Is OpenAI preparing to monetize with ads? Was the latest GPT-5 release a strategic decision or a true technical leap? In this Pre-Season 11 Summer Special of the AIAW Podcast, Anders Arpteg and Henrik Göthberg are joined by Jesper Fredriksson (AI Engineer Lead, Volvo Cars) and Robert Luciani (AI Wizard, Negatonic AB) to unpack the biggest AI news from June–August 2025. We dive into GPT-5’s benchmark and coding performance, the hunt for better AI metrics, Perplexity’s bid on Google Chrome, Meta’s superintelligence push, Tesla’s AI chip pivot, the Swedish Prime Minister’s use of AI, and who might win the global AI frontier race. 

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