Erotic ChatGPT, Zuck’s Apple Assault, AI’s Sameness Problem

Big Technology Podcast

Oct 17, 2025•57 min

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Episode description

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Sam Altman says ChatGPT will start to have erotic chats with interested adults 2) Also, more sycophancy? 3) Is sycophancy the lost love language 4) Is erotic ChatGPT good for OpenAI’s business? 5) Is erotic ChatGPT a sign that AGI is actually far away? 6) OpenAI’s latest business metrics revealed 7) Google’s AI contributes to cancer discovery 8) Anthropic’s Jack Clark on AI becoming self aware 9) Is Zuck poaching Apple AI engineers mostly to hurt Apple? 10) AI’s sameness problem 11) Ranjan rants against workslop

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