Disconnected

AI agents will be our coworking companions, but what happens to your newfound superpower when you change jobs? The world of work, and how exactly you brand yourself to get the jobs with such perks, is forever changing - don’t get left behind, as we explore the future of your career with Jag, Jen, Jason, and a returning Matt Webster! This episode of Disconnected covers: How AI agents could exacerba...

With AI all around us, it’s worth a check; is your brain still there…? Watch out for agency decay, Google’s huge new suite of AI tools, Sir Jony Ive’s magic at OpenAI, and so much more - stay afloat with one of the busiest fortnights in technology courtesy of the wonderful insights from Jag, Jen, Jason and Felina. This episode of Disconnected covers: Humanity’s dangerous levels of AI dependency, a...

Marketing agencies beware: Meta’s next move could be an extinction level event… There are shakeups across the board in tech and social media this week, from Elon abandoning Grok and Sam Altman keeping OpenAI non-profit, to ‘The Zuck’ declaring war on the advertising industry. Taking us through it all are the ever-reliable Jag, Jen and Jason, joined by very special guest Matt Webster! This episode...

Adolescence has parents in a panic, and governments in disarray - should we ban social media for kids? Is it too late to even try…? The best and worst of technology is on full display this week on Disconnected, as Jason & Jag are joined by special guest Ben Davies to discuss this, as well as ChatGPT’s recent impact on the art world with its Studio Ghibli imitations. This episode of Disconnecte...

Grok’s got a potty mouth, Humane AI’s been snuffed out within months, and our last hope for social media is… Snapchat? It’s been mayhem in recent weeks, so Jen Campbell and Jag Sharma set the world to rights this week and explain why Snapchat’s CEO is the tech hero we’ve been waiting for, why Grok’s profanity might be a good thing, and much more. This episode of Disconnected covers: Grok AI's...

Who needs friends? For the low price of an AI subscription fee, you could have all the friends you need… Chatbots are taking the roles of friends, lovers, parental figures, therapists, mediators and career coaches, but is the tradeoff of convenience sapping our humanity from us? We dive into a very real conversation about fake conversations on Disconnected this week, as we also set our sights on a...

Where power flows, Zuckerberg swiftly follows, which puts him firmly in Trump’s camp for the foreseeable… How that manifests in Meta we’ll see over the next 4 years, but they’ve already abandoned content moderation in favour of community notes. We look at the ripples this’ll send throughout their many platforms, as well as the UK’s creative copyright crisis and Grok’s newfound 18+ mode, on this we...

It’s been a monumental month in the AI space, and we might already have signs of how the tech industry will unfold in 2025… From Chinese competitors and country-wide bans to agentic capabilities and a whole lot of tech-for-good stories, Jag, Jen, Jason and a returning Felina Tan take us through it all in this week’s jam-packed Disconnected… This episode of Disconnected covers: The great ChatGPT vs...

It’s the first show of the year, which means it’s our bravest show of the year… We put our money where our mouths are by hedging our bets on what the coming 12 months will hold in the world of tech and social media. From Agentic AI and an influx of scammers to social media bans and the possible TikTok exodus, join us to peer into the future. This episode of Disconnected covers: TikTok’s tumultuous...

336 days ago, we made our bold predictions for what 2024 might bring us - it’s time to look back on just how the year surprised us… Jag, Jen and Jason take this episode to see which of their prophecies came true, how much AI took over our feeds, and the social & cybersecurity gaffes that ruled the year we’ve endured. This episode of Disconnected covers: The promising notion of automation seen...

We’ve moaned enough about AI, it’s time to realise how it’s going to save the world. Visual impairment, taxi services, and protecting red squirrels are all on our agenda this week, as Jag and Jen dive deep into the future of AI, plus a peek at social media’s latest missteps with Mastodon and Blue Sky… This episode of Disconnected covers: The AI tool protecting the dwindling red squirrel population...

He’s back, whether you like it or not. We’re bound for 4 more years of Donald Trump, but Elon Musk’s been tied to his hip, so how long might we see him in a governmental capacity, and what does that mean for his companies? We untangle the messy muddle that last week’s election threw us into on this week’s impactful episode of Disconnected, along with a look into Australia’s hopes for a total socia...

Donald Trump’s assembled his ‘MAGA Avengers’, and it won’t be long before we find out if they’ve worked their magic… With Elon among them, it’s no wonder Jason Kapadia’s eyes are peeled - he, Jen and Jag weigh in on how Twitter/X is playing its part in America’s future. Join us on this week’s Disconnected, as we also fill you in on the very demure language taking over TikTok, and how misleading tw...

