Welcome to the This Week in AI, the official weekly podcast reporting on sources from McGauley Labs and Imaginarii. We move beyond the hype cycle to track the transition of Artificial Intelligence from a speculative "miracle technology" to the operational backbone of the global economy.

Each week, we break down the signal from the noise in the AI sector, focusing on:

• Deep Research: Analyzing the friction between massive capital valuations and physical infrastructure limits (energy, chips, and water).

• Technical Benchmarks: No-nonsense comparisons of frontier models based on actual engineering performance, not marketing claims.

• Agentic Economics: Tracking the real-world impact of autonomous agents to the rise of the "Agentic Web."

• Market Reality: Investigating whether we are in a bubble or a super-cycle, supported by data from the McGauley Labs Intelligence Feed.

Whether you are an investor, developer, or strategist, this podcast provides the intelligence you need to navigate the Operational Era of AI.

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