Listen "AI Doom vs Gloom, ChatGPT Usage Revealed, and Google’s AI-Run Economies: The AI Argument EP72"
Episode Synopsis
Justin says p(doom) is for losers. He’s betting on p(bloom), a near-certainty in his view. AI brings abundance, robots do our housework, and everything just gets better.But Frank wants to know your p(gloom). What’s the probability we don’t reach AGI, and instead let AI quietly erode work, value, and meaning, while we end up fixing its mistakes for minimum wage?They argue their way through all three scenarios, then turn to what people are actually doing with ChatGPT. Together, they unpack eight big takeaways from OpenAI’s latest usage report, including who’s using it, what for, and why code barely features.They also dig into where Claude adoption is growing fastest, and Google’s own warnings about the rise of AI-run economies.And there’s a man kicking a robot that might just be the perfect visual metaphor for where we’re at with AI right now.Full list of topics:00:34 Can Frank pass the Tesla ethics test?01:31 Is Faggella’s p(bloom) just p(doom) in disguise?03:37 Is p(gloom) worse than p(doom)?14:19 What are people really doing with ChatGPT?24:18 Should AI be a basic human right?27:35 Can Google steer the AI agent economy safely?30:57 Is this robot a metaphor for AI today?► SUBSCRIBEDon't forget to subscribe for more arguments► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED What’s Your p(Bloom)?How people are using ChatGPTAnthropic Economic Index report: Uneven geographic and enterprise AI adoptionVirtual Agent EconomiesRobot that won’t get knocked down► CONNECT WITH USFor more in-depth discussions, connect Justin and Frank on LinkedIn.Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justincollery/Frank: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankprendergast/
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