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OpenAI Agents API, Gemini on Windows, and Anthropic's Call to Slow Down

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Sep 14, 2026
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Summary

In this episode, we discuss OpenAI's new Agents API in public beta, Google's Gemini desktop app for Windows, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to pace the AI frontier, and a bipartisan Senate push to impose a legal duty of care on frontier AI developers. We break down how OpenAI's Agents API handles durable sessions, automatic context compaction, tool discovery, and parallel subagents through hosted sandboxes or your own infrastructure with partners like Cloudflare, E2B, Modal, and Vercel, plus the open questions around sandbox isolation and data retention. We also cover Google claiming the Alt plus Space shortcut on Microsoft's own operating system, putting Gemini in direct competition with Microsoft Copilot for the system wide assistant layer on Windows. Finally, we look at why Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis backed Amodei's safety argument, why President Trump rejected slowing down, and what enforceable catastrophic risk rules could mean for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and every other frontier AI lab. https://www.aiconvocast.com Help support the podcast by using our affiliate links: Eleven Labs: https://try.elevenlabs.io/ibl30sgkibkv Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent production and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI, Google, DeepMind, Anthropic, Microsoft, Cloudflare, E2B, Modal, Vercel, or any other entities mentioned unless explicitly mentioned. The content provided is for educational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional, financial, or legal advice. Some links in this description are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.