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Liron Shapira debates with Asian Dad Energy about the implications of AI on jobs and society.

Asian Dad Energy is a former big tech developer with an Ivy League education. We have a lot in common. We’re both: * Software engineers; * New-(ish) YouTube creators covering AI; * Dads with a lot of existential angst. But while I dread AI extincting humanity, Asian Dad has other concerns. We debate the risk of the AI bubble popping, a “techno-feudalism” scenario, and whether AI will outperform a human CEO in the near future. Let’s find out where he gets off the Doom Train™. Timestamps 00:00:00 — Cold Open 00:00:54 — Introducing Asian Dad Energy 00:03:36 — Asian Dad’s Career in Tech 00:09:06 — Getting Laid Off: The Job Market Is a “Hellscape” 00:12:29 — Software Engineering in 2026 vs. 2021 00:17:03 — Why Are They Investing Trillions in AI? 00:24:37 — Debate: AI Is Different Than Other Tech Bubbles 00:33:54 — Debate: AI Is Not Truly Intelligent 00:41:12 — Intellidynamics: Judge AI by Its Outputs 00:48:53 — Debate: Could AI Outperform a Human CEO? 00:56:33 — Asian Dad: AI Can’t Do Genuine Innovation 01:08:14 — What’s Your P(Doom)?™ 01:13:17 — “Are You Calling Me a Scammer?” 01:14:41 — Asian Dad’s Mainline AI Doom Scenario 01:20:53 — Will AI Wipe Out Humanity by 2050? 01:29:29 —…

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