WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:14.880 Intel might be on the verge of losing another CEO. 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:19.440 The new guy, Lip Boutan, has been called out by the president of the USA. 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:25.160 In a post on Truth Social, Trump claims that Lip Boutan is highly conflicted and must resign 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:33.120 immediately. And he might be right. I mean, if there's anybody who's an expert on being conflicted, it's my boy DJ T. 00:00:33.120 --> 00:00:40.120 And what spurred him to make this post? He didn't specify, because you know what, he's also an expert on not providing evidence. 00:00:40.120 --> 00:00:45.160 But the post emerged just a day after Republican Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel's 00:00:45.160 --> 00:00:48.720 board chair with questions regarding Tan's investments. 00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:53.120 An April report from Reuters found that Lip Boutan has investments in over 600 Chinese 00:00:53.120 --> 00:00:57.140 firms, with at least eight of those having ties to the Chinese military, considering 00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:01.080 Intel's role in providing tech to the American military. 00:01:01.080 --> 00:01:05.080 And this drama is on top of the internal beef between the CEO and his board about whether 00:01:05.080 --> 00:01:09.000 Intel should continue trying to save its bleeding foundry business or just cut the 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:14.640 limb clean off. Despite all that, these new statements from Intel and Lip Boutan assures that they are 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:19.720 both deeply committed to advancing US national and economic security interests. 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:29.480 Hey Intel, has your CEO considered giving his Orange Majesty a glass and gold trophy? 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:35.200 He loves trophies, especially ones he doesn't deserve. We have the best trophies, Jaina. 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:38.960 OpenAI has announced their latest model, ChatGPT5. 00:01:38.960 --> 00:01:44.200 In a 70 minute livestream full of bouncing Lego shaped hands, they called GPT5 a significant 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:51.260 step along their path to AGI. You might expect that in the two years since GPT4 first launched that there would be some 00:01:51.260 --> 00:01:55.220 groundbreaking new features, well, there isn't. 00:01:55.220 --> 00:01:59.140 But it seems that Sam and his merry Altman were focused on just making every current 00:01:59.140 --> 00:02:05.580 feature that much better. For example, now instead of having to figure out which inscrutably named AI model is best 00:02:05.580 --> 00:02:10.860 for your task, GPT5 has some decision making that automatically selects it for you. 00:02:10.860 --> 00:02:15.460 However, you can summon specific models by casting an incantation like, think really 00:02:15.460 --> 00:02:19.480 hard about this one in the prompt, or you can just pay for the pro subscription. 00:02:19.480 --> 00:02:23.100 And if you don't want to pay, you can at least choose from four new personalities, 00:02:23.100 --> 00:02:27.380 the cynic, the robot, the listener, and the nerd. 00:02:27.380 --> 00:02:31.380 All of this goes towards making ChatGPT sound less like an AI and more like you're chatting 00:02:31.380 --> 00:02:36.540 with your high IQ and EQ friend, which is such a normal way to talk about your friends. 00:02:36.540 --> 00:02:40.500 GPT5 also brings improved vibe coding, which allowed this French developer to create an 00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:48.380 app to teach his girlfriend French so he didn't have to. Now high IQ and EQ of him, now to their credit, many of the vibe coding demos shown were 00:02:48.380 --> 00:02:52.980 heckin' fast and made impressive products with relatively small prompts. 00:02:52.980 --> 00:02:57.460 And the benchmarks agree, OpenAI has taken the top spot across most categories on LM 00:02:57.460 --> 00:03:01.900 Arena, but this release isn't just about chart-topping intelligence and charisma. 00:03:01.900 --> 00:03:06.700 The Altman clan are really focusing on reducing sycophancy and hallucinations, which will 00:03:06.700 --> 00:03:10.380 hopefully prevent it from telling me to eat sodium bromide while also telling me that 00:03:10.380 --> 00:03:16.380 my questions are brilliant. Oh, good question. They've also introduced what they're referring to as safe completions. 00:03:16.380 --> 00:03:20.500 Usually when you ask an AI chatbot to tell you how to do something unsafe, it just won't 00:03:20.500 --> 00:03:27.300 respond. But GrandPapThthado5 will provide only high-level info without actually giving you the instructions. 00:03:27.300 --> 00:03:30.780 And when you summarize it like that, that kind of sounds less safe. 00:03:30.780 --> 00:03:35.900 Ironically, while they were touting the reduced deception in GPT5, they showed this graph, 00:03:35.900 --> 00:03:40.620 where 50 is a third of the size of 47.4 and just barely larger than 9. 