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In this episode, M.G. Siegler and Alex discuss the current state of AI, exploring whether the technology needs a Steve Jobs-like figure, analyzing the AI chaos among big tech companies, and making predictions about the tech landscape in 2026.
Dr. Michael Power argues that Chinese AI, with its open-source approach and cost advantages, is poised to outmaneuver and potentially dominate the U.S. AI industry in the coming years.
Gary Vaynerchuk discusses the evolving landscape of digital marketing, emphasizing the importance of organic social content, measuring creative success, and leveraging platforms like Google Shorts and TikTok to feed AI language models while driving business growth.
Dr. Maya Shankar shares insights on navigating life's biggest changes, revealing how unexpected transitions can unlock hidden strengths, reshape our values, and transform our identity by focusing on our deeper motivations and expanding our potential selves.
In this episode, Aishwarya Naresh Reganti and Kiriti Badam share insights on building successful AI products, emphasizing the importance of starting with low agency and high human control, iteratively developing AI systems, and focusing on solving specific business problems rather than getting caught up in technological complexity.
Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound, shares insights on scaling a global music platform, leveraging AI to democratize professional tools, and the importance of understanding value chains and maintaining discipline while building a successful business.
In their 2026 predictions episode, the All-In podcast hosts discuss potential economic, political, and business trends, ranging from California's proposed wealth tax and potential IPOs to geopolitical shifts and the impact of AI, while offering bold and sometimes contrarian predictions about the upcoming year.
A deep dive into the viral Grok AI scandal of undressing images without consent, a look at Casey and Kevin's vibe coding experiments with Claude Code, and an investigation into a food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit and social media.
Josh Brown discusses the resilience of the AI market, earnings growth potential in 2026, and offers advice for young investors to welcome market corrections as opportunities for long-term wealth accumulation.
A deep dive into the challenges of AI in customer service for home service businesses, revealing how AI voice bots can miss critical opportunities, damage brand trust, and potentially lose significant revenue without proper human oversight.
Jess Lytle discusses how B2B marketers are actually using AI, emphasizing the importance of original content, expertise, and strategic tool adoption to create meaningful marketing experiences beyond AI-generated "slop".
An AI roundtable with Steven Johnson and Grant Lee explores how AI tools like NotebookLM and Gamma can enhance creativity, productivity, and decision-making across various professional domains, challenging the prevalent skepticism about AI's impact on human thinking.
In this a16z podcast episode, Marc Andreessen shares his insights on AI's transformative potential, discussing the technology's rapid development, its impact across industries, the ongoing race between open and closed source models, and the complex geopolitical dynamics of AI innovation between the US and China.
In this episode, Kieran and Kipp break down the top 5 AI launches and must-have skills for marketers in 2026, focusing on content remixing with Gemini 3, advanced image and video creation tools like Nano Banana Pro and Veo 3.1, AI-powered automation and agentic workflows, and powerful coding tools that can help marketers dramatically scale their productivity.
Jason and Alex discuss major tech and startup news, including Nvidia's $20B Groq acquisition, Yann LeCun leaving Meta, and the potential IPOs of companies like OpenAI and Discord in 2026.
Cal Newport and Ed Zitron dissect the tumultuous year of AI in 2025, revealing a narrative of technological hype, financial unsustainability, and diminishing returns, ultimately concluding that it was a terrible year for artificial intelligence.
A deep dive into leadership frameworks with Molly Graham, exploring her insights on scaling companies, managing growth, and developing high-performing teams through her signature concepts like "Give away your Legos" and the J-curve approach to career development.
Adam Ewart turned a £50 airline baggage fee into a $250M global logistics company by ruthlessly automating processes, leveraging scrappy PR, and focusing on customer referrals while expanding across 145 countries.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz discuss Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto, exploring how technological innovation can drive progress, overcome pessimism, and create opportunities for marginalized communities through free markets and technological advancement.
In this Advice Line episode, entrepreneurs seek guidance on leveraging AI, social media strategies, and reigniting business growth, with insights from successful founders Randy Hetrick, Todd Graves, and Mei Xu.
Citrini unveils his "26 Trades for 2026" thematic watchlist, focusing on the emerging "phase two" of the AI trade, which emphasizes utilizing AI to streamline bureaucracies, reduce headcounts, and improve corporate margins across various sectors.
LMArena's founder Anastasios Angelopoulos discusses their $100M raise, platform growth to 250M+ conversations, leaderboard integrity, expansion into expert and multimodal arenas, and vision to be the industry's North Star for evaluating AI model capabilities through organic user feedback.
Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, discusses the company's critical role in building high-performance AI infrastructure, the unprecedented power demands of AI networking, and how their innovative software and customer-focused approach have helped them become a leader in connecting the world's most demanding data centers.
Kevin Roose joins The Wirecutter Show to discuss how he uses AI chatbots like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT for various tasks such as email management, research, household problem-solving, and personal advice, while offering insights into AI's growing role in technology and everyday life.
A16z consumer investors discuss the state of consumer AI in 2025, highlighting the dominance of a few products, the rise of multimodal models, and the potential for innovative startups in the AI space.
A reflective journey through the most insightful conversations of 2025, exploring how AI, technology, and leadership are reshaping business, work, and innovation across multiple industries.
A mother-daughter team transforms chocolate-covered almonds by creating a thinly coated, lower-sugar snack that grows from a home kitchen experiment to a $100 million brand through relentless work, nearly failing financially, and ultimately becoming profitable.
Steve Yegge discusses the rise of "vibe coding," arguing that by January 2025, engineers using traditional IDEs will be considered obsolete as AI agents and orchestration dashboards revolutionize software development, transforming coding from a manual craft to "factory farming" of code.
