Ben

Co-host of The Plan with @ras_b. Decoding the narratives and tech driving political and social change in age of AI, culture wars and elites. Opinions personal

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

@WSJ End of the fossil fuel era is fast approaching

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

@TheEconomist What about value? Would expect The Economist to at least consider this……No humans, no value. Also physical inputs….Big Compute does not happen in a vacuum

[Futurism @futurism]

How convenient. https://t.co/NI1b0ZlQ4N

[Futurism @futurism]

Millions of wrong answers — every single day. https://t.co/5PLVrXU5zX

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

At this point how can anybody take seriously @sama’s claim that “Working towards prosperity for everyone, empowering all people, and advancing science and technology are moral obligations for me”, when he seems ready to participate in mass surveillance, has ripped off countless creators without compensation, and is now fighting liability for his products even in the event of mass casualty events?

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Los alto al fuego siempre son una buena noticia. Sobre todo si conducen a una paz justa y duradera. Pero el alivio momentáneo no puede hacernos olvidar el caos, la destrucción y las vidas perdidas.

El Gobierno de España no aplaudirá a quienes incendian el mundo porque se presenten con un cubo.

Lo que toca ahora: diplomacia, legalidad internacional y PAZ.

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

@joeroganhq 😂😂

[Lars Christensen @MaMoMVPY]

This is the definition of an autocracy - business leaders have to publicly support the moronic decisions of the Dear Leader.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Dell is reportedly cutting 14,000 people and every single CEO in America right now is looking at Claude and doing the same math.@novogratz

If I don't replace jobs with agents — I'm going to get crushed by someone who does.

That's the calculation happening in every boardroom in the country.

AI is eating white collar jobs and it's just getting started.

Here's my prediction: This becomes THE political issue of 2026 and it will absolutely dominate 2028.

What do you think the solution is? 👇🏼

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Terrifying AI twist on the Dunning-Kruger effect

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

@nxthompson @harari_yuval Stop the #AIHype Whatever the evidence that it doesn’t work we always need to “spend more”….boring already

[Ewan Morrison @MrEwanMorrison]

Nvidia CEO can't blame us for our distrust of AI.
Look at the legal cases over mental health harms from AI chatbots.
The layoffs due to AI.
The AI copyright theft cases & compensation payouts.
The destruction of education as 90% of students now cheat with AI.
The contamination of communication and news by AI.
The errors it introduces into all it touches.
The slop that steals from the arts then replaces the arts.
The ecological damage from data centres.
We've been humiliated by being lied to constantly about the capabilities of AI and we know now after two years how badly this tech underperforms.
The real life consequences of AI are what have turned us against these companies and their CEOs.
Now they have the audacity to turn round and blame us.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

New tariffs, insults and threats of invasion by President Trump have triggered a backlash in Davos, and the reactions from many U.S. allies and partners are stark: Trump’s America seems to have lost its mind. https://t.co/KXBFTDZCtW

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Silicon Valley fears this is the last chance to amass generational wealth before AI makes money worthless, writes Tim Higgins. https://t.co/VwbeCNQbTA

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

Just finished reading the excellent Stealing the Future, Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud and the Cult of Techno Utopia by @davidzmorris Some deep insight, looking forward to featuring on a future podcast episode

[Bruno Maçães @MacaesBruno]

The only European politician that is not paralysed by fear

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

The U.S. is now viewed as an enemy of Europe, thanks to Vladmir Trump

[Ben @ThePlanPodcast]

@NipseyHoussle Really worth sharing? #AISlop

[Ewan Morrison @MrEwanMorrison]

Trump's AI czar's strategy:
1-let AI companies inflate a high risk bubble on fantasy future profits
2 -let them prey on the real economy
3 -Let them inflate valuations through circular financing
4 -when the AI bubble explodes
demand a bailout for them to save the world economy