Introducing: Possible

Introducing Possible, a new podcast that sketches out the brightest version of the future—and what it will take to get there. Most of all, it asks: what if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way? Hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger, each episode features an interview with a visionary from a different field: climate science, media, criminal justice, and more. The conversation also features another kind of guest: GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest and most powerful language model to date. Each episode has a companion story, generated by GPT-4, which will serve as a jumping-off point for a hopeful, speculative discussion about what humanity could possibly get right if we leverage technology—and our collective effort—effectively. Possible is produced by Wonder Media Network and hosted by Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger. Our showrunner is Shaun Young. Possible is produced by Edie Allard and Sara Schleede. Jenny Kaplan is our Executive Producer and Editor.

Speaker names marked ? are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

• 0:04Speaker 00

  My son, for a school assignment, had to design a sustainable city. My son wanted to build a floating city for 10,000 people, supported with hydrogen balloons, so that the whole suburb could float above the ground.

• 0:17Speaker 01

  The idea of creating a show for every individual person that catered to them is, I think, one of the most exciting advances in technology and in entertainment we could possibly pursue.

• 0:31Speaker 02

  If everything breaks the right way in 15 years, we should be breaking ground on our first fusion pilot plant.

• 0:37Speaker 03

  If we can effectively augment our reality with AI-inspired information, the superpower will be with us everywhere.

• 0:49Speaker 04

  This is Possible, a new podcast that seeks out the brightest version of the future and what it takes to get there. I'm Reid Hoffman.

• 0:58Aria Finger?

  I'm Aria Finger. Each episode will talk with a visionary from a different field. Everything from climate science to criminal justice and from education to entertainment.

• 1:11Speaker 04

  The conversation will also feature another kind of guest, GPT-4, OpenAI's latest and most powerful language model to date. Each episode will have a companion story, which we've generated with GPT-4 to spark discussion.

• 1:24Aria Finger?

  It will all come back to one question: What if, in the future, everything breaks humanity's way?

• 1:31Speaker 04

  This is Possible. Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts.