Ep84 Units of Taste - NET Society

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The Net Society crew dives into Midjourney’s unexpected move from AI image generation to medical imaging, exploring its underwater full-body scanner and what the company’s unconventional path says about founder freedom, bootstrapping, and technological ambition. From there, they examine how better measurement, massive datasets, and preventative healthcare could transform longevity, before imagining a future of AI mattresses, intelligent objects, and sensor-filled environments. The conversation turns to growing resistance against AI doom narratives and the complicated conflict surrounding Anthropic, model safety, corporate incentives, and government oversight. They also unpack Kanye’s appearance at Art Basel, the state of digital art at major institutions, and the potential for autonomous AI art systems. The episode closes with a debate over whether machines can manufacture taste, predict cultural trends, and forecast a future shaped by rapidly advancing AI and space technology.Mentioned in the episodeMidjourney medical https://x.com/midjourney/status/2067421950314688759Fable 5 shut down https://x.com/AnthropicAI/status/2065597531644743999Eli showing Kanye William Mapan at Art Basel https://x.com/nullinger/status/2066944333714997753William Mapan sale https://x.com/RogerDickerman/status/2067222189674275201Taste labs https://x.com/taste_ai_AI 2027 https://ai-2027.com/Show & HostsNet Society: https://x.com/net__societyAaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0xDerek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedwsPriyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesaiProducer/Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl(00:00) - Midjourney Medical & the Freedom to Build (08:12) - Measurement, Data & Preventative Healthcare (15:48) - AI Wealth, Longevity & the Health Tech Boom (20:04) - AI Mattresses, Intelligent Objects & the IoT Revival (26:22) - AI Doom, Anthropic & the Battle Over Safety (37:57) - Kanye, Art Basel & Autonomous AI Art (45:21) - Can AI Manufacture Taste? (57:24) - Welcome & Disclaimer

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The Net Society crew dives into Midjourney’s unexpected move from AI image generation to medical imaging, exploring its underwater full-body scanner and what the company’s unconventional path says about founder freedom, bootstrapping, and...

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