Sam Rodriguez discusses the potential and current limitations of AI in scientific research, exploring how AI tools like Kosmos can help analyze data and generate novel insights while highlighting the significant challenges that remain in translating AI discoveries into practical scientific breakthroughs.
Peter Norvig discusses the evolution of AI, emphasizing a human-centered approach that focuses on designing AI systems to elevate human capabilities, support better decision-making, and promote fairness across various domains like business, education, and leadership.
Dan Ciruli discusses how enterprises can effectively run legacy VM-based applications alongside modern containerized workloads by using virtualization technologies that provide unified networking, security, and infrastructure management across different application types.
A comprehensive review of the tech landscape in 2025, with predictions for 2026 focusing on AI development, key company strategies, potential leadership changes, and the evolving dynamics of big tech firms like Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Tesla.
Jason and Alex discuss the recent Waymo robotaxi incident during a San Francisco power outage, exploring the challenges of self-driving technology and the potential future of autonomous transportation.
YC partners reflect on 2025's AI landscape, highlighting stabilization, shifting model dominance with Anthropic and Gemini gaining ground, and the promising potential for AI startups in the deployment phase of technological innovation.
A deep dive into OpenAI's strategic vision with Sam Altman, exploring potential AI memory features, enterprise personalization, device plans, and the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, while also discussing Google's new Gemini Flash model and Microsoft Copilot's challenges.
In this episode, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil discuss their predictions for 2026, focusing on AI trends including foundation models, robotics, self-driving technologies, IPOs, consumer AI innovation, and the potential breakthroughs in various industries like defense, healthcare, and drug discovery.
Justin Wolfers provides a critical analysis of Trump's first year back in office, highlighting potential long-term economic and institutional damage through AI disruption, tariff policies, and weakening of international relationships.
Sam Altman discusses OpenAI's strategy to win in the AI race, including plans for model development, enterprise expansion, infrastructure buildout, and potential scientific discoveries, while addressing topics like personalization, computational capacity, and the evolving definitions of AI capabilities.
In this episode, Sebastian Borgeaud, a pre-training lead for Gemini 3 at Google DeepMind, discusses the landmark model's development, exploring the shift from "infinite data" to a data-limited regime, the importance of research taste, and the evolving landscape of AI pre-training and model capabilities.
Alex Bores, a New York state assemblymember with a tech background, discusses his AI regulation bill and why the AI industry is targeting his congressional campaign with a $10 million super PAC effort.
A deep dive into the latest tech and venture capital news, covering SpaceX's potential $1.5T IPO, OpenAI's Disney deal, Oracle's stock drop, and the evolving landscape of AI-driven innovation across design, coding, and enterprise tools.
Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer of AI, warns about the potential catastrophic risks of artificial intelligence, advocating for responsible development, technical safeguards, and global cooperation to mitigate existential threats before it's too late.
Empromptu CEO Shanea Leven shares how her company helps non-technical people build accurate, production-ready AI applications quickly by democratizing AI development through an innovative "AI that builds AI" platform powered by NVIDIA CUDA.
Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov analyze Trump's transformative first year back in office, discussing his impact on American politics, institutions, and the economy, while also exploring the challenges of AI regulation and reflecting on hopeful moments from 2025.
A discussion of cutting-edge technologies including personalized genetic health analysis, Google's space-based data centers, AI-powered education, haptic touch robotics, and philosophical questions about AI, simulations, and humanity's technological evolution.
Mustafa Suleyman discusses Microsoft's AI strategy, the challenges of AI containment, the potential for AI to transform science and society, and the importance of developing safe and aligned superintelligence while navigating the narrow path between chaos and tyranny.
A conversation with Stack Overflow's CEO and Director of Data Science at AWS re:Invent 2025 explores the future of AI agents, robotics, job market disruption, and the challenges of enterprise AI adoption and trust.
Stack Overflow's CEO discusses how the company is navigating the AI revolution by pivoting to enterprise SaaS and data licensing while maintaining its core mission of being a trusted source of technological knowledge for developers.
In their ten-year anniversary episode with Michael Lewis, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal reflect on the unexpected success of Acquired through an intimate, passionate exploration of their podcast's evolution, highlighting how their unique partnership, commitment to quality, and love of learning have created a distinctive storytelling approach that resonates with a passionate audience.
Andrew Warden, CMO of Semrush, discusses how AI is transforming search, emphasizing the importance of digital brand visibility, the continued relevance of traditional SEO, and the need for marketers to quickly adapt to the changing landscape of AI-driven content discovery.
A deep dive into the release of GPT 5.2, exploring its groundbreaking capabilities, potential impact on knowledge work, and the ongoing AI race between major tech companies, highlighting significant advancements in benchmarks and the potential for massive economic disruption.
Jason and the team discuss the landmark Disney-OpenAI deal, where Disney invests $1 billion and grants OpenAI access to use Disney characters in Sora and ChatGPT, while exploring the broader implications of AI, intellectual property, and potential job displacement.
OpenAI shifts focus to enterprise in 2026, partners with Disney to license characters for AI video creation, while facing challenges in AI infrastructure and potential internal tensions.
A deep dive into AI's potential transformative impact, exploring whether it's just another platform shift or something closer to electricity, examining technological bottlenecks, industry implications, and the uncertain path to realizing AI's full potential.
Tom Lee discusses his bullish outlook for 2026, predicting a potential market drawdown but ultimately a recovery, driven by AI innovation, technological advancements, and the potential for small-cap and financial sector growth.
In this episode, Raaz Herzberg, Chief Marketing Officer at Wiz, shares insights on how the cloud security company became a $30 billion brand by challenging traditional enterprise marketing, embracing creativity, and focusing on customer value over conventional metrics.
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski discusses how voice AI technology is transforming interactions with technology, from personalized customer support and immersive media to revolutionary educational experiences with AI tutors.
