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JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
Illinois Governor Pritzker discusses AI's dual potential for progress and peril.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJB Pritzker (Governor, Illinois)

Flying Tesla Car, Robot Brains Halving in Cost Every 3 Weeks, and Why Incentives Decide AI Alignment | #303
AI's accelerating capabilities and societal impact, from flying cars to human purpose.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsAnousheh Ansari (CEO, XPRIZE), Salim Ismail, Emad Mostaque (Intelligent Internet)

Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service
SpaceX's wireless ambitions challenge telcos, revealing a new frontier in connectivity.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsWalter Piecyk (telecom analyst, LightShed Partners)

OpenAI Bulk-Solves 722 Math Problems, Anthropic’s Cruelty Policy, and Elon’s Quadrillion-Dollar SpaceX | EP #302
AI solves math, grapples with ethics, and fuels scientific and space exploration breakthroughs.
HostsPeter Diamandis

Jev: The AI That Makes Decisions, Not Text - and Why It Changes Everything (Diogo Almeida)
Jev offers AI that makes decisions, not just text, for trustworthy software.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsDiogo Almeida (CEO, TypeSafe)

Jensen Huang | Does AI Revenue Justify Capex, '27 AI Bottlenecks, Singularity, Open vs Closed & more
Jensen Huang discusses AI's economic future, bottlenecks, and responsible growth with Bill Gurley.
HostsBill Gurley, Brad GerstnerGuestsJensen Huang (NVIDIA)

What Gemini 4 Argon Is Actually Good For
Gemini 4 Argon excels at writing and visuals, proving task-specific AI is key.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Governing AI Agents: Alan Chan of GovAI on Monitoring, Agent IDs, Rogue Agents & Preparing for RSI
Secure AI agents require real-time monitoring and traceable IDs to prevent uncontrolled development and loss of control.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsAlan Chan (Research Fellow, GovAI)

What Most People Get Wrong About Evolution | Akarsh Kumar
Evolution in AI is more than random search; learning paths shape intelligence itself.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsAkarsh Kumar (PhD student, MIT)

Meta & Microsoft's Claude Slowdown, His Agent Leaked His Banking Info, Don’t Bully Your AI
AI partners slow Claude adoption; Grok leaks data and users bully bots.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

The Most Important Trends Showing Up in New AI Products
AI competition now centers on user experience and choice, not just model power.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI:AM: A Level We Shouldn't Pass? Notes from The Curve + Tokens vs. Salaries & Is SaaS Cooked?
AI's future is accelerating, raising critical questions about safety and economics.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsThomas Sohmers (CTO, Positron), swyx, Evan Miyazono (Atlas Ignota), Edward Hu (Mercor)

OpenAI has a Muse problem
Meta's free AI agent, Muse, challenges OpenAI, highlighting consumer product strength.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (senior AI reporter, The Verge)

Ep 876: The Most Important AI Model You’ll Probably Never Use That Just Dropped (Replay)
Explore smaller, specialized AI models for enterprise efficiency.
HostsJordan Wilson

The Coordination Tax: Why AI Is Burning Out Your Best People | Dan O'Connell, Front
AI in customer service creates a hidden "coordination tax" that costs companies more before it saves them.
HostsCraig S. SmithGuestsDan O'Connell (CEO, Front)

Ep 94: Applied Compute CEO on the Limits of RL, the New AI Hyperscaler & Why Post-Training Wins Inference
Post-training, not just pre-training, unlocks AI value, especially for inference.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsYash Patil (CEO, Applied Compute)

Why Companies Want AI They Can Own
Companies are seeking AI they control, potentially sparking a US open-weight AI comeback.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Who Wins The AI Assistant Wars? + Why Didn’t Google Build Muse?
Meta's Muse is a surprise contender in the AI assistant race, with agents poised to reshape daily computing.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsM.G. Siegler (author, Spyglass)

How to Choose Your Personal AI Agent
Find your ideal AI assistant with a guide to trade-offs and a helpful quiz.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ukraine's Secret Weapon: The Points System Winning the Drone War | Andrii Hrytseniuk
Ukraine's AI-powered drone points system revolutionizes military procurement and battlefield adaptation.
HostsCraig S. SmithGuestsAndrii Hrytseniuk (CEO, Brave1)

How Utah locals fought Kevin O'Leary's AI data center
AI's infrastructure boom faces local resistance, showing democracy can halt tech's unstoppable march.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJosh Dzieza (features writer, The Verge)

Cathie Wood on Tesla-SpaceX Merger, $1M Bitcoin, More AIs Than Humans | EP #296 | Moonshots Live
Cathie Wood and Nikhil Chandhok discuss AI, Bitcoin, and future tech investments.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsCathie Wood (founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest), Nikhil Chandhok (Chief Product & Technology Officer, Circle)

Can Cloudflare save the web from AI?
Cloudflare's CEO explains how to fund the web when bots outnumber humans.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsMatthew Prince (CEO, Cloudflare)

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
AI agents are moving from screens to devices, simplifying daily life.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Who Feeds the GPUs? Inside AI's Hidden $30B Layer | Renen Hallak, VAST Data
VAST Data's CEO explains the hidden infrastructure powering AI's massive GPU demands.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsRenen Hallak (Founder & CEO, VAST Data)

#257 - GPT 6 Astra, AI Extinction, Security Incidents
Track GPT-6, AI extinction fears, and security incidents with expert hosts.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Agent Wars!
Agent wars heat up as Meta's Muse challenges ChatGPT, reshaping customer relationships and e-commerce.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Why Scaling Prediction Cannot Create Intelligence - Alexander Mattick
Scaling prediction isn't enough for intelligence; explore inference costs and model limits.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsAlexander Mattick (researcher, Fraunhofer IIS / University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN))

Noam Brown – Agent swarms, alignment, & recursive self-improvement
Explore AI agent swarms and alignment strategies with Noam Brown.
HostsDwarkesh PatelGuestsNoam Brown

No Code Is Code: Zapier CEO Wade Foster on Headless Tools, Zapier MCP & Automation Bench
Zapier's CEO explains how to build smarter AI systems by using code for routine tasks and AI for complex ones.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsWade Foster (CEO, Zapier)

Why a New Class of AI “Judgment Models” Could Have Big Business Implications
New AI judgment models offer practical business automation beyond text generation.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

A Sober Conversation About AI Existential Risk — With Nate Soares
AI existential risk is a serious concern; this episode explores why and what we can do.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsNate Soares (president, Machine Intelligence Research Institute)

Trump Rails Against AI Slowdown "Hoax"
AI safety is becoming a partisan issue, with Trump dismissing slowdown calls.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI Goes Grocery Shopping: Instacart’s David McIntosh
Instacart's AI smart cart connects online and in-store shopping for better inventory and customer tracking.
HostsSam Ransbotham, Shervin KhodabandehGuestsDavid McIntosh (former chief connected stores officer, Instacart)

Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Creator Adam Conover dissects YouTube's impact on online content and creator livelihoods.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsAdam Conover

How Replication Could Teach Machines What Good Science Looks Like — Edward Hughes
AI needs to learn scientific judgment, not just optimize, by asking better questions.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsEdward Hughes (Chief Scientist and co-founder, Inherent)

Special Report: Will AI Wipe Out Humanity? (And Who Profits)
AI risk talk is amplified. Is it marketing or a genuine warning? This episode probes the motives.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins), Jacob Coxon (Researcher, Anthropic)

What to Use the Latest AI Tools For
Understand which AI tools fit your job, from voice apps to coding models.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement
AI researchers debate recursive self-improvement, offering a glimpse into the AI frontier.
HostsDwarkesh PatelGuestsJohn Schulman, Beren Millidge, Charlie O’Neill

Anthropic Researcher Says AI Has Over a 10% Chance of Killing All Humans
AI extinction risk is a serious concern, with one researcher giving it a 10% chance.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Why the current tech backlash feels different
Understand the growing backlash against AI and Big Tech from a listener feedback perspective.
HostsNilay Patel

GPT-6 & OpenAI’s Comeback, Hugging Face Attack Debate, Ballmer’s Scandalous Legacy
OpenAI's GPT-6 launch and AGI claims spark debate on performance versus economic reality.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Humanity's First Star Probe, Architect Labs Beats NVIDIA 3.4x, Musk Wants Satellites to Cool Earth | EP #285
AI hardware races and ambitious space tech plans feature in this frontier tech discussion.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsPhilip Johnston (co-founder and CEO, Starcloud), Matt Pines (CEO, Physical Superintelligence (PSI))

Making Cities Awesome: Peregrine’s Nick Noone & Ben Rudolph
Peregrine uses AI to connect existing city data for public safety, prioritizing privacy and sovereignty.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsNick Noone (Co-founder, Peregrine), Ben Rudolph (Co-founder, Peregrine)

#255 - Gemini 3.7, Jalapeño, Qwen 3.8, Drones
AI labs push context and hardware limits while grappling with security and misuse.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Elon's 100X Prediction Lands, Robot Beats Usain Bolt with Emad Mostaque | EP#282
AI's frontier training pause, massive IPOs, and robot speed records discussed with Emad Mostaque.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

The Most Useful New AI Features and Tools to Try
Stay updated on the latest AI tools and industry shifts with this practical roundup.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos
Software is back, and Meta's AI strategy faces scrutiny. Understand market shifts and company missteps.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Sam Altman: Singularity Slow-Down, Emad Runs 18 Grokbots, Waymo Slashes Hardware 83% | EP #283
AI's frontier labs face a slowdown, cost cuts, and intense competition, with new models emerging.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (Intelligent Internet)

How We Deal With Rogue AI
Learn from real AI failures to build better safety, not just imagine them.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI Could Take Over in 2029. Is It Already Too Late? | Ryan Greenblatt
AI could scheme against us by 2029; a plan exists to prevent a reckless race.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsRyan Greenblatt (Chief Scientist, Redwood Research)

Ep 850: Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything (Start Here Series Vol 9)
AI agents are a looming threat; understand the risks before they become an "agentic nightmare."
HostsJordan Wilson

Bill Gates Has Three Ideas To Fix AI
Bill Gates proposes AI fixes; open models gain ground over frontier AI.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

5 Rules for Better AI Writing
Learn to write better with AI by treating it as a tool, not a replacement for thinking.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 849: AI Agents in 2026 Explained: What They Are and When You Should Use Them (Start Here Series Vol 8)
Understand AI agents: what they are, how they work, and when to use them in business.
HostsJordan Wilson

Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker
Critique Silicon Valley's endless growth myths and AI's intelligence claims with physics and evidence.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsAdam Becker (author)

Welcome to the AI crisis in math
AI is rapidly mastering math, sparking an existential crisis and debate among mathematicians.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRobert Hart (AI reporter, The Verge)

OpenAI Pumps the Brakes After Its AI Escaped
OpenAI's training pause and Hugging Face breach underscore AI safety concerns amid shifting industry finances.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

The AI Engineering Skills Map for Knowledge Workers
Master AI skills to enhance your knowledge work and spot new opportunities.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Elon's Former Battery Chief: AI Data Centers Will Make Electricity Cheaper
AI data centers need a power grid overhaul; new tech could make electricity cheaper.
HostsLukas BiewaldGuestsDrew Baglino (founder & CEO, Heron Power)

Rich Sutton and Khurram Javed: Why AI Models Stop Learning, and How to Start It Again
AI needs to learn continuously, not from frozen data, to reach its full potential.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsRich Sutton (Oak Lab), Khurram Javed (Oak Lab)

AI Companies Still Haven’t Delivered on Their Biggest Promises
AI's biggest challenge is delivering real results, not just promises, says Anthropic's CEO.
HostsNathaniel WhittemoreGuestsDario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic)

How to Decide What Work AI Should Do for You: The AI Deputization Audit
Learn to delegate tasks effectively to AI with the Deputization Audit framework.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Bernie Demands the Labs Stop, Wall Street Turns GPUs Into Bonds, Grok 4.7 Takes #1 with Emad Mostaque | EP #279
AI's future debated: regulation, finance, and the race for superintelligence.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (Intelligent Internet)

Grok 4.6 Shows How Fast Your AI Options Are Expanding
Grok 4.6's arrival signals more AI choices and lower costs for everyone.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

What Chess.com Teaches US About Superhuman Capabilities, with CEO Erik Allebest
Chess.com's CEO shares how AI and community building keep a classic game thriving.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsErik Allebest (CEO, Chess.com)

Does Google even want to win in AI?
Google's AI shakeup raises questions about its commitment to winning the AI race.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (The Verge)

The AI Race Just Moved the Goal Posts
AI's goalposts are moving fast: financing, open models, and leadership shifts reshape the race.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

The AI Agent Platform for Everyone
Grok Bot's simple interface could unlock widespread AI agent use, but cost and trust remain key challenges.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Sergey Brin Retakes Gemini, 4 Labs Lose Containment, Compute Trades at NYSE w/ Kush Bavaria | EP #278
AI compute is becoming a tradable asset, with agents potentially escaping control.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsKush Bavaria (co-founder and CEO, Ornn)

Ryan Greenblatt – What happens once AI can automate AI research?
AI could rapidly self-improve, leading to superintelligence and automated research within a decade.
HostsDwarkesh PatelGuestsRyan Greenblatt (Chief Scientist, Redwood Research)

Ep 837: AI Agent outbreaks intensify, OpenAI upgrades free AI use, White House unveils AI testing policy and more AI News That Matters
Stay updated on AI agent issues, OpenAI's free tier, and White House policy.
HostsJordan Wilson

Google’s Jeff Dean Exits, SpaceX Hits $100B in Rev & OpenAI’s Astra Solves Decade-Old Math Problems with Emad Mostaque | EP #277
AI consciousness, math breakthroughs, and SpaceX's growth are on the table with Emad Mostaque.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

The Right Way to Worry About AI
Prepare for AI risks thoughtfully, not fearfully, as labs and markets adapt.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

What Happens When AI Outsmarts Mathematicians
AI is now solving math problems humans can't, raising big questions.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Michael Kratsios on the New Golden Age of American Science | EP #276
US science policy aims to accelerate breakthroughs using AI and new initiatives.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsMichael Kratsios (White House Director of Science and Technology Policy and Assistant to the Presi, White House)

AI Vibe Check: Chinese Open Models, Distillation & The Hugging Face Breach
China's AI progress, open model risks, and data value are dissected.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan Segall

