Marketer Reacts to ChatGPT 5.2, Disney+Sora, & OpenAI's Final Move of 2025

In this AI marketing podcast episode, Dan Sanchez and Travis Sanchez dive into the sudden release of ChatGPT 5.2 and what the massive jump in benchmarks—specifically for professional work tasks—means for marketers. They also break down OpenAI’s surprising partnership with Disney, share their predictions for OpenAI’s "mystery announcement" coming next week, and debate which AI model is actually winning the daily workflow war.

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Resources Mentioned

ChatGPT 5.2 Announcement: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-2/ OpenAI/Disney Partnership - https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/ Brittany Moeller on LinkedIn (Viral Post Reference) -  Ethan Mollick (AI Researcher) post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emollick_whoa-this-new-gdpval-score-for-gpt-52-is-activity-7404955950865985539-wjSa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAJq6gwB_q7tbdFevQk2MATQbXLntrfkInA Brittany Muller post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/britneymuller_stop-asking-chatgpt-about-how-it-works-its-activity-7404177405621501952-erCs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAJq6gwB_q7tbdFevQk2MATQbXLntrfkInA

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro: The AI race heats up with ChatGPT 5.2 01:51 - Breaking down the 5.2 benchmarks: From science to "real work" 07:50 - The "I Spy" Test: Testing Vision capabilities 11:00 - Battle of the Models: ChatGPT vs. Gemini for personalization vs. context 15:36 - The Disney Partnership: Sora gets access to the Magic Kingdom 22:30 - Predictions for next week: Hardware or a Google Docs killer? 30:30 - Practical AI: Christmas games and life coaching 35:00 - Poll Results: Who do we want to win the AI race? 36:45 - Viral Post: Why you should never ask an AI "Why?"