James and Martin have a big fight about AI

Is it a big deal or a big nothing? We have an actual rational and sensible debate.

On The Abundance Agenda podcast this week, following the launch of GPT5, James and Martin finally hash out the biggest unresolved tension on the podcast: Is AI actually a big deal or not?

Martin, an AI sceptic makes the case that the tech bro hype is out of control. And James, a wide-eyed optimist argues that actually maybe Large Language Models are a significant technology after all.

Plus we talk about why the AI critics are so annoying, why Grok is the best manifestation yet of Silicon Valley’s id, and what AI means for abundance.

No guest this week as the discussion goes too long!

You’ll be able to find Martin’s post on Plato vs Grok here.

James’s post on Sunday trading is here.

You might also enjoy the post James mentioned on how AI is going to break schools, which can be seen here.

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The Abundance Agenda is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!

You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.