#207: OpenAI vs. Anthropic Feud, Claude Mythos Leak, Brutally Honest CEOs & Data Center Moratorium (1h 30m)

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• Release date: 2026-03-31
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  Five companies are about to decide the future of the economy, geopolitics, and your career… and two of them have been locked in a deeply personal feud since 2016. This week, Paul and Mike dig into a Wall Street Journal investigation tracing the OpenAI vs. Anthropic rivalry back to broken promises and a San Francisco group house, explore what Anthropic's accidentally leaked "Mythos" model means for cybersecurity and the next leap in AI capability, react to Uber's CEO admitting AI will replace 70-80% of human work, and unpack nearly $300M in political money now flowing into AI deregulation. Plus: agent security risks, Apple's Siri overhaul, a new SmarterX use case spotlight, and an AI Academy deep dive on AI for Sales.  Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here Click here to take this week's AI Pulse. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:03:15 — AI Pulse Survey Results 00:05:30 — OpenAI vs. Anthropic 00:26:02 — Details Leak on Anthropic’s New Hyper-Powerful Model 00:35:34 — Brutally Honest CEO Perspectives on AI 00:48:29 — Anthropic Granted Preliminary Injunction in Fight Against the Pentagon 00:51:06 — This Week in AI Politics 00:56:55 — AI Agent Nightmares 01:02:15 — Apple's AI Reboot 01:05:21 — SmarterX Use Case Spotlight 01:17:53 — AI Academy Spotlight 01:22:59 — AI Product and Funding Updates This episode is brought to you by AI Academy by SmarterX. AI Academy is your gateway to personalized AI learning for professionals and teams. Discover our new on-demand courses, live classes, certifications, and a smarter way to master AI. Learn more here. Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack Community LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy

Summary

• 🔥 OpenAI-Anthropic Feud: Historic personal clashes from 2016 group house days fuel rivalry over enterprise, contracts, and IPOs, with philosophical rifts on safety vs. speed.
• 🚀 Model Leaps Ahead: Leaked Mythos excels in cyber/reasoning; Spud nears release—labs 6-12 months ahead, hitting OpenAI Levels 3-5 rapidly.
• ⚠️ Job Displacement Reality: CEOs admit 70-80% roles at risk; AI-resistant workers face obsolescence, entry-level vanishes—upskill now.
• 🏛️ AI Goes Political: Pentagon bans, Trump councils, moratorium bills politicize labs; alignments risk future contracts amid midterm battles.
• 🛡️ Rising Security Perils: Open-source hacks threaten agents; cybersecurity booms as enterprises lag in risk management.

Insights

• How is the deep-seated personal feud between OpenAI and Anthropic leaders shaping the future of AI development and enterprise adoption?
  • Time: 6:03 – 24:13
  • Answer: A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals tensions dating back to 2016, including layoffs, conflicting promises, and philosophical clashes over AGI safety and commercialization, fueling current rivalries in government contracts, enterprise markets, and IPO races. This drama influences which labs dominate, affecting business strategies and geopolitical power.
• What do leaked details of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and OpenAI’s Spud reveal about the imminent leap in AI capabilities?
  • Time: 26:03 – 35:32
  • Answer: Mythos promises superior coding, reasoning, and cybersecurity skills, potentially outpacing defenders, while Spud aims to accelerate the economy; both signal rapid progress toward agentic AI and recursive self-improvement. Enterprises must prepare as labs are 6-12 months ahead, rendering current models obsolete soon.
• Are we accelerating toward OpenAI’s Level 5 AI organizations faster than anticipated?
• Why are CEOs now publicly admitting AI will displace 70-80% of jobs, and what does this mean for careers?
• How is AI politics turning frontier labs into geopolitical battlegrounds?
• Will AI agents amplify open-source supply chain attacks like the LiteLLM hack?
• Can detailed prompting unlock enterprise-grade AI prototypes without developers?

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