While Anthropic and the Pentagon fought, OpenAI swooped in to secure a big deal.

But at what cost?

And while it seemed like the entire AI news world was wrapped up in the Anthropic-Trump-OpenAI drama, the rest of big tech went nuts.

Microsoft teased something agentic, Claude actually shipped it, and Perplexity dropped probably its most important product to date.

This week’s theme apparently: drama and agents.

We’ll get you caught up on all of the AI News That Matters. 👇

Trump bans Anthropic, OpenAI signs Pentagon deal, big AI goes agentic and more AI news -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson

Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter
More on this Episode: Episode Page
Join the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.

Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup
Website: YourEverydayAI.com
Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com
Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn

Topics Covered in This Episode:

OpenAI Pentagon Deal Security Protocols
Anthropic Trump Ban and Government Response
Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Legal Challenge
Google Nano Banana 2 Image Model Launch
Nano Banana 2 Benchmark and Feature Upgrades
OpenAI Enterprise AI Frontier Consulting Partnerships
Anthropic Model Distillation by Chinese AI Labs
Perplexity Computer Cloud-Based Agentic AI Release
Microsoft Copilot Tasks Agentic AI Announcement
Anthropic Claude CoWork Scheduled Task Automation

Timestamps:

00:00 "OpenAI-Pentagon Deal Sparks Debate"

03:41 OpenAI's AI Safety Agreement

08:25 Anthropic vs. U.S. Government Tensions

12:54 "Nano Banana 2 Revolutionizes AI"

15:38 "Revolutionizing AI for Visuals"

19:27 "AI Outperforming Skilled Professionals"

21:33 Anthropic Accuses China of AI Theft

26:27 "AI Supremacy and Global Impact"

29:24 AI Automates Tasks and Emails

33:31 "Perplexity Unveils Agentic AI Tool"

37:00 Perplexity's Evolution: Computer Spotlight

41:10 Trump Meets Tech Leaders Over AI

42:41 "AI Updates Made Simple"

Keywords:

Trump AI ban, Anthropic, OpenAI Pentagon deal, Department of Defense AI, AI military use, ethical boundaries in AI, federal AI regulations, Sam Altman, AI contract enforcement,

Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)

Start Here ▶️

Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and access all episodes there: StartHereSeries.com

Ep 724: Trump bans Anthropic, OpenAI signs Pentagon deal, big AI goes agentic and more AI news

Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast