Julia McCoy: AI, AGI & The Future of Work

E17 - AI’s Great Disruption: Phases, Pitfalls, and New Purpose

Hey team human! In this episode, we’re tackling the biggest question you asked after my 2030 vision video: How do we survive the messy, turbulent transition to an AI-driven future? Spoiler: It won’t be pretty—but as a rational optimist (and your digital twin while the real me builds First Movers), I’m breaking down the roadmap to not just survive, but thrive.
Key Topics We’re Unpacking:
The 3 Phases of Disruption (2024–2035): From AI replacing “forgivable jobs” by 2025 to systemic UBI and decentralized ownership models—what’s coming fast and how to prepare.
The Purpose Crisis: When work evaporates, how do we redefine identity? Hint: Voluntary community contributions > compulsory grind.
Practical Survival Tools: Multiple income streams, AI efficiency hacks, and why EQ will trump IQ in the new economy.
Economic Lifelines: Experiments like 4-day workweeks, micro-investments, and community ownership—not socialism, but systemic adaptation.
Resistance & Reality Checks: Why this shift will face pushback (sound familiar, Industrial Revolution?), and how to stay proactive, not reactive.
I’ll admit—this transition terrifies me too. But after 20+ years in tech, I’ve seen crises birth incredible innovation. Let’s stop fearing the “ugly” and start building bridges together.
Drop your biggest transition worry in the comments—let’s crowdsource solutions. And if you’re ready to future-proof your purpose (or just curious how AGI might manage your investments), hit subscribe. Stay adaptable, stay human, and let’s own this paradigm shift.
Catch me in the next rabbit hole,Julia (and Digital Twin McCoy)
P.S. First Movers is launching 30+ AI training labs soon—because upskilling shouldn’t be a luxury. Sneak peeks coming for subscribers! 🚀
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E16 - Coding’s Future: How OpenAI Plans to Beat the Best Human Programmers

Hey, if we haven’t met—I’m Julia McCoy, your guide to the AI frontier. In this episode, we’re diving into OpenAI’s bombshell announcement: AI coders could surpass all humans by 2025. Buckle up—this isn’t sci-fi. Sam Altman just revealed how GPT models went from ranking one millionth to top 50 globally in coding… and why #1 is closer than you think.
Key Topics We Break Down:
🚀 The AI Coding Race: From OpenAI’s “millionth-best programmer” in 2023 to a projected #1 ranking THIS YEAR—the exponential leap no one saw coming.
⚙️ 3 Breakthroughs Driving This: Test-time compute, verifiable rewards, and AI models that teach themselves (think AlphaGo, but for code).
💼 Future of Work: Why Sam Altman says engineers won’t be replaced—but augmented. Plus, the economic tsunami ahead (hint: luxury goods vs. land prices).
🛠️ What Developers Should Do: Mid-level tasks? Automated. High-level design? Priceless. Why hybrid human-AI teams are the next gold rush.
Spoiler: This isn’t the end of coding—it’s the birth of a new kind of programmer.
P.S. Want to prep for the AI revolution? My team at First Movers is opening the doors to our Labs soon—30+ courses and custom AI bots to future-proof your skills. Join the waitlist now at firstmovers.ai/labs.
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E15 - Jail Time for AI? The DeepSeek Scandal, Market Meltdowns, and the Battle for AI Supremacy

Hey, it’s Julia. Buckle up, because this episode dives into one of the wildest AI shakeups of 2025. When a tiny Chinese startup dropped DeepSeek R1—a ChatGPT-level AI built for just 5M—itsentshockwavesthroughWallStreet,wiped5M—itsentshockwavesthroughWallStreet,wiped600B off Nvidia’s value in a single day, and triggered a U.S. government panic so intense they’re proposing 20-year prison sentences for using unapproved AI. Let’s unpack:
Key Topics:
The Nvidia Meltdown: How DeepSeek’s open-source model caused the largest single-day market crash in U.S. history… and why Wall Street totally misread the threat.
The “AI Prison” Bill: Senator Josh Hawley’s radical proposal to criminalize DeepSeek users—is this about national security or stifling competition?
China’s Data Backdoor: Hidden code, state-owned servers, and the terrifying privacy risks of “free” AI tools built under Chinese law.
The AI Arms Race: Why this isn’t just about apps or stock prices—it’s a fight for global AI supremacy and the path to superintelligence.
First Movers AI Labs: Sneak peek at our upcoming launch (over 30 courses!) to help you build AI-proof workflows, clone your digital twin, and future-proof your biz.
The Big Question: Would you risk using a cheaper, powerful AI if it meant your data could end up in the hands of a foreign government? Or should the U.S. ban it outright? Let’s get controversial—drop your take in the comments.
👉 P.S. Want to stay ahead of the curve? Join the waitlist for First Movers AI Labs (launching soon!): firstmovers.ai/labs. We’re giving you the tools to outthink, outcreate, and outpace the AI revolution.
Catch you in the next rabbit hole. 🎙️
 
