Ep42 Soft Handed Robots

NET Society

The Net Society crew is back with a packed conversation spanning immersive tech, AI breakthroughs, and the evolving art market. They open with the latest in metaverse development, exploring how new world models could reshape interfaces, AR adoption, and virtual environments. From there, the discussion shifts to robotics, asking how close we are to shaking hands with machines and the societal quirks that might come with it. The release of GPT-5 takes center stage next, with early impressions on its programming capabilities and what it means for the future of software creation. A spirited debate follows on the role of Figma and other design tools in an AI-driven workflow, before turning to the announcement of the Art Blocks 500 and what it signals for generative art’s legacy. The crew closes with thoughts on renewed NFT market energy, the missing middle in on-chain culture, and how future communities might thrive without falling into old tokenized traps.

Mentioned in the episode

Genie 3 AI model release https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1952732150928724043

GPT-5 release from OpenAI https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1953504357821165774

Art Blocks 500 https://x.com/artblocks_io/status/1953120356945842542

Show & Hosts

Net Society: https://x.com/net__society

Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01

Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x

Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws

Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai

Production & Marketing

Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl

Social: https://x.com/v_kirra

• (00:00) - Is the Metaverse Back?
• (07:35) - AR, XR and Soft Handed Robots
• (15:13) - GPT-5 Release and Early Impressions
• (21:06) - Figma, Design Tools and the AI Stack
• (34:54) - Art Blocks 500 and What’s Next
• (43:36) - NFT Market Check and ETH Tailwinds
• (49:28) - Rethinking Tokenized Communities
• (57:08) - Welcome & Disclaimer