Imagine turning down $100 million salaries. That's apparently what's happening at OpenAI.

And that's just the tip of the newsworthy AI iceberg for the week.

↳ Meta reportedly failed to acquire Perplexity. Could Apple try next?
↳ Why is Microsoft cutting so many jobs?
↳ Why are AI systems blackmailing at will?
↳ Will too much AI use lead to brain rot?

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. $100M AI Salaries Being Declined
2. Meta's AI Talent War Efforts
3. Meta's Unsuccessful Acquisitions Overview
4. Brain Rot Concerns with AI Use
5. OpenAI's $200M DoD Contract
6. Google's Voice AI Search Rollout
7. Google Gemini 2.5 in Production
8. SoftBank's $1T Robotics Investment
9. Anthropic's AI Model Risks Exposed
10. Microsoft and Amazon AI Job Cuts
    
    

Timestamps:
00:00 Weekly AI News and Insights

04:17 Meta's Major AI Acquisitions

08:50 AI Impact on Student Writing Skills

12:53 OpenAI Expands Government AI Program

15:31 Google Launches Voice AI Search

19:32 Google AI Models' Stability Feature

22:55 "Project Crystal Land Initiative"

27:17 AI Acquisition Talks Intensify

29:43 "Apple Eyes Perplexity Acquisition"

31:54 Apple's Potential Market Decline

36:57 AI Ethics and Safety Concerns

40:44 Amazon Warns of AI-Driven Layoffs

42:44 AI's Impact on Job Market

45:24 "Canvas Tips for Business Intelligence"

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