The internet as you know it is dying - let’s hope what replaces it is good for humanity…

With bots abundant on the web, Meta and Google in an AI employment war, and AI generated content harder to spot, it’s more important than ever to know where to look for something REAL.

Don’t miss the very real Jag, Jen, Jason and returning Matt Webster on Disconnected, as they prepare you for an almost-fully automated future, for better or worse.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• The Dead Internet Theory rising in prevalence with AI's growing dominance
• OpenAI and Meta’s tech talent war
• Google’s AI-powered search summaries disrupting the ‘blue link economy’
• Elon Musk's move to ban hashtags from ads on X
• The challenge of advertising with such a high percentage of bot traffic

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/

AI agents will be our coworking companions, but what happens to your newfound superpower when you change jobs?

The world of work, and how exactly you brand yourself to get the jobs with such perks, is forever changing - don’t get left behind, as we explore the future of your career with Jag, Jen, Jason, and a returning Matt Webster!

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• How AI agents could exacerbate the divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
• The role of personal branding in the digital age
• Whether the likes of Apple and Google should do more to prevent phone theft and protect users
• The potential for companies to own AI agents that can replicate your skills and knowledge

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/

With AI all around us, it’s worth a check; is your brain still there…?

Watch out for agency decay, Google’s huge new suite of AI tools, Sir Jony Ive’s magic at OpenAI, and so much more - stay afloat with one of the busiest fortnights in technology courtesy of the wonderful insights from Jag, Jen, Jason and Felina.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

• Humanity’s dangerous levels of AI dependency, and the advent of ‘agency decay’
• Google's huge new AI tools, promising a tech revolution
• The risks of AI overreliance in healthcare and education
• OpenAI and Jony Ive's mysterious new AI-powered device

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/

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/