Trump Asks OpenAI to Stagger Release of New Model, Google Pressures Publishers on AI Licensing

The Information’s Leo Schwartz and Amir Efrati talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about OpenAI's de facto licensing regime. We also talk with Ann Gehan about Google playing hardball with news publishers over AI licensing deals and Allie K. Miller, CEO of Open Machine, about building a 34-agent autonomous workforce inside Claude Code. Lastly, we chat with Author of Applied AI Laura Bratton about an independent audit revealing systematic token billing errors for OpenAI and Anthropic customers.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concernshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-strikes-tough-negotiating-stance-publishers-ai-licensinghttps://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/applied-ai/anthropic-customers-find-errant-charges-auditing-startup-saysSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - US Government Forces OpenAI to Stagger GPT-5.6 Release16:57 - Google Pressures Publishers on AI Licensing Deals24:32 - Inside An AI Power User’s 34-Agent Autonomous Workforce44:34 - Audit Finds Systematic Billing Errors for Anthropic and OpenAI Customers