Does AI need its own Steve Jobs. Which big tech company is climbing the AI chaos ladder. And let's look ahead at what will happen in 2026.[music] That's coming up with MG Seagler right after this. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast. Well, it's not the first Monday of the month, but this is the first real Monday of [music] uh the month here, January 12th, as we get 2026 kicked off, which means [music] it's time for MG Seagler to join us for his monthly spot.We have a great show for you coming up. We're going ...

Cloud code is on a legendary run and becoming useful beyond programming. OpenAI rolls out chat GPT for healthcare. Prediction markets [music] have an insider trading problem or do they.And is the end of busy work a bad thing. That's coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional, coolheaded, and nuanced format.We have a great show for you today. We have filled our document with a ton of s ...

Summit of Kodak. Amazing. At the end of 2025, I arrived in Keto, Ecuador with the goal of climbing a real deal mountain with krampons and iceaxs in serious elevation.The plan would be to hit five volcanoes, Paso Choa, Pincha, and Ilan Norte, then a glaciated peak, Cotto Paxin, and if everything went perfectly there, Chimberazzo. This is a brief video diary of the experience. The mountains at the back half of this plan are very big with Cotto Paxi checking in at 5,900 m or 19,350 ft.So to acclimatize, you ha ...

Is AI a bubble or the biggest boom of our lifetimes. The fate [music] of one company, Coreweave, may tell us everything we need to know. We'll be back with the company's founders right after this.Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for coolheaded and nuanced conversation of the tech world and [music] beyond. We have a great show for you today because in studio with us are the founders of Cororeweave. Cororeweave CEO Michael Intrader is here with us.Michael, welcome. >> Thank you very much. Great to be ...

GPT5 is smarter than us in almost every way. I thought that that isn't that AGI and and if not, has the term become somewhat meaningless. These models are clearly extremely smart on a sort of raw horsepower basis.You know, there's all this stuff out the last couple of days about GPD 5.2% has an IQ of 147 or 144, 151 or whatever it is. It's like, you know, depending on whose test, it's like it's some high number and you have like a lot of experts in their field saying it can do these amazing things and it's ...

Open AAI, too much of the market depends on them, but they might still pull it off. >> They have the ability to pull up to pull it off because they're darlings and a darling does make it through. Disney told me that it was going to happen that you could find people, you have good people, you Johnson, CFO there, that good people are willing to throw money at them still was a sign that they think it's going to come public at a trillion or 750 billion.Sarah Frier's very good. Sam Alolman is he's in touch with ...

AI Coding & Productivity - AI is considered a significant technological wave with the potential to create substantial economic impact and productivity gains [3] - The development of effective agentic solutions, particularly in software and coding, has become visible, with widespread adoption of AI assistance in coding since the introduction of GitHub Copilot [4][5] - The industry anticipates that the paradigm of AI assistance will extend to other areas of software development and various industries beyond coding [5] Challenges & Solutions - Generating more AI code without addressing subsequent steps can be a liability, increasing incidents and making code maintenance harder [12][13] - The industry believes the solution lies in applying AI to monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot AI-generated code to improve overall velocity [14][15] - Resolve AI focuses on building AI solutions that prioritize trust for software engineers, allowing AI to investigate and propose solutions, with human oversight before full automation [17][18] Future of AI in Software Engineering - The industry predicts that within a year, AI will become the primary driver of software, with humans overseeing at a higher level, and within two to three years, AI will make most decisions [20] - The industry emphasizes the importance of deep agentic applications that understand the domain and customer context, requiring innovation in models to handle more data and longer task horizons [27] - Multi-agent systems with various layers of guardrails, checks, and validations are crucial for reliable AI performance, with an orchestrator agent managing other agents [31][32][33] AI Model Specialization - The most capable and expensive AI models are typically used at the top level for reasoning and planning, while specialized or open-source models can handle underlying tasks [34][36] - The industry anticipates that domain-specific large models will emerge for areas like software and customer service due to their significant economic impact [36] Adoption & Cultural Impact - While engineers are early adopters of AI, there is some resistance to change and concerns about job security [38][39] - The industry believes the goal is to produce technology faster, benefiting the world, and engineers will operate at a higher level of abstraction, with AI handling low-level tasks [40][44]

OpenAI's Strategy & Focus - OpenAI will prioritize enterprise in 2026 [1] - OpenAI's enterprise push could help it fund infrastructure [1] - OpenAI is planning an erotic ChatGPT, expected in Q1 [1] - OpenAI faces challenges in designing for both consumer and enterprise markets simultaneously [1] AI Industry Trends & Challenges - The discussion questions whether the dream of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is over [1] - The AI infrastructure trade is showing signs of instability [1] - There is critique on Microsoft's AI products [1] - Google's Gemini 3 Flash and AI efficiency are discussed [1] Partnerships & Deals - Disney and OpenAI have signed a groundbreaking deal [1] - Disney benefits from relinquishing some control in the deal [1]

AI & Technology Trends - The technology sector is closely watching Meta's superintelligence gamble [1] - Google's Gemini push is a key development in the AI model race [1] - OpenAI's model race continues to be a central focus [1] - The rise of AI companions is a notable trend [1] - Nvidia faces both upside potential and risks [1] - Microsoft's Copilot faces a dilemma [1] Automotive & Future Tech - Tesla's self-driving technology is at a moment of truth [1] - Quantum computing is an area of interest [1] Media & Investment - Big media and streaming are experiencing shake-ups [1] - Anthropic's IPO prospects are being evaluated [1] - SPACs and private equity are relevant financial instruments [1]

Predictions for 2026 - AI agents are expected to become functional [1] - ChatGPT is projected to reach 1 billion users [1] - AI-driven shopping is anticipated to gain significant traction [1] - The AI love boom is predicted to arrive [1] Market and Technology Trends - The market and performance in 2026 are discussed [1] - An AI infrastructure washout is foreseen [1] - The discussion includes OpenAI's position in the market [1] Personnel - The report questions whether Alexandr Wang will remain at Meta [1]