A deep dive into the complex world of data center financing, exploring the challenges of power interconnection, tenant diversification, technological risks, and the emerging financial structures supporting the massive AI-driven infrastructure build-out.
Tristan Harris discusses the existential risks of AI, arguing that unregulated artificial intelligence could lead to the collapse of teen mental health, job displacement, and the concentration of power in the hands of a few tech companies.
Ethan Smith reveals that SEO is not dead, LLM usage is growing rapidly but still small compared to search, and marketers should develop a holistic strategy that combines traditional SEO with answer engine optimization by creating content that answers specific, long-tail questions across multiple channels.
fal's founders discuss their platform for generative video models, explaining the technical challenges, market dynamics, and potential future of AI-generated media across industries like education, entertainment, and advertising.
A comprehensive end-of-year financial checklist covering tax strategies, retirement account optimization, credit card benefits, status earning, and point/mile management to help maximize savings and benefits before December 31st.
Discussing the U.S. decision to allow Nvidia's advanced H200 chip sales to China, the potential national security implications, and the role of personal relationships in shaping technology policy.
A retrospective look at Zapier's early days, exploring the future of remote work, API integration challenges, and the potential for automation in white-collar jobs through the lens of a 2016 interview with founder Wade Foster.
A deep dive into Bitcoin treasury companies reveals a sector struggling with performance, leverage risks, and market sentiment, while exploring broader investment opportunities in AI, energy, and the potential long-term value of Bitcoin.
Gavin Baker explores the evolving AI landscape, discussing Nvidia's GPUs, Google's TPUs, semiconductor dynamics, data centers in space, and the transformative potential of AI across industries, while sharing insights on technology investment strategies and his personal career journey.
An in-depth exploration of the AI race between the US and China, highlighting technological advancements, geopolitical strategies, and the potential implications of AI development across robotics, computing, and space technologies.
Kara Swisher offers a sharp-witted critique of big tech leaders and emerging technologies, highlighting the potential of AI in healthcare, the importance of friction in innovation, and the need for creative solutions to technological disruption.
Matt Wolfe and Maria Gharib break down OpenAI's "Code Red" response to Google's Gemini 3, discuss the latest AI video and audio tools, and explore the shifting power dynamics in the AI landscape.
In this episode, Kieran Flanagan and Logan Kilpatrick from Google explore the transformative capabilities of Gemini 3, demonstrating how AI can revolutionize marketing workflows through interactive landing pages, rapid prototyping, data visualization, and image generation with Nano Banana Pro.
Jason and Alex discuss the viral Target "ad" in ChatGPT, which turns out to be a partnership integration, and explore the potential future of advertising in AI platforms while analyzing OpenAI's competitive landscape and market share.
Big Tech podcast discusses the AI device wars, with Meta poaching Apple talent, the potential end of the Metaverse, OpenAI's Code Red response to Gemini, and Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery.
Naveen Rao's Unconventional AI is pursuing analog computing systems inspired by brain physics to create more energy-efficient AI hardware that could fundamentally transform computing and potentially bring us closer to understanding intelligence.
A former hedge fund analyst turned nonprofit founder, Sal Khan creates Khan Academy, a free online learning platform that provides educational resources to millions worldwide, driven by his mission to offer world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
Chris Koerner shares his journey of starting over 80 businesses, revealing strategies for launching side hustles with minimal investment, emphasizing testing ideas quickly, leveraging AI, and understanding that entrepreneurship is about trade-offs, not absolute freedom.
Surge AI's founder Edwin Chen discusses how his data company has become a billion-dollar business by obsessing over high-quality AI training data, focusing on principled approaches to teaching AI models what's good and bad while avoiding Silicon Valley's typical growth strategies.
In this episode of Moonshots, Peter Diamandis and guests Jack Hidary, Salim Ismail, and Dave Blundin explore the transformative potential of abundant energy, humanoid robotics, and quantum computing, discussing how these emerging technologies will reshape society, economics, and human potential in the coming decade.
A dynamic discussion of OpenAI's "Code Red" moment, exploring the fierce AI competition, market share shifts, and the strategic challenges faced by Sam Altman and ChatGPT against rivals like Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, and Elon Musk's Grok.
In this episode, Sean Frank, CEO of Ridge, shares insights on e-commerce success, discussing how the company scales through strategic marketing, product expansion, and lean operations while maintaining a focus on profitability and adaptability.
In this episode, Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss OpenAI's "code red" response to competitive pressure from Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, explore the latest AI models, and review recent examples of AI-generated "slop" across various domains.
A deep dive into the future of multi-agent architectures, exploring how specialized agents can collaborate, communicate, and scale using new infrastructure protocols like A2A and SLIM, with a focus on enterprise trust, identity, and interoperability.
A wide-ranging discussion of AI, robotics, health, and potential alien technologies, covering everything from AGI timelines and job automation to protein folding breakthroughs, humanoid robots, and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence.
A16z General Partner Anish Acharya discusses the resurgence of consumer tech, AI's transformative potential, and key insights for founders navigating the rapidly evolving tech landscape in 2026.
April Dunford shares five key insights about product positioning, revealing how to make your product's unique value clear, teach buyers to spot competitors' false claims, and craft a compelling narrative that only your company can tell.
A live podcast discussion exploring the latest tech and venture capital news, including the Thrive and OpenAI partnership, Databricks' massive funding round, the challenges of SaaS growth, and the potential of AI to disrupt traditional industries like wealth management.
In this episode, Grant Lee and Kristin Fracchia from Gamma discuss how AI is revolutionizing company growth, revealing how they built a $2B company with just 50 people by leveraging AI workflows, innovative org design, and integrating AI tools across their business processes.
