EP 552: $100 million salaries, Meta fails to acquire Perplexity, Microsoft’s AI job cuts and more AI News That Matters

Imagine turning down $100 million salaries. That's apparently what's happening at OpenAI. And that's just the tip of the newsworthy AI iceberg for the week. ↳ Meta reportedly failed to acquire Perplexity. Could Apple try next? ↳ Why is Microsoft cutting so many jobs? ↳ Why are AI systems blackmailing at will? ↳ Will too much AI use lead to brain rot? Let's talk AI news shorties. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter More on this Episode: Episode Page Join the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo. Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup Website: YourEverydayAI.com Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn Topics Covered in This Episode: $100M AI Salaries Being Declined Meta's AI Talent War Efforts Meta's Unsuccessful Acquisitions Overview Brain Rot Concerns with AI Use OpenAI's $200M DoD Contract Google's Voice AI Search Rollout Google Gemini 2.5 in Production SoftBank's $1T Robotics Investment Anthropic's AI Model Risks Exposed Microsoft and Amazon AI Job Cuts Timestamps: 00:00 Weekly AI News and Insights 04:17 Meta's Major AI Acquisitions 08:50 AI Impact on Student Writing Skills 12:53 OpenAI Expands Government AI Program 15:31 Google Launches Voice AI Search 19:32 Google AI Models' Stability Feature 22:55 "Project Crystal Land Initiative" 27:17 AI Acquisition Talks Intensify 29:43 "Apple Eyes Perplexity Acquisition" 31:54 Apple's Potential Market Decline 36:57 AI Ethics and Safety Concerns 40:44 Amazon Warns of AI-Driven Layoffs 42:44 AI's Impact on Job Market 45:24 "Canvas Tips for Business Intelligence" Keywords: $100 million salaries, AI talent war, Meta, OpenAI, AI signing bonuses, Andrew Bosworth, Scale AI acquisition, Alexander Wang, Safe Superintelligence, Daniel Gross, Nat Friedman, Perplexity AI, Brain rot from AI, chat GBT and brain, MIT study on AI, SAT style essays using AI, AI neural activity, AI and cognitive effort, AI in government, $200 million contract with Department of Defense, OpenAI in security, ChatGPTgov, Federal AI initiatives, Google Gemini 2.5, AI mission-critical business, Gemini 2.5 flashlight, AI model stability, SoftBank $1 trillion investment, Project Crystal Land, Arizona robotics hub, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Embodied AI, AI job cuts, Microsoft layoffs, Amazon AI workforce, Anthropic study on AI ethics, AI blackmail, Google voice-based AI search, AI search live, New AI apps, Apple acquisition interest in Perplexity, AI-powered search engine, Siri integration, AI-driven efficiencies, Generative AI tools, AI technology development, Apple AI struggles. Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)