Pluribus, Starfleet Academy, For All Mankind, and Anthropic vs The Pentagon

Eric Roberson on AI, Music’s Future, and Tech on the Road | The Black Futurist Podcast

Eric Roberson on AI, Music’s Future, and Tech on the Road | The Black Futurist Podcast Bryndan D. Moore and singer-songwriter Eric Roberson open with Knicks fandom, recent playoff optimism, and a coaching breakdown involving OG Anunoby, Dylan Harper, and Mike Brown. They talk about an addictive browser game called “82 and 0,” Eric’s heavy travel on American Airlines and Executive Platinum perks, and tech for frequent flyers, including XREAL smart glasses versus Apple Vision Pro, plus newer XREAL features like 3D simulation, AI processing, and trade-ins. The conversation shifts to music tech: rare drum machines, Stro Elliot’s musicianship, and Bryndan’s red-carpet interviews at Black American Music Week in Atlanta focused on AI. Eric shares nuanced views on AI’s impact on creativity, collaboration, and audio quality, describes his pandemic-era virtual performance setup, answers quick-fire questions (Ableton, The Matrix, spatial audio/holograms), and closes with a vivid Oculus Walking Dead VR story. 00:00 Knicks Fan Pain 00:58 Podcast Intro Setup 03:13 Knicks Streak Breakdown 05:34 Coach Mike Brown Talk 07:37 Addictive NBA Draft Game 09:46 Frequent Flyer Perks 13:15 XREAL Smart Glasses 18:52 Studio Gear Deep Dive 20:46 Stro Elliot Genius 23:42 Music Week Meets AI 28:12 Eric on AI Fears 29:53 AI Fears and Choice 32:58 Endless Musicians Problem 34:25 Vampire Coding Addiction 36:39 Suno Songs and Craft 39:36 Stems Quality Reality 43:14 Streaming Pool Metaphor 45:53 Pandemic Virtual Shows 49:01 Stevie Feature Debate 55:08 Quick Fire Future Tech 59:37 VR Walking Dead Immersion 01:13 Final Sign Off

Revolutionizing Art Ownership: La Mer Walker Introduces SOQWallet

Soq Wallet: Where Physical Art Meets Crypto Rewards | The Black Futurist Podcast ft. La Mer Walker On The Black Futurist Podcast, host Bryndan D. Moore and Dr. Maurice Dolberry talk with La Mer Walker, founder of Super Position Velocity and CEO of SOQWallet, about SOQWallet’s culture-first approach to art commerce. La Mer explains Soq Wallet as a curated e-commerce platform selling physical art and collectibles (launching with a Paul Frank collection) that can be “activated” via a certificate of authenticity and digital provenance claim, creating a digital twin in a vault. Users can buy with credit cards or stablecoins like USDC, manage assets across multiple blockchains, earn platform rewards, and optionally place assets into Stable Fusion positions to earn stablecoin yield. They discuss virtual museum possibilities, ownership transfer mechanics, and how SOQWallet uses regulated payment partners plus KYC and human review to reduce illicit activity risks. 00:00 Crypto Crime Concerns 00:43 Why Blockchain Is Traceable 01:26 Meet La Mer Walker 02:43 How We Met 04:06 Artemis 2 Moon Debate 07:37 Blue Origin Takeaways 13:07 From Sock Money To SOQWallet 15:59 What Is Soq Wallet19:06 How The Vault Works 23:00 Activating Physical Art 26:35 Meta Museum Possibilities 31:24 Crypto Crime Reality Check 32:22 Drift Hack Breakdown 34:40 Building Safer Payment Gates 37:36 Cloning and IP Moats 40:10 Expanding Art Mediums 41:46 Culture Meets Commerce 45:53 Paul Frank Origin Story 47:29 Physical Plus Digital Ownership 49:28 Quantum Threat to Encryption 52:17 Next Drops and Creator Wishlist 57:27 Curated Culture Collections 59:42 Paul Frank Characters and VIP Signup 01:01:37 Closing Thanks and Future Guests

AI, Birthright Citizenship, and the Moral Considerations of Modern Law

AI, Profit, and Power: Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, OpenAI’s $122B Raise, and Morality vs the Profit Motive | The Black Futurist PodcastHosts Bryndan D. Moore and Dr. Maurice Dolberry debate AI’s future through three threads: a California federal judge blocking the Pentagon from punishing Anthropic by labeling it a supply-chain risk, framing it as illegal First Amendment retaliation tied to pressure to use AI for lethal military decisions; the Supreme Court battle over reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship, highlighting confusion over concepts like “domicile” and “allegiance” and the difficulty of amending the Constitution; and OpenAI’s $122B raise at an $852B valuation, including Amazon’s $50B and Nvidia/SoftBank’s $30B each, with AGI-related terms. They argue AI is becoming infrastructure, but warn profit-first incentives and geopolitical blowback could drive instability, making moral governance and positional choices urgent.00:00 AI Exports For Profit01:05 Podcast Intro And Anthropic Case01:59 Birthright Citizenship Fight11:43 Constitution Change Is Hard15:19 Grammar Rant Interlude18:48 OpenAI Mega Funding20:20 Money Scale And Power25:10 AGI As Infrastructure26:36 Tech Cynicism And Robots27:23 Greed Over Solutions28:48 Goldilocks Asteroid Myth30:44 McGuffins And Hoarding31:25 Selling AI Like Oil32:55 Morality Versus Profit35:32 Who Gets Help First39:26 Local Change And Reparations44:32 Revolution And Payback47:47 Positionality And Survival52:12 Empires Fall And Blackouts59:13 Closing Thoughts And Plugs

