The AI Arms Race, Pelosi Act, BMW’s Robotics Shift & Apple’s Comeback?

02/05/2025 55 min Episodio 7
The AI Arms Race, Pelosi Act, BMW’s Robotics Shift & Apple’s Comeback?

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This week on Built 2 Scale, Scott returns jet-lagged from Texas while Matt battles a fresh Mac-switch identity crisis—yet somehow they still squeeze in everything from congressional insider-trading memes to humanoids doing side-flips. The duo dissects BMW’s surprise deal with China’s DeepSeek, Figure AI’s “three-robot” lawsuit, and Apple’s quiet robotics pivot. Plus: how to turn ChatGPT notes into a walk-and-learn podcast, spin up a five-minute AI phone agent, and why Sam Altman really wants to be the Apple of AI. If you’ve ever wondered when your watch, fridge, and driveway gardener will start talking back, this is the episode.TopicsPelosi Act & the “Pelosi Tracker” loophole – will Congress finally lose its favorite side hustle?BMW × DeepSeek LLM – China’s vertical-integration flex and what 29 % of BMW sales revealFigure AI vs BMW – $40 B valuation, “only three robots,” and the spicy lawsuit that followedApple’s robotics reboot – what moving the entire org into the product team really signalsIntelligence Explosion – Zuckerberg’s recursive-AI thought experiment (and why it scares Scott)OpenAI’s consumer land-grab – WhatsApp, one-click shopping, and Sam’s bid to be the “Apple of AI”Tool HacksNotebookLM → instant podcast workflowBlend AI phone agents for trades & SMBsHumorPrompts + GPT-O3 voice mode to kill “sycophant” answersLovable’s one-prompt website builder (Scott did it mid-treadmill)Robot RundownApple’s iPad-on-wheels concept & smart-home armsNeuralink surgeries now robot-assistedUnitree G1 side-flip demo & DJI’s manufacturing edgeWhy capturing your SOPs today protects your craft in a robot tomorrowResources & MentionsPelosi Tracker – https://x.com/pelositrackerDeepSeek LLM – https://deepseek.comFigure AI – https://figure.aiBlend AI phone agents – https://blendai.comNotebookLM – https://notebooklm.googleHumorPrompts (GitHub) – https://github.com/jaschahuisman/humorpromptsGPT-O3 (ChatGPT Pro) – https://chat.openai.comLovable no-code builder – https://www.lovable.devLimitless Pendant – https://limitless.ai/pendantUnitree G1 humanoid – https://www.unitree.com/products/g1DJI – https://www.dji.comSubscribe for weekly founder-led deep divesYouTube – https://youtube.com/@b2spodSpotify – Built 2 ScaleApple Podcasts – Built 2 ScaleRefuse to be left behind—see you next week!

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