#147: OpenAI Abandons For-Profit Plan, AI College Cheating Epidemic, Apple Says AI Will Replace Search Engines & HubSpot’s AI-First Scorecard

This week, Paul and Mike dissect OpenAI’s latest moves, discuss how
AI tools are fueling a cheating crisis in education, and explain
why our relationship with search is headed for a hard reset.
Rapid-fire covers AI-first CEO memos, new product launches, new
funding and more. Access the show notes and show links here
Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:05:52 — OpenAI Abandons Plan to
Become For-Profit Company 00:14:39 —  AI Is Causing a Cheating
Epidemic in Schools 00:30:21 —  Apple Says AI Will Replace
Search Engines 00:41:06 — OpenAI Hires CEO of Applications 00:46:33
— Sam Altman Testifies Before US Senate 00:53:53 — Fiverr CEO’s
Blunt AI-First Memo and More Quiet AI Layoffs 00:56:34 — AI-First
Scorecards 01:00:51 — The AI Diffusion Rule Is Dead 01:04:22 — AI
Product and Funding Updates 01:07:40 — Listener Question This
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