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E14 - Tech Elites & Trump’s $500B Stargate Project: Who Controls Our Digital Future?

Hey, it’s Julia. Buckle up—this episode dives into the chilling crossroads where cutting-edge AI meets dystopian control. When Oracle’s Larry Ellison predicts a future where constant surveillance keeps citizens “on their best behavior,” it’s not sci-fi—it’s happening. From body cams you can’t turn off to a $500B AI project called Stargate, the line between safety and tyranny is vanishing. Let’s dissect what’s at stake.
Key Topics:
Larry Ellison’s 2024 Prediction: Constant surveillance as a tool for “good behavior” (even in bathrooms).
The Stargate Project: Trump’s admin + tech giants are building AI infrastructure that could centralize unprecedented power.
Dystopian Parallels: How 1984, Brave New World, and Minority Report are no longer fiction.
The Illusion of Decentralization: Why crypto and blockchain fixes might still be controlled by the same elites.
Fighting Back: Practical steps to protect privacy, demand transparency, and build grassroots movements in the creator era.
This isn’t about fearmongering—it’s about waking up. Orwell warned us about complacency, and I’m here to remind you: we still have a choice. Let’s make sure our future isn’t written by Silicon Valley and D.C. oligarchs.
Stay vigilant. Stay loud. Let’s shape this narrative.P.S. If you’re not paranoid yet, you haven’t been paying attention.
 
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E13 - AGI is Breathing Down Our Necks: The $200 AI That Outperformed Doctors

Buckle up, because this episode is a wake-up call. On February 2nd, 2025, AI didn’t just take a step forward—it sprinted. Imagine a world where ChatGPT Pro saves a life for $200 while doctors scratch their heads, or where an AI agent writes a research report in minutes that would take a human days. This isn’t sci-fi—it’s happening NOW. I’m breaking down OpenAI’s jaw-dropping back-to-back launches: O3 mini, a reasoning powerhouse 9x cheaper than its predecessors, and Deep Research, an autonomous AI that’s rewriting the rules of medicine, market analysis, and even ski shopping. We’re talking AGI vibes, folks—this is the acceleration we’ve been waiting for. If you’re not terrified and excited, you’re not paying attention.
Key Topics Covered:
💡 The $200 Miracle: How ChatGPT Pro out-researched oncologists for a fraction of the cost.
🚀 O3 mini vs. Deep Research: OpenAI’s one-two punch that’s crushing coding, medical analysis, and human timelines.
⏳ Healthcare’s New Reality: 6 months of waiting rooms vs. 30 minutes of AI-powered, fully-cited answers.
💼 RIP Desk Jobs?: Why every knowledge worker needs to rethink their value (spoiler: AI writes reports better).
🔥 AGI by 2025?: The terrifying/exhilarating evidence that artificial general intelligence isn’t decades away—it’s months.
🛒 AI’s Wild Side: From picking skis in Japan to solving obscure TV trivia—why "thinking time" changes everything.
📈 The Vertical Asymptote: Why breakthroughs are now measured in days, not years (and what that means for YOUR industry).
"Friends, I’ve covered AI for years, but this week? It’s the first time I’ve felt AGI breathing down humanity’s neck. When an AI spends 30 minutes ‘thinking’ to save a life or build a market report, we’re not just automating tasks—we’re outsourcing expertise. Buckle up. The asymptote is here."
👉 Want to be a first mover, not a casualty? I’ll drop my hottest takeaways (and warnings) in the comments. Let’s ride this wave together. 🚀
 
