The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce TWO FUTURISTS GO 'VIBE FORECASTING'
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Sep 10, 2025 
Mark Pesce, an award-winning journalist and futurist, teams up with fellow futurist Rob Tercek for an insightful discussion on AI's role in our future. They dive into the alarming 'ChatGPT psychosis' and the potential risks of outsourcing thinking to machines. Pesce critiques AI's mediocrity, suggesting it may create more work for humans rather than eliminating jobs. The conversation also touches on the need for rigorous education on truth and democracy’s dependence on reliable information, urging listeners to reconsider the impact of AI on society.
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Start With Process, Not Hype
- Do map and understand your business process before applying AI to it.
- Use AI only for tasks it excels at (summarizing, classifying, composing) and monitor closely.
Wisely AI Snaps The Magic Wand
- Mark Pesce founded Wisely AI to help organizations use AI safely and wisely.
- Their early work often scared clients away from overhyped AI projects by snapping the magic wand.
Vibe Coding Is Fast But Fragile
- Vibe coding lets noncoders build quickly by prompting LLMs to generate code around a spec.
- But generated code often needs deep review and may not be maintainable or secure.