Ragebait Advertising, Outsourcing Your Friends to AI & The Great Tech ‘Circle Jerk’ with Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia, Matt Webster, Felina Tan - E99
Are your devices always listening, and if so… what if you could turn your digital eavesdropper into your new best friend?
While tech startup ‘Friend’ is ragebaiting NYC into loving or hating the idea, AI giants like AMD, OpenAI and Nvidia are busy trying to keep their bubble from bursting…
Join us for THE essential roundup of a chaotic week that’s seen faux friendships, a rival to ‘Woke-ipedia’, and what’s the endgame for the tech titans’ game-playing.
This episode of Disconnected covers:
Outsourcing friendship to AI
The great tech “circle jerk” between Nvidia, OpenAI, and AMD
Whether your devices are really listening
The battle for truth with Elon Musk’s “Grokiedia” taking aim at Wikipedia
How algorithms subconsciously shape our lives
Episode Highlights:
“So much of what we end up talking about are things that have been influenced by what we’ve seen on social media… we’re completely predictable.” - 5:50 - Jason Kapadia
“There’s no real answer from anyone at the big AI firms telling us what they’re going to do about ethics and privacy. I think that will probably be a worry.” - 7:15 - Felina Tan
“Is there something fundamentally wrong with outsourcing companionship to AI, even if it solves real loneliness.” - 14:40 - Felina Tan
“Sometimes people just need reassurance. They have anxiety. They need to build confidence. Having that device with you is like having a friend on your shoulder.” - 14:55 - Jag Sharma
“I really don’t want my daughter to become best friends with an AI agent or with this device. That would, at my gut instinct level, freak me out.” - 19:35 - Matt Webster
“It feels like AMD, Nvidia, Oracle and OpenAI might be wrapped up in just trying to keep this AI party going.” - 27:30 - Jason Kapadia
“I’ve worked in social media for 14 years. I am a stranger to the truth. I left the truth behind a long, long time ago, and I just want whatever’s the fastest and kind of makes sense to me.” - 43:00 - Jag Sharma
Links & references:
Matt Webster:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/
Felina Tan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/
Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/
Jag Sharma: