About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of smartphones and social media on tolerance, the rise of AI-generated fakes, and the concept of mind captioning for those unable to speak.

Could it be that the smartphone and social media brought us together only to make us completely intolerant? Research seems to be pointing that way - so what can we do? Also, fake receipts, fake voices and fake apologies - the more AI we use, the more we get faked out. Finally, 'mind captioning' - could bring a voice to those who can not use their own! Recorded live on Radio New Zealand's "Nine To Noon" show on Thursday 20 November 2025 - with big thanks to host Kathryn Ryan! The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce is produced by Ampel and Myrtle and Pine   Listen on Spotify , Apple   Sign up for 'The Practical Futurist' newsletter here. https://nextbillionseconds.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Pesce

Topics covered

• smartphones
• social media
• AI
• tolerance
• mind captioning

Keywords

• smartphone
• social media
• AI
• tolerance
• mind captioning
• fake receipts
• fake voices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radio New Zealand

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