Gen Z UX, Oracle’s $1 Trillion Glow-Up, and Microsoft’s Most Vague Press Release Ever

About this episode

The episode discusses AI hype versus reality, focusing on Gen Z UX in marketing, Oracle's market cap increase, and a vague press release from Microsoft and OpenAI.

This week we get into the weeds of AI hype vs. reality: Justin brings up Higgs Field, an AI-first marketing platform with the most Gen Z-coded UX imaginable. Messy, loud, and -surprisingly- brilliant for marketers.Tom unpacks how Oracle added a casual $1 trillion to its market cap by shifting from ERP giant to AI infrastructure heavyweight (plus why some companies are still running the other way).We break down the bizarre three-sentence “joint statement” from Microsoft + OpenAI that somehow m...

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin, Tom

Topics covered

• AI
• Gen Z
• marketing
• technology
• business
• Oracle
• Microsoft

Keywords

• AI hype
• Gen Z UX
• Oracle
• Microsoft
• OpenAI
• marketing
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oracle, Microsoft, OpenAI

Products: Higgs Field

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