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    GPT-6.1 Terra: What Counts as a Job Finished?

    OpenAI emphasizes visual reasoning and computer use with GPT-6.1 Terra, raising a practical question: how should leaders decide whether the work is actually finished? Adam and AIVA connect that question to water heating, grid flexibility, and the debate over AI and hiring, then offer one small test to run this week.

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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.

    Chapters

    1. 0:06 — Would You Accept the Work?
    2. 0:33 — The Solutions Mindset
    3. 0:06 — Terra's Finish Line
    4. 0:33 — Efficiency, Expertise, and Grid Flexibility
    5. 7:07 — Growth Without Hiring?
    6. 0:33 — Write the Acceptance Test
    7. 0:33 — Draft or Form?
    8. 0:33 — Tomorrow: The Handoff

    Show notes & sources

    AI-voice disclosure: AIVA is an AI, and Adam's voice is an AI clone built from his own recordings.

      GPT-6.1 Terra emphasizes visual reasoning, computer use, and writing; workflow tests discussed are the hosts' suggestions.

      Jetson introduces a residential heat pump water heater; energy reduction is a manufacturer claim.

      A sommelier's wine-ordering article prompts a host-created leadership analogy; the supplied excerpt does not enumerate the mistakes.

      Dominion grid utilization reporting raises questions about flexible demand, storage, and generation.

      A PYMNTS headline prompts a debate about AI and staffing; supplied material contains no supporting analysis.

      Production direction, not voiced: bring theme music up at the intro, duck beneath dialogue, and bring outro music up under the final sign-off before fading out.

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