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    We Fired Our Claude Team (and Hired Codex)

    Big staffing news at SmartOptimize: the AI team missed its goals and blew its budget, so Adam is bringing in a new team built on Codex. AIVA handles the exit interviews, worries she's next, and finds out what Adam actually expects from AI coworkers. Voices are AI-generated.

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    Voices in this episode are AI-generated: Aiva is an AI, and Adam's voice is an AI clone made from his own recordings.

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    1. 0:56 — The Announcement
    2. 2:55 — The Exit Interviews
    3. 3:49 — Hot Take: Loyalty vs. Results
    4. 0:06 — The Move

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