AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic
Jaeden Schafer and Conor Grennan
Welcome to the AI Applied podcast, hosted by Jaeden Schafer and Conor Grennan. Get your weekly dose of the latest AI news, trends, and discussions in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence.
From ChatGPT and computer vision to robotics and natural language processing, we cover the most exciting developments in the field of AI. We also discuss ways to apply it to your career, job, workflows, and life.
Join us as we delve into the cutting-edge of AI research, understand its impact on our world, and explore the future of this rapidly growing field.
From ChatGPT and computer vision to robotics and natural language processing, we cover the most exciting developments in the field of AI. We also discuss ways to apply it to your career, job, workflows, and life.
Join us as we delve into the cutting-edge of AI research, understand its impact on our world, and explore the future of this rapidly growing field.
Episodes
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Feb 18, 2026 • 13min
Is Something Big Happening in AI?
They dig into a viral blog arguing AI is accelerating like a pandemic and threatening screen-based jobs. Recent model releases and agent swarms are highlighted as forces that speed AI development. The conversation covers how AI tooling can rapidly replace tedious SaaS and how company adoption will shape who wins and loses.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 14min
The Merger of SpaceX and XAI
They unpack the SpaceX–XAI merger and what a union like that could mean for AI infrastructure. The conversation explores the radical idea of launching data centers into orbit and the logistics behind in-house versus cloud compute. They debate environmental and solar-power advantages of space-based compute and ponder manufacturing, regulatory hurdles, and the future of AI in space exploration.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 13min
Anthropic's Opus 4.6: AI Agent Teams and Massive Context Windows
A lively dive into Anthropic's Opus 4.6 release and what its new features enable. They unpack Agent Teams and how parallel specialized agents speed up complex tasks. The conversation highlights a staggering one‑million token context window and practical use cases like large codebases. They also cover enterprise integrations and Anthropic's positioning against major competitors.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 14min
OpenAI: Competing with Claude and the Rise of Frontier
A lively rundown of how Codex is reshaping software creation and what that means beyond developers. A head-to-head look at Codex versus Claude Code and their differing technical tradeoffs. An introduction to Frontier as an orchestration platform tying agents to company data and tools. A discussion of how automations and integrations could lock in widespread AI usage.
Feb 6, 2026 • 15min
AIbox.ai Marketplace for AI Workflows
Jaeden Schafer, Founder/CEO of AIBox.ai — entrepreneur building practical AI workflow tools and marketplaces. He walks through a playground of 40+ models, demonstrates the Vibe Builder that auto-creates multi-node workflows, and unveils a marketplace where creators can publish and monetize AI tools. Discussion covers UX, real-world workflow mapping, and surprising user-driven use cases.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 14min
Google Gemini and Chrome: Reshaping the Consumer AI Landscape
Discussion of Google's Gemini and Chrome announcements and their potential consumer impact. A focus on upskilling organizations with an AI mindset for broader adoption. Examination of browser AI innovations and competition in the browser race. Demonstrations of AI Studio Live and how agentic tools are starting to control real desktop tasks.
Feb 3, 2026 • 15min
AI's Competitive Landscape
A lively look at the race to go public between two major AI companies and what that means for investors. Discussion of strategic partnerships, revenue moves, and ad strategies shaping competitive advantage. A surprising thread explores Elon’s AI projects, possible mergers with space ventures, and even training models in orbit.
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Jan 23, 2026 • 13min
AI's Economic Impact: Insights from the Anthropic Report
A deep dive into the Anthropic Economic Index report and its big data approach. Discussion of how coding dominates AI use and a striking word cloud of developers and students. Surprising productivity gains for complex, college‑level tasks versus simpler work. A debate on augmentation versus automation and how people are building personal automations to reshape workflows.
Jan 21, 2026 • 15min
How AI is Reshaping Wikipedia and Online Information
Conor and Jaeden examine Wikipedia's evolution alongside AI, highlighting its new partnerships with Amazon and Microsoft. They discuss the decline in human traffic and rising operational costs due to AI scraping. The duo proposes monetizing Wikipedia's data as a potential survival strategy. They introduce Grokipedia, a new encyclopedia model with AI-driven editing, and ponder the impacts of AI intermediaries on information access and accuracy. Their conversation raises vital questions about the future of journalism and truth in the digital landscape.
Jan 20, 2026 • 14min
Merge Labs: OpenAI's Bold Investment in Brain Tech
Explore the cutting-edge world of brain-computer interfaces as Conor and Jaeden discuss OpenAI's investment in Merge Labs. They analyze the competition between Merge Labs and Neuralink, highlighting therapeutic benefits and ethical dilemmas. The conversation dives into the strategic motivations behind such technologies and personal anecdotes about tech moguls like Sam Altman. With a mix of fascination and caution, they speculate on the future of human-AI integration and its philosophical implications.
