Endgame with Amanda Cassatt
Are Humans Being Replaced? The Truth About AI | Malcolm & Simone Collins
Malcolm and Simone Collins became known as prominent voices in the pronatalist movement. But today, much of their work is focused on a different question: what happens to humans, culture, education, and future generations as artificial intelligence transforms society? In this episode of Endgame, Amanda Cassatt sits down with Malcolm and Simone to explore how AI is reshaping internet culture, why they believe the next major culture war is forming around artificial intelligence, and what it means to raise children in a world where machines may outperform humans at increasingly general tasks. They discuss how they are preparing their own children for a post-AI economy, why specialization may become more valuable than being a generalist, and whether humans will remain economically necessary as AI agents become more capable. The conversation also explores the evolution of internet subcultures, the rise of AI-generated media, effective altruism and “stellar humanism,” genetic technology, pronatalism, demographic decline, and the question at the center of it all: what kind of people and what kind of civilization will thrive in the future? Malcolm and Simone also discuss their work with rfab.ai and how they think AI tools can expand individual creative and technological capabilities. Timestamps 00:10 — Introduction 04:46 — From Tech and VC to Pronatalism 09:04 — Genetic Screening and the Origins of Their Movement 12:55 — How Internet Media Creates Celebrity 15:30 — Why Pronatalism Went Mainstream 20:10 — How Internet Subcultures Become Mainstream Culture 25:30 — Is AI the Next Culture War? 28:21 — Could AI Art Become Bigger Than Memes? 32:26 — Effective Altruism vs. Stellar Humanism 39:06 — Are Humans Being Replaced by AI? 43:24 — What Happens When Humans Lose Their Economic Advantage? 45:23 — Raising Children in the Age of AI 50:01 — Teaching Kids How to Use Technology Safely 52:29 — Should AI Uncertainty Change the Decision to Have Kids? 57:16 — Can Pronatalism Reverse Falling Birth Rates? 58:42 — Building Culture for a Post-AI Future 1:02:57 — Their Alternative to Modern Dating 1:03:00 — Building rfab.ai and an AI-Native Community Stay Connected https://x.com/amandacassatt https://x.com/serotonin_hq Apple Podcasts & Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6iSvbKOJWoEPiAoGmiulkd https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endgame-with-amanda-cassatt/id1801809440 Follow Simone & Malcolm Collins https://www.instagram.com/simonehcollins/?hl=en
