On the Gregory and Paul Show, we break down the latest in startups, SaaS, AI, and whatever the internet is debating this week. On this episode, Gregory wraps his Seattle SaaS takeover, Paul dreams of deepfake-proof memes, and the duo digs into the ripple effects of GPT-5, the Figma IPO boom, and the fate of AI tools pivoting to services. Plus: sovereign AI, voice cloning V3s, and Zuckerberg’s AI moonshot memo. ️ Episode 008 – Highlights ️ Seattle, AI House, and Event Takeovers (0:00)Gregory recaps his solo talk at Seattle Tech Week’s AI House with 550 RSVPs, standing-room only. The waterfront venue, backed by Paul Allen’s foundation, wowed attendees and even convinced him to move his co-working space there. Toronto & SF: New Tour Stops (4:40)Next up: Toronto on Oct 6 (Elevate pre-event) and a founders + VC mixer at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Gregory teases speakers from Bain and Strata Capital and says the SF event is already stacked. GPT-5 Rumors Are Real (9:07)GPT-5 is officially on the way this August. Sam Altman confirmed it, but no date yet. The hosts debate whether it’ll upgrade AI products—or kill them. Paul predicts wrappers vanish, and Gregory sees a future of model specialization, not a “one LLM to rule them all.” Claude vs. GPT vs. Cursor (12:55)Cursor teases a move to GPT-5. With a 1M token context window, entire codebases can now fit in one prompt, making memory workarounds obsolete. Foundational model wars heat up. Sovereign AI & Global Language Wars (17:00)The rise of nation-backed models sparks a debate: Will English dominate AI training, or will Chinese and dense-language models gain an edge? Figma IPO Goes Parabolic (19:17)Figma IPOs at $33, peaks at $200, and closes at $115—hitting a $60B valuation. Gregory explains why this unlocks fresh LP cash for startups. Also, Figma CEO Dylan Field is a Thiel Fellow dropout. Vindication? Teal Fellowship & The College Bubble (24:43)The hosts dive into the post-secondary education crash and how Teal’s anti-college bet is aging well. Paul argues that overpriced degrees should be illegal. Gregory compares degrees to ads with no ROI. ️ Eleven Labs V3 Alpha: Voice Gets Weird (30:20)The latest text-to-speech model mimics laughter, hiccups, and multilingual tone. Paul calls it the most human-like AI voice yet. The Netherlands passes a law making your voice and likeness legally protected IP. From SaaS to Service: Icon's Pivot (33:40)Icon.com raised money to build an AI ad generator. Now they’re pivoting to a creative agency. Paul says it’s proof that most AI tools just don’t work well unless you already know what you’re doing. Launch Videos Are the New PR (36:00)Forget TechCrunch. The new norm? Founder-made launch videos on X. Paul praises CaseFlood’s clean demo and the fall of Cluey-style ragebait. Zuckerberg’s AI Memo: A Pattern Emerges (38:00)Ow Malik compares Zuck’s latest AI memo to past turning points—mobile, VR, and now personal intelligence. Paul calls it classic Zuckerberg: a long-term bet others won't make. Apple, Meta & the Race to AI Hardware (43:10)Gregory thinks Meta's problem is hardware delivery. Paul says Apple is playing smart—waiting and learning. OpenAI x Jony Ive's AI wearable might finally get it right, succeeding where Humane and Rabbit failed. The iPhone Disruptor? (50:30)Can a new AI device go mainstream? The hosts think it must complement phones before it replaces them. Subsidized distribution via carriers could be key, just like early iPhones. Passive AI Agents: The Real Dream (56:30)Gregory wants an agent who books his flights without being told. The future? AI that listens, learns, and acts quietly in the background—like a personal OS. Meme of the Week: Sydney Sweeney Breaks SaaS Twitter (58:00)Sydney...