The Positive Future That We're Building

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Trevor Noah: People kept saying like, what a breath of fresh air. We've only been hearing about doomsday scenarios. How can you be hopeful when it's just doomsday? And we've tried to shine the light on some of the things that are actually happening. Dr. Kim Butel: To participate in kind of what I loosely think of a cathedral projects is still important even in our accelerating age.

What is the future of the Possible podcast? This week, Reid and Aria wrap up the first season of the podcast with reflections on the show, its guests, and what’s been covered so far. Plus, Reid discusses his new company, Inflection; his book, Impromptu; and what’s next for Possible.

Read the transcript of this episode here.

Listen to Reid’s Vanderbilt commencement speech here.

Read Impromptu by Reid Hoffman with GPT-4 here.

Learn more about Reid’s and Mustafa’s company, Inflection, and Pi here.

For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all of the episodes, visit www.possible.fm/podcast.

Topics:

1:41 - Motivations for making the podcast

6:19 - Highlights from guest conversations in Season One

11:52 - The show’s special guest: GPT-4

16:15 - Reid’s new company, Inflection

19:46 - The future of the Possible podcast

22:38 - Reid’s book, Impromptu

27:29 - The value of positivity and friendship

Possible is a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with a visionary from a different field: climate science, media, criminal justice, and more. The conversation also features another kind of guest: GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest and most powerful language model to date. Each episode has a companion story, generated by GPT-4, which will serve as a jumping-off point for a hopeful, speculative discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively.

Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor. Special thanks to Surya Yalamanchili, Saida Sapieva, Ian Alas, Greg Beato, Ben Relles.