AI in the Hot Seat: From Hollywood Films to Job Interviews

This week on What the AI?! Jeff and Annie unpack some of the wildest ways AI is reshaping work and creativity. From OpenAI’s bet on Critterz—an AI-powered animated film eyeing a Cannes 2026 debut—to a study where job candidates preferred AI-led interviews, the conversation explores how AI is moving from novelty to necessity. They also break down Claude’s new “ask, don’t type” features that can turn messy notes into polished reports, slides, or spreadsheets in seconds.

It’s a lively discussion about where AI delivers real value, where trust still matters most, and how these shifts could reshape the future of business.

In this episode:

• 🎬 Critterz: the AI-driven animated film racing toward Cannes 2026
• 🎙 Why candidates preferred AI voice interviews—and how they boosted retention
• 📊 Claude’s new “ask, don’t type” tools and what they signal for the future of work

• AI-created animated film Critterz aims for Cannes 2026 with OpenAI support 
• Adobe launches AI Agents to automate creative workflows
• Study: AI voice recruiters boost job starts by 18%
• Anthropic’s Claude rolls out “ask, don’t type” document creation
• OpenAI paper: retraining to reduce hallucinations by rewarding “I don’t know”
• Anthropic settles $1.5B lawsuit over pirated training books
• Reddit, Yahoo, Medium launch RSL licensing standard for AI training data