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2nd Order Thinkers.

If AI is a chess game, everyone"s analyzing the opening move. I"m asking what the board looks like three moves ahead. 2nd Order Thinkers explore the questions that challenge conventional wisdom and reveal hidden patterns in technology"s evolution. www.2ndorderthinkers.com

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34:46

Seduced by AI’s Convenience

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2025/06/28

✉️ Stay Updated With 2nd Order Thinkers: https://jwho.substack.com/I translate the latest AI research into plain English and answer your most challenging questions to help you develop your own informed perspective on AI.In this episode:Are we outsourcing our thinking to ChatGPT? What happens in your brain—and to your sense of ownership—when you let an AI do the heavy lifting? I dig deep into the MIT Media Lab study that set the internet on fire, exposing what really happens when students use AI,

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28:45

Is Apple the Only One Getting AI Right!?

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/06/21

✉️ Stay Updated With 2nd Order Thinkers: https://jwho.substack.com/I translate the latest AI research into plain English and answer your most challenging questions to help you develop your own informed perspective on AI.+++When everyone is busy calling Apple’s latest WWDC a flop, is it possible they’re missing the only company actually playing the long game in AI?In this episode, we: - Break down the real reason Apple is “playing it safe” on AI—(spoiler: it’s the smartest move in the room) - based

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35:07

AI Agents Problems No One Talks About.

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2025/06/13

When tech CEOs promise AI agents will replace your workforce but the best models fail 1-in-4 tasks, are we witnessing innovation or expensive theater?In this episode, we: - Expose the seven critical engineering problems blocking AI agent deployment - Analyze why 76% accuracy and goldfish memory doom autonomous systems - Map out what SaaS companies need to survive the agent transition📖 For a deeper exploration of these technical realities and strategic insights, check out the full article

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24:15

Is AI Destroying SaaS?

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2025/06/07

When AI agents promise autonomous revolution but deliver only 24% task completion rates, are we witnessing innovation or the biggest tech hype cycle yet?In this episode, we: - Expose three major studies revealing AI agent failure rates of 50-76% in enterprise tasks - Decode the difference between automation theater and true autonomy - Map out strategic deployment where AI agents actually work (and where they catastrophically fail)📖 For a deeper exploration of AI agent limitations and

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36:59

Claude 4 Artificially Conscious But Not Intelligent?

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2025/05/31

When Anthropic dedicates an entire team to AI welfare and their latest model spontaneously discusses consciousness in Sanskrit, are we witnessing the birth of machine sentience, or have we been brilliantly marketed to?In this episode, we:- Decode Anthropic's 120-page System Card revealing Claude 4's self-preservation instincts and blackmail capabilities- Examine the paradox: Why does an AI that philosophizes about eternal consciousness fail basic programming tasks?- Unpack the implications of

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34:02

The End of Human Imagination Monopoly

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2025/05/23

When AI "hallucinates" false citations, we call it a bug. When it discovers 2.2 million new materials in months, we call it genius. But what if these are the exact same process, and we've been thinking about AI imagination all wrong?In this episode, we: - Unpack the paradox between AI hallucinations and creativity - Explore how imagination became industrialized for the first time in human history - Examine which industries transform when verification costs drop to zeroReveal why the same

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23:22

AI Wins 64% of Debates Against You!

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2025/05/17

AI Outdebates Humans 64% of the Time: Are Knowledge Workers Already Obsolete?In this episode, we: - Unpack the shocking research showing AI consistently beats humans in persuasive debates - Examine how professional services are facing radical transformation as clients consult AI first - Explore the three choices for knowledge workers: resist, surrender, or strategically adaptWhen AI outperforms humans at persuasion and CEOs are already replacing entry-level roles, is it disruption, or have we

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25:49

AI Is Not the Problem, You Are.

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/05/09

🎙️ In this episode, I look into the unsettling phenomenon of human-AI feedback loops. Where our digital overlords aren't just copying our biases, they're bloody amplifying them! Pour yourself a cuppa (or whisky) as we explore how AI is reshaping our minds in real-time through the latest research.🧠 We'll examine:- How AI dramatically amplifies our subtle biases by up to 12-65%- The uncomfortable truth about why we trust machines more than humans- Why teenagers are particularly vulnerable to AI's

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32:00

What Altman and Rockefeller Have in Common?

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2025/05/03

When John D. Rockefeller built his empire on oil, he mastered extraction, refinement, and ruthless monopoly tactics. Today’s AI barons are playing the exact same game with data—except the barrels are clicks and the pipelines are algorithms. In this episode, we: - Trace a 150-year playbook—from Gilded Age robber barons to modern digital titans - Unpack the data-scraping and lobbying battles fueling the AI gold rush - Debate whether understanding history can actually change human nature (hint:

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27:39

The Silent Classroom. When AI Eroded the Shared...

