The A.I. "Bubble" — Explained, with Mina Kimes & Derek Thompson | PTFO

Is A.I. a bubble ready to burst? Or have we underrated how fast companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are growing? How screwed are we either way? And when does artificial intelligence actually help you? Mina Kimes and Derek Thompson join Pablo Torre to discuss how technology can be overhyped and transformative at the same time. Plus: Peyton Manning, Lamar Jackson, Geraldo Rivera’s vault, a young Tim Pawlenty, vibe-coding NFL scouts… and Filipino Jell-O.

Further content:

• Subscribe to the Mina Kimes YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@minakimes

• Subscribe to Plain English with Derek Thompson:
https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson

• "A.I. as Normal Technology" (Columbia University)
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-as-normal-technology

• "The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis" (Citrini Research)
https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic

• "Nobody Knows Anything" (Derek Thompson)
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/nobody-knows-anything

• "This Is How the A.I. Bubble Will Pop" (Derek Thompson)
https://www.derekthompson.org/p/this-is-how-the-ai-bubble-will-pop

• "Fear of A.I. Eliminating Jobs Makes Its Way to Football (Mike Florio)
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/fear-of-ai-eliminating-jobs-makes-its-way-to-football

• Previously on PTFO: Daryl Morey and Sendhil Mullainathan on A.I. Myths and the Anger of Sixers Fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6X6Os6clM