OpenAI’s two-front blitz, - GPT-5 at the frontier and GPT-OSS in the wild, could reset your AI roadmap. In this episode, “The Two-Move Checkmate,” we unpack what the pincer means for budgets, data governance, and developer velocity, and contrast it with moves from Meta, Anthropic, Google, and Mistral. Are open weights a strategic gift or a scorched-earth moat? When should you go local vs. cloud? And what becomes the real edge when models commoditize? Smart, fast, and actionable, - tune in.

Bit & Being - The Two-Move Checkmate: Inside OpenAI’s Playbook

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In this episode, we unpack the 2025 “AI Workquake” and why managers are both the bottleneck and the breakthrough. Hear practical plays you can run now: 90-day AI pilots with kill switches, one-page “AI Reliability Briefs,” and quiet-but-firm governance rails. We also tackle hybrid design that actually works, that is collision days vs. focus days and the skill lattice that turns talent into competitive advantage. Provocative questions: Are your RTO rules killing engagement? Can you prove AI ROI this quarter? Tune in for field-tested tactics.

Bit & Being - Managers Are the Bottleneck—and the Breakthrough—of the AI Workquake

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Bit & Being - The Two-Move Checkmate: Inside OpenAI’s Playbook

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