This week on Fresh from the Labs, the team dives into OpenAI's Sora 2. More than just an AI video model, it's a full-fledged social network. Kevin shares his shockingly good first experience creating a personalized avatar and generating a video of himself in a 90s rock band, highlighting the platform's surprisingly good sense of humor and the fun of remixing content. This leads to a broader discussion on the massive competitive threat this poses to Meta, why taste and UX are now the ultimate battlegrounds, and whether this explains Mark Zuckerberg's recent talent acquisition frenzy.

Next, the conversation turns to Anthropic's new Sonnet 4.5. The team has had more time to test it, and the verdict is in: while it's fast, it's ultimately not as correct as the latest Codex. We discuss the crucial metric of "time to completed correct code," why Anthropic's "victory lap" announcement feels disconnected from the real-world user experience, and whether the company is getting dangerously squeezed in the model wars.

The team also unpacks the evolution of "vibe coding" as tools like Bolt V2 go pro by adding databases, authentication, and first-party agent integrations. Is this a smart move to capture a larger market, or are they alienating their core non-technical audience and wading into a hyper-competitive space?

Finally, we cover ChatGPT's recent e-commerce and personalization updates. The introduction of an instant checkout feature has major implications for product discovery and merchants, while the new "Pulse" feature aims to deliver a more personalized information feed, consolidating ChatGPT's role as a central user interface. Join us for a jam-packed episode on product showdowns, shifting market dynamics, and the future of creative AI.