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Welcome to the Utopian Wasteland. Here we discuss the convergence of AI, Robotics, Automation, and more. We’re looking at the big picture. How will all this change our lives in the next 5 to 20 years? (spoiler alert: immensely! Good and bad.) We work to stay factual yet also analytical. Everyone needs to know this info. You can ignore technology, but it won’t ignore you.

You can’t just look at AI alone and make predictions. You also have to look at robots, automation systems, self-driving vehicles, medical advances, energy tech advances, and more. They are all connected. As an example, yes, AI will eliminate X number of jobs. But then, you add in jobs replaced by robots, then automation, etc. and the number grows exponentially. After that you see medical advances curing aging and creating a population that may well live to 200 or 300 years old, potentially. Maybe, maybe, much older yet still healthy as a person in their 20’s. You see the complexity?

Will we be living in a utopia, or a wasteland? The more we know now, the more prepared we can be for inevitable change. You need to know. Your friends and family need to know. Our government leaders really need to know and be called to action to prepare. This has been called the fastest moving technological advance period in history. The world is not ready for it.

We’re Shawn Barit and Cody Barit, a father / son team looking at these changes from the perspective of two generations. We gather news from all over and then put it together into short podcasts for you to think about a little at a time. We are a mix of straight news and very casual conversation. Maybe too casual. You can find links to every source we use in our YouTube posts of these episodes so you can come to your own conclusions.

Learn more about us and find our links at www.utopianwasteland.com

Please support us at https://www.patreon.com/UtopianWasteland Patrons get extra videos in the form of a behind the scenes randomness and a more in depth, after the podcast, “Further Discussion”. Oh, you can see the video of us recording the podcast there too. At higher tiers, we also offer merch. We have a millionaire and billionaire challenge too. So… if you ARE one or KNOW one… please check it out.

Most of all, please tell everyone what you learn here and encourage them to listen. Seriously, everyone needs to know.

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  • Episode 9: Aging and Medical Advances

    Episode 9: Aging and Medical Advances
    Jul 16 2025

    Who wants to live forever? According to survey’s, only about ⅓ of Americans. However, many would like to live longer or at least live healthier. What if you could do both, and in time, maybe for hundreds of years or more? Today we’ll talk about medical technology advances that are trying to not just extend life, but cure aging as if it’s a disease.

    Remember, you can ignore technology, but it won’t ignore you.

    Please find us and subscribe on YouTube at youtube.com/@Utopian_Wasteland

    Here you’ll find links to all the articles we use.

    If you REALLY like what we're doing, or you just have pity for us, please become a patron through our Patreon page. Starting at just $5 a month you'll get extra weekly videos, merch, and more.

    To find all of our links to Patreon, social media, etc... visit our website at www.UtopianWasteland.com

    Reference links:

    The Harvard Crimson (campus newspaper): Fifteen Questions: David Sinclair on Age Reversal, Exercise, and Immortal Yeast Cells (this is a great interview article)

    https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/2/7/david-sinclair-fifteen-questions/

    The Washington Post: Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging

    March 6, 2025

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/03/06/cellular-reprogramming-longevity-reverse-aging/

    The Sinclair Lab of Harvard University (a number of scientific publications)

    https://sinclair.hms.harvard.edu/publications

    Anti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/08/anti-ageing-jabs-they-can-rejuvenate-mice-but-will-they-work-on-humans

    Times of India

    Humans will be immortal by 2030, futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts—here’s how technology could make it happen Updated: May 26, 2025

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/humans-will-be-immortal-by-2030-futurist-ray-kurzweil-predictsheres-how-technology-could-make-it-happen/articleshow/121376877.cms

    NY Post

    Immortality is attainable by 2030: Google scientist

    Published March 29, 2023

    https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/immortality-is-attainable-by-2030-google-scientist/
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    16 min
  • Episode 8: AI and the government / CEO's and the military

    Episode 8: AI and the government / CEO's and the military
    Jul 12 2025

    So, this week is some recent news that concerns the US government use of AI and questions about what they are planning. Then we look at some AI CEO's working directly with the US Army.

    Remember, you can ignore technology, but it won’t ignore you.

    Please find us and subscribe on YouTube at youtube.com/@Utopian_Wasteland

    Here you’ll find links to all the articles we use.

    If you REALLY like what we're doing, or you just have pity for us, please become a patron through our Patreon page. Starting at just $5 a month you'll get extra weekly videos, merch, and more.

    To find all of our links to Patreon, social media, etc... visit our website at www.UtopianWasteland.com

    Reference links:

    White House: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos - Executive Orders - March 20, 2025

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/stopping-waste-fraud-and-abuse-by-eliminating-information-silos/

    Semafor: ‘Destroy the Ring’: Trump’s Palantir deal alarms Hill Republicans

    https://www.semafor.com/article/06/05/2025/destroy-the-ring-trumps-palantir-deal-alarms-hill-republicans

    New York Times: Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html

    CNBC: Palantir CEO Karp says AI is dangerous and ‘either we win or China will win’

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/palantir-karp-ai-dangerous-china.html

    New York Post: GOP deal to limit state AI rules in ‘big, beautiful’ bill collapses - June 30th, 2025

    https://nypost.com/2025/06/30/us-news/republican-senators-cut-deal-to-limit-state-ai-rules-in-big-beautiful-bill/

    Army.mil: Army Launches Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps to Drive Tech Transformation

    https://www.army.mil/article/286317/army_launches_detachment_201_executive_innovation_corps_to_drive_tech_transformation

    Military.com: Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings

    https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/tech-executives-commissioned-senior-army-officers-wont-recuse-themselves-dod-business-dealings.html
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    24 min
  • Episode 7: Video Game Industry News and the growing AI Debate

    Episode 7: Video Game Industry News and the growing AI Debate
    Jul 12 2025

    Please subscribe / follow / like /SUBMIT!! Oh, sorry, I got carried away.

    Today, a special two part episode. First, Cody will dig into some video game industry news. Next, Sean will take a look at some of the debates building in the AI industry between the industry leaders.

    Remember, you can ignore technology, but it won’t ignore you.

    If you like this podcast please subscribe, like, and follow.

    Please find us and subscribe on YouTube at youtube.com/@Utopian_Wasteland

    Here you’ll find links to all the articles we use.

    If you REALLY like what we're doing, or you just have pity for us, please become a patron through our Patreon page. Starting at just $5 a month you'll get extra weekly videos, plus the "recorded live" version of this vodcast where you'll get to see our ruggedly handsome faces ( or was that faces made for radio? ). Starting at $10 a month you get some fun, quarterly, merchandise in our loyalty program. We also have millionaire and billionaire challenges, if you happen to be one of those. (I know, we're broke too, it's ok.)

    To find all of our links to Patreon, social media, etc... visit our website at www.UtopianWasteland.com

    Where do we get our info? Are we geniuses? Probably not, we just do research. Here's what we used for this episode. Just a few Reference links (the rest are on our YouTube post):

    Reference links:

    Cody’s Segment

    https://gamerficial.com/2025/05/30/gearbox-ceo-apologizes-for-controversial-80-price-comment-on-borderlands-4/

    https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1927802548326650365

    https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch

    Sean’s Segment

    Gary Marcus wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Marcus

    Sam Altman wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman

    Futurism: Sam Altman Goes Off on Skeptic (June 11, 2025)

    https://futurism.com/sam-altman-ai-skeptic

    Futurism: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he disagrees with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says (June 11, 2025)

    https://fortune.com/2025/06/11/nvidia-jensen-huang-disagress-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-ai-jobs/

    Axios: Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath (May 28, 2025)

    https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic

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    26 min

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