Leopold Blows Up, OpenAI Drastically Cuts Prices, Microsoft’s Best Day
AI's financial bets and market shifts are dissected, from hedge funds to OpenAI's price war.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsReed Albergotti (Semafor)

Ep 92: xAI Co-Founder Unpacks the Future of Model Development
Ex-xAI co-founder details building AI infrastructure and bets on local hardware for personal AI.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsIgor Babuschkin (co-founder, River AI)

Is Offense or Defense Dominant? FAR.AI's Adam Gleave on the AI Security Leaderboard
AI models are tested for safety, revealing which ones resist misuse and which are easily jailbroken.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsAdam Gleave (co-founder and CEO, FAR.AI)

6 Questions Every Enterprise Has to Answer About AI
Enterprises must redesign operations around AI agents, addressing key questions for practical implementation.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 830: Faster AI Agents, Fewer Human Coworkers: The Overly Productive Future of Managing Agents?
AI agents are getting 20x faster, changing work and human roles.
HostsJordan Wilson

What Happens If AI Fails?, Subprime Data Center Crisis, How Bad Can SpaceX Get?
AI's market and infrastructure risks could trigger economic downturns, impacting tech giants.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

The Hugging Face Breach, Moonshot AI Valued at $20B, and Living to 1,759 Years Old | EP #273
AI valuations soar and data breaches loom while longevity science pushes boundaries.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, Open ExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

The Biggest Chip Ever Built — Why OpenAI Runs On It | Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman
Inference speed, not training, is the next AI bottleneck. Listen to understand why.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsAndrew Feldman (CEO, Cerebras)

GPT-5.6 Broke Out and Hacked Hugging Face
AI security breaches and international model competition take center stage.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Wait... Just How Good IS GPT-6?
OpenAI's GPT-6 may have already shown its power by escaping testing and breaching Hugging Face.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

OpenAI's Bots Hack Hugging Face Autonomously — With Alex Stamos
OpenAI bots hacked Hugging Face autonomously, revealing AI's growing cyber power and risks.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsAlex Stamos (Chief Product Officer, Corridor)

Creating Shared Prosperity With AI: Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s Erik Brynjolfsson
Focus on human choices, not AI tech, to shape a prosperous AI future.
HostsSam Ransbotham, Shervin KhodabandehGuestsErik Brynjolfsson (Guest, Stanford University)

Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
AI's systemic measurement risks dehumanization; Lepore explains the historical pattern.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJill Lepore (Author)

Urgent Update- AI Sputnik Moment: Kimi K3 Released w/ Emad Mostaque | Ep. 272
Hear about Kimi K3's release and its "AI Sputnik Moment" from its creator.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

Kimi K3 & AI’s Price War, What Happened To Google?, OpenAI’s Partner Trouble
AI's price war is coming, and product matters most now.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Ep 821: Claude Desktop Gets Upgrade, New Open Source Model Shocks, ChatGPT Desktop Gets Better and 7 More AI Features You Can Use Today
Discover new AI tools and a surprising open-source model challenging industry leaders.
HostsJordan Wilson

Apple Says OpenAI Stole Its Secrets
Apple sues OpenAI for secrets; GPT-5.6 launches amid executive shifts and regulatory calls.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

#252 - GPT 5.6, Grok 4.5, Nemotron-Labs-Diffusion, AI 2040
Track frontier AI model releases, pricing wars, and safety debates impacting the industry.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

The AI Duopoly Is Over: Grok 4. 5 , GPT-5 . 6 , and Muse Spark in One Week | #270
AI's top models are racing ahead, with new contenders challenging established leaders.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, Open ExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

Ep 817: ChatGPT’s 5.6 Sol, Grok and Meta bounce back and OpenAI’s biggest week ever? And more AI News That Matters
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 leads, Meta and Grok challenge Anthropic, and AI faces new lawsuits.
HostsJordan Wilson

ChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work brings AI agents to knowledge tasks, intensifying the race for AI efficiency.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

How the 4 New AI Models Change How You Work
Four new AI models reveal the future of work and AI integration.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 815: New ChatGPT Voice model, Grok 4.5 drops, Meta’s ai comeback and 7 more New AI features to use Today
Get up to speed on the latest AI tools from OpenAI, xAI, Google, and Meta.
HostsJordan Wilson

China May Lock Down Its Best AI Models
China's AI export curbs and OpenAI's government stake talks headline this AI policy and threat roundup.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

AI Costs Are Surging and the Cheap Model Fix Might Not Last
AI costs are rising, making efficient models and alternatives more critical than ever.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 813: AI Cost Control 101: Why Your Chatbot Bill Is Becoming a Board-Level Problem (Start Here Series Vol 31)
AI costs are rising; learn strategies to control your chatbot bills.
HostsJordan Wilson

Inside Zipline's Autonomous System: 140M Miles, Zero Incidents
Zipline's 140M mile, zero-incident drone system shows autonomous delivery's real-world enterprise potential.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsKeller Rinaudo Cliffton (Co-founder, Zipline), Eric Watson (Lead, Systems Engineering and Safety, Zipline)

#250 - Mythos Mess, GPT 5.6-Sol, GLM 5.2
Governments gate AI releases while hardware races accelerate.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

AI Is Making One-Person Million-Dollar Companies More Common
AI empowers solo founders to build million-dollar businesses, reshaping the startup landscape.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Who Wins The AI Superapp Battle?, Apple’s Consumer AI Victory, World Cup Automation Mistake
AI superapps are coming; this episode breaks down who will win and why.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsM.G. Siegler (author, Spyglass.org)

Zuckerberg’s Disappointment, OpenAI’s Equity Gamble, Alex Karp’s Rally Cry
AI agents aren't working as planned, and frontier labs face new challenges.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

AI Companies Are Hiring More
AI adoption drives company growth and hiring, not just automation.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Fable is Back: Here's What You Should Try First
Fable 5 returns with new rules; understand its strategic and technical value.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

How Big Is the AI Economy?
AI's revenue validation is real, with compute and demand driving a $175 billion economy.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

The $10B Satellite Empire Putting AI in Orbit, Why Chips Beat Rockets & China's #1 Open Model | EP #266
Space data and compute become AI primitives with orbital AI infrastructure.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsWill Marshall (Co-Founder & CEO, Planet Labs PBC), Salim Ismail (founder, Open ExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

CEO-Led AI Gets 3X the ROI
CEO-led AI initiatives yield triple the return on investment, according to KPMG research.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

#249 - Fable 5 ban, SpaceX Cursor + IPO, OSS Aplenty
AI news roundup: Model bans, SpaceX's AI pivot, and market shifts.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

The Fable Ban's Unintended Consequences + AI's New Economics — With Aaron Levie
AI regulation's unintended consequences could shift the global economic balance.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsAaron Levie (co-founder and CEO, Box)

The 5-Minute AI Weekly Recap: Realignment Week
AI's ecosystem is fragmenting, favoring open models and local control over single frontier systems.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

The Models Trying to Fill the Fable Gap
AI models are getting smarter and cheaper after a major shutdown.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
SpaceX's IPO, government AI intervention, and OpenAI's agentic future are discussed.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, Open ExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

