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AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

They all need training.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And we're not even layering that into the demand at the moment.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

So all these companies are making a bet on there is demand and that people will be paying for this stuff.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Even if you buy a $30,000 robot and have it live for four years before you decide you want a new one, which is very Blade Runner-esque for your life cycle for an Android, that pencils out at about 80 cents an hour that they will work for.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

So, you know, it's going to be quite attractive and there's going to be a lot of them.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And I think people will be willing to pay for that.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

And so it feels like the early stages of the internet where we hadn't quite figured out how it was going to get monetized, but that's coming.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

You know, you see advertising models coming.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

There'll be many other ways that people end up paying for this.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I think when we go to the agentic model, you're essentially buying a digital employee that people are going to be willing to pay for those.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

So I think it'll work out, but...

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

We will see.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I'm not really focused on the financial side of it, more on the use cases and the use cases are definitely there.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

People are going to want this stuff and lots of it.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Who should we keep our eye on?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

The one I'm watching is called Figure.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

I have to say it in an American accent when I'm here.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

When I say figure, they're like, what?

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Figure.

AI Haven't A Clue
Former Google DeepMind Exec Warns: “Humans Are Already Falling Behind AI” | Steve Brown

Oh, figure.