{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":790,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"OpenAI Releases a \"Plan\" for Humans Once We Are No Longer Needed","slug":"openai-releases-a-plan-for-humans-once-we-are-no-longer-needed","published_at":"2026-04-09T11:51:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/openai-releases-a-plan-for-humans-once-we-are-no-longer-needed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/openai-releases-a-plan-for-humans","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193673669/b1d129b767ae347bbe73a3b489ee2293.mp3","summary":"OpenAI just dropped their big “Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age” document — and it’s clear they’re battening down the hatches for AGI/superintelligence. In this Based Camp episode, Simone & Malcolm Collins break down the proposals, call out the performative elements, and discuss what it really means for jobs, society, wealth distribution, and human flourishing in a post-labor world. We cover: - OpenAI’s push for a “people-first” transition (or is it mostly optics?) - Public wealth funds, robot taxes, 4-day workweeks, and expanded safety nets - Why AI agents like our Reality Fabricator could replace entire workforces - The darker implications for demographics, family, and global power - Risk mitigation, liability, bio/cyber threats, and why meme-layer solutions might matter more than anyone admits Is this genuine preparation for superintelligence, clever self-preservation by OpenAI, or both? We give our unfiltered take. Watch until the end for Malcolm’s super-villain island/Charter City vision and what we’d actually build in a post-AI world. OpenAI’s Document: Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age Show Notes In April, OpenAI released a new document: Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First , which is their crack at launching an early, public conversation about how democratic societies should handle the onset of AGI They intend to support this agenda through feedback channels, fellowships, research grants, and convenings (e.g., its Washington, DC workshop). * “OpenAI is: (1) welcoming and organizing feedback through newindustrialpolicy@openai.com ; (2) establishing a pilot program of fellowships and focused research grants of up to $100,000 and up to $1 million in API credits for work that builds on these and related policy id…","meta_description":"OpenAI just dropped their big “Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age” document — and it’s clear they’re battening down the hatches for AGI/superintel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4302,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/openai-releases-a-plan-for-humans-once-we-are-no-longer-needed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/openai-releases-a-plan-for-humans-once-we-are-no-longer-needed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}