Resistance is Futile
by Business Film Booth
On this podcast we explore what’s happening with AI, business automation & culture and ask - where on earth is this all going?How will A.I. develop and where should we celebrate? Alternatively, where should we hit the ESC key and unplug? If we can. Because maybe, Resistance is Futile!As long as you're human, you can subscribe :)
Episodes
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Could AI Really 'Kill us all'?
A 27-year-old researcher quits Anthropic warning that AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade”. Within days the lab bosses are all calling for a slowdown, as if on cue. Dave smells a rat. Jamie is already building a bunker in the garden. So is this a genuine fire alarm, or a very clever…
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MSPs Don't Know How to Deliver AI
Jamie, who runs both an MSP and an AI automation company, said something that I think a lot of people in the managed services world need to hear. Every single client he works with on AI already has an MSP. Not one of them went to their MSP when they decided they wanted to do something with AI.…
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Extremism Has Entered The Chat
🎙️ As with all technology, it doesn't just empower the nice people. This week, we’re diving into the dark side of AI—the algorithms amplifying hate, the bots spreading propaganda, and the extremists using these tools in ways you really don’t want to imagine. We’ll unpack how AI is reshaping the...
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2025: The Year of the A.I. Robot?
🎙️ Robots are no longer the future—they’re here. But what does that mean for us? Will they bring a utopia of abundance or smash employment as we know it? This week, we’re diving into the wild world of humanoid robots, AI breakthroughs, and what it all means for the workforce, the economy, and,...
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Is AI Slowing Down? Can AI Agents Revive the Momentum?
Is generative AI really hitting a plateau, and is big tech just chasing the next shiny sounding thing to keep the venture capital train going? It's time to look at AI agents—those digital go-betweens that promise to handle your busywork. Great in theory, but what happens when everyone has a swarm...
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AI: Actually Useful Business Tools
Ever feel overwhelmed by the flood of AI tools and wonder which ones can actually supercharge your business? In this episode, Dave and Jamie cut through the hype to spotlight the most transformative AI technologies you need right now. First up is Google’s NotebookLM—a revolutionary tool that lets...
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The World’s First AI Civilization?
Ever wondered what happens when AI characters are set free to build their own society? In this episode, Dave and Jamie dive into a Minecraft experiment where artificial intelligence creates a civilization from scratch. Is this a groundbreaking peek into our future with AI collaborators, or just...
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Black Mirror, Robo Sales Calls, and AI Love Bots?
Dave and Jamie are back from their summer break, pretending they were hard at work, but really just enjoying the time off. This episode kicks off with some name-dropping—Jamie’s sharing a stage with Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker, no big deal—and the chat quickly spirals into space mining,...
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Reality Check: The Robot Takeover. Total Bollocks?
It's time to take a bit of a chill pill on the robots taking over nonsense. If only! It only takes a chat with Peter from Automate UK, a robotics trade body that represents British automation to put things in perspective: If Britain is typical, the problem is not whether Robots will take over…
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The Economics of AI: Universal Basic Income
Also known as The Economics of AI: Part Duex. While Jamie’s away enlightening people about AI & Automation, I've gone a bit further into what is really the economy of the future. And you don't have to go far in that area before you come across Universal Basic Income (UBI). We've talked briefly...
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The Economics of AI: Breakdown or Breakthrough?
Time to look at the big picture. What happens if you throw a brick in a washing machine? That - but change the words 'a brick' and 'washing machine' to 'AI' and 'an economy'. We have System Dynamics practitioner Ty Keynes this week to will help us look at macro economics. Breakdown or…
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A.I. Zombie Apocalypse: The Curious Phenomenon of 'Dead Labour'
Can your digital self outlive you? Is your online legacy immortal? Jamie and I are wondering why there weren't even more Black Mirror episodes on this. We talked with Elaine Kasket, a psychologist, author, and expert on digital legacies. By the end of this one you might be adding a 'Don't Bot Me'...
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A.I. & Creativity: Creative or Copycat?
A.I. can mimic Shakespeare and it can make an impression of Meat Loaf and Lady Gaga but could it create it's own new form of art independently? I don't think so but Jamie disagrees. Chapter 1: Unveiling AI's Creative Potential [00:00:00 - 00:05:00] We start by unraveling AI's capability to mimic…
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Musk vs OpenAI: Who will control AGI?
Maybe the courts can decide when AGI has arrived? In this episode we delve into the recent lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI, exploring the implications and the broader conversation about AI, its role in society, and the future of human economic value. Jamie, freshly married and brimming...
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A.I. & Fear of Being Obsolete : FOBO
It feels like FOBO is the background noise to all this AI development, doesn't it? We're diving into five areas of FOBO, trying to unpack if this term really captures our anxieties about AI's march forward. Here's what's on our minds: Job Security: It's the big one, isn't it? Just like…
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Artificial General Intelligence: Hype, Hoax, or Hope?
Is AGI the breakthrough of our times, or are we opening a Pandora's box of unprecedented challenges? Or is it even a thing? Who's Holding the Reins? Jamie's losing sleep over who's really in charge of the AGI race. Is it just the tech titans with their bottomless budgets and boundless ambitions…
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Neuralink's First Human
Can the brain be fire -walled? Can you commit a thought crime? Jamie's a bit freaked out and Dave's on the fence. Neuralink's Groundbreaking Achievement: Delve into the details of Neuralink's first successful human brain-computer interface implant. Understand the technology behind it and its...
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A.I. in Healthcare: Doctor Google ain't nothin'
Jamie and Dave delve into the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare. Dave has discovered that getting chatGPT to talk to him like a 10 year is bearing fruit and Jamie has a pretty fruity story about AI and sperm counts.. But let's not get ahead of ourselves! Here's what...
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AI & Intellectual Property
Unpack the intricate relationship between AI and intellectual property. Hosts Jamie and Dave delve into the complex issues reshaping how we understand creativity and ownership in the digital age using the New York Times legals cases as a backdrop. In this episode: Explore the groundbreaking…
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A.I. & Human Enhancement
What does human enhancement look like without the hype? What happens culturally when A.I. is used as much as mobile phones? In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of A.I. and human enhancement, exploring the current iterations of the tech and potential future implications. We're not...
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A.I. and Politics: Who Controls the Algorithms?
In this episode, we explore: Regulatory Measures: Ensuring fairness in AI-driven political campaigns. International Implications: The global impact of AI on political landscapes. Deepfakes and Disinformation: AI's role in shaping political narratives. NFTs as a useful sort of watermark? IMPORTANT...
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A.I. in the Workplace. Friend or Foe?
From Checkout Cashiers in supermarkets to Marketing Directors, is your job under threat? Or is all this fear-mongering part of the hype? Jamie & Dave explore these interconnected issues: Job Augmentation vs Job Replacement Sectors facing the most disruption Is it time to end the 40-hour week?
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AI & Automation: Is resistance futile?
Meet Jamie & Dave: Jamie Claret is an AI and automation expert with a business that is at the practical end of implementing this technology into large organisations. Dave Foulkes is a futurist writer and author of Beyond a Survival Economy. He's also a video producer for business brands at…
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On this podcast we explore what’s happening with AI, business automation & culture and ask - where on earth is this all going?How will A.I. develop and where should we celebrate? Alternatively, where should we hit the ESC key and unplug? If we can. Because maybe, Resistance is Futile!As long as you're human, you can subscribe :)
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