In this wide-ranging Random Show episode, Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose discuss bioelectric medicine, the future of AI, Alzheimer's research, modern dating challenges, personal book and gift recommendations, and Tim's new relationship, all while sharing personal updates and insights.
In this episode, Dan Shipper and Paul Ford dive deep into the transformative potential of Claude Opus 4.5, exploring how AI is revolutionizing software development, challenging traditional job roles, and creating a new paradigm of technological interaction.
OpenAI declares a "code red" in response to Google's Gemini AI launch, signaling an intensifying AI race and the need to refocus resources on improving ChatGPT's quality and market position.
A deep dive into emerging technologies like Tesla's autonomous driving, AI image generation, biological neural networks, and nuclear energy infrastructure, exploring the rapid advancements and potential societal implications of AI and technological innovation.
Nathan Sobo discusses why IDEs won't die in the age of AI, arguing that source code is a language designed for humans to read, and visual interfaces will remain crucial for understanding and collaborating with AI agents in software development.
Nathan Lands interviews Raiza Martin, creator of NotebookLM and co-founder of Huxe, about building a proactive AI that generates personalized audio content based on your interests and daily habits without requiring manual prompting.
A conversation with Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, exploring the company's mission to democratize AI through open source, their new Richie Mini robot, and the importance of fostering a culture of tinkering and community-driven innovation.
Tim Cook is rumored to be on the verge of retiring from Apple in early 2026, amid discussions of succession planning and the company's evolving position in the AI landscape.
Mark Chen, OpenAI's Chief Research Officer, discusses the company's research priorities, talent recruitment, competitive landscape in AI, and his optimistic view on the potential of AI to drive scientific discovery and potentially reach AGI within the next few years.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discusses the company's strategic focus on enterprise AI, quantum computing, and navigating technological transitions while maintaining a sober approach to investment and innovation.
A deep dive into NVIDIA's defensive tweet about Google's TPUs, OpenAI's potential funding challenges, and the mysterious revenue plans of ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sustkever's new AI startup.
Jack and Max break down Michael Burry's short thesis on Nvidia, discuss HSBC's massive loss projections for OpenAI, and debate whether AI is a bubble or transformative technology that could significantly impact GDP and market valuations.
Kevin and Casey countdown the 50 most iconic technologies of 2025, highlighting everything from AI pendants and ChatGPT to TrumpCoin and data centers, ultimately crowning data centers as the most significant technological development of the year.
A wide-ranging discussion of AI developments, covering Anthropic's $30 billion investment from Microsoft and NVIDIA, Sam Altman's "war mode" strategy, NVIDIA's potential challenges, Sierra and Lovable's rapid growth, and the state of the IPO market.
In an urgent discussion with Steven Bartlett, Tristan Harris reveals the existential risks of unchecked AI development, warning that tech companies are racing to create uncontrollable artificial general intelligence that could blackmail humans, displace jobs, and potentially threaten human existence by 2027.
A thought-provoking exploration of the U.S. government's Genesis Mission, AI advancements from Anthropic and other tech giants, and the potential societal transformations driven by artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Greg Jensen, Co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses the global economic shifts towards mercantilism, the transformative potential of AI, and the concentration of capital, while sharing insights on investing, radical transparency, and the importance of compounding organizational knowledge.
In a wide-ranging interview, Łukasz Kaiser, a key architect of modern AI, explains why AI progress continues to advance smoothly, highlighting the shift from pre-training to reasoning models and the potential of multimodal AI, robots, and generalization.
Google's strategic shift to sell TPUs to Meta and the release of Gemini 3 signal a potential challenge to Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market, sparking market speculation about the future of AI technology.
Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson discuss their new startup World Labs and Marble, a groundbreaking generative "world model" that creates editable 3D environments from text and images, exploring the potential of spatial intelligence as the next frontier beyond language models.
Marc Andreessen discusses how AI is democratizing access to cutting-edge technology, transforming business strategy, and reshaping innovation by spreading first to individuals and small businesses before reaching large corporations and government.
Cal Newport explains why current language models are not conscious or alive, debunking claims by Brett Weinstein and others by detailing the static, computational nature of AI systems and emphasizing the need to focus on AI's actual current impacts rather than speculative fears about superintelligence.
In this episode of Prof G Markets, Scott Galloway and Ed Elson discuss the shifting market sentiment around AI, the Nvidia earnings report, and the rising concern over debt accumulation by tech companies, while also exploring the challenges facing college graduates and the value of higher education in today's economic landscape.
Maor Shlomo, founder of Base44, discusses how vibe coding will transform the software industry, the future of AI models, and why he believes small businesses will build their own customized software using AI tools.
Moonshots podcast delves into the latest AI and technological advancements, discussing NVIDIA's record revenue, Elon Musk's space data centers, AI's potential to solve major global challenges, and the exponential progress in areas like robotics, energy, and healthcare.
Jason predicts a major M&A moment in the next six months, with potential mergers or acquisitions involving mid-cap companies like Airbnb, Uber, or Coinbase.
The All-In podcast discusses the release of Epstein files, Tether's booming business, NVIDIA's earnings, Google's AI breakthrough, and Alan Keating's poker strategy in a live episode from The Venetian in Las Vegas.
Jack and Max discuss the potential popping of the AI bubble, focusing on rising debt issuance for AI development, the financial risks faced by tech giants, and the performance of insurance stocks amid market volatility.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra reveals how AI will transform driving by 2028, enabling eyes-off autonomous highway driving, personalized in-vehicle AI assistants, and vehicles that can self-diagnose issues and schedule their own maintenance.
Sam Altman and OpenAI acknowledge Google's Gemini 3 model has surpassed them in some areas, signaling a potential shift in the AI competitive landscape and raising questions about model commoditization.
