Episode 88: What happens inside OpenAI when Google drops a game-changing AI model? Matt Wolfe ((https://x.com/mreflow) and Maria Gharib (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-gharib-091779b9) break it down.

This episode unpacks OpenAI’s unprecedented “Code Red,” the real reason Sam Altman hit the panic button, and how Google’s Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro could threaten OpenAI’s dominance. The hosts debate which next-gen AI models are actually smarter (Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3, GPT-5.1, and more), why some tools are getting dumber, and how Google’s full-stack advantage is shifting the AI power balance. Plus: a rapid-fire review of explosive new AI tools for video, the rise of creative AI (and AI “slop”), surprising advances in wearable tech, and a bit of fun at Sam Altman’s expense.

Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd

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Show Notes:



(00:00) AI Wars: Models, Tools, Power




(05:59) AI Innovation Race




(08:43) OpenAI's Google Challenge




(12:15) Claude's Context Window Explained




(14:12) Claude vs. ChatGPT: AI Preferences




(17:13) Anthropic vs. OpenAI Philosophy




(21:51) AI and Content Slop Concerns




(24:46) AI Generative Audio's Uncanny Gap




(28:07) Runway Gen 4.5 Dominates Preferences




(30:41) AI Model Announcement Rivalry




(35:00 Alibaba's AI Evolution




(37:19) Heavy Glasses and Social Concerns




(40:03) AI Advancements: December Launches




(42:27) "Like, Subscribe, See You Soon






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Mentions:



Sam Altman: https://blog.samaltman.com/




Google Gemini 3: https://aistudio.google.com/models/gemini-3




Nano Banana Pro: https://gemini.google/overview/image-generation/




Claude Opus 4.5: https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus




ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/




NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/




Runway Gen 4.5: https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4.5




Kling: https://klingai.com/global/




Midjourney: https://www.midjourney.com/home




Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw

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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:

• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

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Check Out Nathan's Stuff:



Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/




Blog - https://lore.com/




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