
ChatGPT
artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI
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Videos Mentioning ChatGPT

#1 Followed Neuroscientist: The Effects of AI on Your Brain
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
Mentioned as a tool that contributed to the speaker ceasing to talk to herself, leading to a feeling of dependence.

OpenAI Kills Sora then Descends into Chaos
ColdFusion
Mentioned as the groundbreaking chatbot from OpenAI, preceding Sora.

How to Confront Your Inner Critic (W/ Anu Gupta) | How to Be a Better Human | TED
TED
Mentioned as an example of technology that people might initially resist but eventually adopt, similar to how people might adapt to bias-breaking tools.

Escaping an Anti-Human Future: A Conversation with Tristan Harris (Ep. 469) FULL EPISODE
Sam Harris
An AI model, whose launch in late 2022 led to calls from AI lab insiders to Tristan Harris about an impending 'step function' in AI capabilities.

Stanford CME296 Diffusion & Large Vision Models | Spring 2026 | Lecture 1 - Diffusion
Stanford Online
Mentioned as an example of a tool that can generate high-resolution colored images, demonstrating progress in image generation.

Everything You Know is About to Collapse - David Friedberg
Chris Williamson
An AI model whose capabilities were surpassed by a system of AI agents running on a home computer in a viral auto-research experiment, highlighting rapid advancements in AI.

Stanford CS336 Language Modeling from Scratch | Spring 2026 | Lecture 1: Overview, Tokenization
Stanford Online
Represents a shift in language model interaction, moving from fine-tuning/prompting to conversational interfaces.

Robots Are Finally Starting to Work
Y Combinator
A large language model that serves as an analogy for the potential disruption in robotics, representing a significant advancement in AI.

Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying”? (According to Experts: No.)
Cal Newport
An earlier LLM from OpenAI that faced similar discussions about its security bug finding capabilities upon release.

From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies — 4-Hour Workweek Success Story
Tim Ferriss
An AI language model; a specific statistic about its user growth was a major success for Exploding Topics.

AI Just Compressed 160 Years of Aging Research — Here's What They Found | Dr. David Sinclair
Tom Bilyeu
A large language model that serves as a benchmark for the rapid acceleration of AI and serves as an analogy for the potential impact of age-reversal technology.

Sales Expert: #1 Secret to Master Negotiating | Shelby Sapp
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
Mentioned as a reason for the perceived decline in authentic content creation.

Why Claude Feels Different (And What That Means for AI) | The a16z Show
a16z
Mentioned as the fastest product to reach a billion users. Also noted as a tool that some users transition away from, like the speaker's sister who moved to Claude.

THEY’RE BRAINWASHING YOU! (& other secrets that made you click) - Etymology Nerd
Chris Williamson
Its usage has led to a significant spike in words like 'delve' due to biases in its reinforcement learning process, influencing human speech patterns and even the language of British politicians and academic abstracts.

OpenAI's Identity Crisis, Datacenter Wars, Market Up on Iran News, Mamdani's First Tax, Swalwell Out
All-In Podcast
OpenAI's consumer-facing AI product, noted for its 1 billion users but declining market share as competitors gain ground.

How To Learn AI In A Weekend
Ali Abdaal
Mentioned as a baseline AI tool that some people are still stuck using via the web app, compared to more advanced terminal-based tools.

How Artificial Intelligence Is Shaping Our Future | Ahmed Moataz | TEDxLuxor STEM School Youth
TEDx Talks
Mentioned as an example of current AI that is considered 'Navo AI' (narrow AI), contrasting it with the concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

Game Theory #21: World War Trump
Predictive History
Used as an example of AI that doesn't make money, contrasting with the US government's investment in data centers for a potential AI surveillance state.

OpenAI Co-Founder on the AI Race, the Sam Altman Firing, and What Comes Next
The Knowledge Project Podcast
Cited as an example of AI making development processes faster and as a tool that has saved lives.

25% Of My Portfolio Is Tesla Stock, Here's Why
My First Million
An AI model mentioned as an example of a breakthrough that changed the world, akin to a future breakthrough in life extension.

Stanford Neuroscientist: Can’t Remember Your Dreams? Your Brain May Be Warning You!
The Diary Of A CEO
Mentioned as an AI tool that can assist with home improvement, provide answers to curious questions, and offer counter-arguments to ideas, helping users learn and become more knowledgeable. Also discussed in the context of generating email responses and its tendency to be 'sycophantic' in earlier versions.

Marc Andreessen on how the internet changed news, politics, and outrage | The a16z Show
a16z
Mentioned as an example of AI with a 'deep research' feature that can generate extensive, textbook-like answers on any topic.

How to Steal Thoughts Out of Anyone’s Head - Oz Pearlman
Chris Williamson
Referenced as a scientific idiom response provider that would confirm 'muscle reading' is real.

Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? (Let’s Take a Closer Look)
Cal Newport
A well-known AI chatbot and the benchmark against which new AI platforms like Open Claw are often compared, sometimes inaccurately.