The AI bubble is cracking fast — from OpenAI’s bailout scare to a $2T compute binge no one can afford. Are we watching the start of the AI crash?
We also get into the fun stuff:
– GPT-5.1’s “personalities” (including the mysteriously missing flirty mode)
– Montana declaring the Right to Compute like it’s a frontier cult
– Whether AGI quietly arrived for text tasks
– And why robots might finally make 2026 the Year of the Hand™
If you like your AI news with a side of existential dread and two ex-coworkers arguing about the end of the economy… welcome home.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 GPT-5.1 & Weird AI Personalities – Flirty mode missing, GPT router slowness & the two tribes of AI users
06:42 OpenAI’s Money Pit – Bailout rumors, the “$2T” compute plan & why the AI bubble might actually burst
13:50 Government, GPUs & Obsolescence – Manhattan Project comparisons, economic doom loops & the end of human-paid compute
18:40 Montana’s Right to Compute – AI safety, manual overrides & why generative AI shouldn’t run critical infrastructure
22:56 AGI Check-In & Robot 2026 – Text-based AGI, Apple robot rumors & why AGI still can’t write a #1 hit song
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