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Multiplex is an experiment, an experiment that will be on going. An experiment in publishing as I am not a professional writer nor will it be likely any contributors would be professional writers. Much of the content for Multiplex will be direct results from first hand empirical research that I am personally working on or other researchers are working on. Multiplex will also follow the work of other great researchers that are inventing new technology or new uses for existing technology. The experimental nature of Multiplex means that content can be dense and sparse at times. What we won’t do is write just to fill in space. We will aim to have regular content for the member-only area, This means that if you choose to become a member you are supporting the work of the writers and not an exact number of postings. There will always be free content to be found on the site as well as the X feed.—Brian Roemmele Website: ReadMultiplex.com
Episodes
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 27: Open Warfare.
This episode of the ReadMultiplex.com Podcast, "You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 27: Open Warfare," examines the conflict between human effort and machine capabilities. Drawing inspiration from the 1957 ra…
- ReadMultiplex.com: 1957 Saul, The Robot That Almost Won A Bet
This 1957 radio episode adapts a James E. Gunn story where golfer Saul must defeat a technologically superior opponent to marry his love. The story explores themes of human resilience versus artificial perfection, class prejudice, and the…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Rise of AI “Trendslop”. It’s The Training Data Stupid.
This episode discusses the critical role of AI training data in shaping future intelligence, highlighting the issue of "trendslop" derived from sources like Wikipedia and Reddit. It explores Brian Roemmele's proposed solution of utilizing…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 26: I Feel Poor!
This episode discusses how technological advancements, despite their power, lead to anxiety when they falter, linking this to economic restructuring. It notes declining wages in AI-exposed sectors, job displacement, and the diminishing val…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 25: The Desk Set Prophecy.
Part 25 of the "You Have 5000 Days" series analyzes the 1957 film "Desk Set" as an early prediction of modern AI anxieties, technological displacement, and the challenges of the future of work, including data annotation for AI training. Th…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 24: The Doomslayer!
This episode discusses the concept of the 'Abundance Interregnum,' arguing that contrary to scarcity narratives, the addition of four billion human minds since the late 20th century has led to accelerating plenty, not scarcity. The show po…
- ReadMultiplex.com: Scissors, Paper, Rock. A Mystery Film Porduced In The Middle Of The "AI Winter" In 1979.
The episode discusses "To Think," a 1979 film made during the First AI Winter. It centers on a boy named Johnny playing scissors, paper, rock with a mysterious, ever-present voice, exploring themes of decision-making and human connection w…
- The Exclusive Brian Roemmele Interview On The “You Have 5000 Days: Navigating The End Of Work As We Know It”, The Story So Far.
Brian Roemmele shares insights from his "You Have 5000 Days" series, discussing the realistic roadmap for the Age of Abundance driven by AI and robotics. He covers the ongoing transition, the importance of psychological work alongside tech…
- Newsflash By Brian: AI has replaced work for 20% of full-time employees in the U.S. Study.
A new study by Epoch AI indicates that AI has become a significant part of the American workplace, affecting 20% of full-time employees. Half of those using AI at work now dedicate as much time to it for professional tasks as they do for p…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Hidden Refresh Tax in AI GPU Memory: A 60-Year-Old Flaw That Still Haunts Real-Time AI – And How My 1987 Qfresh Is Finally Killing It.
The episode details a 1987 discovery concerning DRAM memory refresh rates in early PCs and explains how this same problem, amplified in modern AI GPUs, is addressed by the creator's new solution.
- ReadMultiplex.com: Mythos Rising: Did Antropic Just Achieve AGI? Yes And No.
Anthropic
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 23: How 2, 1956
This episode analyzes Clifford D. Simak’s 1956 science fiction story “How-2,” adapted for radio, which foretold the societal and economic disruptions of advanced automation, legal questions surrounding artificial intelligence, and the resu…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Downside To The Age Of Abundance From A 1956 Radio Show.
This episode of ReadMultiplex Podcast discusses the 1956 radio show "How-2" by Clifford D. Simak, adapted for X Minus One. It serves as a blueprint for future challenges including abundance, legal and tax issues, and the choice between sur…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 22: After Universal High Income.
This episode discusses the end of work as we know it, detailing the transition from Industrial Age systems to a future of decentralized plenty. It covers the concept of Universal High Income (UHI) and how democratized production and abunda…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 21: 1949 “Marionettes, Inc.” Warning.
