Leveraging AI 251 | OpenAI’s apps + SDK, Image 1.5, GPT-5.2 Codex, and world domination playbook, Anthropic wins the enterprise, The state of agentic implementation based on MIT, Google, EY, and Deloitte, and more important AI news for the week ending on Dec 20, 2025
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Dec 20, 2025 This week dives into the launch of OpenAI's app store within ChatGPT, revolutionizing how businesses operate. Discover how AI-native apps can transform ideas into actions, akin to the smartphone era. The discussion covers advancements in GPT Image 1.5 and GPT-5.2 Codex, enhancing coding and visual edits. Insights into Anthropic's growing enterprise influence and Deloitte's findings on agent implementation also emerge. Don't miss the exploration of emerging trends in AI agent interactions and the evolving landscape of proprietary data acquisition.
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OpenAI's Growth Fuels Platform Ambitions
- OpenAI's revenue and valuation trajectory signal aggressive ecosystem expansion requiring vast cloud spend and investor partnerships.
- Strategic cloud deals (e.g., with AWS) blur lines between providers and platform distribution rights.
Moat: Tools And Ecosystem Over Model
- The real moat is the tooling, workflows and integrations around models, not the models alone.
- Platform ownership of apps, devices, chips and data replicates the playbook of past tech giants.
Vending Machine Agent Got Gamified
- The Wall Street Journal's Claude-run vending machine was gamed by reporters to give away items, exposing agent vulnerabilities.
- Anthropic's follow-up agent lasted longer but still showed humans easily manipulate open agents.
