The Roundtable Rethink Podcast

Way back in Episode One, we gazed into the crystal ball to predict exactly what the world of AI, business, and politics would look like in 2025. Now, the future has arrived. In this week’s episode, we pull up the tape, dust off those early forecasts, and ruthlessly grade our own homework. The verdict? As Paddy puts it, "The planets have aligned." From the explosion of autonomous driving—...

This week, we dive deep into the numbers behind Tesla’s autonomous driving acceleration. We look at the massive mileage milestones that are separating FSD from the competition and what the latest safety data says about the path to "unsupervised." Then, we break down the drop of DeepSeek V3.2 . This isn’t just another model release; it’s a masterclass in reinforcement learning designed sp...

If you’ve ignored the news for the last three weeks, you’ve missed a year's worth of progress. This week, we break down the triple-threat release from Google, OpenAI, and xAI and reveal their stunning new capabilities.  In this episode: The New King: We analyze how Gemini 3 Pro hits record highs on the world's most challenging benchmarks. The Bubble Math: Hyperscalers are spending $150B+...

Alright, buckle up—the internet as we know it is about to get a serious makeover. This week, we're talking about three agentic browsers that are basically giving traditional browsing the middle finger: Perplexity's Comet, The Browser Company's Dia, and OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas. Here's the deal: instead of you clicking around like some kind of digital caveman, these AI-powere...

The two giants of AI just revealed their master plans. In this episode, we break down everything you need to know from OpenAI's Dev Day and Google's Gemini Enterprise Event. Here’s what we cover: OpenAI's Platform Play: New models, the revolutionary Agent Builder, and the major reveal of 'apps for ChatGPT.' We discuss what an AI app store really means for developers and ev...

This week, we dig into the crypto conundrum — why digital currencies still feel so damn complicated. From there, we unpack Google’s new “Nano Banana” image-manipulation tech and what it could mean for Adobe’s future. Andy (being his usual asshole self) takes us on a ride through agentic vibe coding with Lindy AI, before we wrap up with a look at the evolving energy landscape and what it signals fo...

This week, we'll be discussing what the hell happened to Chat-GPT5 and diving deep into a very troubling trend: the growing graveyard of failed AI projects. Why are so many companies getting it so wrong?"

This week, we dive into the big AI headlines: ChatGPT-5 Launch – OpenAI’s latest frontier model is here. We explore its new capabilities, where it shines, and where it still has room to grow. OpenAI’s Open-Source Models – Compact, powerful, and able to run locally. We discuss what this could mean for businesses. Claude Opus 4.1  – The new heavyweight champion of AI coding. It’s a refinement releas...

This week, we discuss the launch of Grok 4, now the world's most powerful reasoning model, crushing benchmarks everywhere! We also dive deep into Prompt engineering fundamentals and break down one of the many prompt engineering frameworks, RACE! Finally, we address the significant questions of why AI adoption in business is slow and what happens to critical thinking skills in an AI-driven wor...

Sounds technical, but this is one of our most value-heavy episodes!! This week, we deep dive into prompt engineering, the new language of business! We discuss the four-phase implementation framework and the three mistakes executives often make when considering prompt engineering. We conclude with a quick-fire round of AI news, including Meta's eye-watering compensation packages for AI researc...

Tesla RoboTaxi Launch, Grok 3.5 Rewrites History, How To ACTUALLY Implement AI in Your Business This week, we discuss the successful launch of Tesla's RoboTaxi service in Austin and explore the outrageously profitable autonomous self-driving business model that could make Tesla the most valuable company in the world. We also discussed Elon's plans to use Grok 3.5 to rewrite the entire co...

This week, we discuss Perplexity AI's expansion of its toolset into live sports, agentic capabilities, and in-depth financial analysis. We take a fascinating listener's question, "Can you be entrepreneurial without being an entrepreneur?" Andy leads us in a conversation about implementing AI in a practical way inside your business. Finally, Brian unpacks a fascinating entrepren...

This week, Andy the asshole leads us in a philosophical discussion about the potential Black Mirror implications of AI for society, including kids, employment and mental health. Stevie Telvaivie takes into orbit by comparing the space race and the AI cold war between the USA and China. Finally, Uncle Paddy unpacks all the latest AI announcements from the Google I/O conference. 

