Episode Details

OpenAI just declared that AGI has arrived, launching GPT-6 Astra five days ago with materials calling it the start of the "AGI era." Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Liam Nelson, and Brian Cubellis put four stories on the clock: what GPT-6 Astra means for jobs and the labor market, Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund proposing to cut its US Treasury holdings while institutional money managers rebuild gold positions, the demographic milestone of people over 65 now outnumbering children under five worldwide for the first time in recorded history, and a housing market where sellers can't sell and buyers can't get help with their mortgages. Where's the signal, and where's the noise?

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Signal vs Noise: a twice weekly show unpacking the five biggest stories across capital markets, technology, and people, with five minutes on the clock for each.

🧠 Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - Topic 1 - Global Food Prices and a Housing Market Nobody Can Sell

09:35 - Topic 2 - Elderly Now Outnumber Children Worldwide for the First Time

15:45 - Topic 3 - Gold Gets a Bid as Norway Proposes Cutting Treasuries

24:21 - Topic 4 - OpenAI Says AGI Has Arrived With GPT-6 Astra

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