Why Typing to AI Is a Design Failure | with Lauren
Send us Fan Mail Every time you've struggled to describe what you want to an AI, that frustration wasn't your fault — it was a design failure hiding in plain sight. Ohneis and Lauren break down why the chat box is a 40-year step backwards, why 'prompt engineering' was always a bad joke, and what the next generation of AI interfaces will actually feel like to use. This one will change how you see your screen.
4 May 2026
The End of Apps: Apple's Invisible Butler Revolution | with Matt
Send us Fan Mail For 15 years, 'there's an app for that' defined how we use our phones. Now Apple is quietly killing that entire paradigm — and replacing it with AI agents that act for you, invisibly, in the background. Ohneis sits down with Matt to break down Apple's historic leadership change, the secret chip war brewing in Silicon Valley, and why the next iPhone might not want you to look at the screen at all.
24 Apr 2026
AI Shrinkflation: Are You Paying for a Dumber Robot? | with Carla
Send us Fan Mail Something changed with your AI, and nobody told you. Ohneis and Carla dig into the 'AI Shrinkflation' scandal — why Anthropic's Claude 4.6 suddenly feels lazier, what a 67% drop in thinking time actually means for your work, and whether we've just hit the physical limits of the AI boom. If you pay $20 a month for an AI assistant, this episode is for you.
19 Apr 2026
The AI Intern Unchained: Your Digital Worker Has Arrived | with Nigel
Send us Fan Mail For years, we've been talking to AI. Now it's starting to work for us. Ohneis and Nigel break down the shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents, why tech giants are hoarding memory chips and quietly making your next phone more expensive, and what it actually means to have a digital co-worker that doesn't clock out. The prompt box is dead — here's what comes next.
16 Apr 2026
One-Click Commercials: How AI Video Changed Everything | with Charlotte
Send us Fan Mail AI video generation went from a lab curiosity to a tool that can produce a Hollywood-grade 60-second commercial for less than a dollar — and the internet is already flooded with footage nobody can tell isn't real. Ohneis and Charlotte break open the black box: how a computer actually hallucinates a moving picture from scratch, why OpenAI just killed its most famous video app, and what this means for every small business owner with a phone and a dream. If you've ever wondered ...
15 Apr 2026
Happy Horse Just Crushed The AI Video Race | with Laura
Send us Fan Mail A mysterious AI tool called Happy Horse just topped every global leaderboard for AI video generation — and it was secretly built by Alibaba, China's e-commerce giant. Ohneis breaks down why OpenAI is retreating from the video race, what Alibaba's massive corporate pivot really means, and how this changes the way everything on your screen gets made. If you've ever wanted to create high-quality video without a camera, a crew, or a budget, this episode is for you.
14 Apr 2026
Two Dollars a Minute for Digital Jesus: Faith Meets AI | with Talia
Send us Fan Mail Millions of people are turning to AI-powered spiritual guides — including a video-call Jesus that costs $1.99 a minute. In this episode, Ohneis and Talia unpack the booming faith-tech industry, from Buddhist chatbots to Catholic AI databases, asking the question nobody in Silicon Valley wants to answer: who's actually behind the digital pulpit, and what do they want from you? If you've ever felt spiritually lost at 2 a.m., this episode is for you.
13 Apr 2026
Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Microsoft's Plan to Save Reality | with George
Send us Fan Mail The internet has hit a breaking point — every video, every photo, every breaking news clip now comes with a silent question mark. Microsoft just released a massive blueprint to fix this, not by hunting fakes, but by proving what's actually real. We break down how it works, why Big Tech is dragging its feet, and what happens when the tools meant to save truth get turned against it.
13 Apr 2026
Why AI Is a Genius That Fails Common Sense | with Hope
Send us Fan Mail AI can write legal contracts and explain quantum physics — then completely fail a logic test a five-year-old would ace. In this episode, Ohneis and Hope break down 'spiky intelligence,' the brand-new un-cheatable benchmark that's stumping the world's best AI models, and why just building bigger computers is hitting a wall. If you're being asked to trust AI agents with your credit card and your calendar, you need to hear this first.
13 Apr 2026
Gen Z vs. AI: The Backlash Nobody Saw Coming | with Ellie
Send us Fan Mail We assumed Gen Z would be AI's biggest fans. We were completely wrong. A new Gallup study shows hopefulness about AI among young adults has collapsed — while anger, fear, and skepticism are spiking fast. Ohneis and Ellie dig into why the most tech-fluent generation in history is leading the AI backlash, what the 'entry-level wipeout' actually means, and why outsourcing your thinking might be the most expensive shortcut you ever take.
12 Apr 2026
The USB-C of AI: When Chatbots Get Hands
Send us Fan Mail For years, AI was the world's smartest advisor trapped behind a text box—it could tell you exactly what to do, but you still had to do all the actual clicking yourself. In 2026, that's over. AI agents powered by new standards like MCP are breaking out of the chat window and independently managing your calendar, your inbox, and your entire workflow. This episode explains exactly how it works, why it matters to anyone with a job, and what happens when your AI stops being a copi...
12 Apr 2026
The GPS Method: Let AI Do The Heavy Lifting
Send us Fan Mail Most people are using AI completely backwards — spending hours fighting with it instead of letting it work for them. In this episode, we break down a dead-simple method called Pull Prompting that flips the script: instead of you guessing the perfect instructions, you let the AI interview you. If you've ever stared at a robotic AI response and thought 'this is useless,' this changes everything.
12 Apr 2026
The $50,000 App Problem Nobody Told You About
Send us Fan Mail For decades, having a great business idea meant nothing if you couldn't afford a developer or speak the language of code. In this episode, we break down how a new wave of AI tools has completely demolished that wall — letting anyone describe their idea in plain English and walk away with a real, working app. If you've ever shelved a business idea because of cost or complexity, this one will change how you think about what's possible.
12 Apr 2026
Why Every Gadget Feels Like Nothing Anymore
Send us Fan Mail Why Every Gadget Looks Exactly the Same (And Why We Suddenly Miss Our Old Junk) Have you ever set your phone down on a table next to three of your friends' phones, and suddenly no one knows which one is whose? Think back to the early 2000s: phones flipped and slid, you had an iPod Nano just for running, and a PSP just for gaming. Today, every device feels like an identical black slab of glass. In this episode, we explore why tech lost its personality, and why using a device w...
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