DiscoverThe Artificial Intelligence Show#184: OpenAI “Code Red,” Gemini 3 Deep Think, Recursive Self-Improvement, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Talent Woes & New Data on AI Job Cuts
#184: OpenAI “Code Red,” Gemini 3 Deep Think, Recursive Self-Improvement, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Talent Woes & New Data on AI Job Cuts

#184: OpenAI “Code Red,” Gemini 3 Deep Think, Recursive Self-Improvement, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Talent Woes & New Data on AI Job Cuts

Update: 2025-12-09
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OpenAI has officially declared a "Code Red," reportedly delaying future product launches to frantically shore up ChatGPT against a resurgent Google. This defensive pivot comes just as Google unveils Gemini 3 Deep Think and Workspace Studio, powerful new tools that allow users to build autonomous agents without writing a single line of code.


On this week’s episode, Paul and Mike analyze this shift in power and explore the industry's quiet preparation for "recursive self-improvement," a near-future where AI models evolve without human intervention. They also discuss the backlash over OpenAI’s ad tests, major leadership shakeups at Apple, and Anthropic’s race to the public markets.


Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here


Click here to take this week's AI Pulse.


Timestamps:


00:00:00 — Intro


00:03:03 — AI Pulse


00:07:54 — OpenAI Code Red


00:16:28 — Google Releases


00:28:59 — AI Industry Preps for “Recursive Self-Improvement”


00:42:32 — OpenAI Slammed for Ads


00:47:20 — Apple Talent Shakeups


00:51:22 — Anthropic IPO and AI Interviewer


00:59:42 — Jensen Huang Rogan Interview


01:06:04 — Perplexity Lawsuits


01:09:33 — Meta Acquires Limitless


01:12:39 — Pope Weighs In on AI


01:16:53 — Data on AI Job Cuts


01:20:50 — Data on AI and Parenting


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#184: OpenAI “Code Red,” Gemini 3 Deep Think, Recursive Self-Improvement, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Talent Woes & New Data on AI Job Cuts

#184: OpenAI “Code Red,” Gemini 3 Deep Think, Recursive Self-Improvement, ChatGPT Ads, Apple Talent Woes & New Data on AI Job Cuts

Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput