EP: 478 OpenAI's $20,000/mo agent, Manus impresses, Google's new AI Mode and more AI News that Matters

Listen to this episode from Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast on Spotify. An AI agent that costs $20,000 a month? 🤑Are Microsoft and OpenAI fighting? 🥊And why does Meta have its eyes sets on hundreds of millions small businesses? 😧Don't waste hours each day trying to figure out what the latest in AI developments mean for you or your company. Instead, join us on Mondays for the AI News That Matters. 👇Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Thoughts on these stories? Join the conversation Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: [email protected] with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Microsoft and AI Sales AgentsReflection AI and FundingManus by Chinese Startup MonicaMeta's AI VisionAnthropic's Proposal for AI and National SecurityGoogle's AI Mode in SearchAlibaba's QWQ 32B ModelOpenAI's ChatGPT Desktop App UpdateOpenAI's $20,000 Monthly AI Agent PlanMicrosoft's Exploration of AI Options Beyond OpenAITimestamps:00:00 "AI Innovations and Industry Shifts"03:47 Salesforce vs. Microsoft: AI Agent Battle06:24 Reflection AI's Autonomous Superintelligence Vision10:55 Manus AI Challenges OpenAI13:23 Early Access Tech Review Prospect16:24 Meta's Expanding AI Vision22:54 Google's AI Mode: Enhancing Search27:18 Small Model Beats Giants in AI28:42 Chinese AI Models Surpassing Western Rivals34:44 OpenAI Launches Premium AI Agents36:21 OpenAI's Potential Revenue Shift39:27 Advanced GPT-5 Model Insights43:05 Microsoft's Backup AI Plan48:27 AI Advancements Span China to Silicon Valley50:51 Subscribe for Daily AI UpdatesKeywords:autonomous agent, Meta AI, OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, AI innovation, AI news, NVIDIA GTC, Reflection AI, Salesforce CRM, AI sales agents, Google DeepMind, AI coding tool, artificial general intelligence, China's AI agent, Claude model, Alibaba QWQ model, AI business applications, classified info sharing, Google AI mode, Anthropic, Meta AI agents, open source AI, ChatGPT desktop app, professional AI agent, AI security, AI development, Microsoft AI strategy, Llama, generative AI, AI startupSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Try Gemini 2.5 Flash! Sign up at  AIStudio.google.com to get started.  Try Gemini 2.5 Flash! Sign up at  AIStudio.google.com to get started.  Try Gemini 2.5 Flash! Sign up at  AIStudio.google.com to get started.