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Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Register for the STILL RELEVANT tour: https://simulationtheory.ai/16c0d1db-a8d0-4ac9-bae3-d25074589a80 It's the model same-day showdown of 2026. Opus 4.6 and Codex 5.3 dropped within minutes of each other, and we're breaking down what this means for the future of AI work. In this episode, we unpack Opus 4.6's million-token context window (if you've got billies in the bank), why Codex's pricing makes it nearly impossible to ignore for agentic loops, and the real cost of running agents for 24 hours ($10K, apparently). We dive deep into why coding-optimized models are secretly crushing it at non-coding tasks, the mental fatigue of managing AI workers, and whether the chatbot era is actually fading or just evolving. Plus: Chris accidentally books three real pig grooming appointments, we debate whether you need a "life coach agent" to manage your agent swarm, and yes – there's an Opus 4.6 diss track that goes unreasonably hard. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro - Opus 4.6 Diss Track Preview0:09 The Model Same-Day Showdown: Opus 4.6 vs Codex 5.30:50 Opus 4.6 Breakdown: Million Token Context & Premium Pricing2:31 Token Bill Shock: $10K Research Bills & Extended Context Costs5:04 Codex Pricing: Why It's Nearly Free for Agentic Loops6:42 Why Coding Models Are Secretly Crushing Non-Coding Tasks10:14 Tool Fatigue: Too Many Models, Too Many Workflows12:47 Opus 4.6 First Impressions: "Solid" and "Faultless"13:48 Chris Accidentally Books Three Real Pig Grooming Appointments16:01 Unix Tools & Why Code-Optimized Models Win at Everything19:59 The Agentic Retraining Imperative: Chat to Delegation22:16 Agent Swarms & The Master Thread Architecture24:51 OpenAI vs Anthropic: The Enterprise Battle27:09 Corporate Espionage 2.0: Stealing Skills & The Open Source Threat31:19 The UX Problem: Why Delegation Isn't Solved Yet34:24 The Stress of Hyper-Productivity & Managing Agent Swarms37:07 Coordination: The Next Layer of Abstraction40:09 The Fantasy vs Reality of Autonomous AI Businesses44:37 Is the Turn-by-Turn Chatbot Era Actually Fading?49:23 Tokens as Spice: Turning Compute Into Money52:08 Reduce Cognitive Overload: The Real Goal of AI55:07 Still Relevant Tour Announcement55:39 BONUS: Full Opus 4.6 Diss Track Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. Links below for the Still Relevant Tour signup and Simtheory. The model wars are heating up, and your token bill is about to get interesting. xoxo

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.aiRegister for the STILL RELEVANT tour: https://simulationtheory.ai/16c0d1db-a8d0-4ac9-bae3-d25074589a80--- The hype train is 2026 knows only Moltbot (RIP Clawdbot). In this episode, we unpack the viral open-source AI assistant that's taken over the internet what it actually does, why everyone's losing their minds, and whether it's worth the $750/day token bills some users are racking up. We dive deep into why locally-run skills and CLI tools are beating computer-use clicking, how smaller models like GPT-5 Mini are crushing it in agentic workflows, and why the real magic is in targeted context - not massive swarms. Plus: Kimi K2.5 drops as a near-Sonnet-level model at 1/10th the price, we debate whether SaaS is dead, and yes – there are TWO Kimi K2.5 diss tracks. One made by Opus pretending to be Kimi. It might just slap? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro - Still Relevant Tour Update0:48 What is Moltbot? The Viral AI Assistant Explained3:57 Token Bill Shock: $750/Day and Anthropic Bans5:00 The Dream of Digital Coworkers on Mac Minis6:52 Why CLI Tools & Skills Beat Computer-Use Clicking10:57 Why This Way of Working Is Genuinely Exciting14:47 Smaller Models Crushing It: GPT-5 Mini & Targeted Context17:30 Wild Agentic Behavior: Chrome Tab Hijacking & Auto-Retries20:10 Security Architecture: Locked-Down Machines & Enterprise Use24:01 AI Building Its Own Tools On-The-Fly27:08 The Fear & Overwhelm of Rapid Progress29:10 2026: The Year of Agent Workers31:43 The Challenge of Directing AI Work (Everyone's a Manager Now)37:24 Skills Will Take Over: Why MCPs & Atlassian Can't Stop Us40:38 Real-World Use Cases: Doctors, Lawyers & Accountants46:28 Cost Solutions: Build Workflows Around Cheaper Models52:58 Kimi K2.5: Sonnet-Level Performance at 1/10th the Price1:00:55 The "1,500 Tool Calls" Claim: Marketing vs Reality1:05:23 The Kimi K2.5 Diss Tracks (Opus vs Kimi)1:08:08 Demo: Black Hole Simulator & Self-Trolling CRM1:12:55 Is SaaS Dead?1:14:30 BONUS: Full Kimi K2.5 Diss Tracks Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. Links below for the Still Relevant Tour signup and Simtheory. The future is open source, apparently. xoxo

