes from the Field, we talk about how AI is creeping into mental health. From Harvard-backed studies to real-life “therapy” experiences with ChatGPT, AI companions are getting a serious upgrade, but not without some ethical red flags (and slightly panicked husbands.)

Meanwhile, Google’s earnings are soaring thanks to Cloud and AI features like Overviews and the newly-announced WebGuide. But if organic search keeps tanking, what happens to the rest of the web?

And then there’s the valuation circus: Lovable hit $1.8B in just eight months. Harvey’s right behind it. Are these AI startups really that good, or just really early? And what’s so unique about them if AI Advisor Alexander Braun says “Lovable is just Claude with pretty buttons,” for example?

What We Discuss In This Episode:

• Delta tests AI-powered personalized pricing in travel – How AI could tailor airfare pricing up to 20% by 2025
• AI companions are redefining elder care – Harvard-backed insights on AI services supporting seniors (via Forbes)
• Alphabet’s Q2 earnings: Cloud & AI fuel growth – Breakdown of Google’s rising revenue from Cloud and AI products
• Google’s Web Guide Labs: AI-organized search results – Google experiments with AI to streamline search result organization
• Lovable: Chat-powered AI app builder – Create apps and websites by chatting with AI
• Bolt.new: Build stunning apps & websites with AI – Another platform blending AI with web/app development workflows
  
  

Tune in for what’s going on in the ever-expanding world of AI.

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💬 Would you be worried if your wife preferred asking ChatGPT for advice over you? Sound off below.

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we dive deep into the rise of the agentic web where AI agents aren't just answering queries, they’re browsing, shopping, and making decisions on your behalf. From retail to research, websites are being rebuilt to serve bots, not humans.

We explore:

🧪 OpenAI’s ex-CTO Mira Murati just raised $2B for Thinking Machines Lab. What kind of AI are they building, and what does it say about the future of “reasoning”?

🛍️ AI-powered commerce: your next customer might be an agent, not a human

🔎 The shift from search to answer delivery and what that means for SEO

💬 How AI tools like ChatGPT and GenSpark are reshaping digital behavior

📉 And why traditional websites may soon be irrelevant unless they adapt

This isn’t just a trend, it’s a transformation. If you're building for the old web, you might already be behind.

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Tools, Articles, & Companies Mentioned in This Episode:

• Thinking Machines Lab secures $2B in funding
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
• Meta reportedly offered $100M bonuses to OpenAI employees
• Thinking Machines Lab and the catalyst for AI disruption
• Sam Altman’s comments on Meta’s move
• Meta in talks to invest $1.4B in Scale AI
• Forrester: AI-powered search is reshaping B2B marketing
• What B2Bs Need to Know About Their Buyers
• FT: Why 70% of B2B buyers are bypassing traditional websites
• Gibberlink lets AI agents call each other in robo-language
• GenSpark: The latest AI-powered search engine
• Skool: Discover communities or create your own

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

Our 40th episode is a dystopian one. We dig into the backlash around Grok and the increasingly blurry line between “helpful assistant” and “mass surveillance.” And what happens when your personal data becomes a training set? Or when your next customer isn’t human, but an agent?

We unpack the rise of agentic AI: from browsers that watch everything you do to bots that rewrite the rules of the web. Tools like GenSpark and Littlebird aren’t just helping you get things done—they’re silently observing your entire workflow. Welcome to the era of ambient AI, where your screen is always listening.

This isn’t some sci-fi hypothetical. The web is already shifting—search is changing, websites are being built for bots, and the privacy conversation is being drowned out by hype.

If you're building anything online, you can't afford to ignore what comes next.

Sources & Further Reading:

Select clips and references in this episode were informed by the following articles and tools:

• NPR, The Verge, and DW News on Grok and AI controversy
  
  
• BBC, The Conversation, and CNBC on Tesla and Elon Musk
  
  
• Quartz, BuzzFeed News, and TechCrunch on AI bias and risk
  
  
• Nieman Lab on media shifts
  
  
• Search Engine Journal and Observer on agentic AI and browser disruption
  
  
• TechCrunch and Business Insider on AI agents and automation trends
  
  

Featured tools:

Littlebird, Heyday, MyMind, Tether, Rewind, Zapier

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💬 What’s your line between helpful and invasive? Tell us below.

🕵️‍♀️ Watch the full episode on YouTube, or tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your uneasy truths.

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

The AI search war just got real: and Samsung’s opening move might have changed everything.

