OpenAI and Microsoft’s Grand Bargain, Sam Altman’s Next Three Years, A New Humanoid Robot

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI converts to a public benefit corporation 2) Why this is big news 3) Satya Nadela's wise OpenAI maneuver 4) Microsoft wants every AI model on Azure 5) Is AGI dead? 6) Inside Microsoft and OpenAI's negotiations 7) Sam Altman charts out OpenAI's next three years 8) Is building automated AI researchers a worthwhile and ambitious goal? 9) OpenAI also wants to be its own Ai cloud 10) OpenAI has become Facebook, kinda 11) OpenAI employees say they don't want to be engagement farmers 12) Meta's threat from OpenAI 13) Instead of the AI bubble, how about the AI wobble? 14) Do we want the 1X Technologies Neo humanoid robot? --- 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 Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Microsoft and OpenAI have met and signed a peace treaty so this entire generative AI business can move forward.
0:06.2	Sam Altman plots out OpenAI's next three years, big tech earnings come in, and there's a new humanoid robot in town.
0:13.6	That's coming up on a very spooky Big Technology podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:19.0	Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI.
0:23.6	They already deployed one.
0:25.6	It's called chat concierge and it's simplifying car shopping.
0:29.6	Using self-reflection and layered reasoning with live API checks,
0:33.6	it doesn't just help buyers find a car they love. It helps schedule a test drive,
0:39.6	get pre-approved for financing, and estimate trade and value. Advanced, intuitive, and deployed.
0:46.7	That's how they stack. That's technology at Capital One. The truth is AI security is identity
0:52.7	security. An AI agent isn't just a piece of code. It's a first-class citizen in your digital ecosystem and it needs to be treated like one. That's why ACTA is taking the lead to secure these AI agents. The key to unlocking this new layer of protection and identity security fabric. Organizations need a unified, comprehensive approach that protects every identity,
1:12.2	human or machine, with consistent policies and oversight. Don't wait for a security incident to
1:17.3	realize your AI agents are a massive blind spot. Learn how ACTA's identity security fabric can help
1:22.7	you secure the next generation of identities, including your AI agents. Visit octa.com. That's okayta.com.
1:30.8	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news.
1:34.4	In our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format, we have a great show for you today
1:38.3	because finally, the AI deal of the century is done. Microsoft and OpenAI have a resolution.
1:45.3	Open AI might be heading towards an IPO. And finally, all the funding that Open AI has been promised can start pouring
1:50.9	in because the structure is here. We're also going to talk about Sam Altman's vision for the next
1:55.3	three years of the company, how Open AI has become maybe a little too medified uh big tech earnings and of course there is a
2:02.7	new humanoid robot that ronjohn and i are both eager to discuss so uh joining us as always on
2:09.4	friday is ron john rojan happy halloween have you have you ordered pre-ordered your neo robot
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