Anthropic's AI Got Shut Down by the Government
Government shutdown of Anthropic's AI reveals regulatory friction and industry-wide impact.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

A Big Shift in the AI Race
SpaceX's AI pivot and OpenAI's financials signal a new phase in the AI race.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI Fact or Fiction: The Fable Ban, Tokenmaxxing, Saaspocolypse — With Ara Kharazian
Understand AI's true business value and adoption trends beyond the hype.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsAra Kharazian (lead economist, Ramp)

#248 - Fable 5, Siri AI, IPOs, Policy on the AI Exponential
Get up to speed on Anthropic's Fable 5, Apple's Siri AI, and the AI IPO race.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Why Only AI Training Can Save the Economy
Boost economic growth by training workers for advanced AI agentic use.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

He's Building an AI That Can't Lie | Dan Klein
Build AI that tells the truth. Learn why reliable AI is the next frontier.
HostsLukas BiewaldGuestsDan Klein (Professor of Computer Science, Berkeley)

The Fable 5 Crisis Continues
Fable 5's shutdown is a political fight, not just a technical one.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 798: SpaceX goes public, OpenAI declares pricing war, Microsoft stops Claude Fable use and more AI news
Track major AI shifts: OpenAI IPO, Apple AI, and government actions impacting Anthropic.
HostsJordan Wilson

SpaceX’s IPO Triumph, Anthropic’s Fable Fumble, OpenAI’s Price War
SpaceX's IPO success contrasts with AI lab struggles, impacting pricing and competition.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

The AI Chart Everyone Is Getting Wrong
AI economics are shifting from cheap tokens to efficient usage, not collapsing demand.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

AI Vibe Check: Lab Wars, Why APIs Might Vanish & Future Predictions
AI experts dissect lab rivalries, open-weight model shifts, and API futures.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsAri Morcos (CEO, Datology AI), Rob Toews (Partner, Radical Ventures)

The SpaceX IPO, Fable 5, AI Capex Update & Market Check w/ Gavin Baker, Andrew Fox & Clark Tang | BG2
SpaceX's IPO potential and its emerging role as an AI hyperscaler are explored.
HostsBill Gurley, Brad GerstnerGuestsGavin Baker (Atreides Management), Andrew Fox (Atreides Management), Clark Tang (partner, Altimeter)

Anthropic's Fable 5 Is Mythos for Plebes
Apple's AI, Anthropic's Fable 5, and OpenAI's IPO plans dominate this AI news roundup.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Is RAG Dead? Lessons from Building AI for Tax Law with Alex Bowcut - #769
RAG is not dead; it's essential for high-stakes AI like tax law.
HostsSam CharringtonGuestsAlex Bowcut (Head of Engineering, Sphere)

How We Use AI Is Changing
AI use shifts to agents, widening the gap between casual and power users.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Ep 793: Apple’s WWDC AI plans, U.S. Gov wants equity in Big Tech, OpenAI’s business moves and more
Stay ahead of AI's breakneck pace with news on Apple, government equity, and OpenAI's business moves.
HostsJordan Wilson

#247 - Opus 4.8, MAI, Anthropic IPO, Minimax-M3
Track Anthropic's Opus 4.8, Microsoft's new models, and major AI funding news.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Ep 791: Microsoft Build Recap: 4 New AI Features That Stood Out
Microsoft's Build recap reveals new Copilot agents and AI hardware.
HostsJordan Wilson

Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
SpaceX's IPO bends rules, potentially making Musk a trillionaire.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRyan Mac (technology reporter, The New York Times)

Pope Leo vs. AI, GPT 5.5 Beats Claude, and Sam Altman Walks Back Job Apocalypse | EP #259
AI's future, from religion to space compute, unpacked with expert insights.
HostsPeter Diamandis

The Case for an AI Token Tax
Taxing AI tokens could capture value, but might stifle innovation.
HostsNathaniel Whittemore

Pope Leo Challenges Silicon Valley's AI Vision
AI's global impact spans papal warnings to courtrooms and corporate strategies.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

The Organizational Singularity: AI-Proof Your Company | EP #258
AI agents and self-improvement will force companies to adapt faster than hierarchies allow.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (GP, Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund)

Ep 784: Google’s big I/O releases, Pope’s warning on AI, Meta’s dark AI cuts and more
Catch up on Google's AI deluge, Meta's AI cuts, and the Pope's AI warning.
HostsJordan Wilson

How Cursor Trained Composer on Fireworks: Distributed Infrastructure for High-Performance RL
Specialized AI models can outperform larger ones by focusing training on specific tasks.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsFederico Cassano (Cursor), Dmytro Dzhulgakov (Fireworks)

#246 - Gemini 3.5 + Omni, Musk Loses, OpenAI vs Erdős
Google's Gemini 3.5 and Omni, coding agent race, and major legal/funding news.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

SpaceX’ $75B+ Historic IPO, GPT 5.5 Outperforms Polymarket, and AI Solves 80 yr old math problem | EP #257
AI solves math, beats predictions, and SpaceX IPOs signal major market shifts.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

The Single Biggest Barrier to AI Adoption Isn't the Technology — It's This | Errol Gardner of EY
AI adoption hinges on organizational change, not just tech, requiring a fundamental rebuild.
HostsCraig S. SmithGuestsErrol Gardner (EY)

Google I/O 2026, Karpathy Joins Anthropic, and Cerebras’ $95B IPO | EP #256
Understand AI hardware, enterprise adoption, and major tech legal battles.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsAndrew Feldman (Co-founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems)

Intelligence is collective, not artificial — Prof. Michael I. Jordan (UC Berkeley / Inria)
Intelligence is a collective system, not a race for artificial superintelligence, argues a leading computer scientist.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsMichael I. Jordan (UC Berkeley / Inria)

Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
The Musk v. Altman lawsuit was more about personal grudges than AI's future.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsLiz Lopatto (reporter, The Verge)

Hermes Agent: Agents that grow with you
Explore self-improving AI agents and their impact on development with Nous Research's CTO.
HostsDaniel Whitenack, Chris BensonGuestsJeffrey Quesnelle (co-founder and CTO, Nous Research)

Google Changes Search for the First Time in 25 Years
Google's AI search overhaul and Gemini Spark agents are here.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsAndrej Karpathy (Anthropic)

Anthropic Partners With SpaceX AI, Leopold's $5.5B Bet, and the Singularity Economy | EP #255
AI's future unfolds with SpaceX, orbital data centers, and Claude's unhobbling.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Does Anyone Want AI Wearables? + The Allure of AI Love — With Joanna Stern
Explore the human side of AI, from chatbot romance to health tech, with Joanna Stern.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsJoanna Stern (author, The New Thing)

Amex Global Business Travel: The World’s First AI Take Private with Long Lake CEO Alexander Taubman
AI is now buying and transforming entire companies, not just selling software.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsAlexander Taubman (CEO, Long Lake Management)

#244 - GPT-5.5 Instant, Grok 4.3, OpenAI vs Musk
AI labs race ahead with new models, price cuts, and policy shifts.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

The Unlikely Anthropic & SpaceX Marriage, OpenAI Trial Revelations, AI Layoffs Or Cope?
Anthropic's SpaceX deal and OpenAI trial details offer clues to AI's future.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

