Is today's AI stuck as a "spiky superintelligence," brilliant at some things but clueless at others? This episode pulls back the curtain on a lunchroom full of AI researchers trading theories, strong opinions, and the next big risks on the path to real AGI.

Why "Everyone Dies" Gets AGI All Wrong
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Google's First AI Ad Avoids the Uncanny Valley by Casting a Turkey
Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different
Sam Altman shuts down question about how OpenAI can commit to spending $1.4 trillion while earning billions: 'Enough'
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Perplexity's new AI tool aims to simplify patent research
Kids Turn Podcast Comments Into Secret Chat Rooms, Because Of Course They Do
Amazon and Perplexity have kicked off the great AI web browser fight
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Dictionary.com names 6-7 as 2025's word of the year
Tech companies don't care that students use their AI agents to cheat
The Morning After: Musk talks flying Teslas on Joe Rogan's show
The Hatred of Podcasting | Brace Belden
TikTok announces its first awards show in the US
Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space
Anthropic Projects $70 Billion in Revenue, $17 Billion in Cash Flow in 2028
American Museum of Tort Law
Dog Chapel - Dog Mountain
Nicvember masterlist
Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Jeremy Berman

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