Dystopia Now The Distant Future: 2025 Expectations versus Reality
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Dec 28, 2025 Are we really on the brink of AGI? Explore the latest on the questionable AI bubble and how much climate activism has changed. The hosts dissect bold predictions for 2025, from AI coding to space mining, and the hype surrounding anti-aging breakthroughs. They address why climate activism fizzled and the ramifications of tech on social connections. Tune in for amusing tech predictions that missed the mark and a critique of the shifting public sentiment towards billionaires like Elon Musk.
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Pro-Extinction Ideas Enter Tech Mainstream
- Emile flags Silicon Valley pro-extinctionist thought as a mainstreaming trend among AI researchers.
- He plans a book chapter titled to examine this worrying shift in tech ideologies.
Andreessen Hiring Sparked Outrage
- Kate recounts Mark Andreessen hiring Daniel Penny after his acquittal for killing Jordan Neely and calls it jaw-dropping.
- She frames the hire as an example of tech elites rewarding violent or unethical behavior.
Tech Billionaires Lost Cultural Monopoly
- Emile argues tech billionaires' cultural dominance has waned despite earlier audacity like Musk's gestures.
- He sees growing public resistance to concentrated tech power across the political spectrum.
