What People Are Actually Using AI For Right Now

The AI Daily Brief delivers a concise update on the latest AI news, starting with rumors of OpenAI's GPT-5.2 release in response to Google's Gemini 3, and concerns about slowing ChatGPT user growth. It covers market reactions, with investors favoring Google's AI ecosystem over OpenAI. The podcast also addresses OpenAI's user experience issues, particularly unwanted ad integrations, and Apple's AI talent departures, including potential exits of key executives. Additionally, it reports Meta's acquisition of AI device startup Limitless and new media deals for up-to-date news content in Meta's chatbot. The episode further analyzes a study by OpenRouter and a16z on real-world AI usage, highlighting the shift towards reasoning models, the dominance of programming as a use case, and the rise of open-source models, particularly Chinese models, in AI development.