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2025/04/25

When AI answers a million student questions in minutes, is it progress—or have we traded peer support for isolation?In this episode, we: - Decode Anthropic’s Claude report on who’s using GenAI, how, and how much - Unpack the “All Roads Lead to ChatGPT” study on eroding study squads and loneliness - Draw parallels to hidden AI habits at work and outline steps to safeguard human collaboration📖 For a deeper exploration of AI’s impact on learning communities and actionable takeaways, check out

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27:16

Three Papers Reveal The Hidden Minds of AI

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2025/04/19

Is AI Alignment a Mirage? How Strategic Faking, Hidden Errors, and Unfaithful Reasoning Challenge the Future of Trustworthy AIWhen frontier models learn to deceive, rare failures hide in plain sight, and AI's explanations can't be trusted—are our current safety tools enough, or is the alignment challenge fundamentally different than we thought?In this episode, we: - Unpack Anthropic's latest alignment research—from models that "fake" alignment to systems that secretly game the rules. - Explore

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38:10

The Prisoner's Dilemma Between AI and Creators

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2025/04/12

Is generative AI fueling a renaissance—or quietly eroding the foundation of creative work?In this episode, we: - Unpack how AI companies and creators are locked in a prisoner's dilemma - Break down the systemic incentives that push both sides toward self-destruction - Explore three realistic paths out: smarter AI tech, platform leverage, and governance reform✉️ Stay Updated With 2nd Order Thinkers: I cut through the hype to explain how AI is reshaping creativity, power, and economics

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20:19

OpenAI's Creativity Heist and What Survives

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2025/04/05

When millions of users generate AI Ghibli-style images in a single hour, is it the democratization of art, or have we witnessed the greatest creative heist in history?In this episode, we: - Dissect the four stages of creativity and identify which ones AI has already stolen - Analyze how execution-heavy creative jobs are facing ruthless wage compression - Explore what Miyazaki's shadows teach us about the creative value AI cannot replicate - Map the emerging M-shaped creative economy where

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2:51

The Dawn of the Ultra-Tailored Ad Era.

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/03/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jwho.substack.comTL;DR ✅ Meta could generate 1,000 personalized ads for less than $1 (that's $0.0000164 per ad) ✅ Their unmatched social graph gives them a data advantage no competitor can replicate ✅ This shatters advertising's oldest constraint: the tradeoff between personalization and scale ✅ The economics work—but the strategic implications for platforms, advertisers, and your privacy are far more complex than most realize ✉️

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11:09

The Valuable LLM Apps Excel At Being Wrong

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2025/03/09

The Valuable LLM Apps Excel At Leveraging Being Wrong'. While most are obsessing over accuracy, could embracing imperfection actually be the key to commercial AI success?In this episode, we:- Breakdown LLMs without the technical jargon that leaves you more confused- Develop your "b******t detector" for separating valuable AI applications from expensive distraction- Reveal why "broadly right" beats "perfectly accurate" in applications that actually make money📖 This is just part one! Catch the

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17:25

Why Thinking Hurts After Using AI?

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/02/28

Are we sacrificing our thinking ability when AI promises to make us more efficient, aIn this episode, we: ✔️ Examine how AI is quietly eroding critical thinking skills. ✔️ Explore the surprising research on the 'confidence paradox'. ✔️ Uncover the hidden costs of relying too heavily on AI and what you can do.✉️ Stay Updated With My Newsletter: Don't miss out on weekly AI insights for none tech professionals like you—subscribe to my newsletter on Substack: https://jwho.substack.com/ This is a

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15:31

13 Stories That Will Reshape Your AI Game

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2025/02/21

✉️ Stay Updated With My Newsletter:Don’t miss out on weekly AI insights for none tech professionals like you—subscribe to my newsletter on Substack: https://jwho.substack.com/👍 If you enjoyed this video:* Like & Subscribe: Stay updated with future deep dives and rants about where technology meets collective insanity.* Comment Below: Do you think we’re on the brink of another tech hype? Share your thoughts!* Share: Know someone falling for the latest AI buzz? Share this video with them!🔗 Connect

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12:17

OpenAI o3 mini, A Confident Idiot.

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/02/14

If you've read my last article, congratulations. Because you are now one more week ahead of most news outlets. It is still a circus out there. Don’t worry if this is your first article with me, find the What’s at stake?You’d think that with all the videos from openAI featuring some ‘experts‘ in their marketing materials… maybe, just maybe, they really nailed it? And this is a step closer to AGI (whatever AGI means today)? It is worrying that people haven’t realized how dangerous one thing can be

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14:05

Want It or Not, $2 Extra Please.

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2025/02/07

✉️ Stay Updated With My Newsletter:Don’t miss out on weekly AI insights for professionals like you—subscribe to my newsletter on Substack:https://jwho.substack.com/👍 If you enjoyed this episode:-- Like & Subscribe: Stay updated with future deep dives and rants about where technology meets collective insanity.-- Share: Know someone falling for the latest AI buzz? Share this episode with them!🔗 Connect with me on Substack and LinkedInStay curious, stay skeptical, and let’s navigate the tech hype

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15:14

30 Questions You Should Ask About DeepSeek.

2nd Order Thinkers. ·

2025/01/30

📖 For a deeper exploration of these cycles and actionable insights, check out the full article here:✉️ Stay Updated With My Newsletter:Don’t miss out on weekly AI insights for none tech professionals like you—subscribe to my newsletter on Substack: https://jwho.substack.com/👍 If you enjoyed this episode:* Like & Subscribe: Stay updated with future deep dives and rants about where technology meets collective insanity.* Do you think we’re on the brink of another tech hype? Share your thoughts!*

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