#140: New AGI Warnings, OpenAI Suggests Government Policy, Sam Altman Teases Creative Writing Model, Claude Web Search & Apple’s AI Woes

This week, Paul and Mike return with a rapid-fire breakdown. From major AI companies' bold policy recommendations to the AI Action Plan to Altman’s teaser of a new creative writing model that blurs the line between human and machine—there’s a lot to unpack. Plus: Google’s AI infrastructure bets, Claude’s web search rollout, and a new study showing how AI is transforming team dynamics and boosting productivity inside companies. Access the show notes and show links here This episode is presented by Goldcast. Goldcast is a B2B video content platform that helps marketing teams easily produce, repurpose, and distribute video content. We use Goldcast for our virtual Summits, and one of the standout features for us is their AI-powered Content Lab. If you're running virtual events and want to maximize your content effortlessly, check out Goldcast. Learn more at goldcast.io. This episode is also presented by our Scaling AI webinar series. Register now to learn the framework Paul Roetzer has taught to thousands of corporate, education, and government leaders. Learn more at ScalingAI.com and click on “Register for our upcoming webinar” Timestamps: 00:05:01 — NY Times Writer “Feeling the AGI” 00:15:00 — AI Action Plan Proposals 00:24:13 — Sam Altman Teases New Creative Writing Model 00:30:21 — Claude Gets Web Search 00:31:59 — AI’s Impact on Google Search 00:36:35 — Anthropic’s Strong Start to the Year 00:40:19 — It Turns Out That Gemini Can Remove Image Watermarks 00:44:32 — Google Research on New Way to Scale AI 00:48:42 — New Research Shows How GenAI Changes Performance in Corporate Work 00:57:18 — The Time Horizon of Tasks AI Can Handle Is Doubling Fast 01:05:14 — Apple Comes Clean on Siri AI Delays 01:08:51 — OpenAI Agents May Threaten Consumer Apps 01:14:03 — Powering the AI Revolution 01:17:44 — Google Deep Research Tips 01:21:14 — Other Product and Funding Updates 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