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Join Michael and Chris Sharkey, two proudly average tech enthusiasts, as they stumble through the world of artificial intelligence with all the grace of a robot learning to dance. This (sometimes weekly*) podcast delivers an hour-long conversation about their thoroughly middle-of-the-road adventures with AI. No PhDs. No Silicon Valley insights. Just two guys with enough technical knowledge to be dangerous, sharing their unexceptional yet entertaining experiences with AI tools and technology. Subscribe now to hear: Mediocre hot takes on AI developments Stories of AI experiments gone adequately okay The most average advice you'll ever need Two Sharkeys trying their best to sound smart about algorithms Childish AI prank calls that somehow fool everybody Attempts at using AI for phishing attacks on their mother "Chart-topping" AI songs according to the brothers Join our perfectly mediocre community where being average at AI is celebrated, questions are encouraged, and learning through mistakes is our specialty. Because let's face it - most of us are figuring this out as we go along. New episodes drop whenever we remember to record them. Proudly supported by Simtheory.ai
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We Built Microsoft Teams in 23 Minutes (And You Can Use It) & GPT 5.4 Impressions - EP99.37
Episode 136
Thursday, 5 March, 2026

Join us on the STILL RELEVANT tour: https://simulationtheory.ai/16c0d1db-a8d0-4ac9-bae3-d25074589a80Join Simtheory: https://simtheory.ai🚀 Try our AI-built apps:Macrosoft Teams: teams.simtheoryapp.com (working video chat with up to 150 people)Trallo: trallo.simtheoryapp.com (full Trello clone, unlimited boards, completely free)TDIA Discord: https://discord.gg/gTW4RkAJvnSpotify Songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/28PU4ypB18QZTotml8tMDq?si=Zh4jgHIASI2ZvsXVfVcCoASo Chris, this week... we've been having way too much fun with the AI again. OpenAI just dropped GPT-5.4 and 5.4 Pro, and holy shit - we finally have a ball game. This might be the first OpenAI model that genuinely competes with Opus 4.6 for agentic work.But here's where it gets wild: we rebuilt Trello AND Microsoft Teams from scratch using single prompts. Not mockups. Fully deployed, working apps with authentication, video chat, the works. You can literally sign up and use them right now.Plus: We roast Gemini 3.1 (it's a disgrace for agentic workflows), break down the insane $30/$180 per million pricing on 5.4 Pro (who is this for??), and discuss why every $99/month SaaS tool might be about to die. Chris declares his programming skills "useless" and honestly... he might be right.We also demo our actual workflow - running 5 agent tabs simultaneously, delegating everything, and why we barely visit websites anymore. The AI workspace IS the operating system now.CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping (We Screwed Up the Link)1:26 - GPT-5.4 First Impressions & Specs3:12 - Chris's Testing: 40 Minutes to Solve a Problem4:51 - Knowledge Work Improvements (Catching Up to Anthropic)6:38 - Computer Use vs Browser/Terminal Debate8:07 - Why We Don't Need Computer Use Anymore9:53 - Teaser: We Built Full SaaS Apps Today11:19 - Tool Search API & Skills Integration13:20 - The Speed Problem (It's a Plodder)15:12 - GPT-5.4 Pro Pricing Reaction ($30/$180 WTF)18:14 - Someone Rebuilt Minecraft in 24 Minutes19:46 - Gemini 3.1 Roast: "It's a Disgrace"22:36 - DEMO: Trallo (Full Trello Clone)29:03 - DEMO: Macrosoft Teams (Working Video Chat!)33:30 - The SaaS Collapse Theory36:42 - AI Workspace as the New Operating System38:57 - Forcing Features onto Entrenched Software43:32 - "My Programming Skills Are Useless" - Chris46:06 - The $12 Million Legacy Software Opportunity51:06 - Beyond Code: Forms, PDFs, Knowledge Work55:28 - How Fast Will This Change Everything?56:31 - Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Quick Take59:36 - The Delegation Lifestyle (5 Agent Tabs Running)1:01:24 - Mike's Workflow Demo1:04:31 - Cognitive Overload Problem1:06:04 - Release Date: 2 Weeks (Drop Punishment Ideas!)Thanks for listening like and sub xoxo