The Roundtable Rethink Podcast (Stephen Vallance, Paddy Donnelly, Andy Donnelly )

On this episode we discussed predictions for 2025, these included...

Which industries will see the greatest shift in workforce requirements due to AI in 2025?

What emerging Technologies will have the biggest impact on daily life in 2025?

Biggest winners/losers in tech 2025 (Company names and why)?

What will be the dominant LLM (Large Language Model) in 2025?

Biggest political winners/losers in 2025 (who and why)?

This week, Stevie Telavivie discussed how energy is produced, the grid's issues, why our prices are so high, and possible future solutions, notwithstanding his Johnny Walker whiskey analogy.

Andy, the asshole, takes us down crypto lane with a great explainer on Bitcoin and its properties as both a currency and store of value and why the hell Oklahoma is establishing its own Bitcoin reserve.

Finally, Uncle Paddy discusses Keir Starmer's "Plan for Change," which is a bold vision for how the UK can become an AI maker rather than an AI taker. 

This week, we discussed China's new and astonishing DeepSeek AI model. We unpacked why it's so revolutionary and its potential to change the economics of AI forever!

We also discussed "Project Stargate", the largest AI investment in history with a hugely ambitious goal that could transform society forever! 

Finally, we unpacked TrumpCoin, discussed the case for and against it, and threw in a TikTok ban pallet cleanser!

This week, we set the record straight on DeepSeek and discuss the new OpenAI model o3!

What is Humanities last exam, and why is it the last AI benchmark we'll ever need? 

We also discuss the retail apocalypse and provide our prescription for what it will take to "fix retail"

Finally, we discuss future battery tech that will put an end to range anxiety and finish with a tariff war pallet cleanser!

This week we discuss Doge, what is it, what are they trying to do, and why is it so damn controversial.

After another week of stunning AI advances, we discuss whether society is genuinely ready and which industries will most likely be disrupted.

Finally, we discuss a round-up of this week's tech news, including Space Fuel and brain-machine interfaces

🚀 AI is moving fast—are you keeping up? In Episode 6 of The Round Table Rethink, we dive into the latest AI breakthroughs shaping the business world:

🎙️ Special Guest: Brian McGuire – Serial optometry entrepreneur & startup mentor shares expert insights on AI’s impact on business.

🌍 The European AI Summit – Uncle Paddy Breaks down JD Vance’s Speech and What it Signals for Global AI Leadership.

🤖 Grok 3 is here – Elon Musk claims it’s the world’s most powerful AI. What do we actually know?

💼 AI for small businesses – Brian and Andy (the asshole) cover Practical strategies to leverage AI for real-world business growth.

If you're an executive, business owner, or industry leader, this episode delivers must-know insights to help you stay ahead.

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Stevie Telavive and Uncle Paddy go at it over Starmer's attack on Apple's End2End Encryption.

We reveal Grok3's incredible new capabilities.

Andy the asshole delivers a stunning breakdown of how to apply entrepreneurial tactics and AI to the job-seeking process.

Finally, Stevie Telavive brings us home with his "Good AI Gone Bad" segment, discussing the darker side of AI and why we shouldn't be complacent about the risks.

Resources

Full Employment Hackers Course
https://drive.proton.me/urls/BGSFG91RV8#tEIWFDTUAWWp

Taylor Swift Image
https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_d04a3605-c3f2-48f6-8d76-12e137fbf890

Proton Drive Encrypted Cloud Storage
https://proton.me/drive

Perplexity AI
https://www.perplexity.ai/

ChatGPT
https://chatgpt.com/

CV Template
https://drive.proton.me/urls/8NPRFN2G7C#2H7XdkjCBS2Q

This week, we discussed Claude 3.7 and ChatGPT 4.5. These new models dropped shortly after the podcast last week. We reveal their capabilities and what makes them different from other leading models.

Agentic AI! What is it, what can it do for you, who are the key players, and how it's going to disrupt EVERYTHING?

Finally, we discuss the cost of waging war, technological breakthroughs, and what the future may hold!

This week we discuss Dodge, the story so far. 

What's happening with Tesla and the outlook for the coming months and years 

Tariffs, what are they, and why are they being levied?

Entrepreneurship, the first in a series of deep dives into the entrepreneurial journey; more to follow in the coming weeks!

This week, Andy the asshole breaks down a groundbreaking new AI agent, Manus AI, its capabilities and what it means for jobs.

In our practical AI segment, we discuss applying AI to the Facebook marketplace arbitrage game and how we made 78 bucks with little to no effort! 

Finally, Uncle Paddy kicks off the first of a series of conversations over the next 10 weeks, breaking down the entrepreneurial journey, a fascinating trip down memory lane for us all!

This week Andy, the asshole, unpacks Global GPT, maybe the only GPT you'll ever need. 

Uncle Paddy joins from the Cotswolds with a Manus AI update, segwaying into segment 2 of our entrepreneurial breakdown, "Understanding Your Market."

Finally, we wrap up with a speed run on values, Tesla and ANY DAMN THING WE PLEASE!!!

Useful Links

Global GPT 
https://glbgpt.com/

Google Trends 
https://trends.google.com/trends/

Answer The Public
https://answerthepublic.com/tiggdq/member/searches

Manus AI
https://manus.im/app

This week, Andy the asshole kicks things off with a breakdown of Google's new Gemini 2.5 pro model. 

Uncle Paddy leads us in a conversation about MCP (model context protocol). What is it, how do you leverage it, and what are the implications for an agentic AI future???

Finally, we discuss business planning and strategy as part 3 of our multi-part episode on unpacking the entrepreneurial journey. Uncle Paddy provides a handy downloadable template for budding entrepreneurs to leverage (see link below)

Simple Business Planning Template
https://drive.proton.me/urls/ZZ1ZJREA28#xF86ykE34iH1

Of course, we can't wrap up any episode without a stream-of-consciousness speed run from Stevie Telavivie on AI education and its implications for society.