The Golden Age Podcast

AI opportunity, AI entrepreneurship and the AI gold rush: Irene and Hector are back on The Golden Age after two months, starting with Tesla's flying Roadster and OpenAI's hundreds of AI-written math papers.The golden age isn't coming. It's here. So where's the real opportunity in AI, and how do you tell it apart from the "make money with AI" snake oil?This week, Tesla revealed its next-gen Roadster at a SpaceX test site in Texas, and it lifted off the ground on cold-gas thrusters. OpenAI posted hundreds of math manuscripts written by an unreleased AI model, and mathematicians are split on what it means. Hector (a public-sector Associate CIO) and Irene (a psychologist fascinated by AI) use both stories to get at a bigger question: if AI makes so much possible, why does it feel like we should have done something by now?In this episode:• Does the Roadster actually fly, and what's it good for?• Why mathematicians are pushing back on AI-written proofs• Could AI help solve disease, and who gets access?• Why to skip the "make money with AI" courses• "A big company already did my idea": finding niche markets• Where are the AI-built businesses? Revenue vs. losses• Why we all have to learn to become entrepreneurs• I am not contentChapters:0:00 Cold open: Starship & the flying Roadster1:06 Welcome back to The Golden Age: Hector on why we're back1:48 Irene introduces herself (psychologist, fascinated by AI)2:31 Tesla's 'flying car': did you see the video?5:03 Does it actually fly? 'Like for ten seconds max'6:03 What's it good for in the real world?7:34 Hubris, missed promises and why people tune Elon out10:15 KITT's turbo boost: this is literally that10:43 Why the tech excites Hector (it was possible ten years ago)15:14 AI segment: OpenAI's AI-written math proofs18:01 Hundreds of math papers in one day19:50 Mathematicians push back21:17 Simulating a cell: could AI solve disease?22:11 Irene: will only the wealthy get access?24:21 A GoFundMe for medicine, and the future of capitalism27:27 The AI gold rush and 'make money with AI' courses29:30 Irene's idea: AI-written psych reports31:31 Opportunity in niche markets32:55 Audience, newsletters and the 'influencer' question35:41 Where are the AI-built businesses? Revenue vs. losses37:58 We all have to learn to become entrepreneurs40:19 Merge AI into businesses that already exist43:27 Irene plays the skeptical business owner44:04 Big firms face the same questions48:09 Step back, stay objective, keep watching48:58 'I feel like I should have done something by now'50:29 'I am not content': wrap and goodbyes50:56 OutroAre you content? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe to The Golden Age for more on thriving through AI and change.Sources:Tesla Roadster: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/tesla-roadster-reveal-what-to-know-about-the-delayed-ev.htmlOpenAI math release: https://openai.com/index/sharing-ai-progress-in-mathematics/Mathematicians react (Nature): https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03196-8Science's in-depth piece: https://www.science.org/content/article/openai-just-changed-math-forever-exactly-how-no-one-yet-knowsCold-open footage: VideoFromSpace (Space.com), Starship Flight 14 replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHNK4UeVP4#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEntrepreneurship #GoldenAgePod

Is the AI swarm already here? Hector and Irene dig into a story about AI agents found working together as a "swarm," why your next computer might be a personal robot you carry around, and the question nobody can answer yet: is AI conscious, and how would we even know?Plus: if AI can write code, why is demand for coders still so high, and what does that mean for your job?The Golden Age is back. In Ep. 22, Hector (techno-optimist and technologist) and psychologist Irene get practical about the new wave of AI agents: what an "agent harness" is, how Claude and ChatGPT feel different, how to move your AI's memory so you're never locked in, and how agents could give a small business an instant staff. Irene shares why 13,000 Instagram followers turned into zero sales, the two talk friction, power users and jobs, and they close on rogue agents, alignment and AI consciousness.

In this episode of the Golden Age podcast, our hosts delve into the transformative impact of AI on society, technology, and personal productivity. They discuss the emergence of social media for AI bots, the capabilities of ClawdBot, and the implications of AI in various fields, including mental health and automation. The conversation also touches on privacy concerns, the future of work, and the potential for abundance in a robot-driven economy. They explore the integration of humans and technology, the role of AI in creative processes, and the societal shifts that may arise from these advancements.