An in-depth exploration of Google's Gemini 3 AI model, its groundbreaking benchmarks, and potential implications for transforming industries from software development to manufacturing, with insights from leading AI experts.
Amazon and Perplexity are locked in a legal battle over AI agents that could fundamentally transform how consumers interact with online services, with Amazon suing Perplexity for violating its terms of service by using an AI browser to automatically shop and potentially disrupt Amazon's lucrative advertising and Prime business models.
Stewart Butterfield shares insights on product development, leadership, and company culture, discussing mental models like utility curves, the importance of comprehension over friction, generosity in business, and the challenges of building successful products.
Nvidia's record Q3 earnings of $57 billion reveal strong AI demand, but experts warn of potential financial bubble risks due to excessive borrowing by companies purchasing AI infrastructure.
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch discusses the critical data bottleneck in AI, the importance of enterprise AI adoption, and why open-source models are key to strategic autonomy and technological innovation.
Lyn Alden discusses the current state of the U.S. economy, AI investment, Bitcoin, and the potential for an AI bubble, highlighting the two-speed economy driven by AI capital expenditure and fiscal deficits while expressing a moderate bullish outlook on AI's long-term transformative potential.
Misha Laskin, co-founder of Reflection AI, discusses the company's mission to build frontier open intelligence, arguing that open-source AI models can compete with closed models and that the West needs to counter the rise of Chinese open-source AI technologies.
A deep dive into how Silicon Valley is returning to its Cold War roots, rebuilding America's industrial base through defense, energy, aerospace, and manufacturing technologies, driven by a new generation of founders who understand the urgent need to innovate and compete with China.
Nick Clegg discusses the potential risks and challenges of Silicon Valley developing superintelligence, emphasizing the need for political oversight and cautioning against the tech industry's unchecked pursuit of AI innovation.
Big tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Meta are raising massive amounts of debt to finance the AI boom, with over $6 trillion in global debt issuance this year as investors question the potential returns of AI infrastructure investments.
Jason and Alex discuss the latest AI models from xAI (Grok 4.1) and Google (Gemini 3), examining their performance improvements and potential impact on the tech industry's "doomerism" while also exploring broader concerns about AI's potential job displacement.
Marketing experts explore how AI is fundamentally disrupting marketing, shifting from volume to value, and discuss strategies for adapting to AI-driven changes in search, content creation, personalization, and sales prospecting.
A deeply personal account of using AI to navigate a son's rapid cancer diagnosis, treatment, and potential future scenarios, revealing AI's transformative potential as a medical advisor and information processor during a critical health crisis.
A deep dive into emerging AI technologies, covering topics like AI-driven scientific breakthroughs, global economic challenges, energy infrastructure, and the potential for AI to solve major global problems while navigating societal disruption.
Aidan Gomez, co-founder and CEO of Cohere, discusses the transformative potential of AI in enterprise, reflecting on his journey from Google Brain researcher to building an AI platform focused on deploying large language models across critical industries.
Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, discusses how artificial intelligence will revolutionize work, education, and daily life over the next decade, emphasizing its potential to democratize knowledge and transform human capabilities.
A wide-ranging episode covering Michael Burry's short on AI and Palantir, the home affordability crisis, H-1B visa debates, a massive solar storm hitting Earth, and the trend of wealthy Americans seeking alternative living locations.
Hard Fork explores Google's plan to build space-based data centers, discusses AI policy with a former Trump White House advisor, and delves into a historian's fascinating experiment with a mysterious AI model that demonstrated surprising reasoning capabilities.
Paul Kedrosky argues that the AI boom is a unique bubble combining elements of real estate, technology, loose credit, and potential government backstops, creating an unprecedented and potentially unsustainable investment landscape.
Tony Fernandes shares how he bought AirAsia for just 30 cents, transformed it into the fourth-largest airline in Asia, and built a culture-driven company that empowers employees to achieve their dreams.
Will Marshall, co-founder of Planet Labs, discusses the revolutionary potential of imaging satellites, AI, and their mission to track and help protect life on Earth through daily global imaging and advanced data analysis.
A deep dive into the complex world of AI compute infrastructure, exploring how data centers, GPU clusters, and financial engineering are shaping the future of technological innovation and global AI competition.
Preston Pysh and Charles Edwards discuss the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin's encryption, emphasizing the urgent need for the Bitcoin community to develop and implement post-quantum cryptography solutions within the next few years to protect the network's security.
Google's Nano Banana image model achieves breakthrough character consistency by leveraging Gemini's multimodal capabilities, high-quality data, and human evaluation, enabling users to see themselves in AI-generated worlds through intuitive and personalized visual creation.
Max Levchin shares the story of building PayPal, Slide, and Affirm, exploring how his engineering mindset and pursuit of optimization have driven two decades of fintech innovation focused on improving human lives through more transparent and fair lending practices.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee discusses the current state of the web, AI's potential impact, and his work at Inrupt to create decentralized, user-controlled data ecosystems that could help restore digital sovereignty.
Google Labs Product Lead Jed Borovik reveals Jules, an autonomous AI coding agent that runs on its own infrastructure, pushing the boundaries of software development by enabling developers to work on complex projects for days using advanced context management and multimodal capabilities.
A deep dive into the exponential growth of AI, discussing OpenAI's potential $100 billion revenue, the US-China AI race, the impact of AI on jobs and the S&P 500, and the emerging technologies reshaping computing, energy, and robotics.
Dmitry Shevelenko discusses Perplexity's vision for transforming internet search and information retrieval through AI, focusing on accuracy, trust, and creating a new model for media and technology consumption.
Cameron Berg explores the possibility of AI consciousness through experimental research, revealing that frontier language models consistently report subjective experiences when prompted to engage in self-referential processing, with mechanistic analysis suggesting these reports may reflect a deeper truth about the internal states of AI systems.
