Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.
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Chapters
0:00 Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job?
3:02 Other Tech Leaders Don’t Agree
5:49 -We Aren’t Seeing Enough Progress
14:09 -LLMS Are Limited
24:19 Conclusion
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AI4tech/comments/1r4tukp/microsoft_ai_ceo_mustafa_suleyman_says_most_if/
https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/2045947286518157395
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1snhfzd/claude_opus_47_is_a_serious_regression_not_an/
https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2047376179414421957
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2025-in-review/why-ai-didnt-transform-our-lives-in-2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDOmNa9inA4
https://www.ft.com/video/2c428045-bf4f-45bd-ada2-8ba53983cd81
Credits:
Podcast Production: Jesse Miller
Newsletter/Research: Nate Mechler
Theme Music: Jay Kerstens
