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It's the long-anticipated holiday special... except Mike and Kris forgot to prepare so it's just a normal episode. 🎅 This week: Gemini 3 Flash drops and it's actually incredible - cheap, fast, and weirdly smarter than Gemini 3 Pro at tool calling. We put GPT Image 1.5 head-to-head against Nano Banana Pro using hobo photos (spoiler: Google wins again). Plus, FireCrawl Agent is the research tool we've been waiting for, Anthropic launches Skills as an open standard, and we do a full 2025 model timeline recap. Also featuring: Best and Worst Model of the Year awards, 2026 predictions where Mike bets on OpenAI (controversial), and the full holiday musical outro where AI sings about what an "average" year it's been.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro - Holiday Special That Isn't
00:55 Shipping Gemini 3 Flash While Looking Like a "Sophisticated Programming Hobo"
02:52 Gemini 3 Flash Review: Cheap, Fast, Surprisingly Smart
06:31 The Unreliable Frontier Model Problem
10:45 GPT Image 1.5 vs Nano Banana Pro Showdown
17:04 FireCrawl Agent: Research That Actually Works
25:56 Gemini Deep Research Agent Deep Dive
31:57 Skills vs MCPs: The New Paradigm
43:35 Enterprise Skills: Codifying Business Procedures
49:57 2025 Model Timeline Recap
59:53 Best & Worst Model of 2025 Awards
1:04:58 2026 Predictions: Mike Bets on OpenAI
1:14:09 Final Thoughts & Holiday Thank Yous
1:19:35 🎄 Holiday Musical: "A Very Average Christmas"

Have a great Christmas/Holiday/New Year, see you in 2026! xox

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GPT-5.2 is here and... it's not great. In this episode, we put OpenAI's latest model through its paces and discover it can't even identify a convicted serial killer when the text literally says "serial killer." We compare it head-to-head with Claude Opus and Gemini 3 Pro (spoiler: they win). Plus, we reflect on the "Year of Agents" that wasn't, why your barber switched to Grok, Disney's billion-dollar investment to use Mickey Mouse in Sora, and why Mustafa Suleyman should probably be fired. Also featuring: the GPT-5.2 diss track where the model brags about capabilities it doesn't have.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro - GPT-5.2 Drops + Details
01:25 First Impressions: Verbose, Overhyped, Vibe-Tuned
02:52 OpenAI's Rushed Response to Gemini 3
03:24 Tool Calling Problems & Agentic Failures
04:14 Why Anthropic's Models Just Work Better
06:31 The Barber Test: Real Users Are Switching to Grok
10:00 The Ivan Milat Vision Test (Serial Killer Edition)
17:04 Year of Agents Retrospective: What Went Wrong
25:28 The Path to True Agentic Workflows
31:22 GPT-5.2 Diss Track (Yes, Really)
43:43 Why We're Still Optimistic About AI
50:29 Google Bringing Ads to Gemini in 2026
54:46 Disney Pays $1B to Use Mickey Mouse in Sora
56:57 LOL of the Week: Mustafa Suleyman's Sad Tweets
1:00:35 Outro & Full GPT-5.2 Diss Track

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OpenAI has declared "Code Red" as ChatGPT faces growing competition from Gemini and other rivals. In this episode, we break down OpenAI's 6% market share decline, why their ad strategy is on hold, and what they need to do to reclaim the AI crown. We also explore DeepSeek V3.2's impressive capabilities as a cheap open-source alternative, Meta's new policy grading employees on AI skills, and the crisis facing higher education as AI fluency becomes essential. Plus, Fatal Patricia hits #1 on our Spotify charts, and Tesla's Optimus robot is running like a slightly unfit human.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro - OpenAI Code Red & Market Share Crisis
07:03 ChatGPT's Failure to Go Deeper Into Users' Lives
16:33 What OpenAI Needs to Win Back the Crown
26:46 Chris's Wishlist for an OpenAI Comeback
31:22 DeepSeek V3.2 - The Open Source Threat
39:34 Meta Grading Workers on AI Skills
46:29 The University & Education AI Crisis
56:25 Fatal Patricia Hits #1 & WTF of the Week

