Erotic ChatGPT, Zuck’s Apple Assault, AI’s Sameness Problem
October 17, 2025
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Erotic ChatGPT, Zuck’s Apple Assault, AI’s Sameness Problem
Summary
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Sam Altman says ChatGPT will start to have erotic chats with interested adults 2) Also, more sycophancy? 3) Is sycophancy the lost love language 4) Is erotic ChatGPT good for OpenAI’s business? 5) Is erotic ChatGPT a sign that AGI is actually far away? 6) OpenAI’s latest business metrics revealed 7) Google’s AI contributes to cancer discovery 8) Anthropic’s Jack Clark on AI becoming self aware 9) Is Zuck poaching Apple AI engineers mostly to hurt Apple? 10) AI’s sameness problem 11) Ranjan rants against workslop
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