Futuristic

In this no-holds-barred episode of _Futuristic_, Cameron and Steve riff on the explosive Musk–Trump bromance breakup, likening it to the fall of the Roman Republic's first triumvirate—yes, molten gold makes a cameo. They dissect the potential death of democracy via Section 70302 of Trump's new bill, the myth of AI regulation in the U.S., and whether AGI is already here. Steve introduces his “Three S's of Sentience” while Cameron defends LLMs as sanity check partners. They debate whether Sam Altman is sounding the alarm or just building the bomb. Plus: shrunken-head humans, punk rock AI songs, and China's “Three Body” space supercomputer. It's wild, it's weird, it's wicked smart.

In episode 40 of _Futuristic_, Cameron and Steve explore the explosive arrival of Google's **Veo 3**, the LLM-powered video generation tool that's goign to turn Hollywood, music, porn, and propaganda inside out. They unpack the wild implications: from DIY Scorsese flicks and AI-generated pop stars to fully fake OnlyFans girls and AI avatars giving therapy to kids. Is this the death of apps? Of actors? Of reality? They get philosophical, irreverent, and disturbingly specific — complete with dragon porn, AI girlfriends, fake war crimes, and prompt theory as existential poetry. Strap in.

After a six-week hiatus, Cameron and Steve return for a sprawling, charged conversation about AI, politics, ethics, and the future of civilization. Steve reveals he's been 3D printing buildings for TV, while Cam unveils his bold new concept: _Chapter 3_, a movement to engineer the next phase of humanity before AI and robots rewrite society by default. They dig into Mirror World drift, political alignment tools, and why Australia isn't even remotely ready for the revolution already underway. There's talk of AI-led political parties, the death of Google search, capitalist collapse, and even starting a cult. Welcome to the next chapter.

In this episode, Cameron and Steve dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI, discussing the latest advancements and their societal implications. They explore new AI voice features, the potential dangers and benefits of AI companions and agreeable AI personalities, and the philosophical debate around AI sentience and relationships. The conversation touches on AI's role in business generation, the power of new models like OpenAI's GPT-4o and Google's Gemini 2.5, and the ongoing copyright debate surrounding AI training data. They also get into the complexities of how Large Language Models (LLMs) like Anthropic's Claude actually "think," the expansion of AI into hardware by companies like LG, Apple's perceived lag in the AI race, and the future of AI integration in everyday tools like ebook readers. The discussion extends to advancements in open-source robotics, citing Nvidia's initiatives, and contrasts technological progress and STEM education focus between China (highlighting Huawei) and the US. Finally, they touch on the intriguing and potentially controversial "Network State" concept championed by figures associated with Peter Thiel and Andreessen Horowitz, exploring the idea of tech-driven, independent city-states. futuristicpod.com

In Episode 37 of Futuristic, Cameron Reilly and Steve Sammartino speak to a "digital human"!. They also get into a provocative discussion ranging from Donald Trump's car yard antics to the implications of advanced artificial intelligence and China's rising technological dominance. They explore the intersection of crypto, agentic AI models, and new breakthroughs in AI-driven tech developments like humanoid robotics, diffusion-based language models, and synthetic voice AI. Wrapping up with conspiracy theories about tech manipulation of human perception of time, the hosts challenge listeners to reconsider assumptions about where technology is heading and who might ultimately hold the power.

Steve and Cam catch up on the latest FUTURISTIC news, including Elon's new gaslighting AI Grok 3 writing porn, Microsoft quantum computing not totally made-up Majorana 1 chip, the fact that the world now has 1328 LLMs, and Zuck can now turn your thoughts into text. What could go wrong?

On our latest episode we're talking about DeepSeek R-1, OpenAI's Deep Research, ChatGPT Tasks, Operator, o3 models, the Stargate project, China's cold fusion record, and K Eric Drexler talk 2024 on current nanotech.

In this episode, Steve and Cam provide their top three tech/AI highlights from 2024 and provide their top predictions for 2025.

Cameron explains his MANIFESTO FOR AUSTRALIAN AGI, Steve explains why he supports the Australian government's ban on social media for kids, and they discuss NVIDIA's downloadable local LLM.

Is Elon Musk going to be Trump's AI Czar? And, if so, does that mean he has all of the US' AI plays - OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, etc - at his mercy? We think so. And it's going to make for an interesting few years.a

In this episode of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve debate the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) amid economic shifts driven by AI and automation. They address cost reductions and market disruptions caused by automation, the future of personalized AI-driven content, and public sector roles as potential solutions for unemployment - critical conversations needed to shape a future where AI and humans coexist.

