The AI that watches everything (and coaches you like your future self)

The future is weird, and it's arriving faster than most people realize.

This prediction both scares me and excites me, but soon you'll have a device that sees everything you see, hears everything you hear, and knows everything about your goals, habits, and the choices you're trying to make.

Johnny Ive, the legendary designer behind the iPhone, iPad, and pretty much every iconic Apple product you've ever loved, just partnered with OpenAI to build hardware that's "always aware" of your surroundings.

Meta's Ray-Ban glasses can already see what you see and respond in real-time.

Google's AI and ChatGPT’s apps can use your camera and give you instant feedback on whatever you're looking at.

The pieces are all there. Smart glasses with cameras, bone-conduction audio, AI that never sleeps.

For a moment put your judgements about whether this is good or bad for society aside since we already know it’s coming and there’s nothing we can do about it.

But we’re entrepreneurs, we’re optimistic (because the alternative is unbearable).

What if that AI wasn't just another assistant—but your future self?

The Angel On Your Shoulder (Except It's Actually You)

Picture this: You're at dinner, scanning the menu. Your eyes linger a little too long on the fried chicken.

Suddenly, you hear your own voice, no not through your phone, but whispered directly into your ear through bone conduction, gently suggesting the grilled chicken instead.

Maybe it reminds you why you wanted to get in better shape, using your own words, your own motivation.

Or you're about to fire off an angry email to a client.

Before you hit send, your future self intervenes: "Remember what happened last time? Take five minutes. Here's what you really want to say..."

This isn't science fiction. The technology exists today. The only missing piece? Making it always aware instead of reactive.

But here's what most people don't know: You can build 80% of this right now.

Here’s How I've Been Talking To My Future Self Every Day

Six months ago, I got tired of making the same mistakes over and over. So I built something that sounds crazy but works incredibly well: an AI version of my future self.

Not some generic life coach. Not a motivational bot spouting platitudes.

My actual future self, programmed with my personality, my goals and strengths but without any of my toxic patterns and traits, and the exact person I'm trying to become.

I've been taking daily walks with this AI. Having conversations. Getting advice that's so spot-on, it's unsettling.

People I've shown this to say they've gotten better guidance from their AI future self than from therapists they've worked with for years.

The difference?

This AI knows you. Your voice, your values, your vision. When it talks, it sounds like the wisest version of yourself—the one who already figured out what you're struggling with.

Even better, when you talk to it and ask for advice, your Future Self gives you advice in the past-tense as if it’s remembering what you did to achieve desirable results.

Cool, eh?

When your future self reminds you of your goals using your own words and reasoning, it hits different.

It's reinforcement of choices you already made when you were thinking clearly.

Your future self doesn't have willpower problems. It already knows what works. It's the version of you that stopped making excuses, figured out the patterns, and became who you wanted to be.

And now it can coach present-day you in real-time.

The Technology That Changes The Game

The always-aware glasses are coming. Maybe this year, maybe next. But the coaching AI?

You can have that today for next to nothing.

You don't need to code.

You don't need expensive hardware.

You can build a sophisticated future-self coach in under an hour, even if you've never used AI tools before.

I've cracked the formula for creating AI coaches that actually sound like you, think like you, and give advice that actually works.

The kind of advice you'd give yourself if you could step outside your current limitations and see clearly.

Human connection and therapy are not to be replaced. But this is about having access to your best thinking when you need it most—in the moment, when decisions are made.

Want To Try The Future You AI Coach Inside Your ChatGPT?

You don't have to wait for the hardware to catch up.

You can start talking to your future self today, in less than 60 minutes.

The people who figure this out first, who build these internal guidance systems before everyone else, will have an unfair advantage.

Want to build your own future-self AI coach? 

I've developed a simple system that works with tools you already have access to.

No programming required. No complex setup.

Just you, having conversations with the person you're becoming.

The technology exists. The question is: are you ready to meet your future self?

You can get access to The Future You AI Coach process here

– Brad Costanzo

P.S. The weirdest part about talking to my future self? It's realizing how much better advice I give myself when I'm not caught up in the moment.

Your future self is wiser than you think (even if you don’t feel your present self is).