AI just crossed another line. And this time, Disney opened the door.

In this milestone episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, the crew breaks down Disney’s $1 billion partnership with OpenAI, granting Sora access to over 200 iconic characters across Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars. It’s a massive bet on AI-driven creativity, and a dangerous one if brand trust slips.

🎭 We dig into why IP protection matters more than ever, how Disney plans to enforce guardrails, and whether opening up beloved characters fuels fandom… or quietly devalues them.

📢 Then we tackle a growing paradox in advertising: AI-generated ads outperform human ads until people realize they’re AI. Trust drops fast. Disclosure laws tighten. And brands are stuck choosing between performance and credibility.

🧠 The episode closes with a deeply personal story: “grief coding.” One host shares how modern AI coding tools enabled him to build a functional app in just 30 days, pointing to a future where companies ditch rigid SaaS platforms and build bespoke software tailored to how humans actually work.

This isn’t about hype. It’s about where trust, creativity, and business workflows are headed next.

🧪 WHAT WE COVER
🎬 Disney’s $1B OpenAI partnership and IP guardrails
⚠️ Brand dilution risks in AI-generated character content
📢 Why AI ads outperform humans—but trigger trust collapse
🧠 Disclosure laws and the ethics of AI advertising
🤖 OpenAI vs Google, Meta, and Microsoft’s free-AI strategies
💔 “Grief coding” and rapid app creation with AI
🧩 Why bespoke AI-built software beats one-size-fits-all SaaS
🎙️ Voice-driven AI workflows and the future of productivity

🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:
• Disney & OpenAI Deal Coverage
• Academic Paper on AI (SSRN)
• Coca-Cola AI Holiday Ad 2025
• McDonald’s AI-Generated Commercial
• NY Gov Hochul Signs AI Actor Disclosure Law
• Trump Signs Nat’l AI Regulation Framework EO
• Beehiiv (Newsletter Platform)
• Ghost (Publishing Platform)
• WordPress (Website & Blogging Platform)

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

AI isn’t “coming someday,” it’s already rearranging entire industries.

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we break down three seismic shifts that hit at once: Hollywood, transportation, and global commerce.

🎬 Netflix just bought Warner Brothers for $70 billion, and the real play might be AI-generated content. When you own massive IP libraries, you can train models to create endless shows, spin-offs, and low-budget crowd-pleasers fast. Writers and actors see the threat. Netflix sees a cost-cutting machine.

🚗 Self-driving cars are now 91% safer than human drivers, with huge drops in serious crashes. That’s billions in healthcare savings and thousands of lives protected, but insurance companies and professional drivers could be gearing up for a fight.

🛒 AI just influenced $22 billion in global sales, and shoppers who arrive via AI convert 38% more than regular website visitors. The buying journey is shifting, and traditional analytics can’t even see it happening.

💰 Meanwhile, OpenAI and Google are racing to build AI-native ad engines because whoever wins conversational ads will own a massive piece of the $1 trillion global ad market.

It’s not hype anymore. This is the new economic order.

In this episode, we explore:

• How Netflix could automate entire genres using Warner Brothers IP
• Why self-driving cars might be the biggest public-health breakthrough in decades
• How AI assistants are quietly influencing billions in shopping decisions
• Why AI transactions are still tiny today and what will unlock mass adoption
• OpenAI’s “code red” push to beat Google at AI advertising

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💬 Who’s going to win the AI ad war: Google or OpenAI? Tell us below.

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🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

Netflix + Warner Brothers Deal (TIME)
Time Warner / AOL Merger History
Writers vs AI (LA Times)
Coca-Cola’s AI Holiday Ad
Global Ad Spend Forecast (Dentsu)
Waymo Safety Impact
OpenAI Shopping Research
AI-Driven Holiday Sales (Business Insider)
AI Shopping Behavior (Profound)
Consumer AI Shopping Data (Digiday)
OpenAI “Code Red” (WSJ)

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

Walmart just teamed up with OpenAI to make shopping inside ChatGPT a reality. So forget websites, forget checkout pages — this is AI-powered commerce at full throttle, ushering in the AI era's shopping revolution.

Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Atlas Browser could turn ChatGPT into the Internet’s next operating system. From B2B sales to trillion-dollar valuations, this episode breaks down how AI is rebuilding the web from the inside out.

