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The Next Wave is your personal Chief AI Officer, bringing fresh takes, industry insights and a trustworthy perspective on how to implement AI to grow your business.
Join Matt Wolfe and Nathan Lands, as they democratize the expertise often reserved for the boardrooms of the biggest corporations. From groundbreaking technologies to practical applications, Matt and Nathan will cover everything you need to stay informed and prepared. Whether you're seeking to adapt your company to the AI era or simply curious about the future, this podcast will equip you with the knowledge to thrive in the forthcoming wave of change.
Episode 88: What happens inside OpenAI when Google drops a game-changing AI model? Matt Wolfe ((https://x.com/mreflow) and Maria Gharib (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-gharib-091779b9) break it down.
This episode unpacks OpenAI’s unprecedented “Code Red,” the real reason Sam Altman hit the panic button, and how Google’s Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro could threaten OpenAI’s dominance. The hosts debate which next-gen AI models are actually smarter (Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3, GPT-5.1, and more), why some tools are getting dumber, and how Google’s full-stack advantage is shifting the AI power balance. Plus: a rapid-fire review of explosive new AI tools for video, the rise of creative AI (and AI “slop”), surprising advances in wearable tech, and a bit of fun at Sam Altman’s expense.
Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd
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Show Notes:
(00:00) AI Wars: Models, Tools, Power
(05:59) AI Innovation Race
(08:43) OpenAI's Google Challenge
(12:15) Claude's Context Window Explained
(14:12) Claude vs. ChatGPT: AI Preferences
(17:13) Anthropic vs. OpenAI Philosophy
(21:51) AI and Content Slop Concerns
(24:46) AI Generative Audio's Uncanny Gap
(28:07) Runway Gen 4.5 Dominates Preferences
(30:41) AI Model Announcement Rivalry
(35:00 Alibaba's AI Evolution
(37:19) Heavy Glasses and Social Concerns
(40:03) AI Advancements: December Launches
(42:27) "Like, Subscribe, See You Soon
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Mentions:
Sam Altman: https://blog.samaltman.com/
Google Gemini 3: https://aistudio.google.com/models/gemini-3
Nano Banana Pro: https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/
Claude Opus 4.5: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/
NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/
Runway Gen 4.5: https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5
Kling: https://klingai.com/global/
Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/home
Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw
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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:
• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/
• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/
• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow
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Check Out Nathan's Stuff:
Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/
Blog - https://lore.com/
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The Next Wave - AI and The Future of Technology
The Next Wave is your personal Chief AI Officer, bringing fresh takes, industry insights and a trustworthy perspective on how to implement AI to grow your business.
Join Matt Wolfe and Nathan Lands, as they democratize the expertise often reserved for the boardrooms of the biggest corporations. From groundbreaking technologies to practical applications, Matt and Nathan will cover everything you need to stay informed and prepared. Whether you're seeking to adapt your company to the AI era or simply curious about the future, this podcast will equip you with the knowledge to thrive in the forthcoming wave of change.