Imagine basing your worldview on an image that doesn’t exist. Among the more shocking stories in the tech world surrounds people not caring whether images are AI-generated, as long as it fits their narrative. Not only that, but ‘I, Robot’ is now fact rather than fiction, and we’ll soon be buying cars without a steering wheel, all thanks to Tesla’s latest event. Catch up with the future with Jag an...

Who gave AI our microphones…? Google’s most impressive development in recent months is on everyone’s lips, but we’re left wondering if NotebookLM is about to take over the podcast charts. Until then it's still the human Jag, Jason and Felina bringing you the latest tech news on Disconnected, with a look at Meta’s vision of the future with their new wearable, and whether AI has finally helped...

Has Ticketmaster become the very touts that we hoped they’d stop? Oasis’ reunion has sparked a huge debate on pricing based on demand, but what lessons will other industries take from this - will they put morals ahead of money? That’s just one of many stories on Disconnected this week, as Felina Tan returns to chat Crowdstrike woes, Twitter/X’s Brazilian ban, and the AI pizza recipe taking Dubai b...

Can the dead not just stay dead anymore? Whether it’s a tasteful cameo or a lifeless cash-grab, there’s very little stopping old likenesses from making new content, and that’s at the heart of one of this week’s biggest topics on Disconnected… Join us as we debate digital zombies, creating fake memories with the new Pixel 9, and the responsibility you take for the misinformation you reshare on soci...

Elon Musk: Free speech evangelist or catalyst for civil war? Since taking over Twitter, there’s been a tug of war between free speech and the open spread of misinformation, but nobody expected the man who purchased it to become its biggest problem child. This episode of Disconnected dives deep into the murky waters of Musk’s recent behaviour, plus Meta’s crushed dreams of celeb chatbots, and wheth...

Never push updates on a Friday - you might bring the world grinding to a halt… We all know the scale of Crowdstrike’s impact on the global economy, but how on earth did it ACTUALLY happen, and could it happen again? This week’s episode of Disconnected goes beyond the corporate bull, and shares the real story, plus Tesla’s plan on bringing humanoid robots to life, and the gold standard of AI innova...

Oh, how the mighty fall… LinkedIn was once the gold standard for professionalism, but the last few years has seen the platform subject to ‘TikTok-ification’, devolving from its former glory. But what the hell happened, and is it worth fixing? As ever, join us for insightful debate from Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia, and our Chief LinkedIn Sceptic, Jen Campbell. This episode of Disconnected covers: The...

Toys ‘R’ Us has made a fully AI-generated ad - is this the end for creative industries? In a packed episode of Disconnected this week, Jag & Jason tackle Sora’s role in the ad world, how the EU wants to read all your messages, whether Meta and Facebook are now an unsecure nightmare for content moderation, and much more… This episode of Disconnected covers: Toys ‘R’ Us, their AI-generated ad, a...

Elon Musk once Co-Founded OpenAI - now he’s concerned that they’re a security risk to his company. How the tables have turned… Apple’s WWDC event brought announcements galore, many of which we can unanimously get excited about, but one partnership in particular poses a security risk to which Musk doesn’t take too kindly. Is he right to fear the change? Are Apple’s latest announcements stellar or s...

The race to the top of the AI food chain is absolutely second to none right now - take your finger off the pulse and you’d have missed two of the biggest evolutions to date… Google I/O showed us Gemini’s latest advancements (formerly Bard), and OpenAI’s DevDay showed off GPT-4o which brings ChatGPT’s power into several new senses. So what can each of them do, and which will reign supreme? Discover...

Are we missing the point of Baby Reindeer? Netflix has brought us a slick show based on a shocking true story, but beyond the show it’s exposed the troubling reality of internet sleuthing… This week’s Disconnected dives deep into the impact of true crime fanatics, as well as two of the latest and (maybe) greatest AI developments - listen on for cutting insight from Jag Sharma, Felina Tan, and for...

Is the Humane AI Pin dead on arrival? In the tech sphere this week we’ve two budding technologies with wildly different reception: Neuralink’s vision of the future, and Version 1 of Humane’s AI Pin being absolutely scorched. Jag is joined by Jen this week to weigh in on the battle of the prototypes, and herald the arrival of yet another new social media platform… This episode of Disconnected cover...