229 | Insane week of AI releases 🤯 ChatGPT shopping, Sora-2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and agentic browsers. The AI disruption might be slower than we thought. A new star AI actress is born, and many more important AI news for the week ending on October 3rd

In this episode of the Leveraging AI podcast, host Isar Metis discusses the impacts of AI on the workforce, new AI releases, and other AI-related news. The episode begins with an analysis of recent surveys and research suggesting that AI's disruption may not be as rapid as initially anticipated, focusing on the need for extensive worker training and the potential shift in career preferences among young workers. The host then covers new releases from OpenAI (Sora-2 and its social media app, Instant Checkout), Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4.5), and updates from Google (Gemini 2.5). The episode also touches on the rise of agentic browsers, including Perplexity's Comet, Opera's Neon, and Cursor, as well as news from DeepSeek, Alibaba, Microsoft, and Amazon. The episode concludes with a discussion of OpenAI's financial status and the emergence of AI-based actors, reflecting on the potential future of the entertainment industry.