OpenAI’s New Structure, Apple Replacing Google With AI?, Cheating With ChatGPT

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 53 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 has another new top executive structure 2) What is Sam Altman's role now? 3) Who is Fidji Simo, OpenAI's new CEO of Applications 4) OpenAI abandons total for-profit conversion 5) Microsoft's demands on OpenAI 6) Could Apple replace Google as the default search with AI? 7) Is it an either or decision? 8) Could Apple make AI companies bid for the default search position? 9) Everyone is cheating using ChatGPT in college 10) Do people need to change or does the education system need to change? --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? 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	OpenAI shakes it up again with a new structure and a new top executive.
0:04.5	Apple's 80Q says the company may replace Google with AI.
0:08.8	And everyone in college is cheating with chat GPT.
0:12.0	That's coming up on a big technology podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:16.5	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to personal development.
0:22.7	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your work and personal life.
0:28.4	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.9	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:38.8	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:41.8	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:43.8	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:45.6	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:53.8	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and nuanced format.
1:00.0	We have a great show for you today. We're going to talk about this new structure at OpenAI and what it says about the company.
1:06.0	Moving forward, of course, you know, or maybe you don't, but this is new news coming out this week that
1:12.9	Open AI has abandoned its quest to become a for-profit, or at least have the for-profit make
1:19.1	all the decisions, and the nonprofit will control the company moving forward. We'll talk about the
1:24.0	implications of that. We also have this pretty fascinating statement from Apple's 80Q saying the company might substitute Google with AI, even though the company makes a lot of money from Google.
1:35.4	And everyone, of course, is cheating with Chad CheapyT in college.
1:39.1	Joining us, as always on Friday is Ron John Roy of margins.
1:42.2	Ron John, great to see you.
1:43.2	Welcome to the show.
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