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GPT-5.2 is here and... it's not great. In this episode, we put OpenAI's latest model through its paces and discover it can't even identify a convicted serial killer when the text literally says "serial killer." We compare it head-to-head with Claude Opus and Gemini 3 Pro (spoiler: they win). Plus, we reflect on the "Year of Agents" that wasn't, why your barber switched to Grok, Disney's billion-dollar investment to use Mickey Mouse in Sora, and why Mustafa Suleyman should probably be fired. Also featuring: the GPT-5.2 diss track where the model brags about capabilities it doesn't have.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro - GPT-5.2 Drops + Details
01:25 First Impressions: Verbose, Overhyped, Vibe-Tuned
02:52 OpenAI's Rushed Response to Gemini 3
03:24 Tool Calling Problems & Agentic Failures
04:14 Why Anthropic's Models Just Work Better
06:31 The Barber Test: Real Users Are Switching to Grok
10:00 The Ivan Milat Vision Test (Serial Killer Edition)
17:04 Year of Agents Retrospective: What Went Wrong
25:28 The Path to True Agentic Workflows
31:22 GPT-5.2 Diss Track (Yes, Really)
43:43 Why We're Still Optimistic About AI
50:29 Google Bringing Ads to Gemini in 2026
54:46 Disney Pays $1B to Use Mickey Mouse in Sora
56:57 LOL of the Week: Mustafa Suleyman's Sad Tweets
1:00:35 Outro & Full GPT-5.2 Diss Track

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OpenAI has declared "Code Red" as ChatGPT faces growing competition from Gemini and other rivals. In this episode, we break down OpenAI's 6% market share decline, why their ad strategy is on hold, and what they need to do to reclaim the AI crown. We also explore DeepSeek V3.2's impressive capabilities as a cheap open-source alternative, Meta's new policy grading employees on AI skills, and the crisis facing higher education as AI fluency becomes essential. Plus, Fatal Patricia hits #1 on our Spotify charts, and Tesla's Optimus robot is running like a slightly unfit human.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro - OpenAI Code Red & Market Share Crisis
07:03 ChatGPT's Failure to Go Deeper Into Users' Lives
16:33 What OpenAI Needs to Win Back the Crown
26:46 Chris's Wishlist for an OpenAI Comeback
31:22 DeepSeek V3.2 - The Open Source Threat
39:34 Meta Grading Workers on AI Skills
46:29 The University & Education AI Crisis
56:25 Fatal Patricia Hits #1 & WTF of the Week

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro & Fatal Patricia Update
01:40 Promotions (Discord, Black Friday, LinkedIn)
04:36 Claude 4.5 Opus - Best Anthropic Model Ever?
31:17 Computer Use API Updates
36:14 Will AI Replace 57% of Jobs? (McKinsey Report)
1:00:52 Claude 4.5 Opus Demos (Christmas Hut & Diss Track Preview)
1:07:13 Microsoft Farah 7B - Moose Porn Refusals
1:21:51 Why ChatGPT's MCP-UI Apps Are a Bad Idea
1:42:01 🎵 Claude 4.5 Opus Diss Track (Full Song)
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Anthropic just dropped Claude 4.5 Opus and it might be the best AI model of 2024. In this episode, we compare Claude 4.5 Opus vs Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-5.1, breaking down the new API features including effort parameters, context management, and computer use updates. We also test Microsoft's new Farah 7B parameter model for computer use - with hilarious refusal results. Plus, we react to McKinsey's controversial report claiming AI agents could automate 57% of US jobs by 2030.

We dive deep into Anthropic's pricing (3x cheaper than Opus 4.1), why Claude is now beating Google and OpenAI on agentic coding benchmarks, and whether MCP-UI apps in ChatGPT are a step backwards for AI workflows. Is Claude 4.5 Opus the new king of AI coding assistants? Should enterprises be worried about AI job replacement? And why did Microsoft's Farah model refuse to draw a moose? All this plus an AI-generated diss track roasting Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai.