DiscoverThe Artificial Intelligence Show#172: Sora 2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, How OpenAI Uses AI, Grokipedia & Mercor’s AI Productivity Index
#172:  Sora 2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, How OpenAI Uses AI, Grokipedia & Mercor’s AI Productivity Index

#172: Sora 2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, How OpenAI Uses AI, Grokipedia & Mercor’s AI Productivity Index

Update: 2025-10-07
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Sora 2 is here, and it's a mind-blowing, copyright-defying mess.


That kicks off this week's episode of The Artificial Intelligence Show. In it, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput break down everything going on in AI this week, including the release of Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT's new Instant Checkout feature, Elon Musk's Grokipedia, and much more.


Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here


Timestamps: 


00:00:00 — Intro


00:07:24 — Sora 2 and OpenAI’s AI Social Video App


00:31:30 — Claude Sonnet 4.5


00:42:01 — ChatGPT Instant Checkout and AI Commerce


00:47:18 — OpenAI H1 Results


00:53:43 — In New Interview, Sam Altman Says the GPT-5 Haters Got It All Wrong


00:57:27 — Grokopedia


01:02:27 — Tinker from Thinking Machines


01:04:30 — California Enacts AI Transparency Law


01:07:45 — Mercor Launches AI Productivity Index


01:13:27 — AI Impact on Jobs Updates


01:16:56 — AI Product and Funding Updates


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#172:  Sora 2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, How OpenAI Uses AI, Grokipedia & Mercor’s AI Productivity Index

#172: Sora 2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT Instant Checkout, How OpenAI Uses AI, Grokipedia & Mercor’s AI Productivity Index

Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput