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Back to EpisodesDoom Runs on Meta Ray-Ban Display. OpenAI Acquires Voice Cloner. SaaS Faces a Reckoning. Brockman Consolidates OpenAI Products.
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'Doom now also runs on Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses.'OpenAI buys a voice-clone startup that could imitate celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Trump.Comment: The end of the SaaS money-printing machine.OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy
The AI news for May 17th, 2026
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'Doom now also runs on Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses.'
Source: https://heise.de/news/Doom-laeuft-jetzt-auch-auf-Meta-Ray-Ban-Smart-Glasses-11295937.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Meta opened the Ray‑Ban Display to external developers, so smart‑glasses users can get third‑party apps (games and utilities) — a concrete step toward more consumer experiences on wearable AR hardware.
OpenAI buys a voice-clone startup that could imitate celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Trump.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-kauft-stimmklon-start-up-das-prominente-wie-taylor-swift-und-trump-imitieren-konnte/
Why did we choose this article?
OpenAI acquired a startup that hosted shareable celebrity voice clones — this consolidates voice‑synthesis tech and has immediate implications for availability, abuse risk, and how platforms will control or offer voice cloning to users.
Comment: The end of the SaaS money-printing machine.
Source: https://heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-Die-SaaSpocalypse-hat-begonnen-11295569.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
The piece argues AI is changing software economics and investor behavior — relevant for executives and product leaders who must rethink pricing, go‑to‑market and workforce plans as AI commoditizes layers of traditional SaaS value.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy/
Why did we choose this article?
A leadership shift tied to plans to combine ChatGPT with coding tools signals a likely change in user-facing products — meaning users could get more integrated, stronger coding assistance inside ChatGPT and companies should anticipate shifts in how AI tools for developers are packaged.
Do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement? We welcome your feedback at podcast@pickert.de.
--- This episode is sponsored by ---
Rocket Routine GmbH
Find our more about our today's sponsor Rocket Routine at
'Doom now also runs on Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses.'
Source: https://heise.de/news/Doom-laeuft-jetzt-auch-auf-Meta-Ray-Ban-Smart-Glasses-11295937.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Meta opened the Ray‑Ban Display to external developers, so smart‑glasses users can get third‑party apps (games and utilities) — a concrete step toward more consumer experiences on wearable AR hardware.
OpenAI buys a voice-clone startup that could imitate celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Trump.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-kauft-stimmklon-start-up-das-prominente-wie-taylor-swift-und-trump-imitieren-konnte/
Why did we choose this article?
OpenAI acquired a startup that hosted shareable celebrity voice clones — this consolidates voice‑synthesis tech and has immediate implications for availability, abuse risk, and how platforms will control or offer voice cloning to users.
Comment: The end of the SaaS money-printing machine.
Source: https://heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-Die-SaaSpocalypse-hat-begonnen-11295569.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
The piece argues AI is changing software economics and investor behavior — relevant for executives and product leaders who must rethink pricing, go‑to‑market and workforce plans as AI commoditizes layers of traditional SaaS value.
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy/
Why did we choose this article?
A leadership shift tied to plans to combine ChatGPT with coding tools signals a likely change in user-facing products — meaning users could get more integrated, stronger coding assistance inside ChatGPT and companies should anticipate shifts in how AI tools for developers are packaged.
Do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement? We welcome your feedback at podcast@pickert.de.