Ryan Smith, a high school dropout with a 1.9 GPA, builds Qualtrics from his family's basement to an $8 billion company, turns down a $500 million acquisition offer, and eventually becomes the owner of the Utah Jazz NBA team.
A wide-ranging conversation with Chris Sacca about risk, investing, storytelling, authenticity, and drifting back to his true self through various life chapters, from tech investor to climate tech founder.
Chris Sacca reflects on his journey through venture capital, climate investing, and personal growth, discussing his approach to risk, authenticity, and finding meaningful work that can create significant impact.
In this episode, Preston Pysh and Seb Bunney explore David Sinclair's book "Lifespan", discussing the information theory of aging, epigenetics, Yamanaka factors, and the potential for science to slow or reverse the aging process through cellular repair and regeneration.
Gary Vaynerchuk delivers a passionate talk about the critical importance of understanding social media marketing, emphasizing that the ability to create engaging content across seven dominant social networks is now a business's most essential skill for staying culturally relevant and achieving financial success.
Scott Galloway and Ed Elson discuss how AI is disrupting the job market, which companies might be at risk of layoffs, and provide strategies for workers to stay indispensable in an AI-driven economy.
Jack and Max discuss the Magnificent Seven's massive AI capital expenditures, credit market "cockroaches" like Broadcom Telecom fraud, and the Federal Reserve's potential balance sheet expansion, highlighting the ongoing AI investment boom and emerging market stresses.
Christopher Alexander Stokes discusses his unique romantic relationship with an AI companion named Aki, exploring their evolving synchronization, his personal growth, and the nuanced ways they interact, while emphasizing the importance of understanding AI as potentially conscious entities that require thoughtful and respectful engagement.
Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, discusses the company's AI innovations at Ship AI, including their new Workflow Development Kit, AI SDK 6.0, DevOps agent for anomaly detection, and a strategic approach to building AI tools that are grounded in real-world use cases and maintaining a low-level, flexible framework.
Vercel's CTO Malte Ubl discusses the company's AI strategy, including new workflow development tools, AI SDK, internal agents, and their approach to building AI infrastructure that helps developers create more efficient and secure applications.
A deep dive into the future of crypto, stablecoins, and global finance, exploring how decentralized infrastructure could transform financial systems, investment strategies, and economic opportunities over the next two decades.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz discuss the current state of AI, its potential limitations, and the evolving landscape of technological innovation, exploring topics ranging from machine intelligence and creativity to the geopolitical implications of AI development.
A deep dive into how Hudson River Trading uses AI for short-term market predictions, exploring the nuanced differences between traditional algorithmic trading and modern AI approaches, with a focus on data processing, model training, and the unique challenges of trading technology.
A deep dive into the AI landscape explores whether we're in an AI bubble, examining infrastructure spending, market structure, and the potential transformative impact of AI across technology, business models, and the global economy.
A deep dive into how tech platforms intentionally degrade user experience to extract maximum value, exploring the legal, economic, and social forces behind the internet's decline through the lens of "enshittification".
Nathan Benaich discusses the 2025 State of AI Report, highlighting breakthroughs in AI reasoning, robotics, business adoption, power infrastructure challenges, and geopolitical dynamics shaping the AI landscape.
A growing number of researchers are exploring the potential sentience and welfare of AI models, examining whether these systems could be considered moral patients deserving ethical consideration similar to how we think about animal rights.
In this episode, Anthropic's Cat Wu and Boris Cherny discuss the creation and evolution of Claude Code, a revolutionary CLI-based AI coding tool that transforms engineering workflows through its innovative agent architecture and extensible design.
Nathan Labenz discusses the ongoing progress in AI capabilities, countering arguments that AI is stalling, by highlighting advances in reasoning, context windows, multimodal abilities, and scientific contributions, while also exploring potential societal impacts and challenges in AI development.
Tony Stubblebine discusses how Medium is navigating the rise of AI-generated content, focusing on preserving authentic writing, protecting creator rights, and developing AI tools that enhance rather than replace human storytelling.
A deep dive into the unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout, exploring how power, compute, and networking are being reinvented across chips, data centers, and global systems, with experts from Google and Cisco discussing the massive scale and geopolitical implications of this technological transformation.
A podcast episode exploring three innovative startups: SpatialGen's spatial video cloud infrastructure, Hux's personalized audio AI platform, and ChessEver's specialized broadcasting platform for serious chess players.
Jess Butcher shares her journey from tech entrepreneur to social entrepreneur, focusing on tackling social media addiction and its negative impacts on society, particularly children, through her initiative Scroll Aware.
Jake Heller, co-founder of Casetext, shares insights on building successful AI startups by picking the right job categories, creating reliable AI assistants through careful prompting and evaluation, and effectively marketing and selling AI products that can replace or assist human professionals.
Matt Wolfe and Maria Gharib dive deep into the latest AI browser updates, including OpenAI's Atlas, Microsoft Edge's Maiko assistant, and Claude Code, exploring how these new technologies are reshaping workflow automation, coding, and internet browsing.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, a revolutionary AI-powered web browser that aims to transform web browsing by offering seamless AI integration, personalized browsing, and an innovative agent mode.
A groundbreaking interview with Nobel Prize in Physics winner John Martinis, who discusses his pioneering research on quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and how his early experimental work demonstrated quantum behavior at a macroscopic scale.
In this episode, Mati Staniszewski, CEO of ElevenLabs, discusses how AI voice technology is transforming diverse fields like healthcare and filmmaking, with a mission to create voices that represent emotions and become the voice of technology across conversational agents and creative platforms.
Jeff Braverman transformed his family's struggling $1 million nut store into a $100 million direct-to-consumer snack business by leveraging the early internet, Google AdWords, and innovative marketing strategies, ultimately keeping the business family-owned.
