{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AI Gatekeeping, Gamified America &amp; Jersey Mike Takes The Crown | GCP 1013","description":"  Group Chat News is back for America's 250th birthday week and the guys go deep on the gamification of everything, AI gatekeeping, and the great retail shakeup. Steve Pitino of Ales Grey stops by with a massive Walmart 4th of July shoe giveaway before the crew gets into why politics might be the biggest trap of all, the AI lockout dividing the haves from the have-nots, and how Jersey Mike's just dethroned Chick-fil-A.  This week's Group Chat covers:   America at 250 \u2014 is the country falling apart or winning more than ever? NYC affordability, the DSA, and the middle-class squeeze in big cities  Declining birth rates and the forecasted hit to car sales by 2040 The gamification of everything \u2014 sports betting, Polymarket &amp;amp; Kalshi, and $165 billion wagered How retail traders and day-trading boomers now move even the biggest stocks AI gatekeeping \u2014 Anthropic and OpenAI limiting frontier models to 100 companies and the government  China's open-source AI catching up to the US frontier labs  Should you put confidential financials into AI? The data privacy debate  Jersey Mike's dethrones Chick-fil-A and goes public at a $12 billion valuation  Reformation's IPO and why &quot;retail is dead&quot; is a lie  Sephora's new &quot;quiet hours&quot; and the future of the in-store experience   \u2b50 EXCLUSIVE ALES GREY 4TH OF JULY SHOE DEAL \u2b50 Steve Pitino is doing the biggest giveaway yet for the 250th. Here's how it works:  Head to Walmart.com and buy any Ales Grey shoes (seven colors, including the new Red, White &amp;amp; Blue \u2014 made in the USA. For every pair you buy, Ales Grey matches you with a FREE pair of black shoes, unlimited. If you buy 10, get 10 free. The first 25 Catties also get the limited Red, White &amp;amp; Blue pair free \u2014 only 250 made in the world, each a one of one, not even available to the public yet. To claim: DM a picture of your receipt to @alesgrey on Instagram and they'll send your free shoes.   ","author_name":"Group Chat","author_url":"https:\/\/www.chattykathyclub.com\/blank","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41859850\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41859850"}