In this episode, Mark and Shashank dive into OpenAI's latest announcement, the $200/month GPT Pro model, and explore its capabilities, like self-reflection and handling complex reasoning tasks. They discuss how this new tier might impact researchers, developers, and knowledge workers, and compare it with advancements from Google, Amazon, and the open-source community. The conversation spans cutting-edge topics like agentic behavior, video generation models, multi-modal advancements, and the potential societal shifts as AI continues to evolve. From software engineering to the coffee-making "world model," this episode unpacks the state of generative AI and what lies ahead.