Terry O'Reilly

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4,296 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 19 Sep

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The smart monkey would get bored waiting for all the decisions to get made and would start acting up.

The dumb one would just sit there and repeat the actions over and over again, demonstrating that a low IQ can be very appealing.

A dramatic product demonstration will always be the holy grail in advertising.

It strips away exaggeration, puffery, and the need to manufacture a storyline.

And it shows you how the product solves a problem or delivers a promise in such a memorable and surprising way, your eyebrows shoot up.

Like that 3M unbreakable glass stunt in Vancouver.

And that demonstration convinces you to buy the product.

But the world is shifting.

AI is really going to test our reserve when it comes to seeing is believing.

Because deep fakes are remarkably realistic, but still fake.

That's why governments are scrambling to put some guardrails on AI development.

But the toothpaste may already be out of the tube.

Instead of being easier to demonstrate a product dramatically, I actually think it will become more difficult to amaze people.

Because I Can't Believe My Eyes is slowly turning into I Can't Believe My Eyes when you're under the influence.

I'm Terry O'Reilly.

This episode was recorded in the Terrastream Airstream mobile recording studio.

Producer, Debbie O'Reilly.

Sound engineer, Jeff Devine.

Under the influence theme by Ari Posner and Ian Lefevre.

Tunes provided by APM Music.

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