Open AI's GPT-5 Flop | The AI Podcast

Nick and Jack dive deep into the creator economy, AI innovation, and the chaos of modern business. From losing $300K over a bad internet setup, to why AI companions might be the next trillion-dollar shift — this is the future of media, automation, and making money online.


00:00 Intro - The GPT-5 Flop Begins  
00:43 Weekend Recap - Lakeside Wipeouts and Tubing  
02:27 Jack’s "Burglary" and the Smoke Bomb Surveillance Fail  
05:15 GPT-5 - Overhyped, Underwhelming, and Symbolically Broken  
07:03 Why We Expected AGI and Why It Didn’t Happen  
09:20 People Are Emotionally Attached to AI Personalities  
11:01 OpenAI's Real Incentive Behind Better Models  
13:09 Subscription Fatigue and the Model Wars  
14:43 Voice AI vs Typing for Real Output  
15:59 Is GPT-5 Actually AGI If You Showed It 10 Years Ago  
17:04 B2B SaaS Dominates AI Unicorns and Google's No-Code Threat  
19:09 Why Google Could Instantly Destroy Every No-Code Platform  
21:16 AI App Builders Are Booming Until They Break  
22:14 Ephemeral Interfaces - The True Future of SaaS  
23:12 Most People Shouldn’t Build Websites from Scratch  
24:33 Your Website Isn’t What Sells - You Are  
25:47 The Dark Psychology of LinkedIn Clout Climbing  
27:59 Why Copying Doesn’t Create Billion-Dollar Outcomes  
29:11 Google and Facebook’s Dark UX Patterns  
30:33 Why Downgrading Google Workspace Feels Impossible  
31:11 Leaving Facebook Feels Like Escaping a Black Hole  
32:04 Why Giants Like Google Stop Innovating UX  
32:58 How Brands Mistreat Loyal Customers  
34:03 Founders vs CEOs - Who Cares More About Customers  
35:05 The Creator Economy Is Now the AI Growth Engine  
36:07 Authenticity Wins - The Future of Trust in AI  
36:26 Community Q&A Starts  
38:02 AI Agents Are Mostly Useless (For Now)  
39:12 Why Companies Are Pulling Back AI Agent Rollouts  
41:01 UX and Sound Design - Even Spotify Gets It Wrong  
42:07 Too Many Bros and Dudes? Yes. We Know.  
42:42 Intellectual Property vs AI - Why You Shouldn’t Complain  
44:03 Technological Change Is Inevitable - Adapt or Fade  
45:09 Digital Business = Laptop and Browser  
45:49 Wrap-Up - See You in the Next One