Episode #21 Part 2 - Fast Forward to 2036 - The Workforce Is Over, Sport & Leisure, and AI Sex?!?
Welcome back to the continuation of our journey into 2036!
Sean and Paul finish their massive deep dive into the sci-fi future of work, life, and society. From Amazon “stress-testing the future of work” by replacing thousands of developer hours with AI, to the uncomfortable realities of frictionless AI companionship, this episode leaves no stone unturned. Plus, the hosts wrap up with a massive segment on how AI data centers, digital twins, and automated officiating will fundamentally revolutionize the beautiful game of football. Key Topics & Highlights:
- Amazon’s Blueprint for the Future: Why Amazon isn’t just cost-cutting, but completely redesigning how work actually happens. The hosts discuss the staggering reality of Amazon Q saving 4,500 “developer years” and the danger of AI “eating the career ladder” so juniors can no longer become seniors, putting vital tribal knowledge at risk.
- Rapid-Fire 2036 Predictions: Plausible or not? Paul and Sean debate what will be normal in 10 years, including permanent AI tutors, drone corridors, robot-assisted elderly care, biometric payments, and a new societal inequality between those who control AI and those who are controlled by it.
- AI Companionship & Intimacy: As AI and robotics become more advanced, will people choose frictionless, predictable machine intimacy over the messy, necessary friction of real human relationships?. The hosts discuss the trade-offs between curing elderly loneliness and outsourcing genuine human connection.
- The Future of Football: How AI will shift football from being reactive to highly predictive. Sean and Paul explore using digital twins to test tactics, predicting player injuries by analyzing tackle velocity, and how even lower-league clubs could scout global talent via AI agents while sitting on a train.
- Fixing VAR: Sean and Paul vent their frustrations with current football officiating (like wrestling in the penalty box) and discuss how automated offsides, AI ball-tracking, and wearable tech could remove human error and instantly resolve decisions on corners and handballs.
The Ultimate Question: The future isn’t man versus machine; it is about what kind of society humans decide to build around the machine, and what we refuse to hand over. Resources & Media Mentioned:
- Back to the Future (Film): Referenced regarding skipping roads for the sky.
- Demolition Man (Film): Brought up during the discussion on frictionless human vs. machine companionship.
- Wrexham AFC: Mentioned as an example of building a team for a journey rather than just flipping players for profit.
Tell us what we got right, what is complete nonsense, and what we completely missed about 2036 by reaching out here:
Paul Rhodes – paul@ggapps.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ukwebdevelopment/
Sean Sale – sean@justapplications.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/seansale/
