Marketing agencies beware: Meta’s next move could be an extinction level event…

There are shakeups across the board in tech and social media this week, from Elon abandoning Grok and Sam Altman keeping OpenAI non-profit, to ‘The Zuck’ declaring war on the advertising industry.

Taking us through it all are the ever-reliable Jag, Jen and Jason, joined by very special guest Matt Webster!

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Meta's advertising revolution, potentially eliminating the need for advertising agencies 
• Elon Musk's Grok chaos, and his now-unpredictable approach to technology and social media 
• AI’s impact in transforming industries 
• Sam Altman's saga with OpenAI’s status as a non-profit model
• The fallout from recent cyber attacks on businesses like M&S, and about how AI might both create and solve future security threats

Matt Webster

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwwebster/

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Adolescence has parents in a panic, and governments in disarray - should we ban social media for kids? Is it too late to even try…?

The best and worst of technology is on full display this week on Disconnected, as Jason & Jag are joined by special guest Ben Davies to discuss this, as well as ChatGPT’s recent impact on the art world with its Studio Ghibli imitations.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The huge societal questions posed by Adolescence, and whether social media is safe for our kids
• Whether ChatGPT’s assimilation of Studio Ghibli’s handcrafted style is the death or the rebirth of art
• AGI tools that are reinventing how we interact with the internet and the world around us

Ben Davies

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjadavies/

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Grok’s got a potty mouth, Humane AI’s been snuffed out within months, and our last hope for social media is… Snapchat?

It’s been mayhem in recent weeks, so Jen Campbell and Jag Sharma set the world to rights this week and explain why Snapchat’s CEO is the tech hero we’ve been waiting for, why Grok’s profanity might be a good thing, and much more.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Grok AI's comments on Indian politics and social issues creating controversy
• Snapchat’s focus on positive user experiences and content moderation
• Humane AI's swift failure, and the challenges of bringing new tech products to market
• Meta's aim for an ad-free subscription service in the UK

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Who needs friends? For the low price of an AI subscription fee, you could have all the friends you need…

Chatbots are taking the roles of friends, lovers, parental figures, therapists, mediators and career coaches, but is the tradeoff of convenience sapping our humanity from us?

We dive into a very real conversation about fake conversations on Disconnected this week, as we also set our sights on alternatives to X, from BlueSky in the west to China’s new 500m user ‘underdog’...

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The AI companions sapping our humanity from us
• How AI can be used to teach social skills for neurodiverse people
• Whether BlueSky is a viable alternative to X, or just like everything else
• China’s new social media ‘underdog’, and whether we should be supporting it

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

Where power flows, Zuckerberg swiftly follows, which puts him firmly in Trump’s camp for the foreseeable…

How that manifests in Meta we’ll see over the next 4 years, but they’ve already abandoned content moderation in favour of community notes.

We look at the ripples this’ll send throughout their many platforms, as well as the UK’s creative copyright crisis and Grok’s newfound 18+ mode, on this week’s Disconnected.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Meta’s shift to an unmoderated, community notes-style platform
• The UK’s AI strategy coming up against copyright for the creative sector
• X’s chatbot discovers how to talk dirty

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

It’s been a monumental month in the AI space, and we might already have signs of how the tech industry will unfold in 2025…

From Chinese competitors and country-wide bans to agentic capabilities and a whole lot of tech-for-good stories, Jag, Jen, Jason and a returning Felina Tan take us through it all in this week’s jam-packed Disconnected…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The great ChatGPT vs DeepSeek face-off
• ChatGLM and Ying taking us a step closer to agentic AI
• Who you should trust with your data with each new AI model

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

It’s the first show of the year, which means it’s our bravest show of the year…

We put our money where our mouths are by hedging our bets on what the coming 12 months will hold in the world of tech and social media.

From Agentic AI and an influx of scammers to social media bans and the possible TikTok exodus, join us to peer into the future.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• TikTok’s tumultuous ride with the potential US ban
• New, elevated forms of AI assistance
• The future of scams

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

336 days ago, we made our bold predictions for what 2024 might bring us - it’s time to look back on just how the year surprised us…

Jag, Jen and Jason take this episode to see which of their prophecies came true, how much AI took over our feeds, and the social & cybersecurity gaffes that ruled the year we’ve endured.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The promising notion of automation seen with robots and autonomous vehicles
• Huge cybersecurity blunders that marked the year
• The AI-generated content rife on our feeds, for better or worse

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

We’ve moaned enough about AI, it’s time to realise how it’s going to save the world.

Visual impairment, taxi services, and protecting red squirrels are all on our agenda this week, as Jag and Jen dive deep into the future of AI, plus a peek at social media’s latest missteps with Mastodon and Blue Sky…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The AI tool protecting the dwindling red squirrel population
• How visually impaired people have a new solution for personal assistants
• Clash of the robotaxis
• Whether Mastodon and Blue Sky’s new aggregator is worth its while

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

He’s back, whether you like it or not.

We’re bound for 4 more years of Donald Trump, but Elon Musk’s been tied to his hip, so how long might we see him in a governmental capacity, and what does that mean for his companies?

We untangle the messy muddle that last week’s election threw us into on this week’s impactful episode of Disconnected, along with a look into Australia’s hopes for a total social media ban…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s election
• Whether his Department of Government Efficiency presents a conflict of interest
• Australia’s vision of a social media ban for under-16s

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/