Anthropic, SpaceX, universal basic income, AI jobs, coding and personal AI tools: Anthropic has announced a Public Benefit Fund, and Elon Musk has pledged SpaceX shares for children in America. Who benefits, who decides, and what would it mean for a future with fewer jobs?

In AI Psychosis Episode 4, Thomas Bekkers and Rudy Faile discuss the announcements, then debate deterministic code vs. neural networks, learning AI by building, and personal tools: camera autofocus and a faster smart TV experience.

The announcements are commitments, not completed distributions or a universal basic income program. Anthropic’s initial 5% share commitment is subject to stockholder approval. Musk’s pledge concerns one of his SpaceX shares per child in America in 2027; implementation details remain unclear.

Hosted by Thomas Bekkers and Rudy Faile.
Thomas: Thomas Bekkers on YouTube

CHAPTERS
00:00 Anthropic and SpaceX: sharing the wealth
02:18 Who benefits, and what are the risks?
07:48 Deterministic code vs. neural networks
14:43 Learn AI by building something
18:53 AI, brain rot and critical thinking
24:14 Building a camera autofocus tool
25:45 Fixing slow smart TV apps
26:47 Smart home security and network segmentation
28:03 Rebuilding the Samsung TV Plex experience
29:42 How skills carry over between projects
33:47 Rudy’s open-source TV app and wrap-up

ORIGINAL SOURCES
Anthropic’s Public Benefit Fund announcement (October 18, 2026):
https://www.anthropic.com/news/public-benefit-fund
Musk’s SpaceX share pledge (October 19, 2026):
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2112089556615123114
AP reporting on the pledge:
https://apnews.com/article/b3312da37a0e340be275295073055e00

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tg5b9RYehGU