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Episode 101: Are AI social media agents replacing real creators on platforms like Meta? Matt Wolfe (https://x.com/mreflow) and Joe Fier (https://www.youtube.com/@joefier) dive deep into this week’s major AI releases and the evolving role of autonomous agents.

This episode explores cutting-edge updates from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Canva—including interactive visual explainers and Canva’s Magic Layers—and how these tools transform user experience and content creation. The hosts also unpack Meta’s acquisition of Maltbook, the viral social media network for AI agents, and discuss the broader implications for creators, businesses, and marketers. Plus, with clips from Sam Altman and Jensen Huang, the conversation turns to the future of intelligence as a commodity, the rise of agent-optimized marketing, and the changing value of intuition versus IQ. Robots, new prompt formulas, and the "deader internet" theory round out this lively, unpredictable episode.

Check out The Next Wave YouTube Channel if you want to see Matt and Nathan on screen: https://lnk.to/thenextwavepd

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Show Notes:

• (00:00) AI Tools and Tech Trends

• (06:39) Obsessed with AI Tools

• (10:20) Interactive Cone Visualization Comparison

• (17:16) Key Players and Stakes Overview

• (22:47) Transistors & Abstraction in Computing

• (29:17) "Photoshop Layers vs. AI Output

• (31:33) Customizable Screen Display Options

• (39:17) AI Usage Metering Explained

• (44:12) OpenAI's Competitive AI Position

• (50:54) AI's Role vs Human Intuition

• (53:37) Intuition Over IQ for Wealth

• (59:31) AI Bots Go Viral Briefly

• (01:06:40) Rise of Autonomous Spending Agents

• (01:08:27) Agent Influence in AI Commerce

• (01:15:43) Humanoid Robots: Practical or Optimal?

• (01:20:49) OpenAI's Monetization Strategy Explained

• (01:24:44) Subscribe for More Fun!

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Mentions:

• Joe Fier: https://www.youtube.com/@joefier

• Manus: https://manus.im/

• Claude: https://claude.ai/

• Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/app

• Cursor: https://cursor.com/

• Canva: https://www.canva.com/

• Maltbook: https://maltbook.com/

Get the guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/tnw

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Check Out Matt’s Stuff:

• Future Tools - https://futuretools.beehiiv.com/

• Blog - https://www.mattwolfe.com/

• YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

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Check Out Nathan's Stuff:

• Newsletter: https://news.lore.com/

• Blog - https://lore.com/

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