# THIS WEEK IN AI: Grok Bot (and 4.6), AI Watermarks, Deepseek Strategy, Selling the Lakers

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Podcast: [Limitless: An AI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914)
Published: 2026-08-14T13:38:59+00:00
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## Resource

This week we discuss Grok 4.6, GrokBot, and DeepSeek V4 Pro, along with the implications of their benchmark results and capabilities. We also cover neocloud earnings, Intel’s $20 billion capital raise, an EU AI watermarking rule, the LA Lakers sale, and Brad Lightcap’s departure from OpenAI. ------ 🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒 https://developers.ledger.com/docs/ai-tools/overview/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Grok 4.6 7:08 GrokBot 12:31 DeepSeek 15:08 AI Cloud Earnings 19:46 Intel CapEx 22:57 AI Watermarks 25:15 Lakers Sold 28:00 OpenAI Leadership ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

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