AI Unplugged: Musk’s Warning, Media Mistrust, and Google’s Big Move

Episode Summary

In this episode we explore the powerful waves reshaping our digital world. Elon Musk warns of a future where work becomes optional, thanks to an unstoppable surge of artificial intelligence. We then examine a global study revealing how AI assistants misreport news, raising deep concerns about truth and trust. The conversation shifts to the new frontier — AI-powered browsers that think, reason, and act on your behalf — and wraps up with Google Finance’s latest Gemini-driven upgrade, now launching in India. From opportunity to accountability, this episode decodes the evolving relationship between humans, machines, and meaning.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How Elon Musk envisions a world of “universal high income” — and what it means for the future of work.
• Why nearly half of AI assistants are getting the news wrong — and what that means for public trust.
• How AI-native browsers like Perplexity’s Comet and ChatGPT’s Atlas are redefining how we surf the web.
• The newest AI features in Google Finance, including Deep Search and prediction market data — and what their India rollout signals.
• The emerging theme connecting all these changes: AI moving from assistant to decision-maker.

Key Quotes from the Episode

“We’re entering an agent war, not just a browser war.” — Ambika Sharma, Pulp Strategy

“When truth becomes uncertain, democratic participation suffers.” — EBU Media Director Jean Philip De Tender

“The question isn’t whether we can stop it, but how we’ll survive — and thrive — when the AI tsunami hits.” — Elon Musk

“The browser of tomorrow won’t just display the web — it will think with you.” — Narration

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