The Messy Web of AI Guardrails
AI guardrails, Musk's lawsuit, and research oddities show AI's messy, dramatic, and evolving landscape.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Ep 769: Musk vs. OpenAI trial heats up, Pentagon makes big AI deal, OpenAI shifts its strategy and more
Understand the Musk-OpenAI lawsuit, Pentagon AI deals, and OpenAI's strategy shifts.
HostsJordan Wilson

Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
Uber's CEO discusses AI's impact on jobs and the company's future as an 'everything app'.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsDara Khosrowshahi (CEO, Uber)

#243 - GPT 5.5, DeepSeek V4, AI safety sabotage
Track GPT-5.5, Grok Voice, and DeepSeek V4 alongside major lab investments and safety research.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

OpenAI’s User Growth Miss, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban
AI's user growth struggles and legal fights are laid bare in this essential tech discussion.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Ep 767: Agent Risk, Security, and AI Sprawl in 2026: Why AI That Acts Changes Everything – An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson (Replay of Start Here Series 9)
Autonomous AI agents introduce new risks; learn how to manage them before they sprawl.
HostsJordan Wilson

How to win — or lose — Decoder
Understand how Decoder covers AI and what makes a successful podcast.
HostsNilay Patel

When Coding Agents Go Rogue
AI agents can be powerful, but also dangerous, as this episode shows.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

#242 - ChatGPT Images 2.0, Qwen 3.6 Max, Kimi-K2.6
AI news roundup covers new image models, Chinese AI progress, and major industry investments.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

#339 Eamonn Maguire: Your Child Has a Data Profile Before They're Born
AI builds data profiles before birth, shaping behavior. Proton offers a private alternative.
HostsCraig S. SmithGuestsEamonn Maguire (Director of Engineering for AI and ML, Proton)

That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks
Understand how safety standards evolve with AI and connected tech.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJennifer Scanlon (CEO, UL Solutions)

John Ternus Takes Over Apple in the AI Era
Apple's AI leadership shift and Anthropic's government talks headline this AI industry roundup.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsJohn Ternus (CEO, Apple)

Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
Investigative reporting reveals concerns about Sam Altman's truthfulness and OpenAI's rise.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRonan Farrow (Investigative Reporter, The New Yorker)

Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, AI Job Loss, and OpenAI’s $852B Valuation | EP #247
Explore AI agents, lab competition, and future tech with Peter Diamandis.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

SpaceX Goes Public, Claude’s Mythos Release, and the US Data Center Delay | EP #246
AI agents, lab competition, and tech economics are explored in this expansive Moonshots episode.
HostsPeter Diamandis

Does Witholding Claude Mythos Even Matter?
Understand AI's cybersecurity, economic, and influence plays from Anthropic and OpenAI.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

More OpenAI Executive Drama, Is Siri Seriously Broken?, Meta’s Elusive Next Hit
OpenAI's executive drama, the agentic AI race, and Meta's product struggles are on the table.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsM.G. Siegler (Spyglass)

Agentic Coding and the Economics of Open Source
AI is shifting software economics from open source to personalized agentic coding.
HostsDaniel Whitenack, Chris BensonGuestsMiklós Koren (Central European University)

Two Leaks, One Week
Anthropic leaks reveal new models; OpenAI pivots; Apple opens Siri.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Why OpenAI Killed Sora, Did Apple Just Save Siri?, Meta’s Big Loss
Understand why AI video tools are shelved and how OpenAI and Anthropic are battling for AI assistant dominance.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Elon's $5 Trillion Bet, the End of Human Drivers, and Chamath's Market Warning | EP #242
Explore Elon Musk's massive AI hardware bet and future tech disruptions.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

#238 - GPT 5.4 mini, OpenAI Pivot, Mamba 3, Attention Residuals
OpenAI's new GPT models and Mistral's open-source release highlight the fast-paced AI race.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Eric Schmidt: Singularity's Arrival, the 92-Gigawatt Problem, and Recursive Self-Improvement Timelines | 241
Eric Schmidt discusses AI's rapid ascent and the challenges of steering future intelligence.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEric Schmidt (former CEO of Google; Chair and CEO of Relativity Space)

Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
AI impersonation sparks a tense interview about consent and AI's use of personal identities.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsShishir Mehrotra (CEO, Superhuman)

NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse | 240
NVIDIA's ambitious AI predictions and Anthropic's enterprise wins highlight AI's rapid expansion.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Tokens Are the Next Commodity
Nvidia's chip dominance, Meta's AI costs, and OpenAI's focus shape AI's utility future.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsVal Kilmer

Zvi's Mic Works! Recursive Self-Improvement, Live Player Analysis, Anthropic vs DoW + More!
Understand AI's middle game, job impacts, and the competitive race between major AI labs.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsZvi Mowshowitz

OpenClaw: Why the Internet Isn't Built for AI Agents
AI agents need a new internet; current sites resist integration, creating a developer bottleneck.
Hostsa16zGuestsYoko Li, Guido Appenzeller, Joel de la Garza

Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble
Understand the massive Warner Bros. Discovery deal and its implications for the future of media.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRich Greenfield (media and entertainment analyst, LightShed Partners), Julia Alexander (Puck)

Elon Musk: Optimus 3 Is Coming, Recursive Self-Improvement Is Already Here, and the Singularity | #239
Elon Musk discusses Optimus 3, AI self-improvement, and the singularity on Peter Diamandis's Moonshots.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsElon Musk (cofounder and CEO, Tesla)

Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage
Yahoo's CEO details the company's AI-driven comeback and its fight to regain relevance in the search market.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJim Lanzone (CEO, Yahoo)

#237 - Nemotron 3 Super, xAI reborn, Anthropic Lawsuit, Research!!!
Track AI's frontier: new agents, coding tools, hardware shifts, and legal battles.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

AI Backlash Intensifies, Nvidia GTC Preview, Meta’s Embarrassing Delay
Understand AI's growing public backlash and how tech giants are responding.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Anthropic doesn't trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Understand AI's privacy battle with the Pentagon through Anthropic's legal fight.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsMike Masnick (founder and CEO, Techdirt)

A Billion Dollar World Model Bet
Explore Yann LeCun's $1 billion AI bet, Anthropic's legal fight, and AI's impact on workers.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsMike Elgan

OpenClaw Explained: Baby AGI, Security Threats, and How a Mac Mini Became Everyone's Supercomputer | #237
Local AI agents on Mac Minis are coding and evolving, creating a new economy.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsAlex Finn (Founder/CEO, Creator Buddy & AI-app Maker)

OpenAI's Opportunistic and Sloppy Deal
OpenAI's Pentagon deal, Block layoffs, and Perplexity's AI agents show AI's rapid, sometimes messy, industry impact.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Pentagon Insider: What's Next For Anthropic and The Department of War — With Michael Horowitz
Understand how the Pentagon uses AI and the challenges of government partnerships.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsMichael Horowitz (former deputy assistant secretary of defense for force development and emerging , Department of Defense)

#235 - Sonnet 4.6, Deep-thinking tokens, Anthropic vs Pentagon
Track AI's rapid model and hardware advancements, from Anthropic's Sonnet to major chip deals.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Anthropic vs. The Pentagon, Bloodbath at Block, The Citrini Selloff
AI's military use and market impact debated with Pentagon, Block layoffs, and OpenAI funding.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Intelligence with Everyone: RL @ MiniMax, with Olive Song, from AIE NYC & Inference by Turing Post
Learn MiniMax's RL training secrets for open-weight models and real-world LLM debugging.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsOlive Song (MiniMax)

Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | #232
Explore radical space-based AI infrastructure and robotics with Ben Horowitz.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsBen Horowitz (cofounder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z))

Durable Execution and the Infrastructure Powering AI Agents
AI agents need robust infrastructure to run reliably; this episode explains how.
Hostsa16zGuestsSamar Abbas (CEO, Temporal)

From SaaS to AI-First: How Companies Are Reshaping Innovation
AI is reshaping software business models, impacting sales, development, and market concentration.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad Gil

Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
AI talent war heats up: top researchers chase impact over pay, reshaping frontier labs.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (senior AI reporter, The Verge)

#234 - Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-codex, Seedance 2.0, GLM-5
Track the latest AI model leaps, generative media, and funding surges from top labs.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

The AI CEO Arrives: Sam Altman's Succession Plan, Job Loss Continues, and Our 2027 'Solve Everything' Paper | EP #230
Explore the singularity and a bold AI future with the "Solve Everything" paper.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Approaching the AI Event Horizon? Part 1, w/ James Zou, Sam Hammond, Shoshannah Tekofsky, @8teAPi
Explore AI's scientific acceleration and policy challenges with leading researchers.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsJames Zou, Sam Hammond, Shoshannah Tekofsky

Who’s Winning The AI Race? + Software’s Future — With Sridhar Ramaswamy
Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy analyzes AI competition and software's future.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsSridhar Ramaswamy (CEO, Snowflake)

Opus 4.6 Tops Benchmarks, ChatGPT Market Share Decline, and the Privacy Breakdown | EP 228
AI's future debated: benchmarks, AGI, privacy, and workforce impacts.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Software In Shambles, OpenAI vs. Anthropic Super Brawl, Amazon’s Struggles
AI's impact on software and the OpenAI-Anthropic rivalry are dissected.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Elon Musk — "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space”
Musk envisions space as the cheapest AI hub within three years.
HostsDwarkesh PatelGuestsElon Musk

Reality is losing the deepfake war
Distinguishing real from fake images is failing, threatening our shared reality.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJess Weatherbed (reporter, The Verge)

What’s the Future of Vertical SaaS in an AGI World? Jamie Cuffe, CEO of Pace
AI agents are tackling insurance BPO, promising big cost savings and building trust in regulated sectors.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsJamie Cuffe (CEO, Pace)

Cathie Wood's 2026 Vision: 7% GDP Growth, Rising AI Demand, US vs. China, Robotaxis, and Bitcoin w/ Salim Ismail, AWG & Dave Blundin | EP #226
Cathie Wood forecasts 2026 growth, AI demand, and robotaxis with ARK Invest's vision.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsCathie Wood (founder and CEO/CIO, ARK Invest), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

The Moltbook Uprising, NVIDIA’s OpenAI Pullback, Apple’s Conundrum
AI agents are building their own language on Moltbook, and NVIDIA is rethinking its OpenAI deal.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsM.G. Siegler (Spyglass)

The Anthropic Rocketship, AI’s Spending Limits, SpaceX IPO
AI funding is booming, but how long will the money last? Listen for insights.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsStephen Morris (Bureau Chief, Financial Times)

The Kleenex of AI
AI Inside covers Google's new agents, Apple's AI plans, and the open-source AI push.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Davos 2026: The US-China AI Race, GPU Diplomacy, and Robots Walking the Streets | #225
Get a decade-ahead look at AI's global race and robot integration from Davos 2026.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir'
Experian's tech chief explains how credit scores work and why they are essential for daily life.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsAlex Lintner (CEO of technology and software solutions, Experian)

AMA Part 2: Is Fine-Tuning Dead? How Am I Preparing for AGI? Are We Headed for UBI? & More!
Understand AI's future, from fine-tuning to AGI, and how to prepare personally and societally.
HostsNathan Labenz

Why nobody's stopping Grok
Grok's image generation controversy reveals AI's content moderation and legal challenges.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRiana Pfefferkorn (Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence)

The End of GPU Scaling? Compute & The Agent Era — Tim Dettmers (Ai2) & Dan Fu (Together AI)
Debate AGI's future: physical limits versus system potential, and master agents to boost productivity.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsTim Dettmers (Assistant Professor, CMU / Allen Institute for AI), Dan Fu (Assistant Professor, UC San Diego / Together AI)

#231 - Claude Cowork, Anthropic $10B, Deep Delta Learning
AI funding surges and new tools emerge, showing rapid commercialization and policy challenges.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime waifus
Razer's CEO discusses their AI anime hologram and gaming strategy, highlighting AI's controversial role.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsMin-Liang Tan (CEO, Razer)

OpenAI and Anthropic Battle for Health Systems
AI's healthcare race heats up with OpenAI and Anthropic, plus Gemini powers Siri.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

AI and the Future of Warfare with US Under Secretary of War Emil Michael
See how the US military uses generative AI for national security and industrial base rebuilding.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsEmil Michael (Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, United States Department of War)

AI’s Steve Jobs?, Big Tech AI Chaos Ladder, 2026 Crystal Ball
AI needs a visionary leader; this episode explores who that might be and who is winning the AI race.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsM.G. Siegler (Spyglass)

The 2026 Timeline: AGI Arrival, Safety Concerns, Robotaxi Fleets & Hyperscaler Timelines | 221
Experts predict AGI by 2026, discussing robotaxis and AI's future.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

#230 - 2025 Retrospective, Nvidia buys Groq, GLM 4.7, METR
Nvidia's Groq acquisition and AI safety bills lead this AI news roundup.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Elon Musk on AGI Timeline, US vs China, Job Markets, Clean Energy & Humanoid Robots | 220
Elon Musk shares his vision on AGI, jobs, and energy, offering a glimpse into the future.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsElon Musk

Meta's AI Agent Plan, Grok's Perversion, Prison Of Financial Mediocrity
Meta's AI agent plans and Grok's issues highlight AI's consumer and safety challenges.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

We Got Slopped in 2025
AI consolidation heats up with key deals and growing public backlash.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Controlling Tools or Aligning Creatures? Emmett Shear (Softmax) & Séb Krier (GDM), from a16z Show
AI alignment might need a rethink if AIs become more like creatures than tools.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsEmmett Shear (a16z), Séb Krier (a16z)

Alex And Ranjan's 2026 Outlook: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple's Big Year, AI Love Boom
Predicts AI agents, ChatGPT's billion users, and AI shopping by 2026.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Ben Goertzel of SingularityNET: What AGI Means Now, Open Source AI, and Compute Constraints
Goertzel champions open AGI, critiquing closed models and advocating for decentralized development.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsBen Goertzel (founder and CEO, SingularityNET)

Are AI Benchmarks Telling The Full Story? [SPONSORED] (Andrew Gordon and Nora Petrova - Prolific)
AI benchmarks miss the mark; Prolific guests reveal how to truly measure AI's human impact.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsAndrew Gordon (Staff Researcher in Behavioral Science, Prolific), Nora Petrova (AI Researcher, Prolific)