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai Reserve your seat on the STILL RELEVANT tour: https://simulationtheory.ai/16c0d1db-a8d0-4ac9-bae3-d25074589a80----Two episodes in one week? We're either above average or completely unhinged. In this one, we dive deep into the new phenomenon of "AI exhaustion" – that fried feeling you get after multitasking across six agent tabs all day. We share our breakthroughs with AI-assisted presentations (20 minutes vs several hours), why browser-use on your local machine bypasses every anti-scraping technique known to man, and how enterprise context sharing could be the real unlock for organizations. Plus: OpenAI announces ads for ChatGPT (even on paid tiers), their CFO floats taking cuts from drug discoveries (seriously), and Google publicly dunks on them for it. Also – the Still Relevant Australia Tour is coming, and our LinkedIn group hit 200 members (we're basically LinkedIn influencers now too). CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro - Still Relevant Tour Announcement + LinkedIn Milestone2:08 AI Exhaustion: The Cognitive Overload of Multitasking with Agents4:14 Why Single-Tasking with AI Beats Parallel Agent Chaos7:02 The Problem with "I Spun Up 70,000 Sub-Agents" Twitter Posts10:03 Mike's Presentation Workflow: From Hours to 20 Minutes14:06 Why Isn't Copilot Doing This Already?16:54 Old Models + Great Context = Still Amazing Results21:14 What's Actually Changed? It's the Software Layer25:22 Enterprise Context Sharing & Organizational IP31:22 Skills, Sub-Agents, and Role-Based Knowledge35:22 Security Concerns: Can You Hack an Agent with Malicious MD Files?38:23 Cloud Providers Have a Bigger Moat Than the Labs43:16 Browser Use: The Ultimate Context Gathering Weapon48:25 Rethinking SaaS: Software That Actually Thinks53:08 Smart Paste, Smart CC – Why Isn't All Software Like This?56:32 OpenAI's Desperate Moves: Ads, Age Verification & Drug Royalties1:03:03 Google Says "No Plans for Gemini Ads" (Shots Fired)1:07:24 Is OpenAI Okay? The Vibes Are Definitely Off1:10:35 Capitalism Won't Give You Free Time, Just More Demands1:11:20 Outro + Still Relevant Tour Details Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. Links below for the Still Relevant Tour signup and Simtheory. xoxo

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai---Join the most average AI LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16562039/ It's 2026 and everyone's having an existential crisis. In this episode, we unpack the two camps dominating AI C/Twitter: hype boys claiming "Claude Code can do my washing" vs. software developers doom-scrolling themselves into career panic. We put the agentic hype to the test and discover that no, you can't actually run 8 agents recreating your local business ecosystem while you sleep. Plus, we reflect on why MCP is exhausting, why Gemini 3 Pro is somehow worse than Gemini 2.5 Pro, and why Geoffrey Hinton would rather write his book than answer questions in Tasmania. Also featuring: the $200,000/month enterprise AI problem, why SaaS isn't dead (but it's scared), and our prediction that AI workspaces will become the everything app. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro - Unpacking the 2026 AI Vibes02:21 Putting Claude Code and Agentic Hype to the Test05:57 Why Twitter AI Demos Never Show the Receipts07:03 Honest Assessment of Where Frontier Models Are At11:19 Building the Everything App with Email, Calendar and Files16:47 Collaborative Mode vs Agentic Delegation in Practice21:29 The Real Cost of Enterprise AI at Scale24:32 Why Cheaper Models Like Haiku and Gemini Flash Matter29:25 Is SaaS Actually Dead or Just Disrupted38:11 The Future of AI Platforms, SDKs and App Stores43:35 The Untapped Opportunity in Paid Proprietary MCPs51:21 Geoffrey Hinton Refuses to Take Questions in Tasmania55:05 2026 Plans and the Still Relevant Tour Announcement Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. xoxox