In this episode of Futuristic, Cam and Steve discuss OpenAI's groundbreaking o1 model and Advanced Voice Mode. They voice concerns over social media's impact on youth, touching on legislative measures and the Instagram Kids launch. Cam talks about how he's used ChatGPT on his weight loss journey. The episode also looks back at the 1973 launch of the first personal computer, MCM 70, the relevance of Moore's Law and Marvin Minsky, using of AI to digitise handwritten notes and Sam Altman's vision for The Intelligence Age.

In this episode of Futuristic, we chat about balancing screen time with reading physical books, Mistral Large 2, another bloody AI pendant (The Friend), Chinese text to video app Kling, and the use of crypto financing in the U.S. Presidential election. Our guest Martin Murray, helps us understand the potential role if AI and humanoid robots in agriculture. Finally we discuss the role of open-source AI, Mark Zuckerberg's push against Apple's closed ecosystem and how this affects industries beyond tech.

In this episode of The Futuristic, hosts Steve Sammartino and Cameron Reilly explore cutting-edge topics in technology and culture. They dive into AI's role in creativity, discussing AI-generated music compared to human-made tunes, and examine the rise of local micro-AI models like OpenAI's GPT 4.0 Mini. Steve talks about the transhumanist movement and ethical concerns over chip implants in humans, while Cameron shares his latest AI-assisted coding projects. They analyze SpaceX's Starship launch and Elon's vision for multi-planetary life, as well as nanotech breakthroughs in cancer treatment. The episode also covers the revolutionary potential of Apple's Vision Pro in creating immersive entertainment experiences and its applications in various fields. The hosts end with an overview of technological advancements and the opportunities they present.

This week on Futuristic, Cam, Steve, and Tony Kynaston of the QAV Podcast tackle the burning question: Will AI and humanoid robots bring about a utopian future or massive unemployment? They dive into potential economic shifts, the state of media, Apple's antitrust issues, and whether competition will drive tech adoption. Tune in for a lively two hour debate on the future job market and the possibility of a global AI Cold War.

This week Steve and Cam debate Apple Intelligence - the biggest flop ever? Or the the beginning of huge things for AI? Also - Cam talks about his timeline for the next five years, and how the world's economy is going to require complete re-engineering.

This week on Futuristic we're talking about the new ChatGPT-4o model, GPT officially passes the Turing Test, the OAI founder who thinks AGI is only 2-3 years away, Ilya has left OAI, Sam Altman doesn't think we are worried enough about how AI will impact the economy, Google's medical AI destroys GPT's benchmark and outperforms doctors and ChatGPT-4 beat 100% of all psychologists in a study of Social Intelligence.

This episode explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology across various aspects of society and the economy. The hosts share insights on how AI tools like Python are revolutionizing fields such as education, comparing these developments to past technological advancements and contemplating their future impact. A significant focus is placed on the theoretical integration of nanofabricators in homes, which could enable an age of abundance by addressing key challenges such as energy, health, food scarcity, and waste management. The conversation also touches on the evolution of internet usage, with an emphasis on the trend towards re-bundling services to create comprehensive ecosystems. Moreover, the hosts conceptualize 'P Utopia', a visionary society where technology resolves fundamental human problems, prompting a re-evaluation of capitalism and societal values with scarce resources like space and land gaining prominence. The discussion ultimately raises critical questions about the societal implications of such advancements and the role of AI in shaping a future oriented towards abundance and technological innovation.

This week on the Futuristic podcast - Neuralink patient playing chess, Claude Opus outperforms GPT4, Nvidia announces robot framework “Project GR00T” and Blackwell platform, Microsoft and OpenAI plan supercomputer project worth $100 billion called 'Stargate', Amazon audio books using AI, OpenAI Voice cloning tool, Apple is in talks to build Google's Gemini AI engine into the iPhone, Stability AI and Inflection (Pi) CEO's quit and join Microsoft, Altman / Jensen predict AGI in about five years, Currency is a technology, and we ask - what does the world look like with AGI? 

The Robots are coming! We are talking about the latest in GPRs (general purpose humanoid robots), Apple cancelling their car project, Gemini 1.5 Pro testing, Biden's plan to ban voice impersonation, the decline of TV viewership, and Deep Mind CEO Demis Hassabis' views on AlphaZero sitting atop LLMs on the AGI stack.

OpenAI previews Sora, Bard becomes Gemini, 1x robots on Segways, Vision Pro hits the streets, breakthrough medicine, the 40th anniversary of the Macintosh Super Bowl ad, and Transhumanism.

