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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 34 MIN

ChatGPT Ads, Claude Cowork, and the Stranger Things AI Backlash: The AI Argument EP85

from The AI Argument · host Frank Prendergast and Justin Collery

Ads are coming to ChatGPT. Claude Cowork offers a serious new way to work with documents. Google’s Gemini goes hyper-personal by tapping into your data, while fans speculate that ChatGPT helped write Stranger Things. Plus: Apple’s AI gap and Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI.Tell us in the comments, how do you feel about ads in ChatGPT?01:31 Will ads ruin ChatGPT before it makes money?10:37 Is Claude Cowork what Copilot should have been?16:40 Do we want Gemini hyper-personalizing us?21:43 Why does Apple need Google for AI?28:26 Did OpenAI really defraud Elon Musk?31:33 Was Stranger Things written by ChatGPT?► SUBSCRIBEDon't forget to subscribe to our channel for more arguments► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPTCowork: Claude Code for the rest of your workGemini Personal Intelligence: Help that’s made for youApple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri in major win for AlphabetMusk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortuneThe truth Elon left out'Stranger Things' fans accuse Duffer Brothers of using ChatGPT to write finale► CONNECT WITH USFor more in-depth discussions, connect Justin and Frank on LinkedIn.Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincollery/Frank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankprendergast/

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Ads are coming to ChatGPT. Claude Cowork offers a serious new way to work with documents. Google’s Gemini goes hyper-personal by tapping into your data, while fans speculate that ChatGPT helped write Stranger Things. Plus: Apple’s AI gap and Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI. Tell us in the comments, how do you feel about ads in ChatGPT? 01:31 Will ads ruin ChatGPT before it makes money? 10:37 Is Claude Cowork what Copilot should have been? 16:40 Do we want Gemini hyper-personalizin...

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