Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Ep 714: OpenAI acquihires OpenClaw, Deepseek could be in deep trouble, Google takes back AI model crown and more

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Feb 16, 2026
OpenAI acquihires OpenClaw and plans to support it as open source. DeepSeek faces distillation and IP allegations that could spell big trouble. Anthropic deals with researcher resignations and model misuse concerns. Google quietly ships a powerful new model that reclaims the performance crown. Rapid-fire tech updates and industry shifts round out the week's major AI stories.
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INSIGHT

Microsoft Building Its Own Frontier Models

  • Microsoft may build its own frontier models while still partnering with OpenAI.
  • Jordan Wilson suggests this signals a shift to a multi-model world with rough enterprise transitions.
ADVICE

Vet Overseas Models Carefully

  • Do thorough due diligence before adopting cheaper foreign models like DeepSeek.
  • Jordan Wilson warns US decision-makers to avoid DeepSeek because of distillation and data risks.
ANECDOTE

Safety Lead Quits Anthropic

  • Mirnik Sharma, Anthropic's lead safety researcher, resigned and said the world is in peril.
  • Jordan Wilson notes Sharma plans to leave tech and pursue poetry after citing AI and bioweapon risks.
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