# Endless Slop, Cancer Cures, or Robot Apocalypse? Derek Thompson on Our AI Future

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Podcast: [Offline with Jon Favreau](https://stenobird.com/podcast/offline-with-jon-favreau-5049631)
Published: 2026-03-07T08:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Derek Thompson, journalist and co-author of Abundance, joins Offline to hash out some hard truths about AI: who it will actually replace, why we haven’t seen more labor market disruption, and why the Department of War’s battle with Anthropic spells the end of private property rights in America. Then Derek lays out his Postmanesque "Everything Is Television" theory of media for Jon, where politics becomes theater and news becomes performance. The guys wrap it up by discussing how becoming fathers changed their views on parenting—and on living. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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