The Artificial Intelligence Show

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. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Click here to take this week's AI Pulse. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:05:51 — AI Pulse Survey 00:07:58 — Something Big Is Happening 00:27:06 — Claude Safety Risks 00:46:37 — Academy Success Score 01:03:33 — High Profile AI Resignations 01:06:55 — OpenAI’s Changing Hardware Plans 01:09:17 — Does AI Actually Intensify Work? This week’s episode is sponsored by our 2026 State of AI Report. This year, we’re going beyond marketing-specific research to uncover how AI is being adopted and utilized across the organization, and we need your help to create the most comprehensive report yet. It’s a quick seven-minute lift. In return, you’ll get the full report for free when it drops, plus a chance to win or extend a 12-month SmarterX AI Mastery Membership. Go to smarterx.ai/survey to share your input. That’s smarterx.ai/survey  Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy 

Is the SaaS business model dead? Wall Street just wiped out $300B in software value as fears grow that AI agents will replace human seats. Paul and Mike break down the market drop, Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads targeting OpenAI, and the rise of "Move 37" moments where experts admit AI superiority. Plus: SpaceX buys xAI, Claude Opus 4.6, and the $650B race for compute. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Click here to take this week's AI Pulse. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:04:14 — AI Pulse Results 00:06:24 —SaaS Apocalypse 00:23:53 — Anthropic Super Bowl Ad 00:33:56 — The Move 37 Moment for Everyone 00:47:39 — SpaceX Acquires xAI 00:50:55 — Claude Opus 4.6 00:56:00 — GPT-5.3 Codex 00:59:10 — OpenAI Frontier 01:04:48 — The AI Capex Wars 01:11:01 — Latest on AI Impact on Jobs 01:14:52 — Agentic CRMs 01:17:41 — AI Product and Funding Updates Today’s episode is also brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Thursday, February 12. The AI for Agencies Summit is designed for marketing agency practitioners and leaders who are ready to reinvent what’s possible in their business and embrace smarter technologies to accelerate transformation and value creation. There is a free registration option, as well as paid ticket options that also give you on-demand access after the event. To register, go to www.aiforagencies.com  Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy 

Are AI agent swarms here?  Paul and Mike break down the viral "Moltbook" phenomenon, OpenAI’s massive funding talks, and the sobering new essay from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. Plus: Google’s Project Genie, Microsoft’s stock dip, and the new Marketing Talent AI Impact Report. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Click here to take this week's AI Pulse. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:02:38 — AI Pulse Results 00:05:27 — Moltbot and Moltbook Take the World by Storm 00:19:06 — OpenAI’s Insatiable Need for Funding 00:25:56 — Marketing AI Council Report 00:34:19 — AI for Departments Webinar Series 00:35:30 — Google Introduces Project Genie 00:40:49 — Dario Amodei Publishes “The Adolescence of Technology” 00:47:42 — Microsoft’s Rocky Week 00:51:47 — More Details Revealed About ChatGPT Ads 00:55:23 — Rumors of a SpaceX/xAI Merger 00:59:05 — METR Releases New AI Time Horizon Estimates 01:03:42 — Google DeepMind Researcher Founds New AI Startup 01:05:57 — New Anthropic Research on How AI Affects Knowledge Work 01:09:13 — New Gallup Research on AI Usage in the Workplace 01:11:50 — AI Product and Funding News Today’s episode is also brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Thursday, February 12. The AI for Agencies Summit is designed for marketing agency practitioners and leaders who are ready to reinvent what’s possible in their business and embrace smarter technologies to accelerate transformation and value creation. There is a free registration option, as well as paid ticket options that also give you on-demand access after the event. To register, go to www.aiforagencies.com  Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy

Who actually owns AI learning: L&D, HR, or you?  Paul Roetzer and Cathy McPhillips break down the talent crisis, the rise of the generalist, and realistic timelines for AI agents. They explain the specific signals that tell you a pilot is failing due to human resistance rather than tech, why it is unlikely we will see a universal "GPT-4 moment" for agents this year, and the critical importance of maintaining human authenticity in an era of AI-generated content. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:06:11 — Question #1: Who owns AI learning: L&D or departments? 00:09:52 — Question #2: Hiring dedicated AI change management consultants.  00:11:54 — Question #3: Middle management’s role in normalizing adoption. 00:14:27 — Question #4: Signals a pilot is failing due to culture, not tech.  00:16:12 — Question #5: Balancing learning pace vs. rapid experimentation.  00:20:11 — Question #6: Hiring for critical thinking and AI skills. 00:23:31 — Question #7: Experience vs. Adaptability in talent acquisition.  00:25:35 — Question #8: Protecting and compensating AI leaders. 00:27:56 — Question #9: Using AI with confidential data restrictions. 00:30:35 — Question #10: Realistic timelines for AI agent advancement.  00:33:21 — Question #11: Managing model selection and "agent chaos." 00:37:24 — Question #12: The rise of the Generalist vs. Specialist.  00:41:14 — Question #13: Proving AI skills beyond certificates.  00:44:25 — Question #14: Trust and authenticity in AI content. 00:48:35 — Question #15: AI SDRs: Vendor questions vs. building in-house.  This episode is brought to you by Google Cloud:  Google Cloud is the new way to the cloud, providing AI, infrastructure, developer, data, security, and collaboration tools built for today and tomorrow. Google Cloud offers a powerful, fully integrated and optimized AI stack with its own planet-scale infrastructure, custom-built chips, generative AI models and development platform, as well as AI-powered applications, to help organizations transform. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted technology partner. Learn more about Google Cloud here: https://cloud.google.com/   Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy

World leaders and tech titans are debating AGI timelines at Davos, but Amazon’s latest moves suggest the disruption is already here. Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect the disconnect between the "powerful AI" promised by labs and the labor market "tsunami" warned by the IMF. From the White House’s "Great Divergence" report to Anthropic’s new 84-page Constitution and xAI’s "human emulators," we explore the friction between technological acceleration and human adaptation. Plus, a look behind the curtain at how SmarterX uses AI to build courses at scale. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Click here to take this week's AI Pulse. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:03:03 — AI Pulse 00:05:10 — AGI Comes to Davos 00:21:26 — Amazon Layoffs and the “Great Divergence” 00:38:59 — AI for Course Creation 00:58:55 — Google DeepMind Is Hiring a “Chief AGI Economist” 01:02:06 — OpenAI Warns AI Is Reaching “High” Cybersecurity Threat Levels 01:07:18 — Anthropic Publishes New “Constitution” That Governs Claude’s Behavior 01:17:39 — New Survey Shows Big Disconnect Between Employees and Leaders on AI 01:24:39 — xAI Wants to Automate White-Collar Workers 01:28:29 — How Do Credit Pricing Models Work? 01:38:22 — AI Product and Funding Updates Today’s episode is also brought to you by our AI for Agencies Summit, a virtual event taking place from 12pm - 5pm ET on Thursday, February 12. The AI for Agencies Summit is designed for marketing agency practitioners and leaders who are ready to reinvent what’s possible in their business and embrace smarter technologies to accelerate transformation and value creation. There is a free registration option, as well as paid ticket options that also give you on-demand access after the event. To register, go to www.aiforagencies.com  Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy