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Exploring how the intersection of emerging technology and design is shaping our future.

Disruption Theory


    • Jan 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    OpenAI's New AI Model Engineers Proteins to Extend Your Life by 10 Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 2:25


    OpenAI's groundbreaking GPT-4 B Micro is revolutionizing longevity and stem cell engineering by partnered with Retro Bioscience. Learn how the model focuses on engineering proteins to efficiently generate stem cells from skin cells. TikTok & IG: @DisruptionTheory Follow me on X @SvilenK

    Google's New AI Predicts Weather 97% More Accurately

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 5:16


    FULL explanation of GenCast- Google Deepmind's game-changing weather forecasting model that crushes traditional methods. How it works, what's the advantage, and what it means for the future. Timestamps: (00:22) How Traditional Forecasting Works (00:36) Weather and Chaos Theory (01:30) What is a Diffusion Model? (02:30) Performance Advantage (03:01) Extreme Weather Prediction (03:53) Downsides of GenCast (04:20) Repurposing AI Models TikTok & IG: @DisruptionTheory Follow me on X @SvilenK

    BREAKING: OpenAI's New o3 Model Reaches AGI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 14:23


    The FULL story and explanation behind OpenAI's incredible new o3 model which broke the benchmark for AGI in a historic event. What does this mean? Is the hype real? Let's find out... Timestamps: (00:35) - Shattering Benchmarks (02:15) - What Makes o3 Different From ChatGPT? (03:14) - Beating Expert Expectations (04:28) - o3 Ranks as Top 200 Programmer (05:23) - o3 is a Math Genius (06:41) - The Economics of o3 (08:41) - Exponential Progress Graph (09:04) - The Challenges of Defining AGI (12:06) - The Caged AGI Thought Experiment TikTok & IG: @DisruptionTheory Follow me on X @SvilenK --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disruptiontheory/support

    #8 How Jason Allen used AI to win 1st place in Art competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 26:27


    Jason made headlines recently for using Midjourney AI to generate an art series that won first place in the “Digitally Manipulated Photography” category at Colorado State Fair, beating 20 artists to the prize. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    DT#7 Future of Malls and Second Order Effects of Social Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 42:30


    Why malls are a scarce psychological resource and how to preserve them Follow on TikTok & Instagram: Disruption Theory Twitter: @SvilenK Podcast available on all platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    DPT #6 How Hank Trill became a top 1% Spotify rapper with an iPad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 28:53


    How the viral meme rapper Hank Trill disrupted the music industry and launched a music career from his iPad in his bedroom, quit his job and got the attention of A-list rappers. We talked about: 04:17 - How Hank Trill blew up on TikTok 10:47 - How he made his biggest mixtape in one day 11:44 - Recording process: gear and equipment 13:23 - Monetization and launching a record label 14:50 - Famous rappers who listen to Hank Trill 16:10 - What is "meme rap" and how it started 17:00 - Legal issues with impersonating famous characters? 22:44 - Who's the inspiration behind Hank Trill? 24:24 - Hank Trill's advice for upcoming artists Pardon the technical difficulties, experimenting with new workflow TikTok & Instagram: Disruption Theory Twitter: @SvilenK --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    #5 Why Web3 is the Future for Content Creators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 49:53


    Sharing my frustrations with traditional media as a content creator, and exploring how Web 3 could resolve them: 01:47 What is Web 3? 07:23 My problem with Instagram 10:54 How Youtube rug pulled Terms of Services on creators 14:05 How Jay-Z was ahead of his time with Tidal 15:11 How YouTube allows alternate career paths 25:41 What is the Network Effect? 32:57 Snapchats biggest innovation 38:23 Proposed metric for media consumption Follow on TikTok & IG --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    DTP#4 DALL-E 2: The consequences, impact and future of image generating AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 60:33