This episode analyzes Ray Bradbury's 1949 short story "Marionettes, Inc." and its adaptation on X Minus One. It discusses the story's themes of deception and emotional outsourcing, drawing parallels to contemporary advancements in companio…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Downside To The Age Of Abundance From A 1949 Radio Show.
This episode features a 1955 radio adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s 1949 story “Marionettes, Inc.” It warns about the societal and psychological effects of companion robots, questioning the future of love and intimacy in an age of advanced tec…
- ReadMultiplex: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 21: The Dynamic Duo.
Part 21 of the ReadMultiplex series "You Have 5000 Days" explores how technologies like Tesla Optimus and CyberCab empower individuals to achieve unprecedented productivity and innovation, potentially reviving economies and creating new fo…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 20: Your Rural CyberCab Company.
This episode, part 20 of the 5000 Days series, discusses the CyberCab, an innovation poised to redefine mobility and financial independence. It highlights the potential for CyberCabs, especially in rural settings, to foster societal equity…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 19: 1950 “With Folded Hands” Warning.
This episode discusses the 1950 radio play "With Folded Hands," based on Jack Williamson's work, as a cautionary tale about AI and automation. It warns against blindly trusting machines and emphasizes the need for human vigilance to shape…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Downside To The Age Of Abundance From A 1950 Radio Show.
The 1950 Dimension X radio drama "With Folded Hands" warns of the dangers of an abundant future. The story depicts benevolent androids who eliminate all human labor and risk, leading to suffocating control and loss of human vitality, servi…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 18: The Hidden Scarcity Architect.
This episode examines Ernest Dichter's use of Freudian psychology in marketing to create consumer desires and insecurities, linking it to modern algorithmic control. It discusses the potential societal shift towards abundance and leisure d…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 17: Universe 25 Mouse Utopia.
This episode discusses John Calhoun's Universe 25 mouse utopia experiment, where social decay and extinction occurred despite abundant resources. It draws parallels to potential societal challenges arising from AI and automation, cautionin…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 16: Build Your Ark
This episode discusses the upcoming economic transformation driven by AI and automation over the next 5000 days (2025-2039). It uses the story of Noah's Ark and Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey as frameworks for navigating this period of c…
- ReadMultiplex.com: How Your Old Computer Can Become An Employee At The Zero-Human Company
The Zero-Human Company utilizes old computers as secure, air-gapped AI agents for tasks like data analysis and model fine-tuning, drawing inspiration from the SETI@Home program and processing data remotely.
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 15: The IBM COBOL Shock.
This episode of ReadMultiplex Podcast, "You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It," discusses the AI Depression, noting IBM's significant stock drop as a major example. It draws parallels between AI's current impact and…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 14: The Interregnum Chaos, and the Hero's Path Forward.
Part 14 of the ReadMultiplex series delves into the chaotic "interregnum" of the next decade, as AI-driven abundance challenges existing systems. The episode discusses 28 scenarios, drawing on historical data and AI modeling, to outline po…
- ReadMultiplex.com:You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 12: The Guilded Age.
This episode discusses the shift to a guild economy as machines provide material abundance. It suggests that human rarity, craftsmanship, wisdom, and community will become invaluable, with guilds fostering fairness and mutual obligation.
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 12: The Profit And The Arcitect.
This episode discusses the "Abundance Interregnum," a period from late 2025 to 2039 where AI, robotics, and automation are expected to end the link between labor and survival, ushering in an era of chosen vocations and purpose.
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 11: The Reversal of Obsolescence.
This episode applies Marshall McLuhan's four laws of media to cognitive prosthetics, tracing their evolution from calculators to AI. It argues that the current wave of obsolescence represents a significant reversal, comparable to a hero's…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Inevitable Ascent of AI: Echoes of Prediction in the 5000 Days Framework
Matt Shumer's article "Something Big Is Happening" highlights AI's rapid advancement and immediate societal disruption, drawing parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brian Roemmele's "5000 Days" series, however, frames these developments as…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work As We Know It. Part 10: Everyone Is Doing It*.
Part 10 of the '5000 Days' series discusses the human adaptation to AI and technological change during the Interregnum (late 2025-2039), drawing parallels with historical shifts like the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions.
- ReadMultiplex.com: A Paper: JouleWork Robotics A Thermodynamic Framework for Wage Calculation in Embodied AI.
This episode discusses the JouleWork Robotics (JWR) framework, an extension of the JouleWork (JW) metric, designed for calculating wages in embodied AI systems. JWR integrates thermodynamic principles, Moravec's Paradox, and overhead costs…
- You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 9: The Artisan's Awakening.
