OpenAI’s Potential, Google’s Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Recap of my Sam Altman interview 2) OpenAI's memory play 3) Deepening relationships between people and chatbots 4) Could an all-knowing AI assistant work? 5) Model vs. product revisited 6) OpenAI's enterprise play 7) The infrastructure bet 8) OpenAI's forthcoming AI device 9) AGI's meaning? 10) Google's fast Gemini flash models 11) Microsoft Copilot falling out of favor --- 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 From Big Technology on Substack: Seven Big Thoughts on OpenAI's Strategy & Future Following My Sam Altman Conversationhttps://www.bigtechnology.com/p/seven-big-thoughts-on-openais-strategy Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected] --- Wealthfront.com/bigtech. If eligible for the overall boosted 3.90% rate offered with this promo, your boosted rate is subject to change if the 3.25% base rate decreases during the 3-month promo period. The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of 12/19/25, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. The APY reflects the weighted average of deposit balances at participating Program Banks, which are not allocated equally. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable base APY. Instant withdrawals are subject to certain conditions and processing times may vary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How big can Open AI get? We'll go deep after my conversation with Sam Altman. Google has a new
0:05.7	speedy model and co-pilot hits turbulence. That's coming up on a big technology podcast Friday edition
0:11.7	right after this. Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI. They already
0:18.9	deployed one. It's called chat concierge and it's simplifying car
0:23.3	shopping. Using self-reflection and layered reasoning with live API checks, it doesn't just help
0:29.7	buyers find a car they love. It helps schedule a test drive, get pre-approved for financing,
0:36.2	and estimate trade and value.
0:38.4	Advanced, intuitive, and deployed.
0:41.3	That's how they stack.
0:42.6	That's technology at Capital One.
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1:05.4	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional.
1:09.9	Cool-headed and nuanced format. We have a great show for you today. We are going we break down the news in our traditional cool headed and nuanced format.
1:11.9	We have a great show for you today.
1:14.0	We are going to break down everything that Sam Altman said in his first big technology
1:18.5	interview.
1:19.2	We have some thoughts about where Open AI is heading, where the ambitions will lead, and
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