AI #168: Not Leading the Future

Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · May 14, 2026 · 1h 30m

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* 00:00:00 - Introduction

* 00:00:29 - Table of Contents

* 00:03:59 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility

* 00:05:43 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility

* 00:06:46 - Huh, Upgrades

* 00:07:23 - Levels of Friction

* 00:08:35 - On Your Marks

* 00:10:04 - Get My Agent On The Line

* 00:13:14 - Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon

* 00:14:34 - Fun With Media Generation

* 00:16:38 - On AI Writing

* 00:19:51 - A Young…