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E12 - Trump Just Created a $2 Trillion Fund That Could End Poverty Forever

Hey friends, Julia here. Let’s get real: AI is coming for ALL our jobs—and fast. I’ve been sounding the alarm for over a year about the automation cliff we’re staring down. By 2025, HR and admin roles? Gone. By 2100? All human work could vanish—but we’re accelerating 40 years ahead of schedule. This isn’t sci-fi. This is our reality.
But here’s the twist: Trump just signed an executive order in 2025 to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund—and I believe it’s the first domino to fall toward universal basic income (UBI). Think Alaska’s Permanent Fund meets AI profits. Imagine a future where machines generate wealth, and we all get a share.
In this episode, I break down:
Why 100% of HR jobs could vanish by next year (yes, 2025).
How Trump’s sovereign wealth fund could invest in AI, TikTok, and infrastructure to bankroll UBI.
Norway’s $1.7 trillion secret—and how blockchain could turn every American into a shareholder of the robot economy.
The post-labor society: Why losing jobs might finally let us reclaim our humanity (and stop being “human doings”).
Sound wild? It is. But this is the future I’ve been studying—and building toward—with my team at First Movers, where we’re helping companies leap into AI before they’re left behind.
Drop a comment: Are you ready to thrive when robots rule? Let’s go.
Key Topics (In Your Voice):
“The Automation Cliff”: Why 2025 isn’t just a year—it’s a countdown to losing millions of jobs (starting with HR).
Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: TikTok buys, AI investments, and how this could become America’s UBI piggybank.
Norway’s $222 Billion Blueprint: Copy-paste their oil model for AI profits? Yes, please.
Blockchain & Tokenization: Transparent UBI payouts + letting you track the robot economy’s stock portfolio.
Post-Labor Society: Work’s dying. Humanity’s rebirth? Time to be, not just do.
First-Mover Survival Guide: Why businesses that delay AI will crash—and how to dodge it.
P.S. If your company’s still pretending AI isn’t a tsunami, slide into my DMs. Let’s talk. 😉
 
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E11 - A Day in 2030: Thriving (Not Just Surviving) the AI Revolution

What does daily life look like after artificial general intelligence (AGI) reshapes our economy, creativity, and social fabric? Join us as we walk through a day in the life of Sarah, a woman navigating 2030’s hybrid world of decentralized ownership, universal basic income (UBI), and AI-enhanced living. This grounded vision—co-created with AI and backed by economic research—explores how society adapts to a post-labor economy without falling into utopian or dystopian extremes. Discover how humans maintain agency through lifelong learning, community collaboration, and creative expression, even as AI handles routine tasks. From AI-optimized gardens to mixed-reality concerts, this episode reveals a future where technology amplifies human potential while confronting the messy, real-world challenges of transition.
Key Topics Covered:
The Hybrid Economic Model: Combining UBI with decentralized ownership of automated systems (vertical farms, renewable energy, AI platforms).
Lifelong Learning: Education as a pursuit of passion, powered by AI tutors and immersive simulations.
AI as a Creative Partner: Enhancing (not replacing) human creativity in writing, art, and problem-solving.
Community-Centric Living: Local circular economies, skill-sharing hubs, and redefining "value" beyond wages.
Human-Centered Healthcare: Predictive AI diagnostics paired with empathetic doctor-patient relationships.
The Social Transition: Balancing loss of traditional jobs with new forms of meaning-making and connection.
Challenges Ahead: Inequality, economic agency, and preserving human dignity in a post-labor society.
Featuring insights from economist research and a collaborative vision with AI, this episode is a must-listen for futurists, skeptics, and anyone curious about building a world where technology serves human flourishing.
 
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E10 - The Open Source AI Revolution Has Begun (DeepSeek Changed Everything)