We explore:

 🌐 The OpenAI Atlas Browser and the rise of AI-native apps

 🛍️ Walmart x ChatGPT: Shopping inside conversations

 💼 How AI is reshaping B2B buying and sales behavior

 📈 The trillion-dollar tech flywheel: Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple’s next move

 🤖 Why AI browsers may replace traditional search entirely

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 💭 Would you shop inside ChatGPT? Drop your thoughts below.

 🎧 Full episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI available now on all major podcast platforms.

🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

• Walmart & ChatGPT: Pioneering the AI Shopping Experience

• Buy It in ChatGPT 

• Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Create AI-First Shopping Experiences

• OpenAI Partners with Etsy & Shopify for ChatGPT Checkout

• Introducing ChatGPT Atlas 

• Introducing the GPT Store

• Amazon Alexa Skills Marketplace

• Thoughts & Observations on ChatGPT Atlas

• OpenAI’s Atlas Demo 

• Amazon’s Rufus AI Assistant Drives $10B in Sales

• Inside the B2B Buyer’s Mind 2025

• How B2B Tech Leaders Can Use Social Media as a Growth Engine

• Nvidia On Track to Hit $5 Trillion Valuation

• Nvidia’s Self-Driving Push at GTC

• Microsoft Now Owns 27% of OpenAI

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

AI isn’t just coming for your job. It’s upgrading it. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, the crew digs into how automation is reshaping the $16 trillion global service industry, freeing up workers from repetitive tasks and boosting both profit and satisfaction.

We explore:
 💼 General Catalyst’s multibillion-dollar bet on automating professional services
 📞 How Square’s new voice ordering agents are rewriting the rules of customer experience
 🏨 The human touch: what a Stockholm hotel taught us about tech-enabled hospitality
 🧩 OpenAI’s next move to become the operating system of everything: apps, agents, and commerce included
 📊 Why AI adoption keeps climbing despite public hesitation
From law firms to local restaurants, AI’s biggest success stories are happening behind the scenes and are quietly transforming how we serve, sell, and connect.

Links mentioned in this episode:
🔗 The AI services transformation may be harder than VCs think
▶️ LinkedIn Co-Founder Opens Up on the Reality of AI Job Loss
🧠 Generative AI & Adobe Express Report
💳 Square Releases AI
⚙️ Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s AI Device (WIRED)
🚀 OpenAI DevDay
🛍️ OpenAI Partners with Etsy & Shopify / ChatGPT Checkout (Reuters)
📱 Introducing Apps in ChatGPT
🔥 Sora Hits 1M Downloads Faster Than ChatGPT (TechCrunch)
🎬 MPA Issues Statement on OpenAI’s Recent Release of Sora 2
📊 Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life: Views and Experiences (Pew Research)


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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

AI valuations are skyrocketing, money is looping through trillion-dollar cycles, and new research shows frontier models like Claude and GPT-5 are matching human experts in real-world work. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, our 2 Guys Andy and Greg unpack the latest shifts shaping AI’s future, and what they mean for businesses, workers, and everyday users.

We explore:

• 📈 Anthropic’s $183B valuation and what it means for competitors like Perplexity and Mistral
• 💸 The $100B AI money loop between OpenAI, Oracle, and Nvidia
• 🧑‍💻 AI vs. Humans: how Claude and ChatGPT perform on real professional tasks
• 🌍 The truth about how people are actually using ChatGPT, based on 1.5M conversations
• 🔊 Greg’s firsthand review of Alexa Plus, Amazon’s next-gen voice assistant

Whether you’re an AI skeptic or a power user, this episode gives you the insights you need to understand where the market, the money, and the tools are headed next.

🔔 Don’t just watch AI reshape the world from the sidelines—subscribe now for weekly insights.

💬 Which AI assistant do you trust most—Claude, ChatGPT, or Alexa? Drop your thoughts below.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI wherever you get your podcasts.

🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

•  Anthropic is Now Valued at $183 Billion
• Perplexity Comet
• Gemini in Chrome
• Lovable AI
• V0 (AI builder)
• Bolt.new (instant apps with AI)
• Cursor (AI coding environment)
• How People Are Using ChatGPT
• OpenAI’s Human vs. AI Work Study 
•  World Economic Forum: Future of Jobs Report 2025
• Is AI Taking College Graduate Jobs?

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we dig into how everyday AI use is exploding—and what that means for business, government, and consumers.

