#215: Musk v. OpenAI Round 3, AI's Hot New Job, The AI Jobs Apocalypse Debate & The 2026 State of AI for Business Report

#215: Musk v. OpenAI Round 3, AI's Hot New Job, The AI Jobs Apocalypse Debate & The 2026 State of AI for Business Report

Author: Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput May 19, 2026 Duration: 1:34:57
Three big stories define this week: the Musk v. OpenAI trial wraps with the jury advising but the judge deciding. Then: why did every major AI commentator publish the same argument in the same week that AI won't kill jobs? And: Forward Deployed Engineers: are they the future of enterprise AI adoption or just consultants with a better name? Rapid fire covers the AI hate wave showing up across the country, Anthropic's two-scenario roadmap for the US-China AI race, cybersecurity threats that give organizations just three to five months before attackers catch up, and a full product update roundup including Anthropic's $950B valuation, the Gates Foundation partnership, and the launch of Recursive Superintelligence. Show Notes: Access the show notes and show links here AI-Pulse Survey: Fill out this week’s AI-Pulse Survey here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:03:46 — AI-Pulse Survey 00:06:27 — Musk v. OpenAI Round 3 00:12:13 — "Forward Deployed Engineers" Are AI's Hot New Job 00:30:17 — The AI Jobs Apocalypse Debate 00:48:49 — An AI Hate Wave Is Here 01:00:34 — Two Scenarios Could Unfold in the US-China AI Race 01:05:19 — AI Threats Have the US Government (and Labs) Worried 01:09:04 — The Rise of "Headless" Software 01:14:53 — Publicis Acquires LiveRamp 01:16:36 — How AI Is Changing the Way We Work (Second Brains, Apprenticeships, and More) 01:24:39 — AI Use Case Spotlight 01:29:30 — AI Product and Funding Updates This episode is brought to you by AI Academy by SmarterX. AI Academy is your gateway to personalized AI learning for professionals and teams. Discover our new on-demand courses, live classes, certifications, and a smarter way to master AI. Learn more here. Visit our website Receive our weekly newsletter Join our community: Slack Community LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference Enroll in our AI Academy 

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