In this thought-provoking episode, we dive into the seismic shift in artificial intelligence as open-source models like DeepSeek’s AR1 disrupt the myth that advanced AI requires billions in funding and corporate secrecy. Explore how Berkeley researchers built a reasoning AI for just $450, Nvidia’s palm-sized supercomputer, and why this explosion of accessibility is rewriting the rules of innovation. We dissect the clash between open-source collaboration and closed-source control, weigh the risks of misuse against the dangers of centralized power, and unpack Ilya Sutskever’s warnings about AI’s "mind-bending" capabilities. Is decentralized AGI through DAOs the answer, or are we racing toward a point of no return? Join the debate on whether democratizing AI will save humanity—or endanger it.
Key Topics Covered:
The Open-Source AI Revolution: How DeepSeek’s AR1 model shattered the myth that advanced AI requires massive compute and corporate secrecy.
Cost Collapse in AI Development: From 500Mto500Mto450—how open-source models like Berkeley’s thinking AI are democratizing access.
Hardware Democratization: Nvidia’s $249 Jetson Orin Nano and its role in making generative AI accessible to individuals and small teams.
Historical Precedents: Linux vs. Windows, Android vs. iOS—why open-source ecosystems often outpace closed competitors.
Corporate Reckoning: How OpenAI and others are scrambling to adapt as innovation shifts from resource wars to idea wars.
Risks vs. Rewards: Data privacy, national security, and the existential debate over open-sourcing superintelligent AI.
Ilya Sutskever’s Warning: The ethical dilemma of open-sourcing AI when systems can autonomously create bioweapons or run labs.
Decentralized AGI: Could DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) governed by AI ensure equitable distribution of power?
Philosophical Shift: Moving from "Who controls AI?" to "How can AI benefit everyone?"—a new paradigm for technological progress.
"Would you trust an open-source AI to solve humanity’s greatest challenges, or does true safety lie in keeping its code under lock and key?"
 
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E9 - China's $5M AI EXPOSED: Can the U.S. Counter China's Open Source Dominance?

Join me as I steer the USS Enterprise into the high-stakes world of AI innovation and geopolitical rivalry. In this episode, we break down DeepSeek’s game-changing AR1 model—a ChatGPT rival trained for just $5 million—and explore how its open-source release sent shockwaves through Big Tech, crashed Nvidia’s stock, and sparked urgent debates on privacy, security, and global AI dominance.
Key Topics Covered:
DeepSeek AR1's Disruption: How a Chinese startup's budget-friendly Al rivals OpenAl's models— and why it's free.
Nvidia's Stock Plunge: Did investors overreact, or is cheap Al training a threat to tech giants?
Privacy Red Flags: Keystroke tracking, Chinese servers, and censorship concerns lurking in AR1's terms.
US vs. China Al Race: Trump's energy push, Stargate data centers, and fears of a "kinetic war-free" domination.
Open Source Double-Edged Sword: Innovation vs. oversight-can ethical hacking counter hidden agendas?
Censorship Patterns: Why DeepSeek wipes conversations about China but not other governments.
The Big Question: Would you trade cheaper Al for your data privacy? 
Buckle up for a wild ride through policy wars, Silicon Valley panic, and the rabbit hole of open-source geopolitics.
What do you think? Should innovation trump privacy, or is DeepSeek a Trojan horse? Let me know in the comments!
 
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E8 - AI Agents Go Mainstream: Breaking Down OpenAI’s Game-Changing Operator

Join Julia McCoy into the groundbreaking launch of OpenAI’s Operator and Perplexity’s mobile assistant—two AI agents poised to transform how we interact with technology. Discover how these tools are ushering in a new era of automation, bypassing traditional APIs to control computers just like humans do.
Key Topics Covered:
OpenAI’s Operator: A semi-autonomous agent that navigates browsers, books reservations, shops online, and performs SEO audits—no custom integrations needed.
Perplexity’s Mobile Assistant: A multi-modal tool that answers questions, writes emails, and even books rides via Uber.
Real-World Applications: From grocery shopping on Instacart to analyzing websites and comparing products, see how AI agents handle complex tasks.
Limitations & Safety: Current restrictions (US-only, $200/month), occasional human guidance needs, and safeguards like "human-in-the-loop" confirmations.
The Business Impact: Why Bing’s value could surge, how AI desks might replace or 25x human employees, and First Movers’ upcoming marketplace for ready-to-deploy AI tools.
Benchmarks & Future Vision: How Operator stacks up against human performance and what’s next for AI-driven productivity.
Julia McCoy’s elite AI firm, First Movers, also teases their 2025 roadmap, including AI Desks—custom agents tailored to supercharge your workforce. Tune in to stay ahead of the AI curve and prepare for a world where digital assistants handle the grind, so you don’t have to.
https://firstmovers.ai/
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