Isma Shafique Podcast

Isma Shafique Podcast

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Isma Shafique Podcast episodes

  • The Price of a World Built to Persuade Us | AI, Social Media & Human Behavior | Chris Surdak

    As technology becomes increasingly persuasive, the central question is shifting from what machines can do to what they can make humans do.In this episode, Chris Surdak, a rocket scientist, Juris Doctor, inventor, award-winning author, entrepreneur, and AI expert, joins me to explore the lesser-known realities of social media, the opportunities, risks, and accountability challenges surrounding AI, the erosion and rebuilding of trust, the next human economy, and the behavioral shifts already reshaping how we live, work, and make decisions.We explored the systems, incentives, and tradeoffs around these shifts, and asked what responsible judgment looks like as technology becomes increasingly embedded in our everyday lives.


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    📌 Chapters00:00 Prologue - The Rocket Scientist Obsessed With What Could Go Wrong01:38 Opening Credits - The Rocket Scientist Who Saw It Early02:50 The Signal - What We'll Understand 5 Years Too Late03:42 Amateurs Focus on Tech, Pros Focus on People05:40 The Cassandra Curse - Anthropic's Jacob Coxon Resignation06:27 The AI Labs Are Gaslighting Us07:01 Which AI Apocalypse Is Worse?08:26 90% of The Internet Is Already Fake10:16 The Trust Machine - Proof of Intent Explained12:28 Fraud Is Now 50 Cents for 100,000 Victims13:29 Why Your Face and Fingerprint No Longer Protect You14:54 We Are Completely Unprepared for AI17:00 Would You Trust AI With Your Kids?18:00 AI Is Designed To Seduce You19:31 They Know More About You Than You Know About Yourself19:53 Does Social Media Know What You Want?21:26 Personalization Is Manipulation23:01 Your Shopping Cart, Your Video Pauses, Your Deleted Messages25:29 Consent Is An Illusion27:41 Human Agency Is The Next Wealth29:34 Algorithms Are Way Stronger Than Governments30:51 Social Media Is Industrialized Narcissism32:33 Why We Now Crave Imperfection35:02 Why Old Film Feels More Real Than Digital or AI Generated Content38:50 You're Not The Customer Anymore, You're The Consumer40:07 Snickering: The Slow Death of Value42:31 Companies Are Automating The Wrong Jobs44:28 The Future Is Pro Athletes and Handshakes47:03 Fortune 500s Are Misreading This One Behavior48:31 Chris Predicted 2025 in 201550:22 The 3 Forces of The Next 10 Years54:45 How You Take Your Power Back From Platforms55:56 Speed Is Dead, Authenticity Is The Moat57:13 Elon Is Right About Too Much Time Availability & UBI in the Future1:00:15 Big Tech Will Survive, But Lose Power1:01:12 Does Wisdom Make You Happier or Less Happier?1:05:29 What a 20-Year-Old Must Learn Today1:06:12 Overhyped: LLMs, Underhyped: Thorium1:06:31 Silicon Valley's Biggest Lie1:06:40 One Technology I Would Erase from History If I Could1:06:44 Humanity Survives If We're Still Here1:08:07 Ending
    1 hr 9 min
  • AI, Vibe Coding & the Power Shift | Josh Haas, Founder of Bubble.io

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we live, work, and innovate. As AI becomes increasingly capable of handling execution, the real advantage may shift toward defining what to build, why it matters, and how we adapt to a rapidly changing world.In this first episode of the Isma Shafique Podcast, I sit down with Josh Haas, Founder of Bubble.io, the pioneers of no-code visual app development, to explore AI, vibe coding, the future of software development, and the power shift redefining work, innovation, and human potential.Whether you're a founder, entrepreneur, developer, investor, student, business leader, or simply curious about where Technology & AI are taking our world, this conversation offers practical insights into how technology is transforming industries, and the mindset and skills that may become increasingly important in the years ahead.Welcome to the Isma Shafique Podcast — exploring the minds shaping our world, from the heart of Silicon Valley.


    In this conversation:• AI, Vibe Coding & the Power Shift• The future of software development in the AI era• Bubble and the evolution of no-code platforms• How the role of developers, programmers, and engineers is changing• Trust, transparency, and increasingly capable AI systems• The future of work and the skills that will matter most


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    47 min

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The technology landscape and the world around us are evolving faster than ever, thanks to the AI revolution. Success is no longer determined only by how much we already know, who has the deepest technical expertise, or who can write the code best. It’s about who can learn, adapt, and move with the shift faster.