Welcome to Episode 16 of the Agents Unleashed Podcast, the show that helps you sort the signal from the noise in the fast-paced world of agentic AI.Hosted by Thomas Maybrier (Digital Media Producer, Valory), this week’s episode dives into three cutting-edge developments: the mainstream rollout of ChatGPT’s Agent Mode, a startling subliminal learning paper, and Bidhan Roy of Bagel AI on why true open source needs verifiable training data.In This Episode:ChatGPT Agent Mode Goes Mainstream: In-session memory, sandboxed computer tools, human-in-the-loop controls, and real-world task testsSubliminal Learning Paper: How a preference for “owls” can transfer via pure number sequences and what it means for hidden model biasesOpen Verification with Bagel AI: Bidhan’s take on balancing verification and monetization to build truly open AIResources & Links:ChatGPT Agent Mode announcement → https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/“Subliminal Learning Language Models Transmit Behavioral Traits Via Hidden Signals” → https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14805Bagel AI → https://bagel.aiBidhan's talk → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VFfxKrw1DIZkLLora paper → https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13965https://olas.network/blog/pod-surveyFollow Thomas on X: https://x.com/thomasmaybrier🎵 Theme music: “Forward” by Grand Project on Pixabay → https://pixabay.com/users/grand_project-19033897/Sponsored by Sigil Fund → https://www.sigilfund.com