Our 40th episode is a dystopian one. We dig into the backlash around Grok and the increasingly blurry line between “helpful assistant” and “mass surveillance.” And what happens when your personal data becomes a training set? Or when your next customer isn’t human, but an agent?

We unpack the rise of agentic AI: from browsers that watch everything you do to bots that rewrite the rules of the web. Tools like GenSpark and Littlebird aren’t just helping you get things done—they’re silently observing your entire workflow. Welcome to the era of ambient AI, where your screen is always listening.

This isn’t some sci-fi hypothetical. The web is already shifting—search is changing, websites are being built for bots, and the privacy conversation is being drowned out by hype.

If you're building anything online, you can't afford to ignore what comes next.

Sources & Further Reading:

Select clips and references in this episode were informed by the following articles and tools:

• NPR, The Verge, and DW News on Grok and AI controversy
  
  
• BBC, The Conversation, and CNBC on Tesla and Elon Musk
  
  
• Quartz, BuzzFeed News, and TechCrunch on AI bias and risk
  
  
• Nieman Lab on media shifts
  
  
• Search Engine Journal and Observer on agentic AI and browser disruption
  
  
• TechCrunch and Business Insider on AI agents and automation trends
  
  

Featured tools:

Littlebird, Heyday, MyMind, Tether, Rewind, Zapier

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