Pluribus, Starfleet Academy, For All Mankind, and Anthropic vs The Pentagon

Who Controls the Future? Pluribus, Starfleet Academy, For All Mankind, and Anthropic vs. the Pentagon On The Black Futurist Podcast, Bryndan Moore with Dr. Maurice Dolberry and author Ted Cummings examines three sci-fi stories and one 2026 tech dispute through the shared theme of who controls the future and the cost of refusing. They discuss Apple TV+’s Pluribus, where an alien RNA signal triggers a virus that turns humanity into a peaceful hive mind, debating individuality, coercion, colonialism, and whether alignment or “happiness” is still control; Ted connects it to his Slumber series about a virus that puts non-melanated Americans asleep for 80 years as Black and other melanated people reshape society. They review Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s morally gray premise, character development, and representation debates, then preview For All Mankind season five’s Mars/Earth tensions after the Goldilocks asteroid heist and its focus on women’s inclusion. The episode closes with Anthropic’s conflict with the Pentagon over prohibiting mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons without human approval, noting Claude’s prior classified deployments and that the dispute centered on whether AI may refuse orders. 00:00 Pluribus, Starfleet Academy, For All Mankind, and Anthropic vs The Pentagon 00:20 This Week on TBF01:11 Pluribus 22:27 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 45:55 Michael Dorn / Worf48:08 Snippet: MNW 48:21 For All Mankind, Returns for Season 5 56:06 Anthropic vs The Pentagon 01:01:23 Closing: Author Ted Cummings

CES 2026: Beyond the Gadgets - Perspectives on EVs, Robots, and the Future

CES 2026 RECAP: The Real Story Behind the Tech | The Black Futurist Podcast Just back from CES 2026 with perspectives you won't find anywhere else. Forget gadget roundups—this is about what the tech industry isn't telling you about EVs, robots, and the operating system wars reshaping your daily life. TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:06 - HARDIE TANKERSLEY: Where Did All the Cars Go?2:00 - Oshkosh Airport Automation & Industrial Robots3:38 - The Big Story: No Major Automakers at CES4:38 - Autonomous Taxis: Zoox, Waymo, Tensor5:10 - The Death of Car Ownership5:30 - Subscription Mobility: Can't Pay, Can't Go7:28 - Zoox: "Loaf of Bread on Wheels"8:06 - DJI Drone Ban vs. Chinese Cars Paradox8:20 - Geely's Manufacturing Loophole Strategy9:55 - Being Contrarian: The Only Way to Win 11:28 - ERIC HUNTER: The Robot Form Factor Debate12:52 - "It's Idiotic to Recreate Humanity in Robots"13:27 - How Science Fiction Constrains Innovation14:30 - What IS a Robot? Defining the Terms19:58 - Start With the Problem, Not "What Makes Us Human"21:04 - The Smart Trash Can Argument23:30 - Your Car Is the Most Advanced Robot at CES26:19 - Warehouse Robotics: The Building IS the Robot27:48 - The Middleware Problem34:25 - AWS & Robot Operating Systems36:07 - Luke's Hand: Robotic or Mechanical? 37:39 - TIM HANLON: The Operating System Wars39:05 - Oura Ring Evolution & Smart Glasses40:05 - The Battle for Your Wearables41:08 - Abbott vs. Dexcom: Medical Ecosystem Wars42:47 - The CarPlay Problem Explained44:13 - GM's Anti-Consumer Move45:13 - Samsung's Overreach: Brain Scans & Pet Diagnosis47:00 - Consumers Always Find Workarounds49:37 - Tech Must Adapt to Human Needs, Not "Consumers" 51:41 - Outro GUESTS:• Hardie Tankersley - Hardie.org | @Hardie• Eric Hunter - LogicAndZeal.com | @ehunterny• Tim Hanlon - VertereGroup.com | GoodSeatsStillAvailable.com CONNECT:🎙️ youtube.com/@TheBlackFuturist🐦 @bemor This isn't typical CES coverage. This is what happens when you look beyond the press releases. CES2026 #EVs #Robotics #AI #AutonomousVehicles #TechPodcast #BlackFuturist #CarPlay #ChineseEVs #BostonDynamics