r/Futurology

Poadcast oor yt channel about futurology

Hi,

I am in the Data science field and I want to become more aware and cultured on what is to come, especially in the digital world.

Could you suggest a poadcast to hear on spotify or a channel on youtube?

Someone that knows what they are talking about and that is interesting to hear.

— u/jrr98765

IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divide

Ссылка: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/imf-oecd-warn-ai-could-widen-rich-poor-country-divide-2026-10-22/

— u/Gari_305

Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment? | AI (artificial intelligence)

An old idea springs anew as a chorus of influential voices predicts that AI may trigger crises of vast magnitude

Ссылка: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/23/job-guarantee-ai-mass-unemployment

— u/Gari_305

Raoul Pal Warns ‘Maybe Four Years’ Before ‘the World as We Know It’ Stops Working: ‘the Economic Singularity’

Macro investor Raoul Pal warned that accelerating technological advances could fundamentally reshape jobs, businesses and economic systems over the next four years, while currency debasement continues to erode consumers' purchasing power.

Ссылка: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/raoul-pal-warns-maybe-four-203030759.html

— u/Gari_305

How tech billionaires are buying the narrative: Elon Musk's $1B Paramount deal has suffocated an independent documentary critical of him

Ссылка: https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/musk-documentary-vanishes-theaters-musk-billion-skydance-investment/

— u/no_longer_huhman

1Password will now let AI agents log in to accounts for you without ever needing to see your password

1Password for Agents handles credential sharing for you

Ссылка: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/1password-will-now-let-ai-agents-log-in-to-accounts-for-you-without-ever-needing-to-see-your-password

— u/Gari_305

AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see ‘no point’ in grading homework

Ссылка: https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/ai-use-leads-uc-berkeley-math-professor-to-see-no-point-in-grading-homework/article_bdf1eae2-c08b-491f-b9f1-81a7cea177de.html

— u/Gari_305

Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’

Ссылка: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/microsofts-mustafa-suleyman-says-its-ai-outperforms-doctors-on-hard-cases-as-he-chases-medical-superintelligence/

— u/Gari_305

Despite massive investments and widespread hype around AI, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to most of corporate America.

AI does not understand accountability, trust, culture, unwritten rules, ethical trade-offs or fairness, all of which shape reputational risk and ultimately drive revenue growth and profit margins.

The bottom line is that the AI story will be decided in the S&P 493, not the Mag 7, and so far, there is no evidence that revenue growth or margins are improving outside the tech sector.

This matters, as its the assumption the opposite will be true, that is driving the AI stock market bubble.

I've no doubt about AI's ultimate revolutionary potential, but I strongly suspect it will all happen in a post-AI bubble crash world.

No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector (https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector)

— u/lughnasadh

Microsoft's new Medical AI exceeds human doctors, but it will be a free, open-source version of this, accessible to the world's 5 billion smartphones, that will change the world.

​One of the paradoxes of mid-2020s AI is that many of its champions acknowledge its revolutionary nature, yet can't seem to imagine a future any different from today. Hence, all they can picture is today's neo-liberal capitalism turbocharged by 100, with them at the top. A delusion and a fantasy, if you just think a few steps ahead.

Case in Point.

Microsoft's latest Medical AI, where the AI is scoring 83%, and human doctors 36%. The version of this that will triumph is a (yet to be developed) free open-source version available to the world's 5 billion smartphones. If we include those who have access to smartphones, via family and friends, it's probably almost everyone on the planet.

Don't think this will happen? It's only a matter of time.

$1.5 trillion is given to charity every year. Developing this AI is a tiny drop in that $1.5 trillion bucket. Someone, a UN agency, Doctors without Borders, the Red Cross, or one among the other endless list of NGOs will do this. A country may even decide to fund it on behalf of mankind.

​ Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’ (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/microsofts-mustafa-suleyman-says-its-ai-outperforms-doctors-on-hard-cases-as-he-chases-medical-superintelligence/)

A Lookback at 2023 Trends in Global Generosity (https://stateofgenerosity.givingtuesday.org/lookback2023)

— u/lughnasadh