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The Artificial Intelligence Show (formerly The Marketing AI Show) is the podcast that helps your business grow smarter by making AI approachable and actionable. The AI Show podcast is brought to you by the creators of the Marketing AI Institute, AI Academy for Marketers, and the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). Hosts Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and Mike Kaput, Chief Content Officer, break down all the AI news that matters and give you insights and perspectives that you can use to advance your company and your career. Join Paul and Mike on The AI Show as they work to accelerate AI literacy for all.
#188: AI Trends for 2026, Google DeepMind AI Predictions, Gemini 3 Flash, AI World Models & Are AI Job Losses Overblown?
The Artificial Intelligence Show
1 hour 21 minutes
2 weeks ago
#188: AI Trends for 2026, Google DeepMind AI Predictions, Gemini 3 Flash, AI World Models & Are AI Job Losses Overblown?
Is 2026 the year society finally pushes back against artificial intelligence? In this year's final episode, Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput explore the immediate future of AGI, analyzing Demis Hassabis’s warning of a shift ten times larger than the Industrial Revolution and Shane Legg’s prediction of human-level intelligence by 2028.
The hosts break down critical developments, including Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, OpenAI’s staggering valuation talks, and the rise of world models that simulate physical reality.
Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here
Click here to take this week's AI Pulse.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:03:27 — AI Pulse
00:07:05 — AI Trends to Watch in 2026
00:31:59 — Demis Hassabis on the Future of Intelligence
00:42:35 — DeepMind Co-Founder on the Arrival of AGI
00:47:53 — Are AI Job Fears Overblown?
00:56:05 — Gemini 3 Flash
00:59:38 — OpenAI Eyes Billions in Fresh Funding
01:02:19 — OpenAI Releases New ChatGPT Images
01:04:18 — Karen Hao Issues AI Book Correction
01:08:18 — AI Keeps Getting Political (Roundup)
01:12:51 — AI World Models
01:17:31 — US Government Launches Tech Force
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The Artificial Intelligence Show
The Artificial Intelligence Show (formerly The Marketing AI Show) is the podcast that helps your business grow smarter by making AI approachable and actionable. The AI Show podcast is brought to you by the creators of the Marketing AI Institute, AI Academy for Marketers, and the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON). Hosts Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and Mike Kaput, Chief Content Officer, break down all the AI news that matters and give you insights and perspectives that you can use to advance your company and your career. Join Paul and Mike on The AI Show as they work to accelerate AI literacy for all.
