Futuristic Cameron Reilly

This episode explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology across various aspects of society and the economy. The hosts share insights on how AI tools like Python are revolutionizing fields such as education, comparing these developments to past technological advancements and contemplating their future impact. A significant focus is placed on the theoretical integration of nanofabricators in homes, which could enable an age of abundance by addressing key challenges such as energy, health, food scarcity, and waste management. The conversation also touches on the evolution of internet usage, with an emphasis on the trend towards re-bundling services to create comprehensive ecosystems. Moreover, the hosts conceptualize 'P Utopia', a visionary society where technology resolves fundamental human problems, prompting a re-evaluation of capitalism and societal values with scarce resources like space and land gaining prominence. The discussion ultimately raises critical questions about the societal implications of such advancements and the role of AI in shaping a future oriented towards abundance and technological innovation.

This week on the Futuristic podcast - Neuralink patient playing chess, Claude Opus outperforms GPT4, Nvidia announces robot framework “Project GR00T” and Blackwell platform, Microsoft and OpenAI plan supercomputer project worth $100 billion called 'Stargate’, Amazon audio books using AI, OpenAI Voice cloning tool, Apple is in talks to build Google’s Gemini AI engine into the iPhone, Stability AI and Inflection (Pi) CEO’s quit and join Microsoft, Altman / Jensen predict AGI in about five years, Currency is a technology, and we ask - what does the world look like with AGI? 

The Robots are coming! We are talking about the latest in GPRs (general purpose humanoid robots), Apple cancelling their car project, Gemini 1.5 Pro testing, Biden's plan to ban voice impersonation, the decline of TV viewership, and Deep Mind CEO Demis Hassabis' views on AlphaZero sitting atop LLMs on the AGI stack.

OpenAI previews Sora, Bard becomes Gemini, 1x robots on Segways, Vision Pro hits the streets, breakthrough medicine, the 40th anniversary of the Macintosh Super Bowl ad, and Transhumanism.

This week on Futuristic - Brisbane portrait prize allows AI, Neuralink human trials have started, Berkley AI let their robot walk around SF, Arc Search is Google’s worst nightmare, why electricity was the AI of the 1800s, and Cam’s 9 scenarios for how the Future of AI might play out (and Steve’s adds #10).

This week on the Futuristic podcast: Running GPT4All (local LLM) & SuperWhisper (dictation that actually works!) on a Mac; SamA says GPT5 will solve all of the problems of GPT4 - and AGI is coming soon (also, Ilya’s status is still ?), Figure 1 coffee robot , Midjourney CEO in office hours just said he thinks they “can get to the holodeck” by 2024, what happens to “work” after the AI revolution , and we see how far we’ve come since this NYT article on OpenAI from 2018.