Soapbox Sessions

Heather Larson and Derek Ross cover the week in Nostr and AI: Anthropic takes on the Pentagon and wins the internet, Meta acquires the AI agent network everyone was already suspicious of, Bluesky's CEO steps out, Ditto goes into soft launch, and Derek's bot is now running his LinkedIn. Chapters 00:00 Intro and web 1.0 nostalgia 08:33 Anthropic vs the Pentagon 19:45 Derek's bot update and TikTok algorithm 27:21 Meta buys Moltbook and what that means for Clawstr 36:06 Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down 39:49 Wisp by UTXO: a new approach to Nostr onboarding 43:50 Ditto soft launch and themes 49:47 Events: Bitcoin Takeover Austin and RUNSTR District 5K DC 52:24 Vibe Coding Jam wraps, AOS show and tell is coming Links Ditto soft launch: https://soapbox.pub Agora: https://agora.spot 🎭 Join our Shakespeare vibe coding community: https://soapbox.pub/shakespeare-community/ Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097 Fountain: https://fountain.fm Wavlake: https://wavlake.com

00:00 Introduction to Decentralized Social and AI 03:03 Upcoming Events and Networking Opportunities 06:34 Nostalgia and Customization in Social Media 14:34 Exploring Ditto 2: Features and Interoperability 20:03 Exploring Nostr and Ditto's Customization Features 26:23 Integrating AI and Chat Features in Ditto 32:12 The Future of Interoperability and User Experience 38:00 Building a Community of Micro Apps and Games 39:55 Exploring Ditto Features and Customizations 41:57 User Empowerment and Content Discovery 50:01 Navigating Age Verification and Internet Safety 59:56 The Future of Decentralized Internet and Fun 🎭 Join our Shakespeare vibe coding community: https://soapbox.pub/shakespeare-community/ Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097 NoSpeak Chat for Nostr: https://nospeak.chat

Derek Ross and Heather Larson are back with a packed episode covering everything happening at the intersection of decentralized social, Bitcoin, and AI right now. This week, Derek and Heather dig into the latest Nostr updates including the launch of diVine, new features rolling out on Ditto, and what Agora is doing to support activists globally. They get into AI territory with a look at OpenClaw, why treating AI like an intern is actually good advice, and what happens when an email goes catastrophically wrong in the age of AI automation. From there the conversation goes deep on COBOL, the 60-year-old programming language still running the world's financial infrastructure and why AI might be the only thing that saves us when the last COBOL developers retire. Derek also shares the results of his experiment running an AI-powered Twitter bot and what it revealed about the difference between engagement on Nostr versus engagement on legacy platforms. Heather's full of ideas for what his bot should do next and giving him homework for the next episode... CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Decentralized Social and AI 01:19 Nostr News and the Launch of Divine 04:26 Updates on Ditto and Its New Features 10:35 Agora Updates and Global Activism 20:16 AI News and the Rise of OpenClaw 23:06 The Email Catastrophe: A Cautionary Tale 26:30 Treating AI Like an Intern: Lessons Learned 27:38 The Legacy of COBOL: A Dying Breed 36:20 AI to the Rescue: Filling the COBOL Gap 37:22 The Twitter Experiment: AI and Social Media Dynamics 42:59 The Risks of Centralized Social Media Control 45:48 Experimenting with AI and Social Media 48:59 The Evolution of Derek's Social Media Strategy 53:03 Nostr vs. Twitter: A Comparative Analysis 56:05 Upcoming Events and Community Engagement 🎭 Join our Shakespeare vibe coding community: https://soapbox.pub/shakespeare-community/ Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097

Derek introduces his Three C's framework: Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking. Heather sounds the alarm that mainstream society still thinks AI is the ChatGPT they tried three years ago, while builders like them use it to cut entire workweeks in half. They also get into robot cooking disasters, why AI still can't figure out what day it is, and whether we're all safe from the robot apocalypse simply because the bots can't coordinate a calendar. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:31 Just One More Prompt 01:27 AI Skeptics Start to Come Around 02:33 Why People Fear AI Replacement 03:08 The Three C's: Communicate, Create, Critical Think 04:17 Public Perception Is Stuck in 2022 04:50 AI Image Generation Has Gotten Scary Good 06:30 Spot the Difference: AI Art Detection 08:44 The Three C's Explained 10:41 AI and Current Events 12:08 Open Source AI Tools vs ChatGPT Training Wheels 12:30 Matt Shumer's "Something Big Is Happening" 14:33 Social Worker Heather Sounds the Alarm 15:15 OpenClaw's Acqui-Hire by OpenAI 16:34 The Big Tech Foundation Playbook 18:22 Empire of AI Book Recommendation 20:08 AI Gimmicks vs Real Productivity 20:36 Super Bowl AI Commercials 22:06 Who Controls AI Power? 23:27 AI Can't Do Date and Time Math 24:19 Marked Safe from the Robot Apocalypse 26:03 Nostr News 27:01 The Nostr DM Dumpster Fire 28:29 NIP-04 vs NIP-17 Explained 31:19 Marmot Protocol and MLS Messaging 34:13 Six Developers Build MLS Apps 34:48 OpenClaw as a Forcing Function for Nostr 37:43 Vibe Coding Fatigue and Inspiration 39:02 Maintenance: What Vibe Coders Skip 41:21 Zap Cooking AI Sous Chef Update 42:07 The Kitchen Robot Dream (and Nightmare) 44:30 NIP-85 Attestations and Web of Trust 46:03 Back to Shumer: Doom and Bloom 47:16 Pay $20 a Month to Educate Yourself 48:48 Derek's AI Expense Report Story 49:47 It's Not the New Google 50:47 OpenAI Ad-Supported Tier 51:32 AI Is Now Building AI 53:31 Build Savings and Get Your Affairs in Order 55:16 Give AI Another Chance 55:50 Will Coding Jobs Disappear? 57:42 Why Open Source AI Matters 59:31 Ads in Your Prompts 01:01:22 The Three C's for Your Kids 01:02:44 The Tipping Point Debate 01:03:21 The 2027 Problem 🎭 Join our Shakespeare vibe coding community: https://soapbox.pub/shakespeare-community/ Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097

In this episode of Soapbox Sessions, Derek Ross and Heather Larson discuss the evolving landscape of decentralized social media and AI. They explore simplifying jargon to make technology more accessible, share upcoming events in the decentralized space, and delve into the addictive nature of AI and productivity tools. The conversation covers the balance between productivity and personal life, the ethical considerations surrounding AI, the role of user feedback in AI development, and the future of work in an increasingly automated world. CHAPTERS 00:00 Rebuilding the Internet: A New Perspective 08:58 Upcoming Events in the Decentralized Space 16:25 The Addiction Factor of AI and Tech 22:30 Addiction to Productivity 28:13 The Evolution of Automation 33:56 Recognizing Addiction in AI Usage 44:10 Navigating New Addictions: AI as Entertainment 49:35 Efficiency vs. Dependency: The Double-Edged Sword of AI 01:00:51 Innovations in Tech: Building the Future with AI LINKS Shakespeare Direct: https://youtu.be/tSmTxbpIiJ4 Soapbox: https://soapbox.pub Shakespeare AI: https://shakespeare.diy Derek Ross on Nostr: https://primal.net/derek Heather Larson on Nostr: https://primal.net/heather Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Heather on X: https://x.com/writerheatherl Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097 Subscribe for weekly episodes covering decentralized social media, AI, Bitcoin, Nostr, and freedom tech. #SoapboxSessions #AI #Nostr #Bitcoin #DecentralizedSocial #VibeCoding #OpenSource #FreedomTech