Futuristic
by Cameron Reilly
Latest episode
Futuristic #48 – Robots as a Service
Futuristic #48 – Robots as a Service
About this podcast
Each episode we look at the emerging technologies that are going to change our lives (ChatGPT, Claude, Tesla, other AI tools, robotics, nanotech) and try to work out the social, business and political consequences and opportunities.
Episodes
- Futuristic #48 – Robots as a Service · 1 h 2 minToday we work out where humanoid robots could actually close Australia’s labour shortfall in construction, agriculture, and manufacturing – and whether RaaS beats reshoring as…
- Futuristic #47 – Will Humanoid Robots Save Australia’s Economy Before AI Wrecks It · 1 h 2 minToday we get into whether humanoid robots will fill Australia’s labour gaps before AI hollows out white-collar work, and why the answer to both questions is probably “sooner than…
- Futuristic #46 – 2022 vs 2025 vs 2028 · 1 h 16 minIn this episode of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve reunite after a three-month break to reflect on how far artificial intelligence and robotics have come since the launch of…
- Futuristic #45 – Will AI Kill School as We Know It? · 1 h 0 minIn this episode of **Futuristic**, Cameron is joined by his old friend **Nick Johnstone**, Principal of Toowoomba Anglican School, to explore how **AI is reshaping the future of…
- Futuristic #44 – AI Agents, Robots and Car Sales · 1 h 7 minIn episode 44 of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve dive into the dawn of the embodiment era of AI. Steve reveals he’s purchased a $16,000 humanoid robot — the K-Bot — to be delivered…
- Futuristic #43 – The Lemming Race to Superintelligence · 1 h 1 minIn this fast-paced episode of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve dig into a wild week in AI and tech. Cam shares how he stunned futurist Peter Ellyard by using ChatGPT to generate a…
- Futuristic #42 – The Jobpocalypse · 59 minIn Episode 42 of The Futuristic, Cameron and Steve dive deep into the chaotic beauty of 2025’s AI evolution—and cultural regression. They open with a debate about Dr. Who…
- Futuristic #41 – The 3 S’s and the One Big Beautiful Lie · 1 h 5 minIn this no-holds-barred episode of _Futuristic_, Cameron and Steve riff on the explosive Musk–Trump bromance breakup, likening it to the fall of the Roman Republic’s first…
- Futuristic #40 – Fake Until Proven (FUP) · 1 h 20 minIn episode 40 of Futuristic, Cameron and Steve explore the explosive arrival of Google’s **Veo 3**, the LLM-powered video generation tool that’s goign to turn Hollywood, music…
- Futuristic #39 – Chapter 3: The AI Revolution Will Not Be Televised · 41 minAfter a six-week hiatus, Cameron and Steve return for a sprawling, charged conversation about AI, politics, ethics, and the future of civilization. Steve reveals he’s been 3D…