This week on Futuristic - Brisbane portrait prize allows AI, Neuralink human trials have started, Berkley AI let their robot walk around SF, Arc Search is Google's worst nightmare, why electricity was the AI of the 1800s, and Cam's 9 scenarios for how the Future of AI might play out (and Steve's adds #10).

This week on the Futuristic podcast: Running GPT4All (local LLM) & SuperWhisper (dictation that actually works!) on a Mac; SamA says GPT5 will solve all of the problems of GPT4 - and AGI is coming soon (also, Ilya's status is still ?), Figure 1 coffee robot , Midjourney CEO in office hours just said he thinks they “can get to the holodeck” by 2024, what happens to “work” after the AI revolution , and we see how far we've come since this NYT article on OpenAI from 2018.

We're talking about the OpenAI insanity, Q*, SpaceX's Starship launch, a new Chinese AI with twice the context window of ChatGPT, the AI chip wars, GPT will soon have a memory, DeepMind's new AI music creation tool, and why we all need to think like a coder.

It's been a huge couple of weeks - OpenAI's first Dev Day with a ton of new tools including building your own GPT and Assistants, Musk released Grok AI and his Neuralink is starting human trials, new AI tools turning up in everything, drones are dead, Alibaba's new AI version, Optus outage, Executive Management Decision Systems and the OpenAI App Store.

On this episode we talk about Anthropomorphism, AI-assisted screen scraping, Nvidia to Reportedly Triple Output of Compute GPUs in 2024: Up to 2 Million H100s, Quantum startup Atom Computing first to exceed 1,000 qubits, AI generated political propaganda, Why there will never be a Canva or Atlassian from Aussie AI, Bill Gates does not expect GPT-5 to be much better than GPT-4, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT would have passed for an AGI 10 years ago and The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.

On this episode we talk about how GPT has a model of the world; ChatGPT Voice, Vision, Dall-E 3 integration; Meta releases AI personas and assistants; Hollywood Writers strike an AI deal; Now Everyone's a expert; Neuralink in your brain; The AI Oligopoly.

Today's guest, Peter Xing, is the visionary behind the "Transhuman Network State" and SingularityU. We're diving into a plethora of groundbreaking topics including how to use GPT for improved note-taking, the world's first house entirely constructed by AI, updates on DALLE-3, Mark Zuckerberg's insightful chat on Lex Fridman's podcast, and the exciting initiation of Neuralink's human trials. In the medical field, we touch on a game-changing drug that could regrow teeth, now entering clinical trials. In tech funding news, Jony Ive and OpenAI's CEO have bagged a cool $1 billion to create the 'iPhone of AI.' We'll also explore the allure of ad-free Instagram and Facebook and wrap up with a look at personalized AI digital assistants that are, get this, modeled after you.

AI translates Chickens, Pizza Hut Hacked, Alexa GPT, Microsoft Copilot launches, Bard Gets Google plugins, Google nears release of AI software Gemini, Bing is back on GPT, Coca-Cola has Created a Futuristic Soft Drink Using Artificial Intelligence. Google AI breakthrough represents huge step in finding genes that cause diseases, bringing back the dead with ‘Digital necromancy', where are our Jetsons products, and our forecast that GPT's all become verbal within 12 months.

This week we're talking about use-case scenarios for AgentGPT, video translation with HeyGen, China banning the iPhone, AI “Ghost work”, Google's antitrust case, GPT solving medical issues, how we will know if AI becomes conscious, MBA students vs ChatGPT, IBM CEO's predictions about AI in the workplace, Xenobots, Gollems, the US military's plans to roll out autonomous robots, and whether or not US tech giants should be broken up.

Using GPT to help track calories, the increasing complexity of AI tools, the launch of ChatGPT Enterprise, Ray Kurzweil's latest interview Startups Desperate hunt for GPU's, Tesla is powering up its $300 Million AI Supercomputer, Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to launch AI-science moonshot, UK startup unveils AI-designed cancer immunotherapy, Most Americans haven't used ChatGPT, China Invests $546 Billion in Clean Energy, What was behind Web 2.0 boom, What reason do we have to think AI might be benign towards humans?

We talk about the LUI ( Linguistic User Interface), Steve's 3D printed house, using ChatGPT to automate your day with AppleScript, updates on LK99, Cold Fusion and Worldcoin, Robot Taxis, Amara's Law, De-Globalisation and ask the question - is stealing things the best business plan of all time?

Steve's “exploring” AI girlfriends, Cameron's using Code Interpreter, there's a new cancer drug in human trials, Worldcoin has launched, room-temperature superconductor hype, Tesla conquers the car market, Transhumanism, Marshal McLuhan and how to make AI trustworthy.