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The hosts critique a CNN report about an OpenAI model allegedly conducting an independent hack of Hugging Face. Adam Curry dismisses the story as "doom trolling" and a marketing ploy by OpenAI to demonstrate the "state of the art" capabilities of their unreleased GPT-5.6 Sol model.
OpenAI reportedly plans to overhaul ChatGPT, moving away from the chatbot interface toward a "super app" model that emphasizes coding tools and AI agents. An internal source claims "chat is dead," as the company seeks higher-value products to generate more revenue from its billion-user base.
Citing analysis by Ed Zitron, the hosts discuss the financial instability of OpenAI and Anthropic, noting they require hundreds of billions in annual revenue to remain sustainable. They posit that Apple's entry into the market has popped the AI bubble, forcing companies like NVIDIA to pivot toward hardware-based inference in laptops and appliances.