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:49.500 And when it came to software engineering accuracy, we got this doozy. Who made these graphs, AI? 00:03:49.500 --> 00:03:53.180 What's really exciting is that the new model won't be locked behind a paywall. 00:03:53.180 --> 00:04:00.700 That's right, it's available to all 700 million weekly chat GPT users. 00:04:00.700 --> 00:04:07.020 But it seems like those users aren't very impressed. Many are frustrated by losing access to the old models that they've built their workflows 00:04:07.020 --> 00:04:12.820 around. Users feel like they're close to GPT-40 companion left for the summer, found a new girlfriend, 00:04:12.820 --> 00:04:16.700 got a tattoo, and they're not the same anymore. 00:04:16.700 --> 00:04:20.180 Users have likened this new personality to an overworked secretary, which is kind of 00:04:20.180 --> 00:04:26.700 a good metaphor for AI chatbots in general. And still, others are frustrated by the relatively low usage limits for the free tier, pushing 00:04:26.700 --> 00:04:29.780 users towards coughing up cash for continued access. 00:04:29.780 --> 00:04:34.780 But hey, I bet if you talked to OpenAI, they could break a $50 bill into $269 bills for 00:04:34.780 --> 00:04:38.580 you. And I'm going to break for our sponsor. 00:04:38.580 --> 00:04:42.220 It's August 8th, and you know what that means. 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For now, they'll primarily be funded through their Patreon. 00:05:12.300 --> 00:05:16.020 I can't wait to see what Digital Foundry is going to do, fully on bottleneck, running 00:05:16.020 --> 00:05:19.340 at a full 120 FPS with a ray tracing set to maxed. 00:05:19.340 --> 00:05:26.540 It's going to be so, they're going to look pretty, they're going to look gorgeous. The next made by Google event is coming up, and it's like a overstuffed, poorly-wrapped 00:05:26.540 --> 00:05:30.060 Chipotle burrito with extra salsa. Leaky. 00:05:30.060 --> 00:05:34.540 The latest leaks show the new Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL will be receiving their own version 00:05:34.540 --> 00:05:39.180 of MagSafe called PixelSnap and a triple camera setup. 00:05:39.180 --> 00:05:43.780 Nice. In some leaked promo videos, we also get a look at the 10 Pro Fold, perfect for fans 00:05:43.780 --> 00:05:49.980 of expensive, fragile things. And if you're more of a watch guy, well, the Pixel Watch 4 will have AI support. 00:05:49.980 --> 00:05:54.220 Who knew? With the ability to just raise your wrist quickly to access Gemini. 00:05:54.220 --> 00:05:57.940 I'm not sure if that's going to make it hard for my watch to tell me the time or not, but 00:05:57.940 --> 00:06:03.340 there's only one way to find out. Live long enough to see the TechLinked episode summarizing the made by Google event. 00:06:03.340 --> 00:06:07.860 And then after that, feel free to die. Hey, did you know that you can install Steam on your Chromebook? 00:06:07.860 --> 00:06:10.860 No? Well, good news. Now you do. 00:06:10.860 --> 00:06:17.140 And after a long beta period, it's finally making headlines because it's being killed. 00:06:17.140 --> 00:06:21.060 That's right. The dream slash nightmare of a gaming Chromebook future has been nipped in the bud. 00:06:21.060 --> 00:06:28.980 But don't worry, you still have time. You can play any of the 99 compatible games until January 1st, 2026. 00:06:28.980 --> 00:06:32.940 After that, you won't be able to play the games, even if they're already installed on your device. 00:06:32.940 --> 00:06:36.340 Google, that's so cool of you. 00:06:36.340 --> 00:06:39.460 What the f**k is wrong with you, you f**king idiot? I have the games. 00:06:39.460 --> 00:06:42.460 Just let me play. It's Linux. It's built on Linux. 00:06:42.460 --> 00:06:45.460 Linux plays the games. Just play. Just what the f**k? 00:06:45.460 --> 00:06:50.460 Official Windows 10 support ends October 14th, 2025, in case you needed another reminder 00:06:50.460 --> 00:06:53.820 of time's solemn and unending march forward. 00:06:53.820 --> 00:06:57.940 For those of you clinging onto the past, refusing to let go, Microsoft just sweetened the deal 00:06:57.940 --> 00:07:03.700 on their extended support program, which now covers up to 10 devices with one single ESP 00:07:03.700 --> 00:07:08.100 license. Wake up, Joe Biden, Joe Biden, wake up. 00:07:08.100 --> 00:07:12.180 You do still have to pay $30, and you must have a Microsoft account. 00:07:12.180 --> 00:07:16.980 But you could also redeem 1000 Microsoft points, better get Bing searching. 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:20.300 And if you've been searching for a free way to avoid Windows 11, have you considered 00:07:20.300 --> 00:07:28.620 Linux? I mean, it's not free. It only costs your sanity. 00:07:28.620 --> 00:07:32.300 And my sanity would be at stake if this episode went on any longer. 00:07:32.300 --> 00:07:36.140 Tune in on Monday for more of that succulent, juicy, perfectly seasoned tech news.