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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 46 MIN

Is GPT-5.5 Better Than Opus Now? (ft. Our New AI Co-Host) - EP99.38

from This Day in AI Podcast · host Michael Sharkey, Chris Sharkey

Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.aiSo Chris, this week we finally give our GPT-5.5 impressions (it's actually great), introduce our new AI co-host Moshi (who immediately embarrasses himself), argue about whether the OpenAI/Jony Ive phone is genius or doomed, witness Grok 4.3's unhinged infinite emoji meltdown, declare Opus 4.7 the first-ever Anthropic regression, get excited about GPT Real-Time Voice 2.0 as the future of agentic workflows, debate whether token prices will ever come down, and play the worst diss track in show history. Watch my spud.CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro & Introducing Our New AI Co-Host Moshi1:39 - Trying to Break Moshi: The Illegal Cigarette Trade Test2:30 - OpenAI's Jony Ive Phone: Do We Need a Device?5:07 - Telegram Agents & GPT Real-Time Voice 2.0 Dream7:38 - The Supervisory Agent: Managing Your Agentic Workflow9:05 - Wait... Are We Accidentally Validating the OpenAI Phone?11:37 - GPT-5.5 First Impressions: Actually Really Good14:36 - 5.5 vs Opus 4.6: Different Strengths17:00 - Opus 4.7: The First-Ever Anthropic Regression20:25 - Grok 4.3: Infinite Emojis & Absolute Chaos21:22 - 🎵 DISS TRACK: "Watch My Spud"24:24 - Grok Specs & All Models Deprecated in 18 Days27:04 - Grok Voice in Tesla Is Actually Next Level31:03 - Token Pricing: The Subscription Problem Nobody Can Solve39:16 - AI Disruption Cycles & The State of the Industry44:39 - BONUS TRACK:🎵 "It's Hard Being Me"Thanks for listening, like and sub xoxo

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