Is your job safe? AI is now embedded in everything from your email to your spreadsheets. The question isn't if your job will change, but how ready you are to adapt.

Join Akil, Joel, and Faze on The Tech Factor as they break down the AI revolution in the workplace, and dive into the massive announcements from the Google I/O 2025 Keynote. We cover Gemini 2.5, the "AI Ultra Plan," and what you need to be learning right now to stay ahead.

In this episode, you will learn about:

The AI Workplace Reality: Real-life examples of how AI is saving hours in lesson planning, Excel reports [05:42], and customer service, transforming low-skill jobs [12:15].

The Human Touch Debate: Are we losing critical thinking and human emotion by becoming reliant on AI? We discuss the potential for "dead internet theory" and the need for human skills [06:44].

Gemini 2.5 & Google I/O: Meet Google's flagship model that can read, write, see, and reason with a million words of context [30:54]. Learn about AI Mode in Google Search [31:59], Gemini Live for real-time assistance [37:24], and Agent Mode for full delegation of complex tasks [37:44].

The Premium AI Economy: Google launches the AI Ultra Plan ($249/month) aimed at power users, showing the formation of a lucrative, high-tier AI market [42:04].

Upskilling Tips: The best free tools to practice prompt writing, and why leveraging AI is essential to avoid being replaced by those who master it [21:28].

Cool Tech & Quantum Quiz: We look at a robot dog that is amphibious (land and water) [47:21], and contact lenses that let you see infrared light [48:29]. Plus, Faze and Joel go head-to-head in a heated Quantum Quiz rematch! [50:42]

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