Friends You Wish You Had

Author: Friends You Wish You Had

Helping Gen X survive in the AI era (aka apocalypse) Hosted by Adam Elend & Jeff Marks
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Did They Make the Wrong Bet on AI?
Episode 19
Monday, 20 October, 2025

In this episode, Adam and Jeff tackle the question that's been haunting them: is there literally any good news about artificial intelligence? Also the great "unplugging" of 2026. We finish the show with a nice long rant about the criminally high cost of health insurance in the US. 0:00 - Intro: Is there any good news about AI? 2:00 - Why AI news is always either doom or hype 6:00 - The Industrial Revolution comparison 12:00 - The wrong bet we're making on AI 17:00 - Medical AI: The one bright spot? 23:00 - Gary V on Gen Alpha unplugging 33:00 - Healthcare costs are crushing families 42:00 - Why American healthcare is uniquely cruel This is Friends You Wish You Had—the weekly reality check-in for Gen Xers and discriminating millennials navigating the chaos of the mid-2020s.