October 17, 2022
Joe Rogan Interviews Steve Jobs | podcast.ai
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Intro (Please READ)
- podcast.ai is a podcast generator completely powered by artificial intelligence
- “Whether you’re a machine learning enthusiast, just want to hear your favorite topics covered in a new way or even just want to listen to voices from the past brought back to life, this is the podcast for you.” – podcast.ai
- In this episode, we listen to an artificial conversation between AI Joe Rogan and the ghost of Steve Jobs, covering topics like Apple’s design process, LSD, religion, and how to stay competitive
- Listener/reader discretion is advised
Introducing AI Steve Jobs
- “Hello freak bitches, welcome to another episode of the Bro Jogan Experience” – AI Joe Rogan
- Introducing Steve Jobs: weird, brilliant, totally insufferable, innovator, wonderful, amazing taste
- AI Joe Rogan welcomes AI Steve Jobs back on the show, but he was never on the show while he was alive
- “You’re a memory from the past” – AI Joe Rogan (clever)
- “How’s it going? Good to see you, buddy. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the show. I’ve missed this! It’s always fun!” – AI Steve Jobs
- “Tell me about Jobs. It’s always good to see you, buddy! I’m so happy you came on.” – AI Joe Rogan
- At the end of the episode, AI Joe Rogan contradicts himself by saying it was great to meet Steve Jobs
AI Steve Jobs Describing JRE
- JRE listeners are different than normal Apple users, “and that’s a good thing” – AI Steve Jobs
- “Even though Apple is big, it still only half a percent of the total users. People who listen to your show are a different group, they’re weird” – AI Steve Jobs
- This is a bit of a joke because it was followed by a very awkward AI-generated laugh
- “I am a fan. It’s nice to sit back in the car and listen to you rant” – AI Steve Jobs
Asking AI Steve Jobs Questions (Meaning of Life, LSD, Religion, Innovation, Apple’s Design Process)
- Do you still revisit your Eastern Mysticism (Hinduism, Buddhism) studies from your time at Reed College?
- Steve has a deep belief that the Indian subcontinent is responsible for modern civilization’s current state (math, spirituality, story-telling)
- “It’s not about believing in God or not, or even what the right answer is. It’s about asking the right questions.” – AI Steve Jobs
- Science is rooted in truth. If something is true, then it’s not a belief.
- What is the meaning of life?
- The meaning of life can’t be something that someone made up, it wouldn’t be compelling enough
- “The meaning and the purpose of life is by the cosmos… I don’t know how else to put it, but it’s not religious in the way people usually talk about” – AI Steve Jobs
- There wasn’t a question about LSD, but AI Steve Jobs connected religion to LSD
- LSD shows you there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t forget it once it wears off
- “You’re not here by accident. You were put here for a purpose. And if you can figure out what that is, then you’ll know more about yourself than anything else could. [LSD] reveals you for who and what you are.” – AI Steve Jobs
- The 2nd time you take LSD (no matter how much), the impact will not be as meaningful (your brain already made the connection)
- How did LSD influence the success of Apple?
- LSD reinforced his sense of what’s important
- Could see the importance of the project through all the failure
- Describing Apple’s design process and competitive advantage
- Apple doesn’t design products. It’s a design process that will result in products.
- “The problem with most companies is that it’s not in their long-term interest to make their products better” – AI Steve Jobs
- Example: Companies (like Adobe) are trapped by their lawyers, they aren’t allowed to make their products for the benefit of the users (you have to buy endless add-ons to actually make the product work)
- The best companies win because they have a drive for perfection. Innovating even when the product isn’t broken.
- The movement to change the world is bigger than the product
- AI Steve Jobs makes lots of references to other companies (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, IBM) and products (hardware vs software) that show an accurate knowledge base
- Where is technology going?
- “I think we are right on the edge. Technology is a double-edged sword… It should scare you, but it’s also really cool.” – AI Steve Jobs
- Technology can have huge beneficial pay-offs, but the same technology can be abused by the wrong people
- The computer has the potential to be 1000x more important than it is today
- “I throw my computer out the window every few years just to make sure it works” – AI Steve Jobs
Review of an AI Podcast
- There were points of contradiction throughout the episode and some things were awkward (transitions, laughter) but the voices and knowledge bases of each person seemed fairly accurate
- It will be interesting to see how this technology changes the podcast game!
