Joe Hoft & Jeffrey Funk on The Pelle Neroth Taylor Show - 29 January 2024

On today's show, Jeffrey Funk delves into a discussion about AI.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Joe Hoft is an author and a contributor at The Gateway Pundit alongside his twin brother, Jim Hoft, the founder. Joe previously served as an international corporate executive in Hong Kong for a Fortune 500 company for nearly a decade. He has presented at corporate board and audit committees in numerous countries worldwide, overseeing the financial reporting on multi-million and billion-dollar global entities. Joe has authored five books, including his most recent work, "The Steal—Volume II: The Impossible Occurs," which focuses on the 2020 Election. He is a regular guest on news shows across various media outlets and has conducted interviews with prominent conservatives, including President Trump. Joe hosts "The Joe Hoft Show" on TNT. You can find more about him at https://tntradio.live/shows/the-joe-hoft-show/.

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr. Jeff Funk has dedicated his 46-year career to studying how new technologies emerge and diffuse. He served as a professor and consultant, with a notable track record of foreseeing the potential of technologies. During the late 1990s and early 2000s in Japan, he recognized the potential of smartphones and worked with Western companies to implement phones and services while he was a professor at Kobe and Hitotsubashi Universities. As early as 2004, he recommended to mobile service providers that they should focus on apps, well before the iPhone was released in 2007. His research in this area earned him the NTT DoCoMo mobile science award in 2004. Dr. Funk remains an influential figure in the world of startups and emerging technologies today through his writing, speaking engagements, consulting, and LinkedIn posts. He has been a keynote speaker at events such as the BrainBar, George Gilder's COSM, Bank to the Future, and WoW AI, among others. Dr. Funk has also contributed extensively to publications like Issues in Science & Technology, Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Slate, Fast Company, American Affairs, Market Watch, MindMatters, Salon, and the Yuan. You can learn more about his work on his Muckrack profile: https://muckrack.com/jeffrey-funk-1/portfolio.