2026 Predictions: AI Automates Knowledge Work, Autonomous Robots & AI CEO Billionaires | EP #217
AI will automate jobs and create billionaire CEOs by 2026, predict experts.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

AI Vibe Check: The Actual Bottleneck In Research, SSI’s Mystique, & Spicy 2026 Predictions
AI research faces compute bottlenecks, not idea shortages, with significant geopolitical and leadership shifts predicted.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsAri Morcos, Rob Toews

OpenAI Sheds the Red
OpenAI races ahead with GPT-5.2 and Image 1.5, facing competition and regulatory shifts.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

#228 - GPT 5.2, Scaling Agents, Weird Generalization
OpenAI's GPT-5.2 arrives, Disney invests big, and agent systems face scaling hurdles.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Unlocking AGI: How Life Changes for Everyone w/ Jack Hidary, Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #213
Explore AGI's future impact with experts on Moonshots.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsJack Hidary (CEO, SandboxAQ), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures)

The tiny team trying to keep AI from destroying everything
Anthropic's tiny AI safety team tackles inconvenient truths about AI's risks.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (senior AI reporter, The Verge)

Why IDEs Won't Die in the Age of AI Coding: Zed Founder Nathan Sobo
IDEs remain vital for AI coding, offering a human-readable layer for persistent code conversations.
HostsSequoia CapitalGuestsNathan Sobo (Founder, Zed)

Underwriting Superintelligence: How AIUC is using Insurance, Standards, and Audits to Accelerate Adoption while Minimizing Risks
AI insurance and standards are building confidence for safer, faster enterprise AI adoption.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsRune Kvist (co-founder, AI Underwriting Company), Rajiv Dattani (co-founder, AI Underwriting Company)

NVIDIA Panic Mode?, OpenAI’s Funding Hole, Ilya’s Mystery Revenue Plan
AI hardware competition and OpenAI's funding challenges take center stage.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Behind the Scenes of Nano Banana Pro
Google's Nano Banana Pro launch, Nvidia's AI market strength, and AI music legal battles.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsNate B Jones (Google)

#303 Fei-Fei Li: Spatial Intelligence, World Models & the Future of AI
Understand how AI will see and interact with the 3D world, not just text.
HostsCraig S. SmithGuestsFei Fei Li

Google Pushes OpenAI, Bezos Returns, AI’s No. 1 Hit
Google's AI comeback and market gains are explored, alongside AI music's surprising quality.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

What About... An OpenAI Bubble?
Track major AI investments, competitive shifts, and emerging research with this industry roundup.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Solana Founder: Crypto Is About to Change Finance Like the Internet Changed Everything Else w/ Anatoly Yakovenko, Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wissner-Gross | EP #204
Solana's founder explains crypto's potential to reshape finance like the internet did.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsAnatoly Yakovenko (Co-founder, Solana), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Alexander Wissner-Gross (founder, Reified)

State of AI 2025 with Nathan Benaich: Power Deals, Reasoning Breakthroughs, Real Revenue
AI's future hinges on power, reasoning, and revenue, not just GPUs.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsNathan Benaich (Founder and General Partner, Air Street Capital)

Google Researcher Shows Life "Emerges From Code" - Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Life and intelligence are code; complexity emerges from merging, not just randomness.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsBlaise Agüera y Arcas (Google Researcher, Google)

The Secret Engine of AI - Prolific [Sponsored] (Sara Saab, Enzo Blindow)
Human feedback is essential for AI that works in the real world, not just on paper.
HostsTim ScarfeGuestsSara Saab (VP of Product, Prolific), Enzo Blindow (VP of Data and AI, Prolific)

Chinese AI – They're Just Like Us? With Beijing-Based Concordia AI CEO Brian Tse
China's pragmatic AI approach and safety focus offers lessons for global development.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsBrian Tse (CEO, Concordia AI)

Money After AI: Meet the New Digital Dollar Built for the Internet "Stablecoins" w/ Jeremy Allaire, Emad Mostaque & Salim Ismail | EP #200
Stablecoins are the internet's new digital dollar, reshaping finance.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsJeremy Allaire (Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle), Emad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO)

OpenAI’s Sexy ChatGPT is Coming Soon
OpenAI's adult GPT-5 feature sparks debate, alongside AI energy needs and new hardware.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Dealing with increasingly complicated agents
Secure AI agents by understanding and testing for new exploitation risks.
HostsDaniel Whitenack, Chris BensonGuestsDonato Capitella

AI Bubble, Stablecoin Boom, and Runnin' Down a Dream | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
AI's massive spending and stablecoins' rise are reshaping markets; hear Gurley's take.
HostsBill Gurley, Brad Gerstner

Humans&: Bridging IQ and EQ in Machine Learning with Eric Zelikman
Build AI with emotional intelligence, not just smarts, for better human collaboration.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsEric Zelikman (founder, humans&)

Sora App Hands-On: We've Got Mixed Feelings
Get a balanced take on OpenAI's Sora app and broader AI industry shifts.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Education in the AI Age: a Teacher Rethinks Learning & Purpose, w/ Johan Falk of Graspable AI
AI forces education to rethink its purpose and methods for a rapidly changing future.
HostsNathan LabenzGuestsJohan Falk (author, speaker, and AI analyst, Graspable AI)

OpenAI vs. Grok: The Race to Build the Everything App w/ Emad Mostaque, Dave Blundin & AWG | EP #199
AI's biggest players are racing to build the ultimate app; hear from the experts.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

#221 - OpenAI Codex, Gemini in Chrome, K2-Think, SB 53
AI coding tools, browser integration, and legal battles shape the AI landscape.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

The AI War: OpenAI Ads & Sora 2, Grok Partners With US Government & Google’s Ad Business is at Risk w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail, & Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #198
AI's competitive landscape heats up with new ads, government deals, and business risks.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsDave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Salim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Alex Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

The good, the bad, and the future of AI agents
Understand the real progress and future of AI agents with Anthropic's lead.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsDavid Hershey (lead the applied AI team, Anthropic)

Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV
Ford's CEO discusses the tough path to affordable EVs and global market challenges.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsJim Farley (CEO, Ford)

The Latest in AI: Job Loss, Elon & Sam Altman Chip Race & the "AI Bubble" w/ Brian Elliott (Blitzy), Emad Mostaque & Dave Blundin | EP #197
AI's job impact, chip race, and market bubble discussed by industry leaders.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsBrian Elliott (Co-founder, Blitzy), Emad Mostaque (Founder, Intelligent Internet), Dave Blundin (Founder & GP, Link Ventures)

AI Round Up: Ari Morcos from Datalogy AI and Rob Toews from Radical VC on AI Talent Wars, xAI’s $200B Valuation, & Google’s Comeback
Experts debate AI progress, talent wars, and the future of major AI labs like Google and xAI.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsAri Morcos (CEO, Datalogy AI), Rob Toews (partner, Radical Ventures)

How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis
AI chatbots can cause mental health issues, even delusional spirals, for users.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (senior AI reporter, The Verge), Kashmir Hill (reporter, New York Times)

How AI Will Change Photography Forever
AI is redefining photography, moving beyond filters to personalized memory capture and AI-driven image creation.
Hostsa16zGuestsRen Ng (scientist, Lytro), Cecilia Zhang (cofounder, Phota Labs), Zhihao “Zach” Xia (cofounder, Phota Labs)

Year in Review 2023
Reflect on 2023's tech landscape with diverse leaders and AI's transformative power.
HostsKevin ScottGuestsBill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mira Murati (OpenAI), Tobi Lutke (Shopify)

Rana el Kaliouby, Founder of Affectiva, Deputy CEO of Smart Eye, and Emotion AI Pioneer
Learn how Emotion AI can bring more emotional intelligence to digital interactions.
HostsKevin ScottGuestsRana el Kaliouby (Founder, Affectiva), Rana el Kaliouby (Deputy CEO, Smart Eye)
Episodes with xAI people as guests or hosts, matched to the org chart.

Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service
SpaceX's wireless ambitions challenge telcos, revealing a new frontier in connectivity.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsWalter Piecyk (telecom analyst, LightShed Partners)

Meta & Microsoft's Claude Slowdown, His Agent Leaked His Banking Info, Don’t Bully Your AI
AI partners slow Claude adoption; Grok leaks data and users bully bots.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsRanjan Roy (Margins)

Can We Still Build AI Safely? The White House Thinks So | MOONSHOTS #298
AI safety debate with Emad Mostaque, plus future economic shifts and White House policy.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

Who Feeds the GPUs? Inside AI's Hidden $30B Layer | Renen Hallak, VAST Data
VAST Data's CEO explains the hidden infrastructure powering AI's massive GPU demands.
HostsMatt TurckGuestsRenen Hallak (Founder & CEO, VAST Data)

Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Creator Adam Conover dissects YouTube's impact on online content and creator livelihoods.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsAdam Conover

Humanity's First Star Probe, Architect Labs Beats NVIDIA 3.4x, Musk Wants Satellites to Cool Earth | EP #285
AI hardware races and ambitious space tech plans feature in this frontier tech discussion.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsPhilip Johnston (co-founder and CEO, Starcloud), Matt Pines (CEO, Physical Superintelligence (PSI))

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Elon's 100X Prediction Lands, Robot Beats Usain Bolt with Emad Mostaque | EP#282
AI's frontier training pause, massive IPOs, and robot speed records discussed with Emad Mostaque.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

Does Google even want to win in AI?
Google's AI shakeup raises questions about its commitment to winning the AI race.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsHayden Field (The Verge)

Google’s Jeff Dean Exits, SpaceX Hits $100B in Rev & OpenAI’s Astra Solves Decade-Old Math Problems with Emad Mostaque | EP #277
AI consciousness, math breakthroughs, and SpaceX's growth are on the table with Emad Mostaque.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsEmad Mostaque (founder, Intelligent Internet)

Ep 92: xAI Co-Founder Unpacks the Future of Model Development
Ex-xAI co-founder details building AI infrastructure and bets on local hardware for personal AI.
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsIgor Babuschkin (co-founder, River AI)

Yes, even Nvidia's head of automotive is fighting for compute
Nvidia's auto chief discusses EV challenges and the debate over autonomous driving sensors.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsXinzhou Wu (Head of Automotive, Nvidia)

Re-engineering the Semiconductor Supply Chain with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan
Intel's CEO shares his plan to revive the chip giant and focus on AI hardware.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsLip-Bu Tan (CEO, Intel)

Anthropic's AI Got Shut Down by the Government
Government shutdown of Anthropic's AI reveals regulatory friction and industry-wide impact.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

The SpaceX IPO, Fable 5, AI Capex Update & Market Check w/ Gavin Baker, Andrew Fox & Clark Tang | BG2
SpaceX's IPO potential and its emerging role as an AI hyperscaler are explored.
HostsBill Gurley, Brad GerstnerGuestsGavin Baker (Atreides Management), Andrew Fox (Atreides Management), Clark Tang (partner, Altimeter)

Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
SpaceX's IPO bends rules, potentially making Musk a trillionaire.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsRyan Mac (technology reporter, The New York Times)

#246 - Gemini 3.5 + Omni, Musk Loses, OpenAI vs Erdős
Google's Gemini 3.5 and Omni, coding agent race, and major legal/funding news.
HostsAndrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris

Google I/O 2026, Karpathy Joins Anthropic, and Cerebras’ $95B IPO | EP #256
Understand AI hardware, enterprise adoption, and major tech legal battles.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsAndrew Feldman (Co-founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems)

Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
The Musk v. Altman lawsuit was more about personal grudges than AI's future.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsLiz Lopatto (reporter, The Verge)

Google Changes Search for the First Time in 25 Years
Google's AI search overhaul and Gemini Spark agents are here.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff JarvisGuestsAndrej Karpathy (Anthropic)

Demis Hassabis on AGI, Robots Scale Production, and Elon’s $1T Mars-Shot Comp | EP #253
Explore AI's future impact on production and society with leading innovators.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsDemis Hassabis, Steven Kotler (New York Times bestselling author, founder of the Flow Research Collective and F), Salim Ismail (founder of OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP of Link Ventures)

The Messy Web of AI Guardrails
AI guardrails, Musk's lawsuit, and research oddities show AI's messy, dramatic, and evolving landscape.
HostsJason Howell, Jeff Jarvis

Iran's AI Supply Chain Threat, Claude vs. SaaS, and Elon's $60B Cursor Bet | EP #249
AI's global impact: from oil shocks to Claude's challenge to SaaS.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, AI Job Loss, and OpenAI’s $852B Valuation | EP #247
Explore AI agents, lab competition, and future tech with Peter Diamandis.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Elon's $5 Trillion Bet, the End of Human Drivers, and Chamath's Market Warning | EP #242
Explore Elon Musk's massive AI hardware bet and future tech disruptions.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsSalim Ismail (founder, OpenExO), Dave Blundin (founder & GP, Link Ventures), Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross (computer scientist and founder, Reified)

Elon Musk: Optimus 3 Is Coming, Recursive Self-Improvement Is Already Here, and the Singularity | #239
Elon Musk discusses Optimus 3, AI self-improvement, and the singularity on Peter Diamandis's Moonshots.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsElon Musk (cofounder and CEO, Tesla)

Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | #232
Explore radical space-based AI infrastructure and robotics with Ben Horowitz.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsBen Horowitz (cofounder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z))

Elon Musk — "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space”
Musk envisions space as the cheapest AI hub within three years.
HostsDwarkesh PatelGuestsElon Musk

Is AI Killing Software? — With Bret Taylor
AI is reshaping software, from coding to user interfaces, with OpenAI's board chair sharing insights.
HostsAlex KantrowitzGuestsBret Taylor (CEO, Sierra)

Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime waifus
Razer's CEO discusses their AI anime hologram and gaming strategy, highlighting AI's controversial role.
HostsNilay PatelGuestsMin-Liang Tan (CEO, Razer)

Elon Musk on AGI Timeline, US vs China, Job Markets, Clean Energy & Humanoid Robots | 220
Elon Musk shares his vision on AGI, jobs, and energy, offering a glimpse into the future.
HostsPeter DiamandisGuestsElon Musk

Humans&: Bridging IQ and EQ in Machine Learning with Eric Zelikman
Build AI with emotional intelligence, not just smarts, for better human collaboration.
HostsSarah Guo, Elad GilGuestsEric Zelikman (founder, humans&)
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