The Gift of Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai---2025 Model Timeline: https://simulationtheory.ai/5fd0e964-4c41-4f9a-bbb3-2a398d8500f0 It's the long-anticipated holiday special... except Mike and Kris forgot to prepare so it's just a normal episode. 🎅 This week: Gemini 3 Flash drops and it's actually incredible - cheap, fast, and weirdly smarter than Gemini 3 Pro at tool calling. We put GPT Image 1.5 head-to-head against Nano Banana Pro using hobo photos (spoiler: Google wins again). Plus, FireCrawl Agent is the research tool we've been waiting for, Anthropic launches Skills as an open standard, and we do a full 2025 model timeline recap. Also featuring: Best and Worst Model of the Year awards, 2026 predictions where Mike bets on OpenAI (controversial), and the full holiday musical outro where AI sings about what an "average" year it's been. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro - Holiday Special That Isn't00:55 Shipping Gemini 3 Flash While Looking Like a "Sophisticated Programming Hobo"02:52 Gemini 3 Flash Review: Cheap, Fast, Surprisingly Smart06:31 The Unreliable Frontier Model Problem10:45 GPT Image 1.5 vs Nano Banana Pro Showdown17:04 FireCrawl Agent: Research That Actually Works25:56 Gemini Deep Research Agent Deep Dive31:57 Skills vs MCPs: The New Paradigm43:35 Enterprise Skills: Codifying Business Procedures49:57 2025 Model Timeline Recap59:53 Best & Worst Model of 2025 Awards1:04:58 2026 Predictions: Mike Bets on OpenAI1:14:09 Final Thoughts & Holiday Thank Yous1:19:35 🎄 Holiday Musical: "A Very Average Christmas" Have a great Christmas/Holiday/New Year, see you in 2026! xox

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai GPT-5.2 is here and... it's not great. In this episode, we put OpenAI's latest model through its paces and discover it can't even identify a convicted serial killer when the text literally says "serial killer." We compare it head-to-head with Claude Opus and Gemini 3 Pro (spoiler: they win). Plus, we reflect on the "Year of Agents" that wasn't, why your barber switched to Grok, Disney's billion-dollar investment to use Mickey Mouse in Sora, and why Mustafa Suleyman should probably be fired. Also featuring: the GPT-5.2 diss track where the model brags about capabilities it doesn't have. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro - GPT-5.2 Drops + Details01:25 First Impressions: Verbose, Overhyped, Vibe-Tuned02:52 OpenAI's Rushed Response to Gemini 303:24 Tool Calling Problems & Agentic Failures04:14 Why Anthropic's Models Just Work Better06:31 The Barber Test: Real Users Are Switching to Grok10:00 The Ivan Milat Vision Test (Serial Killer Edition)17:04 Year of Agents Retrospective: What Went Wrong25:28 The Path to True Agentic Workflows31:22 GPT-5.2 Diss Track (Yes, Really)43:43 Why We're Still Optimistic About AI50:29 Google Bringing Ads to Gemini in 202654:46 Disney Pays $1B to Use Mickey Mouse in Sora56:57 LOL of the Week: Mustafa Suleyman's Sad Tweets1:00:35 Outro & Full GPT-5.2 Diss Track Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. xoxox

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai/ OpenAI has declared "Code Red" as ChatGPT faces growing competition from Gemini and other rivals. In this episode, we break down OpenAI's 6% market share decline, why their ad strategy is on hold, and what they need to do to reclaim the AI crown. We also explore DeepSeek V3.2's impressive capabilities as a cheap open-source alternative, Meta's new policy grading employees on AI skills, and the crisis facing higher education as AI fluency becomes essential. Plus, Fatal Patricia hits #1 on our Spotify charts, and Tesla's Optimus robot is running like a slightly unfit human. CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro - OpenAI Code Red & Market Share Crisis07:03 ChatGPT's Failure to Go Deeper Into Users' Lives16:33 What OpenAI Needs to Win Back the Crown26:46 Chris's Wishlist for an OpenAI Comeback31:22 DeepSeek V3.2 - The Open Source Threat39:34 Meta Grading Workers on AI Skills46:29 The University & Education AI Crisis56:25 Fatal Patricia Hits #1 & WTF of the Week Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. xoxox

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai (Use coupon BLACKFRIDAY15 for $15 USD off any subscription).----Simtheory Discord: https://discord.gg/Ar6GeQnAR7This Day in AI Discord: https://discord.gg/TVYH3HD6qsLinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16562039/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/28PU4ypB18QZTotml8tMDq?si=FPaJU2NRSnOSNPmnsfwA_g---CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro & Fatal Patricia Update01:40 Promotions (Discord, Black Friday, LinkedIn)04:36 Claude 4.5 Opus - Best Anthropic Model Ever?31:17 Computer Use API Updates36:14 Will AI Replace 57% of Jobs? (McKinsey Report)1:00:52 Claude 4.5 Opus Demos (Christmas Hut & Diss Track Preview)1:07:13 Microsoft Farah 7B - Moose Porn Refusals1:21:51 Why ChatGPT's MCP-UI Apps Are a Bad Idea1:42:01 🎵 Claude 4.5 Opus Diss Track (Full Song)---Thanks for listening. Like & Sub. xoxox Anthropic just dropped Claude 4.5 Opus and it might be the best AI model of 2024. In this episode, we compare Claude 4.5 Opus vs Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-5.1, breaking down the new API features including effort parameters, context management, and computer use updates. We also test Microsoft's new Farah 7B parameter model for computer use - with hilarious refusal results. Plus, we react to McKinsey's controversial report claiming AI agents could automate 57% of US jobs by 2030.  We dive deep into Anthropic's pricing (3x cheaper than Opus 4.1), why Claude is now beating Google and OpenAI on agentic coding benchmarks, and whether MCP-UI apps in ChatGPT are a step backwards for AI workflows. Is Claude 4.5 Opus the new king of AI coding assistants? Should enterprises be worried about AI job replacement? And why did Microsoft's Farah model refuse to draw a moose? All this plus an AI-generated diss track roasting Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Sundar Pichai.

