Global Deepfake Deception, Mental Offloading, and Snap Specs’ Spiritual Successor: Our Predictions for 2026 with Felina Tan, Matt Webster and Jag Sharma #105

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Global Deepfake Deception, Mental Offloading, and Snap Specs’ Spiritual Successor: Our Predictions for 2026 with Felina Tan, Matt Webster and Jag Sharma #105
Feb 03, 2026 Episode 105
Jag Sharma

Prediction season is back for a round 2, and this time Matt and Felina are swinging for the fences. 

Between the dream of burdening AI with our mental load, to the nightmare of deepfakes fooling us all on the world stage, our outlook on 2026 proves one thing - you won’t have time to catch your breath, or the year in tech will pass you by…

Join us in the second of our special prediction episodes; we’ll see in December whether it’s the optimistic theories that prevail, or whether you’ll be able to trust anything in the AI era anymore.

This episode of Disconnected covers:

  • A New Age of AI-Driven Consumer Tech
  • Social Platforms Fighting For Our Attention
  • Trust, Deepfakes & The Media
  • Robots, Safety & Regulation
  • AI in High-Stakes Industries

Jag Sharma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma
https://www.instagram.com/jagsharma/

Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/

Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/

Felina Tan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felinagabrielletan/

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