Disconnected

It’s been a stellar year in tech, and almost-nobody could have predicted the craziness we’ve lived through - ALMOST nobody…

11 months ago, in episode 83, we completed our annual tradition of gazing into their crystal ball for the year ahead, and in episode 103, we review what came true… with a few friendly debates, of course.

Listen as we take you through the year in social bans, cyber attacks, and the unrelenting march of generative AI.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Our revisited, critiqued forecasts from earlier in the year
• TikTok’s changes, the migration of influencers, and how global platforms are adapting
• AI’s expanding influence, from generative AI in the workplace to the rise of agentic AI
• Tech regulation, cybersecurity & restrictions
• The impact of global forces on legacy industries

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/

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

When Coca-Cola rolls out an AI-generated Christmas ad, is it innovation or is it the ghost of marketing’s future glitching before our eyes? 

This week on Disconnected, Jag, Jason and Matt are joined by a very special guest - Nathalia Sica is a marketing, comms, and PR powerhouse with a keen eye on just how much trust it’s safe to put into big companies…

Tune in for a debate on whether our digital age is selling stories, or just selling out.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The rise of AI in creative industries, with Coca-Cola’s Christmas campaign as Exhibit A
• Why social media and AI bots are taking over as news sources
• Storytelling vs. selling; how platforms are leaving traditional brand narratives behind
• The impact of tech giants and billionaires on who controls the narrative
• Why digital literacy and healthy skepticism matter more than ever in a world where fact and fiction are a swipe apart

Nathalia Sica:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalia-sica/

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/

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

In 100 months, when robots handle every inconvenience and AI tracks our health with alarming precision, what’s left for us to even do?

From comfort robots that fold your laundry to AI-powered bespoke medicine and the end of admin as we know it, this week’s Disconnected episode unpacks how tomorrow’s tech could reshape our lives, our work, and even our purpose.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Our purpose in a world rife with assistance robots
• Personal AI agents running our social lives
• Big pharma’s ‘in silico’ future
• The ultra-personalisation of healthcare

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/

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

1,618 days. 53 months. 4 and a half years. 100 episodes of Disconnected - we’re celebrating, but we’re not looking back…

We’re looking ahead. Specifically 100 months ahead, to February 2034, and what lies in store for live events, ticket touts, agentic AI buying tickets for us, and therapists for AI bots.

Join Jag, Jen, Jason and Matt for a centurion celebration, and a glance at what’s to come…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• How AI agents and decentralised platforms could revolutionise buying event tickets
• Immersive tech in sports & live events
• Work in 2034 with AI colleagues and the gig economy

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/

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

Are your devices always listening, and if so… what if you could turn your digital eavesdropper into your new best friend?

While tech startup ‘Friend’ is ragebaiting NYC into loving or hating the idea, AI giants like AMD, OpenAI and Nvidia are busy trying to keep their bubble from bursting…

Join us for THE essential roundup of a chaotic week that’s seen faux friendships, a rival to ‘Woke-ipedia’, and what’s the endgame for the tech titans’ game-playing.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Outsourcing friendship to AI
• The great tech “circle jerk” between Nvidia, OpenAI, and AMD
• Whether your devices are really listening
• The battle for truth with Elon Musk’s “Grokiedia” taking aim at Wikipedia
• How algorithms subconsciously shape our lives

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/

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

What do royal banquets, AI startups, and the world’s best crisps have in common? 

The UK plays host to them all - at least if Trump’s latest feast goes to plan…

The sands are shifting in the tech world, and our special guest Chris Baker is guiding us through the UK’s potential as a hub for AI companies, and changing trends in how consumers now purchase.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The UK’s ‘Goldilocks Moment’, and whether Britain can seize its chance to become a global tech and AI powerhouse 
• How visa changes and international investments are reshaping where the world’s top tech minds and startups go
• The rise of experience-driven, story-focused consumer behaviour
• How social commerce, digital communities, and influencers are rewriting the rules of marketing and brand loyalty

Matt Webster:

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

Chris Baker:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbaker19/

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/

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

Would you trust AI with your career choices? 

LinkedIn is hoping that you wouldn’t, while OpenAI takes on the old guard in the talent market with its new jobs platform…

The prospect of LinkedIn’s timely death makes for light reading for Jen Campbell, while Felina, Jason and Jag take us through ‘dumb phone’ apps, social media bans, and the dead internet theory rearing its head once again!

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• OpenAI disrupting the job market and upstaging LinkedIn
• The questionable authenticity of online content, with bots and fake accounts running amok on social media
• Digital minimalism, and the ironic advent of ‘dumb phone’ apps 
• The role of YouTube and other social media platforms in education vs their influence on youth culture

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/

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

What’re your plans for 10,000 years’ time?

Short of finding a cure for aging, Jeff Bezos has made his plans very clear with the 10,000 year clock, while Elon seems to be creating a new business every 10,000 minutes…

Take a journey into the future with us on Disconnected, as we break down Microsoft’s new competitor ‘Macrohard’, Bezos’ latest art project, and the fallout from the streaming wars…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Jeff Bezos’ 10,000 Year Clock, and whether it’s a symbol of long-term thinking or a glorified art project
• Elon Musk’s latest foray into AI-created software with ‘MacroHard’ 
• The streaming wars, subscription fatigue, and whether the golden age of streaming will ever return

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/

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

The Metaverse is back, and its saviour is… McDonalds?

AI, SEO and the Metaverse: you’d be forgiven for thinking this is an episode from 2022, but we are a LONG way ahead of the game from 3 years back.

SEO is now AI-first, so if you want to be discovered in a world where machines curate our lives, we’ll need the expertise of our special guest this week, Katy Howell.

Join us to pick apart our new search habits, how AI influences them, and the questions we need to ask of ourselves with any new AI tech - all on this week’s Disconnected!

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The metaverse’s tentative resurgence, and the questionable McDonald’s collaboration
• Social search becoming primary sources for information and product discovery, especially among younger users
• AI fundamentally changing how content is curated, discovered, and recommended
• SEO for AI, and the new age of digital content hygiene 
• The critical questions that boardrooms need to ask about AI’s role in businesses

Katy Howell

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

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/

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

When AI models become the new norm, who writes our beauty standards?

An advert for Guess in Vogue has prompted a deeper look at how exactly it’s been made, and what it means for the world of fashion and beyond from our very own Jen, Jason, Matt and Jag.

Join us on Disconnected this week, as we also peer into the UK’s new game of VPN Whack-a-Mole, and how Brazilian football is hanging by a thread…

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The ethics of AI models, beauty standards, job displacement, and mental health risks 
• How people are reacting to (and circumventing) the UK's Online Safety Act
• Brazilian football's heavy reliance on gambling 
• ChatGPT's new study mode representing a positive application of AI

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/

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