What Happens When AI Can Do Every Job?
September 25, 2025
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as posted by the channelZachary Levi is best known for starring in the popular TV series "Chuck" and hit movies like "Shazam!," while millions of children, my daughters included, know him as Flynn Rider in Disney's "Tangled." But recently, he did something even more noteworthy in his industry: he endorsed Robert Kennedy Jr. and later President Trump, while openly sharing his Christian faith. Why did he put his career at risk? What's the story behind his $100 million studio project in Texas? And will AI open new doors for actors and writers, or will it supplant human ingenuity and, ultimately, millions of jobs?
Join us for a fascinating look behind the Hollywood curtain with a counter-cultural leader, and a spirited debate over technology's impact on the human condition.
We begin the conversation with Zachary's courage to speak out ahead of the 2024 elections, and the role of leaders to put principles ahead of self-preservation. Next, we reflect on the legacy of Charlie Kirk, and his ability to engage his opponents with both truth and compassion. In contrast, not a single actor had the temerity to invoke Charlie at the recent Emmy Awards, and Zachary takes us behind the curtain to explain how a quintessential American institution like Hollywood capitulated to woke ideologues. And he's not just speaking out, he's also building an alternative: learn about Wyldwood -- a $100 million studio project outside Austin aimed at reviving great art and providing a new kind of community for artists. Finally, Zachary discusses AI's dramatic impact on Hollywood, and why he worries it will eventually consume the creative arts. He and I see the AI landscape very differently -- his take is more pessimistic, mine more optimistic -- but we have a fun debate, and ultimately agree that it's our job as leaders to build toward solutions that lift up humans and preserve the values that make our civilization great.
Follow Zachary on X: @ZacharyLevi
Learn more about Wyldwood here
Joe Lonsdale is an American entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist. He has been a part of founding more than a dozen mission-driven companies, including Palantir, Addepar, OpenGov, Affinity, Epirus, Resilience Bio, and 8VC.
Follow Joe on X: @JTLonsdale
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