Chatbots now score 80%+ in accuracy and satisfaction, even showing up in 911 call centers to manage staffing shortages. But not everything is rosy: we dive into AI sycophancy, the dark side of overly flattering bots that may manipulate emotions.

Meanwhile, Google isn’t going anywhere. Despite the AI boom, its stock is up 430% as people still turn to Google for local and brand searches while leaning on AI for top-of-funnel research. And inside companies? Agent-based structures are replacing hierarchies, powered by platforms like N8N—though a new MIT study warns 95% of orgs fail to see ROI from AI deployments.

It’s the messy, fascinating reality of AI in 2025: helpful, manipulative, resilient, and disruptive all at once.

🔔 Stay sharp as AI takes over daily life—subscribe for weekly drops.

💬 Would you trust a chatbot with your 911 call? Let us know below.

🎧 Catch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

911 Centers Are Turning to AI

The Great Hack 2.0 (IMDB)

AI Sycophancy: Dark Pattern for Profit

Agents Are Killing the Org Chart

Sparktoro AI Research: 20% of Americans Use AI Tools

Alphabet/Google Stock Levels

MIT on GenAI Pilots: 95% Fail to Deliver ROI

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

ChatGPT-5 is here—and it’s more than just smarter text. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we unpack the big shifts happening in AI right now: from new productivity tools to controversial laws to trillion-dollar bets by Big Tech.

Here’s what we dig into:
💻 ChatGPT-5 Launch: Fewer hallucinations, smarter conversations, and real productivity tools like email sorting and document drafting.
🎮 Google Genie 3: Real-time 3D worlds built from prompts—reshaping gaming, urban planning, and even travel.
⚖️ Illinois AI Therapy Ban: The first state to outlaw AI therapy. Does this protect patients, or limit access to care?
🍏 Apple’s “Answers Team”: Can Apple catch up to ChatGPT and Claude, or is Siri falling too far behind?
📈 AI Economics: Big Tech is pouring $350B into AI—boosting GDP but raising questions about who really benefits.

It’s a packed conversation on how these moves are reshaping not just tech, but jobs, healthcare, and the economy itself.

🔔 Subscribe so you don’t miss the next AI shift…it’s happening faster than you think.
 💬 What do you think: should AI therapy be banned, or is it the future of accessible care? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
 🎧 Catch the episode on all major podcast platforms.

🔗 Articles Mentioned in This Episode:

• ChatGPT-5 Official Launch

• ChatGPT-5 Coverage (TechRadar)

• Game Industry Trends (Logrus IT)

• Illinois AI Therapy Ban (Axios)

• Illinois AI Therapy Ban Signed Into Law

• Illinois HB1806 Bill Text

• Apple’s “Answers Team” Leak (Mashable) 

• Apple Building AI Answer Engine? (TechCrunch) 

• Amazon Acquires Bee, the Always-On Wearable 

• Big Tech’s AI Spending Boom (Washington Post)

• AI Spending Boom & U.S. Economy Impact (MTSoln)

Content Warning: The following section discusses themes of suicide at 21:48, which may be distressing for some viewers. If you'd prefer to skip this part, please jump to 22:29.

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

The browser is officially the new AI battlefield.

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we get into the AI browser wars, Apple’s acquisition whispers, and the explosive growth of ChatGPT. From Microsoft charging for Copilot to Google struggling with Gemini adoption, the way we search and surf is shifting fast.

💻 Microsoft Copilot for Edge: game-changer or cash grab?
🌐 Google’s Gemini struggles in Chrome as Perplexity and Brave rise.
🍏 Apple hints at acquisitions: maybe Inflection?
📈 ChatGPT passes 700 million users, with 98% brand recognition.
🎭 Personality-driven AI: Mustafa Suleyman’s take on AI proves to be effective with Instagram’s satirical bots and Grok’s adult-focused avatars.
🔍 SEO hacks, AI app vulnerabilities, and how generative tools are quietly reshaping content online.

Whether you’re watching AI reshape your workflow or wondering which giant will own the future of search, this one’s packed with insights and real-world shifts.

