Will Robotics have its ChatGPT moment? Will Elon Musk become a Christian? Will the 2024 elections be overcome by artificial images? From multi-model AI to deepening embodied desires, Joel Jacob (Product at Splunck) and Andrew Noble (Pastoral Ministry at Grandview Church) predict what they think might happen in 2024.

0:00 - Intro

1:45 - Cisco bought Joel's company. Is he out of a job?

4:02 - 2023 trend: increasing mental health concerns for teens

5:45 - 2023 trend: rise of AI

6:45 - Prediction 1: Multi-modal AI & Robotics

9:30 - Prediction 2: The Increasing Artificiality of the Internet (and a pull to embodied relationships)

12:25 - Prediction 3: Small Uptick in "Metaverse" Adoption (AR & VR traction via Apple & Meta)

18:09 - Prediction 4: A Big Tech Leader Will Become A Christian (and conversely, the rise of techno-religion)

27:36 - Prediction 5: The Inflection Point For Robotics

31:19 - Prediction 6: A New Analogue Dating App Is Coming (wildly specific prediction from Andrew)

35:06 - Prediction 7: The Crypto Winter Ends (it will become harder to mine Bitcoin again in April 2024)

Links:

- Rex Woodbury's 2024 predictions

- What Would Jesus Tech website

- Support us on Patreon

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