Join Simtheory for Gemini 3 & Nano Banana Pro: https://simtheory.ai----CHAPTERS:00:00 - Gemini 3 Pro Impressions & Thoughts33:34 - xAI Releases Grok 4.1 Fast40:09 - More on Gemini 3 Pro: What We Want Improved45:46 - Gemini 3 Pro Dis Track51:16 - Thoughts on Nano Banana Pro And What It Means1:12:49 - Does Nano Banana Disrupt Design Software Like Canva? Where is This Going?1:26:20 - OpenAI's Reaction to Gemini 3 Pro & Nano Banana with GPT-5.1-Pro and Codex model updates1:32:38 - Final Thoughts & Sam Altman Sad Song1:38:41 - FATAL PATRICIA SONG1:42:12 - Gemini 3.0 Pro Diss Track----Thanks for your support plz like and sub xoxo

Join Simtheory & experience MCPs in action: https://simtheory.ai----00:00 - Chris Has a Merch Sponsor02:42 - In Defense of Sam Altman20:29 - Are We In An AI Bubble? & What is Working in The Enterprise?43:58 - Anthropic's Code Execution with MCP: Problems with MCP Context52:44 - Kimi-K2 Thinking Model Release1:00:45 - "In the Middle of a Bubble" Song----Thanks for your support and listening, we appreciate you!Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/TVYH3HD6qs

Join Simtheory to experience MCPs: https://simtheory.ai----00:00 - OpenAI's State of the Union & Why Cursor's Composer Model is a Threat44:26 - Does MCP Need To Die? Our Thoughts on State of MCP and Why The Client Implementations are the Problem1:07:53 - 1X NEO The Home Robot LOLZ1:28:05 - Greg Brockman, A Sad Song.----Thanks for listening and your continued support. We appreciate you.

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai-----00:00 - AI Browser Wars: ChatGPT Atlas, Copilot Updates & Edge Copilot AI23:15 - Why Not Focus on Real Use Cases for AI?34:49 - Claude Skills: What Are Claude Skills? What is the Difference Between MCP and Skills?1:04:05 - Vibe Code Fashion: Oakley Meta Vanguards + Use Cases of AI Glasses1:15:05 - Top Models Used on Simtheory & Final Thoughts------Thanks for listening and your support xoxo

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.aiUse "SIMLINK" to get 30% off Pro & Max annual plans until Oct 31st 2025----CHAPTERS:00:00 - Gemini 3.0 HYPE with "make an OS"03:50 - Anthropic Releases Claude Haiku 4.5: Initial Thoughts11:57 - Veo 3.1 and new modes (first frame/last frame & reference to image)25:20 - OpenAI's Erotica Mode & age verification thoughts34:25 - OpenAI Partners with Everyone & Memes35:38 - Salesforce OpenAI Partnership & What Should SaaS do with MCP apps?1:09:25 - Final thoughts, Polymarket----Thanks for your support and listening to the show xox

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai----Check out our albums on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/28PU4ypB18QZTotml8tMDq?si=XfaAbBKAQAaaG_Cg2AkD9A----00:00 - OpenAI DevDay 2025 Recap03:24 - ChatGPT Apps SDK & MCP UI & Agents SDK42:11 - AgentKit & AgentBuilder: Who is it for?50:41 - GPT-5-pro in API53:15 - gpt-realtime-mini56:53 - Sora 2 & Sora 2 in API Vs Veo31:01:43 - Final thoughts & This Day in AI albums now on Spotify! Thanks for your support and listening xoxo

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai (Use STILLRELEVANT for $10 off)----00:00 - Sora2 Examples00:56 - Sora2: Initial Impressions & Thoughts26:39 - Claude Sonnet 4.5: It's REALLY good47:09 - Claude Agent SDK & AI Agent Systems55:05 - Is Claude Imagine a Look at Future Software / AI OS?1:00:25 - Claude 4.5 Sonnet Dis Track1:06:24 - "Real AI Agents and Real Work" & Enterprise Agent / MCP workflows1:31:41 - LOL of the week Sora2 Steve Irwin Video1:35:07 - Full Claude Sonnet 4.5 Dis Track----Thanks for listening and your support, we really appreciate it!xoxox