This episode takes a look at the hype surrounding AI and asks a simple question: Are we in a bubble? Spoiler alert: ABSOLUTELY. To make sense of it, I dig into the history of the dot-com boom and bust, walk through today’s AI financials, and explore what it might mean for companies, investors, and everyday people like you and me.

• Audience Q: ChatGPT vs. Gemini
• What a bubble actually is
• Story of the dot-com bubble
• Today’s AI numbers: OpenAI and Anthropic
• How greed fuels investment
• Oracle’s $300B OpenAI deal and “jumping the shark”
• Neuro-symbolic AI and Gary Marcus
• Who loses when the bubble bursts
• How I used ChatGPT this week: Agent mode for car rentals

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• (00:00:00) - ChatGPT Curious
• (00:00:38) - Are We In An AI Bubble?
• (00:01:18) - ChatGPT vs. Gemini: Should I Switch?
• (00:04:24) - The AI Bubble Explained
• (00:08:22) - OpenAI is projected to lose $115 billion through 2029
• (00:13:36) - Investment in AI is a Ponzi Scheme
• (00:16:07) - OpenAI Jumps the Shark With Oracle
• (00:18:55) - GPT 5: OpenAI's Best Days Are Behind It
• (00:19:29) - Getting to AGI with OpenAI
• (00:24:23) - We're In A Bubble in AI
• (00:26:43) - How I Use ChatGPT
• (00:29:49) - Thanks for Reading & Review!