This week, we discuss OpenAI's new virtual software development agent, "CODEX1", and the implications for the tech industry. We also discussed VAPI, the incredible new voice calling agent that is natural, conversational and context aware. We unpack the implications for the 40 million jobs globally that are dependent on script-based telephony. Finally, we discuss the burgeoning Scott...

This week, we discuss the exploding popularity of Chinese car brands on UK roads and debunk some common myths around why this might be happening. We also take listener questions this week, covering....  Do you still need a technical co-founder in the age of AI and no-code? Will my young children or grandchildren have an AI teacher, and if so, what will they be learning? Will AI agents take my job,...

This week, we put a bow on our 5-week entrepreneurial breakdown by revealing our top 15 lessons learned from a combined 90 years in business. We discuss the following topics... Most things don't matter, and a few things matter a lot Big things take time Everything is a product/service problem Simple scales and fancy fails Beware of the managerial class Consistency beats complexity Be unbullsh...

This week, we discuss the final instalment in our entrepreneurial breakdown: building a team. We discuss when and how to hire your first team members and how to make them effective. More than 50% of young people don't vote; we discuss the lack of political awareness and touch on some potential solutions for a more educated electorate. Finally, we unpack all the latest AI tools and tech innova...

This week, we discuss the highlights from the Nvidia GTC conference, including their AI hardware roadmap. Andy, the asshole, unpacks segment 4 of our breakdown of the entrepreneurial journey, Sales and Marketing, providing killer and actionable insights on how to identify and land your first 10 customers.  Finally, Stevie Telavive brings us home with a discussion about tariffs and the stock market...

This week, Andy the asshole kicks things off with a breakdown of Google's new Gemini 2.5 pro model.  Uncle Paddy leads us in a conversation about MCP (model context protocol). What is it, how do you leverage it, and what are the implications for an agentic AI future??? Finally, we discuss business planning and strategy as part 3 of our multi-part episode on unpacking the entrepreneurial journ...

This week Andy, the asshole, unpacks Global GPT, maybe the only GPT you'll ever need.  Uncle Paddy joins from the Cotswolds with a Manus AI update, segwaying into segment 2 of our entrepreneurial breakdown, "Understanding Your Market." Finally, we wrap up with a speed run on values, Tesla and ANY DAMN THING WE PLEASE!!! Useful Links Global GPT  https://glbgpt.com/ Google Trends  htt...

This week, Andy the asshole breaks down a groundbreaking new AI agent, Manus AI, its capabilities and what it means for jobs. In our practical AI segment, we discuss applying AI to the Facebook marketplace arbitrage game and how we made 78 bucks with little to no effort!  Finally, Uncle Paddy kicks off the first of a series of conversations over the next 10 weeks, breaking down the entrepreneurial...

This week we discuss Dodge, the story so far.  What's happening with Tesla and the outlook for the coming months and years  Tariffs, what are they, and why are they being levied? Entrepreneurship, the first in a series of deep dives into the entrepreneurial journey; more to follow in the coming weeks!

This week, we discussed Claude 3.7 and ChatGPT 4.5. These new models dropped shortly after the podcast last week. We reveal their capabilities and what makes them different from other leading models. Agentic AI! What is it, what can it do for you, who are the key players, and how it's going to disrupt EVERYTHING? Finally, we discuss the cost of waging war, technological breakthroughs, and wha...

Stevie Telavive and Uncle Paddy go at it over Starmer's attack on Apple's End2End Encryption. We reveal Grok3's incredible new capabilities. Andy the asshole delivers a stunning breakdown of how to apply entrepreneurial tactics and AI to the job-seeking process. Finally, Stevie Telavive brings us home with his "Good AI Gone Bad" segment, discussing the darker side of AI an...

🚀 AI is moving fast—are you keeping up? In Episode 6 of The Round Table Rethink, we dive into the latest AI breakthroughs shaping the business world: 🎙️ Special Guest: Brian McGuire – Serial optometry entrepreneur & startup mentor shares expert insights on AI’s impact on business. 🌍 The European AI Summit – Uncle Paddy Breaks down JD Vance’s Speech and What it Signals for Global AI Leadershi...