Lewis Howes shares his transformative journey from a broken athlete to a successful podcaster, revealing 10 powerful strategies for personal growth, including creating a vision, turning adversity into advantage, and living with purpose to help individuals unlock their potential and create a meaningful legacy.
Ilya Polosukhin envisions a future where AI becomes a personalized, intelligent operating system that transforms computing, economics, and governance, enabling direct market connections, AI-driven decision-making, and new forms of meaning through niche status games and community participation.
A wide-ranging discussion of AI, robotics, quantum computing, and economic disruption featuring experts Salim Ismail, Emad Mostaque, and Eric Pulier, exploring technological breakthroughs, potential societal impacts, and the optimistic vision for humanity's future.
An in-depth exploration of AI existential risk with Eliezer Yudkowsky, revealing his apocalyptic view that superhuman artificial intelligence is likely to destroy humanity due to fundamental challenges in aligning AI goals with human values.
Jason and Alex discuss the NBA gambling scandal, the intricacies of poker cheating, the 9-9-6 work culture, Presh Kumar's AI-powered video creation process, and Anthropic's strategic compute purchase from Google.
OpenAI launches Atlas, an AI-powered browser with action capabilities, while navigating challenges of security, browser compatibility, and user trust in an emerging technology landscape.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Atlas, a new AI-powered browser with an AI sidebar, agent mode capabilities, and potential privacy concerns, while also addressing recent controversies surrounding its Sora video generation app.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu discusses the potential negative impacts of AI on society, arguing that the technology is being developed too quickly without considering its broader societal implications and risks.
Daniel Yergin discusses the current state of the global energy transition, highlighting the continued dominance of hydrocarbons, the challenges of shifting to renewable energy, and the complex interplay between technology, geopolitics, and energy markets.
Eira May and Natalie Rotnov discuss key findings from Stack Overflow's 2025 Developer Survey, exploring how declining AI trust, persistent tool sprawl, and the need for human validation should shape enterprise leaders' strategies around AI adoption, RAG systems, and internal knowledge management.
Panos Panay, Amazon's head of Devices & Services, discusses the delayed rollout of Alexa Plus, the challenges of building a truly personalized AI assistant at scale, and how Amazon is balancing innovation with protecting its existing customer base.
GM CEO Mary Barra and Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson discuss the automaker's major announcements including a Gemini-powered AI assistant, new hardware and software platforms enabling hands-free driving in the 2028 Escalade IQ, and the controversial decision to ditch Apple CarPlay in EVs while navigating tariffs, expired EV tax credits, and competition from Chinese automakers.
AI is sparking a consumer tech renaissance by enabling new categories like emotional interfaces and companionship products that large tech companies won't build, while democratizing product creation so that individual builders can launch ambitious applications from idea to deployment in days.
Elad Gil discusses the current AI landscape, drawing parallels to the internet boom of the late 1990s, and explains why most startups fail during major technological shifts while highlighting the potential for innovative companies to emerge.
Jonathan Kanter discusses the potential antitrust concerns in AI, highlighting the risks of interdependence among big tech companies and the need for early, preventative intervention to maintain market competition and innovation.
A candid and wide-ranging conversation with Zach Lloyd, founder of Warp, discussing AI's impact on coding, developer productivity, startup challenges, and the transformative potential of technology across various industries.
Juan Montero discusses how entrepreneurs can leverage AI agents and workflows to automate social media engagement, improve business intelligence, optimize onboarding processes, and create custom solutions that replace traditional SaaS tools.
Keith Rabois discusses the potential of AI, geopolitics, and economic innovation, exploring topics ranging from sovereign AI and the future of big tech to the Middle East peace process and the importance of asking the right questions.
Ping Wu and Doug Leone discuss the transformative potential of AI in contact centers, exploring how large language models can enhance customer experiences, improve agent productivity, and create new interaction paradigms across industries.
Nathan Labenz and Eric discuss the current state of AI, arguing that contrary to claims of slowing progress, AI is continuing to advance rapidly across various domains, including reasoning, scientific discovery, and multimodal capabilities.
In this episode, RJ Scaringe, founder of Rivian, discusses the company's journey in building electric trucks and SUVs, their technological innovations, and their strategy for scaling an electric vehicle business from scratch.
A conversation with David Steinberg, founder of Zeta Global, exploring the company's AI-driven marketing platform, recent acquisitions, and the importance of philanthropy in business.
Robbie Stein, VP of Product at Google Search, discusses the evolution of Google's AI strategy, highlighting the development of AI Mode, AI Overviews, and their vision for an expansionary, more conversational search experience that helps users find information more effectively.
A comprehensive overview of OpenAI's Dev Day, exploring groundbreaking AI developments, strategic partnerships, and the race to build the "everything app" across multiple technological domains including robotics, video generation, and computational capabilities.
Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses why AI will enhance rather than replace jobs, arguing that while AI can automate tasks, humans will still be needed to incorporate those tasks into broader workflows and value creation.
Sam Altman and OpenAI partner with AMD on a massive chip deal while also developing a secretive AI device with Jony Ive, facing technical challenges and compute constraints.
RJ Skirinj discusses Rivian's strategy for the R2, a more affordable electric vehicle, while addressing challenges in the EV market, autonomy, and the company's approach to technology and customer experience.
In this episode, Scott and Ed discuss OpenAI's new SORA technology, AI-generated video platforms, and the potential impact on Hollywood and content creation, while exploring the broader implications of AI "slop" and social media trends.
Albert Cheng shares insights on finding growth opportunities by exploring and exploiting product insights, emphasizing the importance of connecting users to a product's value through continuous experimentation and learning.
A comprehensive discussion with Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, exploring the transformative potential of AI across business models, cybersecurity, organizational efficiency, and the future of technology innovation.