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro & Fatal Patricia Update
01:40 Promotions (Discord, Black Friday, LinkedIn)
04:36 Claude 4.5 Opus - Best Anthropic Model Ever?
31:17 Computer Use API Updates
36:14 Will AI Replace 57% of Jobs? (McKinsey Report)
1:00:52 Claude 4.5 Opus Demos (Christmas Hut & Diss Track Preview)
1:07:13 Microsoft Farah 7B - Moose Porn Refusals
1:21:51 Why ChatGPT's MCP-UI Apps Are a Bad Idea
1:42:01 🎵 Claude 4.5 Opus Diss Track (Full Song)
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Anthropic just dropped Claude 4.5 Opus and it might be the best AI model of 2024. In this episode, we compare Claude 4.5 Opus vs Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-5.1, breaking down the new API features including effort parameters, context management, and computer use updates. We also test Microsoft's new Farah 7B parameter model for computer use - with hilarious refusal results. Plus, we react to McKinsey's controversial report claiming AI agents could automate 57% of US jobs by 2030. 

We dive deep into Anthropic's pricing (3x cheaper than Opus 4.1), why Claude is now beating Google and OpenAI on agentic coding benchmarks, and whether MCP-UI apps in ChatGPT are a step backwards for AI workflows. Is Claude 4.5 Opus the new king of AI coding assistants? Should enterprises be worried about AI job replacement? And why did Microsoft's Farah model refuse to draw a moose? All this plus an AI-generated diss track roasting Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Gemini 3 Pro Impressions & Thoughts
33:34 - xAI Releases Grok 4.1 Fast
40:09 - More on Gemini 3 Pro: What We Want Improved
45:46 - Gemini 3 Pro Dis Track
51:16 - Thoughts on Nano Banana Pro And What It Means
1:12:49 - Does Nano Banana Disrupt Design Software Like Canva? Where is This Going?
1:26:20 - OpenAI's Reaction to Gemini 3 Pro & Nano Banana with GPT-5.1-Pro and Codex model updates
1:32:38 - Final Thoughts & Sam Altman Sad Song
1:38:41 - FATAL PATRICIA SONG
1:42:12 - Gemini 3.0 Pro Diss Track
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00:00 - Chris Has a Merch Sponsor
02:42 - In Defense of Sam Altman
20:29 - Are We In An AI Bubble? & What is Working in The Enterprise?
43:58 - Anthropic's Code Execution with MCP: Problems with MCP Context
52:44 - Kimi-K2 Thinking Model Release
1:00:45 - "In the Middle of a Bubble" Song
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00:00 - OpenAI's State of the Union & Why Cursor's Composer Model is a Threat
44:26 - Does MCP Need To Die? Our Thoughts on State of MCP and Why The Client Implementations are the Problem
1:07:53 - 1X NEO The Home Robot LOLZ
1:28:05 - Greg Brockman, A Sad Song.
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00:00 - AI Browser Wars: ChatGPT Atlas, Copilot Updates & Edge Copilot AI
23:15 - Why Not Focus on Real Use Cases for AI?
34:49 - Claude Skills: What Are Claude Skills? What is the Difference Between MCP and Skills?
1:04:05 - Vibe Code Fashion: Oakley Meta Vanguards + Use Cases of AI Glasses
1:15:05 - Top Models Used on Simtheory & Final Thoughts
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Gemini 3.0 HYPE with "make an OS"
03:50 - Anthropic Releases Claude Haiku 4.5: Initial Thoughts
11:57 - Veo 3.1 and new modes (first frame/last frame & reference to image)
25:20 - OpenAI's Erotica Mode & age verification thoughts
34:25 - OpenAI Partners with Everyone & Memes
35:38 - Salesforce OpenAI Partnership & What Should SaaS do with MCP apps?
1:09:25 - Final thoughts, Polymarket
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00:00 - OpenAI DevDay 2025 Recap
03:24 - ChatGPT Apps SDK & MCP UI & Agents SDK
42:11 - AgentKit & AgentBuilder: Who is it for?
50:41 - GPT-5-pro in API
53:15 - gpt-realtime-mini
56:53 - Sora 2 & Sora 2 in API Vs Veo3
1:01:43 - Final thoughts & This Day in AI albums now on Spotify!

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