In a world of curated perfection and digital personas, how do we know what's real? Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage make a much bigger discovery as they swiped right through the world of dating apps. What they found was more surprising and more human: the search for authenticity and meaning in a world that is increasingly at odds with those values.



From slow dating to freak matching to AI wingman assistants, dating apps reveal the complexity of human connection in an increasingly inauthentic world. One where the desire for real experiences reaches far beyond romance. 



Rich and Matt inexpertly navigate generational divides, echo chambers and the very nature of truth in a digital age. Is authenticity a rejection of silicon valley’s vision for a digital world, or simply a new commodity in a world saturated with faking it and making it? 

In a world of curated perfection and digital personas, how do we know what's real? Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage make a much bigger discovery as they swiped right through the world of dating apps. What they found was more surprising and more human: the search for authenticity and meaning in a world that is increasingly at odds with those values.From slow dating to freak matching to AI wingman assistants, dating apps reveal the complexity of human connection in an increasingly inauthentic world. One where the desire for real experiences reaches far beyond romance. Rich and Matt inexpertly navigate generational divides, echo chambers and the very nature of truth in a digital age. Is authenticity a rejection of silicon valley’s vision for a digital world, or simply a new commodity in a world saturated with faking it and making it?

Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an insight to how the world will change. Tech Talk helps you to breakdown the geeky jargons and complex codes that many often would fear. Also find out what are some the latest consumer offerings like smartphones, drones, robots, cameras, video games that are best in the market and quirky insight to a mind of a digital pop culture technology advocater, Richard Bradbury.

Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an insight to how the world will change. Tech Talk helps you to breakdown the geeky jargons and complex codes that many often would fear. Also find out what are some the latest consumer offerings like smartphones, drones, robots, cameras, video games that are best in the market and quirky insight to a mind of a digital pop culture technology advocater, Richard Bradbury.

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How does the Internet work? To be honest we don't know either. But on Tech Talk, we deconstruct the relationship between humans and technology and understand how it shapes our business and life.

MSP313. Authenticity: Even Better Than The Real Thing

If you’ve ever wanted to create images of your cat in front of the seven wonders of the world, or create sonnets that would make Shakespeare blush, there has never been a better time to be alive. Cheap, accessible AI tools are changing our relationships with information, facts and content generation.



But today we look at a much more basic question. What if this earth shattering technology isn’t earth shattering at all? What if the AI we fear losing our jobs to is all a bit mid?



Today, Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage pose the most explosive question of all and ask: AI, ya basic?

If you’ve ever wanted to create images of your cat in front of the seven wonders of the world, or create sonnets that would make Shakespeare blush, there has never been a better time to be alive. Cheap, accessible AI tools are changing our relationships with information, facts and content generation.But today we look at a much more basic question. What if this earth shattering technology isn’t earth shattering at all? What if the AI we fear losing our jobs to is all a bit mid?Today, Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage pose the most explosive question of all and ask: AI, ya basic?

MSP322. AI, You’re Basic

A Microsoft employee recently tweeted a cheeky dig at Windows, and instead of getting fired, he got attention. Ten years ago, that would’ve been unthinkable. But in today’s tech world, self-deprecating humour, platform agnosticism, and even public criticism are no longer career-ending moves. They’re part of the culture.



In this episode of Tech Talk, Rich Bradbury speaks with Matt Armitage from Kulturpop about what this moment reveals about Microsoft’s evolution, and what it says about Big Tech more broadly. Have we moved past the age of tech evangelism? Are meme-literate CEOs and collaborative platforms the new normal? And how are companies navigating the thin line between transparency and chaos?



This is a conversation about brand reinvention, employee voice, and why the ability to laugh, even at yourself, might just be Big Tech’s new superpower.

Image Credit: Shutterstock

A Microsoft employee recently tweeted a cheeky dig at Windows, and instead of getting fired, he got attention. Ten years ago, that would’ve been unthinkable. But in today’s tech world, self-deprecating humour, platform agnosticism, and even public criticism are no longer career-ending moves. They’re part of the culture.In this episode of Tech Talk, Rich Bradbury speaks with Matt Armitage from Kulturpop about what this moment reveals about Microsoft’s evolution, and what it says about Big Tech more broadly. Have we moved past the age of tech evangelism? Are meme-literate CEOs and collaborative platforms the new normal? And how are companies navigating the thin line between transparency and chaos?This is a conversation about brand reinvention, employee voice, and why the ability to laugh, even at yourself, might just be Big Tech’s new superpower. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Can Big Tech Take a Joke?

Could AI be the bottleneck that leads to the end of humanity? With more than 8 billion of us on the planet, even the world’s greatest doomsayers, Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage have their doubts. If it loses interest before it finishes a book report, how is AI going to hunt us all down and murder us?



However, along the way they discover that 6.66 is the multiplier of the beast, at least when it comes to AI. And they try to solve an age old pickle: how many Bransons are there in a Grok?

Could AI be the bottleneck that leads to the end of humanity? With more than 8 billion of us on the planet, even the world’s greatest doomsayers, Rich Bradbury and Matt Armitage have their doubts. If it loses interest before it finishes a book report, how is AI going to hunt us all down and murder us?However, along the way they discover that 6.66 is the multiplier of the beast, at least when it comes to AI. And they try to solve an age old pickle: how many Bransons are there in a Grok?

MSP313. Authenticity: Even Better Than The Real Thing

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