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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 36 MIN

Google’s ‘Good Enough’ AI, Anthropic Profits, and Monet Gets Roasted | EP101

from The AI Argument · host Frank Prendergast and Justin Collery

Why did Google I/O feel so underwhelming? Frank and Justin unpack a massive amount of Google AI announcements: huge AI-powered changes to search that could change the web, the muted response to Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Pro being pushed back, Gemini Omni’s impressive video and world-model claims, Spark’s carefully staged agent rollout, and Demis Hassabis saying we may be in the “foothills of the singularity”. Plus: Anthropic reportedly moves into profit while OpenAI burns cash, Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to work on recursive self-improvement, OpenAI starts selling future compute contracts, Elon loses his OpenAI court case, and AI haters accidentally roast a real Monet painting.Who wins the AI race from here: the focused labs like Anthropic and OpenAI, or the tech giants with ecosystems too big to fail?00:00 Why is Google I/O so uncool?01:06 Is Google search eating the web?03:07 Is Gemini 3.5 Pro just not ready?05:03 Is Omni the Nanobanana for AI video?06:36 Are we in the foothills of the singularity?09:23 Is Gemini 3.5 Flash fast but meh?12:26 Is Spark Google’s safer OpenClaw?15:16 What work should agents actually do?17:00 Can Google win by being good enough?21:08 Did Anthropic prove AI can pay?24:46 Did Anthropic just land Karpathy?26:57 Is OpenAI selling tomorrow’s tokens?29:50 Why did Elon lose his court case?31:49 Did AI haters accidentally roast Monet?► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more arguments► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED Google I/O '26 KeynoteMind-Blowing Growth Is About to Propel Anthropic Into Its First Profitable QuarterOpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins AnthropicOpenAI Guaranteed CapacityMusk loses OpenAI court battle after jury finds he waited too long to sue6.7 million people thought they were ripping apart an AI-generated Monet painting. But it was real► CONNECT WITH US For 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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Why did Google I/O feel so underwhelming? Frank and Justin unpack a massive amount of Google AI announcements: huge AI-powered changes to search that could change the web, the muted response to Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Pro being pushed back, Gemini Omni’s impressive video and world-model claims, Spark’s carefully staged agent rollout, and Demis Hassabis saying we may be in the “foothills of the singularity”. Plus: Anthropic reportedly moves into profit while OpenAI burns cash...

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