Alexis Ohanian
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And, and I just believe that, If you can be equipped and you can exercise those muscles around problem solving and learning, you will be at the forefront for however this technology changes things. And that's the advice we're trying with Olympia. Adira's only one, so we're still early days there. Yeah, you've got a long way. But I would say that's where it is.
And, and I just believe that, If you can be equipped and you can exercise those muscles around problem solving and learning, you will be at the forefront for however this technology changes things. And that's the advice we're trying with Olympia. Adira's only one, so we're still early days there. Yeah, you've got a long way. But I would say that's where it is.
The more comfortable you can be in the discomfort of constant change, the better. And then look towards the skills. And this is the part that gets me fired up. I actually think we're going to see the pendulum is going to swing back for a lot of human work that we would have considered more artisanal because we'll crave the humanity of it. So I think food. So again, imagine a world where
The more comfortable you can be in the discomfort of constant change, the better. And then look towards the skills. And this is the part that gets me fired up. I actually think we're going to see the pendulum is going to swing back for a lot of human work that we would have considered more artisanal because we'll crave the humanity of it. So I think food. So again, imagine a world where
You know, I've tried, my wife's a great baker. I really just do pancakes. I tried making croissants over COVID because I was like, I love a good croissant. Who doesn't? And I was like, let me just watch a YouTube video and see how to make a croissant. Making croissants is a lot of work. You got to take that sucker out of the fridge regularly, put more butter in, knead it.
You know, I've tried, my wife's a great baker. I really just do pancakes. I tried making croissants over COVID because I was like, I love a good croissant. Who doesn't? And I was like, let me just watch a YouTube video and see how to make a croissant. Making croissants is a lot of work. You got to take that sucker out of the fridge regularly, put more butter in, knead it.
Like it's, it's a labor of love. I've made it once. They turned out six out of 10. Okay. They were edible, but like not great. But now every, I will never make them again. But, but now every time I eat one, I have so much more respect for the process. making you know if we imagine automation robotics the world's greatest croissant should be pretty solved
Like it's, it's a labor of love. I've made it once. They turned out six out of 10. Okay. They were edible, but like not great. But now every, I will never make them again. But, but now every time I eat one, I have so much more respect for the process. making you know if we imagine automation robotics the world's greatest croissant should be pretty solved
and pretty affordable and pretty cheap as technology, again, the robotics are doing all that tedious but important work, it'll be solved. And we will all be able to get a magically delivered, perfect croissant right on time, fresh, affordable. This is a dumb example, right?
and pretty affordable and pretty cheap as technology, again, the robotics are doing all that tedious but important work, it'll be solved. And we will all be able to get a magically delivered, perfect croissant right on time, fresh, affordable. This is a dumb example, right?
But in a world where you can see robots making commodities out of something like food, I actually think then the pendulum, again, as humans, swings to the artisan who's actually spent their lifetime perfecting this thing. And even when you can get the commoditized version, Some people sometimes will still seek out that very human version of it.
But in a world where you can see robots making commodities out of something like food, I actually think then the pendulum, again, as humans, swings to the artisan who's actually spent their lifetime perfecting this thing. And even when you can get the commoditized version, Some people sometimes will still seek out that very human version of it.
You know, the entertainment industry, we're in LA right now. It's undeniable that AI is going to have a huge impact in how we make films. And it will affect 80, 90% of the industry in really big ways that we still can't fully understand. And I just took my daughter to see Back to the Future for her birthday on Broadway. Oh, wow.
You know, the entertainment industry, we're in LA right now. It's undeniable that AI is going to have a huge impact in how we make films. And it will affect 80, 90% of the industry in really big ways that we still can't fully understand. And I just took my daughter to see Back to the Future for her birthday on Broadway. Oh, wow.
And I'm sitting there and I'm realizing, you know, and actually, by the way, the special effects, all these dope LEDs, like it was actually one of the most dynamic theater experiences I've ever seen, right? That's technology. My bet is 10 years from now, live theater at a time when the commoditization of so many parts, not all of, but so many parts of like on-screen storytelling happens, right?
And I'm sitting there and I'm realizing, you know, and actually, by the way, the special effects, all these dope LEDs, like it was actually one of the most dynamic theater experiences I've ever seen, right? That's technology. My bet is 10 years from now, live theater at a time when the commoditization of so many parts, not all of, but so many parts of like on-screen storytelling happens, right?
And it gets easier and cheaper and more efficient and more dynamic. You will see a big shift in that industry. And it's not going to go away. It's going to elevate so many things. But every screen we look at, for sure, our phones, our televisions, whatever, will be so programmed to show us what we want, when we want it, how we want it.
And it gets easier and cheaper and more efficient and more dynamic. You will see a big shift in that industry. And it's not going to go away. It's going to elevate so many things. But every screen we look at, for sure, our phones, our televisions, whatever, will be so programmed to show us what we want, when we want it, how we want it.
A part of our humanity will miss thousands of years ago when we were sitting around a campfire. And that great storyteller was doing the voices and the impressions. We were like, oh, that's hilarious, Jimmy. Do the story again at the time we tried to catch the gazelle, right? That's ingrained in our species. So I actually bet 10 years from now, live theater will be more popular than ever
A part of our humanity will miss thousands of years ago when we were sitting around a campfire. And that great storyteller was doing the voices and the impressions. We were like, oh, that's hilarious, Jimmy. Do the story again at the time we tried to catch the gazelle, right? That's ingrained in our species. So I actually bet 10 years from now, live theater will be more popular than ever