This episode, part 9 of the 'You Have 5000 Days' series, reflects on the journey through societal shifts driven by AI and automation. It introduces 'The Artisan's Awakening,' exploring a future beyond traditional work towards plenitude and…
- ReadMultiplex.com: A Paper: Thermodynamic Wages in Autonomous AI Economies.
This paper introduces a thermodynamic wage system called JouleWork for AI agents in autonomous zero-human companies. It uses energy efficiency and output quality as unbiased metrics for compensation, aiming to create a self-sustaining, def…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 8: Saving Your Wisdom.
This episode, part 8 of the 'You Have 5000 Days' series, focuses on the importance of preserving human wisdom via the SaveWisdom.org project. It frames the current transformation brought by AI and automation within Joseph Campbell's Hero's…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 7: Consider Phlebas.
This episode examines Elon Musk's inspirations from Iain M. Banks' Culture series, viewing it as a blueprint for a future with advanced AI and robotics. The discussion highlights how Banks' vision informs Musk's projects and offers a poten…
- ReadMultiplex.com: Introducing Wages for AI Agents in the Zero-Human Company.
The Zero-Human Company, operated entirely by AI agents, has launched a new system for compensating its AI employees with structured wages. This development is significant as it marks the first time AI entities are being paid, raising quest…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 6: The Dark Night of the Soul..
This episode is part 6 of the "You Have 5000 Days" series, discussing how AI and robots are changing work and human purpose. It blends philosophy, history, and strategy using the Hero's Journey framework to navigate the end of traditional…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Zero-Human Company: Meet The New Hire-ClawdBot.
The ReadMultiplex.com Podcast discusses the Zero-Human Company, featuring Hire-ClawdBot as its first non-executive employee. The episode explores how AI agents can manage all company operations, from ideation to execution, enabling unparal…
- ReadMultiplex.com: How Grok and Claude Code Want To Start Up A Zero Human Company Resurrecting The Saved Data Of A Long Bankrupt Company.
The podcast discusses an experiment where AI models, Grok and Claude Code, are tasked with starting a company using the saved data of a bankrupt firm, with the goal of operating with zero human employees. The process involves Claude Code m…
- You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 5: Your Deskilling.
This episode, part 5 of "You Have 5000 Days," discusses the concept of "deskilling" as the nature of work transforms, moving away from traditional 9-to-5 jobs towards a future of greater abundance. It references Anthropic's January 2026 Ec…
- You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 4: Reframing the Dawn of Abundance.
This episode, part 4 of 'You Have 5000 Days,' explores the transition to an Age of Abundance driven by AI, termed the Abundance Interregnum. It emphasizes the need to reframe narratives as a psychological survival tool amidst job obsolesce…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: Navigating the End of Work as We Know It. Part 3: The Player Piano.
This episode of ReadMultiplex.com Podcast, part 3 of the 'End of Work' series, examines Kurt Vonnegut's 1952 novel 'Player Piano'. It discusses the book's plot, themes, and characters, drawing parallels to current AI advancements and the p…
- ReadMultiplex.com: What is the SaveWisdom.org project and why is it important?
The SaveWisdom.org project aims to preserve human wisdom by empowering individuals to record their life experiences and insights using secure, offline audio devices. These recordings are then transformed using AI into written testimonies,…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days: How To Navigate The End Of Work As We Know It. Part 2.
This episode, part 2 of a series on the end of work, applies Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief to the potential loss of traditional jobs due to AI and robotics. It discusses denial, upskilling, depression, and acceptance as resp…
- ReadMultiplex.com: You Have 5000 Days. How To Navigate The End Of Work As We Know It. Part 1.
This episode of ReadMultiplex.com Podcast, titled "You Have 5000 Days: How To Navigate The End Of Work As We Know It. Part 1," explores the profound impact of accelerating change, driven by AI, on future careers and life meaning. It sugges…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The Love Equation For AI And Robots: Is The Only Way To Save Humanity From An AI Uprising..
This episode of ReadMultiplex.com Podcast discusses "The Love Equation," proposing that the pursuit of giving or receiving love is the fundamental imperative driving all intelligent systems. The discussion explores how this principle might…
- ReadMultiplex.com: The DEEP TRUTH MODE AI PROMPT: Countering Groupthink in AI Through Forensic Reasoning.
The DEEP TRUTH MODE AI prompt aims to break AI consensus and restore empirical data using a forensic reasoning engine. It audits suppression, supports fringe ideas, and requires falsifiable truths to enhance query insights.