Futuristic

About Futuristic

Each episode we look at the emerging technologies that are going to change our lives (ChatGPT, Claude, Tesla, other AI tools, robotics, nanotech) and try to work out the social, business and political consequences and opportunities.

Publisher

Cameron Reilly

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Sept 2023

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Futuristic #48 – Robots as a Service

   Today we work out where humanoid robots could actually close Australia’s labour shortfall in construction, agriculture, and manufacturing – and whether RaaS beats reshoring as the realistic first move.

2. 

   12 Sept 2026

   Futuristic #47 – The Steel Collar Economy

   Today we get into whether humanoid robots will fill Australia’s labour gaps before AI hollows out white-collar work, and why the answer to both questions is probably “sooner than the regulators are ready for.”

3. 

   1 Nov 2025

   Futuristic #46 – 2022 vs 2025 vs 2028

   In this episode of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve reunite after a three-month break to reflect on how far artificial intelligence and robotics have come since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. They chart the wild rise from OpenAI’s first conversational model to today’s trillion-dollar valuations, integrated browsers, agentic coding tools, and the dawn of humanoid robots. Along the way they weigh the “bubble” narrative, the myth of a job apocalypse, and the cultural impact of AI on everything from creativity to capitalism. The conversation pivots from nostalgia for the early internet to speculation about the next three years—when everyone, they predict, will be working with personal AI agents and, perhaps, living alongside household robots. The banter swings between philosophy, tech history, humour, and a few pulled hamstrings.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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