    Exploring the positive and negative implications of image generating AI 0:02:08 - Is AI capable of imagination? 0:12:25 - How the business of Large Language Models could play out 0:14:36 - How every wave of decentralization centralizes power 0:17:16 - How AI could be used for mass disinformation campaigns 0:22:25 - The challenges of AI created videos 0:25:28 - Can AI create 3D objects for AR / VR / Metaverse? 0:28:24 - "Should I go to school for Graphic Design?" 0:31:22 - How intellectual property laws could hurt creators 0:40:29 - The "Artisanal Effect" and cultural rejection of AI art 0:47:28 - Danger of developing intimate relationships with AI 0:56:34 - How Marketers could weaponize AI against us --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    2022 UPDATE: How I blew up on TikTok - 500k followers in 40 days

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 33:52


    On July 1st, 2021 I tweeted that I created the TikTok account @DesignSecretsss and will be posting (almost) everyday for a month, aiming for 10k followers by day 31. It turned out I was off 360,000. I sat down with my boy Roberto to share the story. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    DT#2 China's Dystopia, Philosophy of colonizing Mars, 2020 US Elections, and Change of Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 167:53


    Dove into politics over vodka with a good friend of mine- the economist Mason Pazhawk, and discussed: How SpaceX could break China's great firewall, the philosophy of a Mars civilization Trump's unpredictability and the killing of general Qasem Soleimani How war could be fought in the future 2020 U.S. Election & Andrew Yang's Freedom Dividend (UBI) The raise and danger of micro-influencers My shift on Religion & GMO's over the last decade Escaping algorithmic determinism American suburb's lack of Third Places How the World runs on Narratives Books Mentioned: 1984 by George Orwell - https://amzn.to/2vO4y6f The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman - https://amzn.to/2SiIVCq The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman - https://amzn.to/2UlzJQD The End of History by Francis Fukuyama - https://amzn.to/3b8jmwQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    DT#1 Brain-Computer Interfaces, FaceApp privacy, Defeating censorship, Torrenting, Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 116:08


    Had a few drinks too many with one of my best friends Chuck, who practices and teaches law, to discuss... Neuralink and Brain-Computer Interfaces Social media's unknown affects on society How "likes" are engineered to be addictive The FaceApp privacy scare and my proposed solution How iPhones could eavesdrop on your convos without mic access The dangers of early tech adoption The 2016 US Election hacking scandal The worrying increase of online censorship Producer Madlib creates entire album Bandana by Freddie Gibbs entirely on iPad How torrenting subsidized professional education Why parents should their kids PCs instead of iPads Why the blockchain might be the future of censorship-proof social media The sinister practice of "shadow banning" Possible regulation framework for algorithms FULL VIDEO PODCAST @ Youtube Disruption Theory References: The Complete Guide to Brain-Computer Interfaces Google Scholar Concept: Which studies are true? Maybe It’s Time for App Nutritional Labels: FaceApp Cast Study --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    Could Apple Watch Detect Mass Shootings in Real-Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 6:50


    With the drastic increase in mass shootings in the US, could Apple Watch help authorities identify incidents in real time? FULL VIDEO PODCAST @ Youtube Disruption Theory Share and subscribe if you enjoyed. Sources: https://dcist.com/story/17/10/12/shotspotter-data/ https://science.howstuffworks.com/shotspotter.htm https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/03/school-shooter-technology/18176599/ www.shotspotter.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    How Google Stadia will turn every TV into a gaming console

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 6:19


    Full Google Stadia Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUih5... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    Designing For Truth: Google Scholar Concept

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 6:23


    A concept for Google Scholar browser extension, full project at https://medium.com/@SvilenK --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    How SpaceX, Blockchain and Mesh Networks Could Save Net Neutrality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 8:04


    Learn how mesh networking, blockchain and satellites could be the solution to Net Neutrality being repealed. Full Video at https://youtu.be/tn4CpdexEFc SOURCES: iOS7 introduces Multipeer connectivity-https://www.wired.com/2014/03/apple-multipeer-connectivity/ Firechat App downloaded 100K+ during Hong Kong protest https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/firechat-messaging-app-powering-hong-kong-protests Castro hates the internet, so Cubans created their own by VOX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFPjJM6yYS8 Meet the People Building Their Own Internet in Detroit by Motherboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B0u6nvcTsI CCC Hackerspace Grid Proposal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5rQWJeYho Project Loon by Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOndhtfIXSY Project Loon serves Puerto Rico Hurricane victims https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/09/project-loon-delivers-internet-100-000-people-puerto-rico/ SpaceX plans to launch first internet-providing satellites in 2019 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    Is Apple Watch the future of birth control?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 2:35


    Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/BUONwhl-_Z8 SOURCES Apple Watch detects would-be fatal Pulmonary embolism http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/10/15/apple-watch-notification-helps-save-mans-life-would-have-fatal/ Apple Watch alerts teen of heart, liver and kidney failure http://abcnews.go.com/US/apple-watch-saved-teens-life/story?id=33944550 Apple Watch alerts user of heart attack https://www.cultofmac.com/417649/apple-watch-saves-man-from-heart-attack/ Future of Apple Watch Heart Attack https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2014/02/17/no-an-apple-device-wont-tell-you-if-youre-having-a-heart-attack/#c82c52154280 Apple testing glucose monitor in Apple Watch https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/15/apple-watch-glucose-monitoring-smart-bands/ Apple Watch has most accurate heart detection https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/24/apple-watch-heart-rate-most-accurate-fitness-study/ Stanford looking for innovative uses for Apple Watch in Healthcare https://www.macrumors.c --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    The Future of Drone Privacy and Black Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 4:13


    Watch the video version on Youtube "Disruption Theory" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDhKiXaP_DaROcx3HnGfCkw SOURCES Drone criminal trespassing in Tennessee http://www.local8now.com/home/headlines/Drone-leads-to-criminal-case-over-privacy-in-Middle-Tennessee-305910091.html DJI drone autonomous tracking https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/1/11134130/dji-phantom-4-drone-autonomous-avoidance-tracking-price-video Apple patent to block camera functionality using beacons http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=9,380,225&OS=9,380,225&RS=9,380,225 Eclipse yacht houses an anti-photo shield https://www.wired.com/2009/09/russian-billionaire-installs-anti-photo-shield-on-giant-yacht/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    Stylometry: How your writing style can reveal your identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 5:47


    Watch the video version on Youtube "Disruption Theory" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDhKiXaP_DaROcx3HnGfCkw SOURCES: Atheist blogger who spoke out against radical Islam hacked to death in Bangladesh http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/atheist-blogger-hacked-death-bangladesh-article-1.2592051 Saudi high court upholds prison term, 1,000 lashes http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/08/middleeast/saudi-blogger-flogging-sentence-upheld/index.html Lorenzo Valla's stylometric investigation of Donation of Constantine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation_of_Constantine#Investigation William Shakespeare's lost 18th Century play Double Falsehood 'not a hoax' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/7450874/Shakespeare-18th-Century-work-Double-Falsehood-is-his-lost-play.html Bitcoin whitepaper stylometric analysis suggesting Nick Szabo is author https://likeinamirror.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/satoshi-nakamoto-is-probably-nick-szabo/ Demo of IBM Watson's Personality Insights https://pe --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

    The Dark Side of iPhone X's Facial ID

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2017 11:45


    Watch the video version on Youtube "Disruption Theory" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDhKiXaP_DaROcx3HnGfCkw SOURCES A.I. can assess patients' pain levels with better accuracy than humans just by examining facial expressions https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146094-computer-knows-how-much-pain-you-are-in-by-studying-your-face/ Our faces reliably reveal whether we're rich or poor due to visible facial muscles ingrained over time as a result of repeated life experiences http://www.unipaper.co.uk/article/our-faces-reliably-reveal-whether-were-rich-or-poor-due-to-visible-muscles Stanford A.I. experiment can distinguish between gay and straight face with up to 91% accuracy https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21728614-machines-read-faces-are-coming-advances-ai-are-used-spot-signs Backlash from LGBT community over Stanford “Gaydar" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/08/ai-gay-gaydar-algorithm-facial-recognition-criticism-stanford 10 Nations with death --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptiontheory/support

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