SCOUT· 52%26m·2026-11-01·TechnologyAI Won’t Make Our Minds Useless According to 400 Years of History
What if abundant intelligence makes human ambition expand rather than human relevance disappear? NLW explores Venkatesh Rao’s “Cognitive Mercantilism,” which uses the history of capitalism to challenge assumptions about AI and our intellectual future. From the agricultural revolution to today’s AI agents, the episode…
Scout bees are checking it out — divided opinions, the swarm hasn't committed.
- Platform
- 52%
- Community
- no read yet
- Value
- no read yet
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
What people are saying
“Nice graphics work, Claude! 👍”
“AI won’t make me useless. I already am useless.”
More from The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
See all episodes →
67%Is Kimi K3 Really Fable Class?
66%What the Heck is Graph Engineering?
66%AI Optimism vs. AI Pessimism
Similar episodes from other shows
More like The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis →
AI Bust: Oxford Economist on Why the AI Boom Will Be Short-Lived
A Smarter, More Hopeful Future of Work - If We Get Artificial Intelligence Right (#284)
Dwarkesh and Noah Smith on AGI and the Economy
Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job? | AI Reality Check
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.