Erotic ChatGPT, Zuck’s Apple Assault, AI’s Sameness Problem

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Sam Altman says ChatGPT will start to have erotic chats with interested adults 2) Also, more sycophancy? 3) Is sycophancy the lost love language 4) Is erotic ChatGPT good for OpenAI’s business? 5) Is erotic ChatGPT a sign that AGI is actually far away? 6) OpenAI’s latest business metrics revealed 7) Google’s AI contributes to cancer discovery 8) Anthropic’s Jack Clark on AI becoming self aware 9) Is Zuck poaching Apple AI engineers mostly to hurt Apple? 10) AI’s sameness problem 11) Ranjan rants against workslop --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b AI's Sameness Problem: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/ais-sameness-problemhttps://www.bigtechnology.com/p/ais-sameness-problem Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Chatchipy T is getting spicy in the chat room.
0:03.0	OpenAI's latest revenue numbers are in.
0:06.0	Zuck poaches another Apple executive.
0:08.0	What's the goal here?
0:10.0	And is it time to call out all the work slop?
0:13.0	That's coming up on a big technology podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:17.0	Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI. They already deployed one.
0:23.9	It's called chat concierge, and it's simplifying car shopping. Using self-reflection and layered
0:30.0	reasoning with live API checks, it doesn't just help buyers find a car they love. It helps schedule a
0:37.0	test drive, get pre-approved for financing,
0:40.0	and estimate trade and value. Advanced, intuitive, and deployed. That's how they stack. That's
0:46.8	technology at Capital One. Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition, where we break down the
0:52.0	news in our traditional, cool cool-headed and nuanced format.
0:55.1	We have really a fun show for you today, a great fun show for you today because finally,
1:00.6	Sam Altman has relented and allowed chat cheap UT to get spicy with adults.
1:06.0	We're also going to talk about Open AIs revenue numbers.
1:08.7	We're going to talk about Zuck and Apple.
1:10.5	We might get into AI sentience. Who knows? It's going to be crazy're going to talk about Zuck and Apple. We might get into
1:11.1	AI sentience. Who knows? It's going to be crazy. Let's let it go off the rails. And joining us, as always, on Friday to do it as Ron John Roy of margins. Ron John, great to see you. Oh my God. Today, I'm a little nervous. This is going to be interesting. Sam, chat GPT, and erotica.
1:28.8	Let's go.
1:29.9	It's a great day for me because I've been talking about this as a thing that's going to happen for a while.
1:34.3	And, you know, I think some of us, wink, wink, didn't want to go down the AI erotica path.
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