2025 year in review
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78 min
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2 min
Topics
Artificial Intelligence, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
The Vergecast hosts conduct their annual 2025 year-end review, evaluating tech predictions, awarding superlatives for biggest successes and failures, and discussing AI developments, gadgets, and policy moves.
Notable Moment
Pierce reveals he used ChatGPT to negotiate his car purchase, having the AI system craft responses to dealer offers, which he credits with securing a better deal through confident automated bargaining.
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“Google's AI system emerged as the year's most surprising success, surpassing competitors and forcing OpenAI to declare code red as ChatGPT struggled to match Gemini's capabilities.”
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“Pierce reveals he used ChatGPT to negotiate his car purchase, having the AI system craft responses to dealer offers, which he credits with securing a better deal through confident automated bargaining.”
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