AI With Friends S2E13: GPT-5 Reality Check, Perplexity's $34.5B Chrome Bid, and GitHub's AI Leadership Shakeup 🤖
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In this episode, we dive deep into the mixed reactions to OpenAI's highly anticipated GPT-5 release, questioning whether it lives up to the hype or represents a missed opportunity to dominate the AI coding space.
**Key Topics:**
• GPT-5 honest review: Router system confusion and the "eager puppy" problem
• Why OpenAI may have missed their chance to crush Claude in coding
• Perplexity's shocking $34.5 billion unsolicited bid for Google Chrome
• GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke stepping down - what it means for Microsoft's AI strategy
• The "extra step" problem with GPT-5 and how it compares to Claude Code
• Microsoft's ambitious 2030 vision for "agentic Windows" - realistic or overhyped?
• Why community-based AI models could be the next big thing (Reddit, Twitter, Amazon)
• The shift from social media to interest media to community media
We explore the current state of AI coding tools, infrastructure battles, and whether the big tech companies are making the right strategic moves in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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- Marlon Avery: @IamMarlonAvery
- Adrian Green: @Adrian_Poupon
- Sekou Doumbouya: @SekouTheWise1
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