Google Gemini Gains Ground, OpenAI’s GPT-4.1’s Alignment Issues, and Windsurf-Cursor Price War

In this episode of AI Deep Dive, we explore the fierce competition in the AI coding assistant space as Windsurf and Cursor slash prices—and Windsurf potentially joins OpenAI. Meanwhile, Google's Gemini chatbot is gaining traction but still trails ChatGPT in user count. We also dig into growing concerns about OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 model, which may be less aligned than previous versions. Finally, we highlight a new tool estimating the energy consumption of chatbot interactions, sparking fresh debate around AI’s environmental impact.