OpenAI's MRC protocol rewrites GPU-cluster networking by replacing BGP with static routing and endpoint-level failure detection. AI's $2T infrastructure backlog dwarfs consumer monetization debates as developer API usage—not subscriptions—drives Anthropic's revenue surge.

Source episodes:

- Episode 18 - Why AI needs a new kind of supercomputer network (Open AI podcast) https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68470ba8d911dedd6501609c/e/69fa7cc41353c87e11f7c17d/media.mp3

- Who Cares About Consumer AI (The AI Daily Brief) https://anchor.fm/s/f7cac464/podcast/play/119599369/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F423629057-44100-2-fc9626bcfeb9f.mp3

- Code with Claude: The 5 biggest updates explained (How I AI) https://anchor.fm/s/1035b1568/podcast/play/119614066/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-7%2F423649330-44100-2-fbe36cab1888b.mp3

- Quests, token leaderboards, and a skills marketplace: The elite AI adoption playbook | John Kim (Sendbird) (How I AI) https://anchor.fm/s/1035b1568/podcast/play/119493658/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-5%2F423480631-44100-2-cbdf58d0bff9c.mp3