The Week: AI, GLP-1s, and Scott's Iran War Reversal

Scott Galloway delivers a sharp, contrarian take on the AI boom, arguing that the technology is now more expensive than the human labor it's meant to replace—citing massive layoffs, blown budgets at Uber and Microsoft, and a growing skepticism among Fortune 500 leaders. He warns investors to sell their AI stocks immediately, calling the current frenzy 'like 1999' and predicting a painful reckoning. Yet he pivots to a surprising endorsement: GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may be more transformative than AI, not just for weight but for reversing over 200 chronic diseases. In a bold reversal, he admits his early support for military action in Iran was a mistake, calling the war a 'quagmire' and a 'national disaster' akin to Iraq, and publicly owns up to his error—rare in political discourse. The episode closes with a powerful, personal lesson: action absorbs anxiety, whether facing a health scare, job loss, or existential dread. The message? Stop overthinking. Start doing. The episode’s most striking insight isn’t about AI or war—it’s that the real crisis isn’t in technology or geopolitics, but in our collective failure to act. From overinvesting in unproven AI to underestimating healthcare’s systemic flaws, and from supporting a flawed war to avoiding medical care, Galloway argues we’re paralyzed by anxiety, not by lack of options. The solution? Move. Take the first step. The relief begins the moment you act.