🔔 Stay ahead of the AI wave and subscribe for weekly deep dives.
💬 Who do you think will win the AI browser wars: Microsoft, Google, Perplexity, OpenAI, or someone else? Drop your take below.
🎧 Catch the full episode now on YouTube, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms.
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🔗 Tools & Articles Mentioned in This Episode:
• Google Gemini in Chrome
• Microsoft Edge Copilot Mode
• Microsoft Copilot Features
• Apple’s AI Acquisition Talks
• Inflection AI
• Apple Earnings & iPhone Sales
• Mustafa Suleyman on Microsoft Copilot
• Microsoft Copilot’s New Face
• Elon Musk’s xAI Grok 4 Launch
• Grok Companions Criticized
• Hedra (AI tools)
• Google Indexing ChatGPT Conversations
• ChatGPT/Google SEO Hack
• Google NotebookLM Updates
• Lovable (AI dev platform)

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

This episode is a sharp, slightly skeptical look at AI’s biggest promises and red flags.
Delta wants to use AI to personalize 20% of your airfare by 2025, and not everyone’s thrilled about it. In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we dig into what that means for pricing, privacy, and who really benefits when algorithms run the show.

And in this week’s Notes from the Field, we talk about how AI is creeping into mental health. From Harvard-backed studies to real-life “therapy” experiences with ChatGPT, AI companions are getting a serious upgrade, but not without some ethical red flags (and slightly panicked husbands.)

Meanwhile, Google’s earnings are soaring thanks to Cloud and AI features like Overviews and the newly-announced WebGuide. But if organic search keeps tanking, what happens to the rest of the web?

And then there’s the valuation circus: Lovable hit $1.8B in just eight months. Harvey’s right behind it. Are these AI startups really that good, or just really early? And what’s so unique about them if AI Advisor Alexander Braun says “Lovable is just Claude with pretty buttons,” for example?

What We Discuss In This Episode:

• Delta tests AI-powered personalized pricing in travel – How AI could tailor airfare pricing up to 20% by 2025 
• AI companions are redefining elder care – Harvard-backed insights on AI services supporting seniors (via Forbes)
• Alphabet’s Q2 earnings: Cloud & AI fuel growth – Breakdown of Google’s rising revenue from Cloud and AI products 
• Google’s Web Guide Labs: AI-organized search results – Google experiments with AI to streamline search result organization 
• Lovable: Chat-powered AI app builder – Create apps and websites by chatting with AI 
• Bolt.new: Build stunning apps & websites with AI – Another platform blending AI with web/app development workflows 
  
  

Tune in for what’s going on in the ever-expanding world of AI.

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💬 Would you be worried if your wife preferred asking ChatGPT for advice over you? Sound off below.

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖

In this episode of 4 Guys Talking About AI, we dive deep into the rise of the agentic web where AI agents aren't just answering queries, they’re browsing, shopping, and making decisions on your behalf. From retail to research, websites are being rebuilt to serve bots, not humans.

We explore:

🧪 OpenAI’s ex-CTO Mira Murati just raised $2B for Thinking Machines Lab. What kind of AI are they building, and what does it say about the future of “reasoning”?

🛍️ AI-powered commerce: your next customer might be an agent, not a human

🔎 The shift from search to answer delivery and what that means for SEO

💬 How AI tools like ChatGPT and GenSpark are reshaping digital behavior

📉 And why traditional websites may soon be irrelevant unless they adapt

This isn’t just a trend, it’s a transformation. If you're building for the old web, you might already be behind.

👉 Want to prep your site for the agentic web? Start modernizing your digital experience with WeLevel.
👉 Looking to automate local engagement? See how LocalDialog helps businesses stay ahead of AI-powered interactions.
👉 Don’t get left behind: follow the tools shaping the future of the web below ⬇️

Tools, Articles, & Companies Mentioned in This Episode:

• Thinking Machines Lab secures $2B in funding
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
• Meta reportedly offered $100M bonuses to OpenAI employees
• Thinking Machines Lab and the catalyst for AI disruption
• Sam Altman’s comments on Meta’s move
• Meta in talks to invest $1.4B in Scale AI
• Forrester: AI-powered search is reshaping B2B marketing
• What B2Bs Need to Know About Their Buyers
• FT: Why 70% of B2B buyers are bypassing traditional websites
• Gibberlink lets AI agents call each other in robo-language
• GenSpark: The latest AI-powered search engine
• Skool: Discover communities or create your own

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🎙️ About the Podcast 4 Guys Talking About AI: Join four industry pros as they explore the latest breakthroughs in AI technology. Each episode delivers fresh insights, expert opinions, and in-depth discussions on the future of AI. Tune in on YouTube and in all your favorite audio-streaming platforms and stay ahead of the curve! 🚀🤖