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059: Today in AI: OpenAI Measures Economic Impact, ChatGPT Pulse Rolls Out, 90% Devs Rely on AI

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This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’
First aired: 26 September 2025

Summary: OpenAI’s new attempt at measuring AI progress, and it’s a clever twist. Instead of the usual exams and coding puzzles, they’re now judging models on “economically valuable tasks” – proper jobs like drafting a legal brief, planning patient care, or even sorting out property paperwork. It’s called GDP-Val, which is a dreadful name, but the idea makes sense: stop training AIs to ace abstract tests and see how they fare in the work people actually get paid to do. It’s more grounded, a bit more unnerving, and definitely more useful if we’re talking about AI reshaping industries rather than just academic leaderboards.

Alongside that, I had a look at Pulse – OpenAI’s new “proactive” mode inside ChatGPT. Think of it as a digital butler nudging you first thing in the morning with a personalised news brief, a bit like Duolingo’s owl but less passive aggressive. It’s rolling out to the pricey plans first, and yes, it comes with all the privacy trade-offs you’d expect, but the functionality is, useful? Finally, I touched on Google’s DORA report showing that 90% of developers now use AI in their coding workflows. That number has crept up fast – whether you buy the hype or not, 90% is significant.

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—— Time Stamps ——

0:00 - Intro & Week Recap
0:41 - What we're covering
1:38 - OpenAI's GDP-Val: New AI Evaluation System
14:42 - Production Notes
15:19 - Q&A: GDP's Limitations vs. Its Value for Domestic Economic Measurement
16:36 - OpenAI Pulse: AI That Works While You Sleep
27:27 - Google's DORA Report: 90% of Developers Using AI
32:28 - Q&A: Small AI Companies to Watch
34:35 - Twin Peaks Reddit AI Protest Story
37:21 - Wrap-up & Channel Information