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we break down why Samsung’s new deal with Perplexity could be a bigger threat to Google than anyone expected, and how Apple might be scrambling to catch up. This isn’t just a corporate headline; it’s the beginning of a power shift in how we search, browse, and buy.

What we discuss that is shaking up the world:

• Samsung is close to signing Perplexity AI to power Galaxy devices
• Apple considers a multi-billion dollar move to counter the threat
• Perplexity’s positioning could redefine mobile search and knock Google off default
• Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab lands a cool $2B in seed funding
• Genspark reimagines browsers as AI-first operating systems
• Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker raises red flags on privacy in the age of autonomous agents

From phones to browsers to business tools, AI isn’t just “coming”: it’s taking over interfaces too. And if you’re not paying attention, you’re already behind.

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💬 Which handheld device giant do you trust to shape AI search? Sound off below.

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🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

• Samsung May Incorporate Perplexity’s AI Tech

• Apple Executives Reportedly Discuss Perplexity Acquisition

• France’s Mistral Launches Europe’s First AI Reasoning Model

• OpenAI’s Long-Term Memory Upgrade for ChatGPT

• Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2B

• OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever’s New AI Safety Startup Raises $1B

• Meta Offered $100M Bonuses to OpenAI Employees

• Genspark: A New AI-Powered Search Engine Attempt

• Introducing Genspark AI Browser & MCP Store

• Bill Gross Wants to Save the Internet from AI

• Microsoft 365 Copilot: AI-Powered Productivity Suite

• Signal President Mere

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

AI is officially changing how consumers search, shop, and discover—and if your business isn’t ready, you’re already behind. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we break down the results of a groundbreaking survey on real consumer behavior with ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI tools.

From how people find local businesses to what platforms they actually trust for research and booking, this is your cheat sheet to what customers want in 2025—and how to show up for them.

💬 AI chatbots on websites? Consumers are into it—and they’re ready to buy.
🔍 65% use AI to find local businesses. Are you showing up in the right place?
🧠 Consumers trust ChatGPT for recommendations more than Instagram, Reddit, or TikTok.
📱 Mobile matters—but AI agents might soon bypass your website completely.
📊 72% think AI will replace search within 3 years. That includes your customer.

Whether you’re running a local business, working in SEO, or building digital products—this data will reshape how you think about search, trust, and AI.

Explore the full AI consumer insights at Dialog, the team behind the survey featured in this episode. Don’t hesitate to reach out to either Neal or Greg and http://www.localdialog.com/

And if you're building future-ready websites, tools, or platforms, WeLevel helps teams scale smarter with AI at the core, making sure your company is ready for this shift into the age of AI. Learn more at http://www.welevel.net/

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💬 Comment: Is your business built for how customers actually search in 2025?
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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

Claude and ChatGPT aren’t just chatbots anymore—they’re stepping out of the text box and taking action. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we explore how AI assistants are evolving into agents, running apps, managing tasks, and navigating the web on your behalf.

This is the beginning of a new internet experience—one built less for humans, and more for bots acting like humans.

🧠 Claude and ChatGPT now integrate with calendars, email, and cloud storage
📬 AI agents are executing real workflows—not just giving you answers
📝 Markdown and structured formats are reshaping how websites are built
💻 The agentic web is here: AI tools browsing, retrieving, and acting without you
🚗 In a live test, ChatGPT beat Cars.com at car shopping—no clicking required
📱 Samsung might ditch Google for Perplexity, and the future of mobile search is up for grabs

Whether you're a dev, marketer, content creator, or just trying to future-proof your digital life, this episode is your crash course in the agentic shift that’s redefining how we build, browse, and buy. This isn’t just the evolution of search—it’s the beginning of a fully agentic web. If you’re in content, marketing, web dev, or just trying to keep up with the AI flood, you need to hear this.

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💬 Comment: Would you trust an AI agent to act on your behalf—no clicks, no prompts?

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever bots haven’t replaced us (yet)

🛠️ Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

• Claude AI – claude.ai
• Littlebird (AI screen recorder) – littlebird.ai
• Microsoft re-launches ‘privacy nightmare’ AI screenshot tool – BBC News
• The Agentic Web: Your Website Is About to Become a Workflow – Shelly Palmer
• Gibberlink: AI-to-AI Communication Protocol – TechCrunch
• Samsung May Integrate Perplexity’s AI Tech – TechCrunch
• Google’s Gemini Deal with Apple (and What It Means) – The Verge
• Samsung’s Strategy to Pursue More Deals Amid Struggles – CNBC

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