Sora 2 & Robots: Altman’s six-month “fix it or nix it” ultimatum + Robots are coming, kinda

Sora 2 just vaulted over the uncanny valley, and Sam Altman swears he’ll yank the cord if it doesn’t improve our lives. Dale and Nick unpack what “ChatGPT-for-video” really means, why OpenAI’s new one-click checkout gambit turns 700 M weekly users into impulse buyers, and how AI is shifting from shiny lab demo to invisible plumbing across Apple, Google and Microsoft stacks. We celebrate the return of Claude Sonnet 4.5 as coding champ, head to the jobsite to ask why your plumber’s safe from robots—for now—and bust the jargon on AI “artifacts.” Higher-ed, commerce and the trades collide in this fast-forward tour of 2025’s agentic economy.Sora 2 & the Uncanny Valley: Physics that finally behave and Altman’s six-month “fix it or nix it” ultimatumTikTok meets Hollywood: OpenAI’s Cameo-style selfie videos and Meta’s “Vibes” cloneCheckout in ChatGPT: Conversational commerce, Shopify integration, and the era of AI-Optimised (AO) websitesProductisation of AI: Apple’s quiet AI everywhere, OpenAI’s move from shovel supplier to SaaS competitorClaude 4.5 comeback & artifacts explainer: Why Anthropic’s alignment focus matters for educators and builders•Robots vs. Trades: Tesla Optimus, BYD units—and the irreplaceable tacit skill in your handsTakeaway: The lab era is over; AI is plumbing. The question isn’t if tech is ready—it’s whether we are.Hit Subscribe, drop a review, and stay human-in-the-loop.🎙️ Adjunct Intelligence is the weekly briefing for higher-ed professionals who want AI as a cheat code—not a headache.Every episode:• Real tests of AI tools in education and professional workflows• Fast, Monday-morning actions you can actually try• Clear signal through the noise (no hype, no jargon)👉 Subscribe on [YouTube] | [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify]👉 Share this with a colleague who still says “I’ll figure AI out later”👉 Join the conversation on LinkedIn with #AdjunctIntelligenceStay curious. Stay intelligent. Stay the human in the loop.🎙️ Adjunct Intelligence is the weekly briefing for higher-ed professionals who want AI as a cheat code—not a headache.Every episode:• Real tests of AI tools in education and professional workflows• Fast, Monday-morning actions you can actually try• Clear signal through the noise (no hype, no jargon)👉 Subscribe on [YouTube] | [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify]👉 Share this with a colleague who still says “I’ll figure AI out later”👉 Join the conversation on LinkedIn with #AdjunctIntelligenceStay curious. Stay intelligent. Stay the human in the loop.