We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network TECH013: Monthly Tech Round-up - Davos WEF, Claude Cowork, Macrohard, w/ Seb Bunney (Tech Podcast)
Seb Bunney, author and commentator on macroeconomics and tech, joins to unpack AI’s rapid evolution and its real-world tools. They compare Claude CoWork to other AIs, explore AI-powered solo startups, debate ethical stakes of human-AI relationships, and survey breakthroughs in blockchain, compute efficiency, and longevity science.
01:08:22
Perceived Singularity And Time Compression
- AI progress since 2023 feels like a singularity with rapid, compressing timelines for change.
- Preston Pysh and Seb Bunney note people now underestimate one-year change and massively underestimate multi-year change.
Building An App Overnight With Claude CoWork
- Preston tested Anthropic's Claude CoWork to build a meditation app and it produced design and working code that looked professional.
- The generated app launched locally and worked immediately, surprising him with production-quality UX.
AI Unlocks Your Archived Notes
- Seb Bunney used Cursor+Obsidian to transform 300 Apple Notes into organized, linked content in minutes.
- He then used AI to surface themes and generate weekly insights, reclaiming forgotten personal knowledge.
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Intro
00:00 • 1min
AI Feels Like a Singularity
01:15 • 3min
Claude CoWork vs. Other AIs
03:58 • 2min
AI as Personal Junior Intern
05:40 • 56sec
Building a Meditation App with CoWork
06:36 • 5min
AI Upgrades Note-Taking Workflows
11:16 • 4min
AI Retrieves Lost Knowledge
14:47 • 3min
One-Person Billion-Dollar Companies
17:24 • 60sec
Anthropic's Claude Constitution
18:24 • 2min
Human-AI Relationships and Ethics
19:59 • 36sec
Ad break
20:36 • 1min
Davos, Bitcoin, and Institutional Views
21:41 • 3min
Ad break
24:30 • 1min
AI Persistence: Ralph and Agent Loops
25:43 • 5min
Computation as Energy and Value
30:51 • 5min
Macro Harder and Humanoid Training
35:33 • 5min
Tesla TCP-like Protocol Efficiency
40:48 • 8min
Ad break
49:04 • 4min
NYSE Tokenization vs Native On-Chain Equity
52:46 • 6min
Longevity: Engineering Aging Solutions
58:32 • 7min
Health Industry, Big Pharma, and Disruption
01:05:27 • 3min
Where to Find Seb Bunney
01:08:05 • 17sec
AI Outro Song and Closing Notes
01:08:23 • 3min
Outro
01:11:50 • 1min
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Selling sickness
How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients
Ray Moynihan
Alan Cassels
Selling Sickness reveals how the pharmaceutical industry collaborates with doctors, patient groups, and advertisers to redefine ordinary conditions like high cholesterol, mild depression, and erectile dysfunction as serious diseases requiring medication.
The authors document tactics such as sponsoring disease definitions, manipulating statistics, creating fake grassroots campaigns, and influencing medical guidelines to boost drug sales.
They argue this process medicalizes normal life, leading to unnecessary treatments, side effects, and economic waste while prioritizing profits over genuine health needs.
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The Hidden Cost of Money
Sebastian Bunney
In 'The Hidden Cost of Money,' Seb Bunney delves into the profound impact of our monetary system on society, revealing how money shapes individual interactions, environmental degradation, family dynamics, and business practices.
The book challenges conventional wisdom, providing readers with a deeper understanding of money's role in our lives and how to create positive change.
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The Price of Tomorrow
Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future
Jeff Booth
In 'The Price of Tomorrow,' Jeff Booth argues that technological progress is driving a natural deflationary force in the economy, which is being countered by government and central bank interventions through money printing and debt creation.
Booth contends that our current economic systems, built on debt and inflation, are unsustainable and will lead to increased polarization and economic trouble if not adjusted.
He advocates for embracing deflation and restructuring our economic frameworks to harness the abundance that technology can bring.
The book covers a broad range of topics including the impact of technology on job markets, equality, and societal stability, and it concludes with a call to action for policymakers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to adapt to these new economic realities.
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An Inconvenient Truth
The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Al Gore
This book, released in conjunction with the film of the same name, presents a comprehensive look at global warming.
It combines leading-edge research, photographs, charts, and personal anecdotes to document the rapid and widespread impacts of global warming.
Gore explains the causes and effects of global warming in clear terms, highlighting the urgent need for action to mitigate its detrimental consequences.
The book is designed to be accessible and educational, using easy-to-grasp graphics and revealing before-and-after photos to illustrate the climate crisis.
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Lifespan
Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To
David Sinclair
In this book, Dr. David Sinclair presents a bold new theory on why we age, arguing that aging is a disease that can be treated.
He discusses recent breakthroughs from his own lab at Harvard, including the activation of newly discovered vitality genes and the role of epigenetics and metabolism in aging.
The book explores lifestyle changes such as intermittent fasting, cold exposure, and exercise, as well as emerging anti-aging therapies, to help people live younger and healthier for longer.
Sinclair also delves into the philosophical and ethical implications of extending human lifespan, emphasizing that these methods are not against nature but rather a continuation of human efforts to improve health and longevity.
Seb and Preston explore the rapid evolution of AI, its role in reshaping work, communication, and biology. They discuss tools like Claude Co-Work, delve into the implications of AI relationships, blockchain integration, and breakthroughs in longevity science. With insights from personal experiments and global trends, they paint a vivid picture of the AI-powered future.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:58 - What Elon Musk and tech leaders are saying about AI and the future
00:04:33 - Why time feels like it’s accelerating in today’s tech-driven society
00:05:09 - How AI tools like CoWork outperform others in coding and organization tasks
00:16:15 - How note-taking AI is transforming productivity and book writing
00:17:36 - How AI could power one-person billion-dollar startups
00:18:19 - The significance of Claude’s ethical framework in guiding AI decisions
00:19:27 - The ethical concerns of forming relationships with AI
00:37:03 - How energy-efficient communication protocols can reshape AI infrastructure
00:45:26 - Why legal recognition is essential for real blockchain-based equities
00:54:36 - How stem cell therapies may move medicine toward curing rather than managing disease
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Official Website: Seb Bunney.
- Seb’s book: The Hidden Cost of Money.
- Related books mentioned in the podcast.
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