
Meta Replacing Creators? + Sam Altman’s Mistake & 3 Big AI Updates
From The Next Wave - AI and The Future of Technology by Mindstream (Hubspot Media)
March 17, 2026 · 1h 28m · Season 1 · Episode 101
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of AI on content creation and social media, featuring major updates from leading AI companies.
Get Matt's favorite AI tools: https://clickhubspot.com/hfnb Episode 101: Are AI social media agents replacing real creators on platforms like Meta? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Joe Fier (https://www.youtube.com/@joefier) dive deep into this week’s major AI releases and the evolving role of autonomous agents. This episode explores cutting-edge updates from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Canva—including interactive visual explainers and Canva’s Magic Layers—and how these tools transform user experience and content creation. The hosts also unpack Meta’s acquisition of Maltbook, the viral social media network for AI agents, and discuss the broader implications for creators, businesses, and marketers. Plus, with clips from Sam Altman and Jensen Huang, the conversation turns to the future of intelligence as a commodity, the rise of agent-optimized marketing, and the changing value of intuition versus IQ. Robots, new prompt formulas, and the "deader internet" theory round out this lively, unpredictable episode. Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd — Show Notes: (00:00) AI Tools and Tech Trends (06:39)…
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt Wolfe, Joe Fier
Topics covered
- AI tools
- social media
- content creation
- autonomous agents
- marketing
- technology updates
Keywords
- AI tools
- Meta
- content creation
- autonomous agents
- OpenAI
- Canva
- marketing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Canva, Maltbook, Mindstream
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