Mike Pepi

1 week ago | realitystudies.co | Jesse Damiani |Mike Pepi

Welcome to the Urgent Futures podcast, the show that finds {signals} in the noise. Each week, I sit down with leading thinkers whose research, concepts, and questions clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. 👉 Never miss an episode! 👉Subscribe to Urgent Futures now: Youtube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify. is a writer and critic exploring the intersection of technology, culture, and politics.

Jan 12, 2025 | bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | Mike Pepi |Ellen Hendriksen |Dan Heath |Pico Ayer

Nonfiction lovers rejoice—this is going to be one heck of a year. From technology to climate action, from psychology to the art of storytelling, 2025 is scheduled to bring groundbreaking books from all kinds of fascinating fields. And this particular list only takes us through May! Read on to discover 25 forthcoming books that we can’t wait to read this year. The start of a new year is a great time to lock in a reading habit.

Nov 2, 2023 | frieze.com | Ben Davis |Stephanie Dinkins |Mike Pepi |Noam Segal |Christopher Thomas

Ben Davis How are you all feeling about the new wave and conversation around generative AI and LLMs [large language models] like ChatGPT? Are you positive, negative, some mix of the two or do you think it’s just a flash in the pan? Mike Pepi I am of the mindset that, despite the venture capital-fuelled hype, LLMs are essentially just a parlour trick. They will never have true sentience or creativity.