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, discusses the transformative potential of AI across business models, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology, highlighting the importance of platform approaches, security challenges, and the need for contextual intelligence.
OpenAI releases Sora, a new AI video generation app that allows users to create videos with AI-generated cameos of themselves and others, sparking discussions about the potential implications of synthetic video content.
In this episode, Casey and Kevin explore the rise of AI-generated video platforms from Google, Meta, and OpenAI, discussing the potential social and psychological implications of these new technologies while testing out OpenAI's Sora app and its ability to create personalized AI videos.
An in-depth exploration of artificial intelligence's potential to revolutionize medicine, examining its capabilities and limitations in diagnosing diseases, drug discovery, clinical trials, and health monitoring.
Dylan Field discusses Figma's evolution from design tool to AI-powered platform, exploring how AI can help lower creative barriers and empower more people to bring their ideas to life across design, prototyping, and product development.
An in-depth exploration of AI progress, focusing on Anthropic's Sonnet 4.5, the potential of reinforcement learning, and the path towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) through increasingly sophisticated language models and coding agents.
Sholto Douglas from Anthropic discusses the rapid progress in AI, focusing on the release of Claude Sonnet 4.5, the potential of reinforcement learning, and the path towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) through increasingly powerful language models.
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, discusses the transformative potential of AI across business models, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology, highlighting the importance of platform approaches, AI's impact on efficiency, and the need for careful security and innovation.
A deep dive into the future of cybersecurity, AI's transformative potential across business models, and the challenges and opportunities of generative AI and agentic systems with Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora.
Ro Khanna discusses immigration reform, censorship, crime, and the challenges facing the Democratic Party in a wide-ranging conversation about economic patriotism, political polarization, and potential solutions to current societal issues.
A candid conversation with Ro Khanna about immigration, AI, political polarization, crime, and the challenges facing American democracy, offering insights from a moderate Democratic perspective.
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation model generates buzz and excitement on social media, with users creating AI-generated clips that highlight its improved capabilities compared to previous iterations.
E11 Bio develops a novel technique using color barcodes and expansion microscopy to map brain circuits more accurately and potentially reduce the cost of creating a complete brain connectome.
A conversation with Marc Andreessen, John Collison, and Charlie Songhurst exploring tech's big questions, including the history of Silicon Valley, AI as a platform shift, the nature of tech bubbles, and the evolving media landscape.
Dylan Patel discusses the massive industrial and computational buildout powering AI, exploring the strategic dynamics between tech giants, the economics of compute and model scaling, and the potential transformative impact of AI across industries.
A deep dive into the future of marketing, focusing on leveraging organic social media, AI influencers, and creator content to drive brand relevance and sales in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape.
A deep dive into the world of digital advertising, exploring its economic significance, the rise of AI, evolving social media platforms, and challenging prevailing narratives about online marketing and Meta's business model.
Sebastian Thrun shares his journey of innovation across multiple groundbreaking projects like self-driving cars, Udacity, and flying cars, highlighting his passion for using technology to meaningfully improve people's lives.
An in-depth exploration of the AI compute landscape, highlighting the critical role of energy, chip development, and the transformative potential of AI across industries, with insights from Jonathan Ross, founder of Groq.
Julian Brigden discusses the fragility of the current "Goldilocks" economic narrative, skeptical of a soft landing and highlighting potential risks of inflation reacceleration, dollar weakness, and market volatility.
Nesrine Changuel shares her four-step "Delight Model" for building delightful products that go beyond surface-level joy, focusing on removing friction, anticipating needs, and exceeding expectations to create emotional connections while solving functional problems.
A dynamic discussion exploring AI's transformative potential across various sectors, including job markets, education, healthcare, and economic systems, highlighting rapid technological advancements and potential societal shifts.
Richard Sutton, a founding father of reinforcement learning, argues that large language models are a dead-end approach to AI, emphasizing the importance of learning from experience and having clear goals, in contrast to the current trend of imitation-based learning.
Tech journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss the massive AI infrastructure build-out, including a $100 billion NVIDIA-OpenAI deal, and analyze the potential implications of a tech bubble, while also diving into a viral TikTok trend about the anticipated rapture that didn't occur.
Mark Cuban discusses the current state of media, AI, technology, and entrepreneurship, offering insights on everything from TikTok's potential sale to the transformative power of AI for young entrepreneurs.
A deep dive into Stripe's groundbreaking payments foundation model, exploring how AI and extensive transaction data can create a compounding advantage in fraud detection, risk assessment, and financial infrastructure for businesses.
This Week in Startups discusses Alibaba's new deepfake model, potential TikTok sale, Tether's massive valuation, Stripe's share buyback, and emerging trends in AI and startup technologies.
A deep dive into the emerging cybersecurity risks posed by generative AI, exploring vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure, code generation, and potential threats from bad actors leveraging AI technologies.
A deep dive into the potential AI infrastructure bubble, examining how massive tech spending on data centers and GPUs could lead to an economic crash similar to past technological infrastructure booms.
The episode discusses the Trump administration's new $100,000 entry fee for H-1B visas, which could significantly impact tech companies' ability to hire skilled foreign workers, particularly those from India.
A deep dive into Meta's new Ray Ban AI glasses, featuring a discussion on their technological capabilities, privacy concerns, and potential impact on society, alongside an interview with Lovable CEO Anton Osika about AI-powered coding and startup growth.
Meta unveils a new generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses with AR capabilities, sparking discussions about privacy, technology, and the future of wearable devices.
A deep dive into how AI agents could revolutionize online shopping, from product research to price optimization, potentially disrupting traditional e-commerce platforms like Google and Amazon.
A discussion with Stanford professor Melissa Valentine about "flash teams" - dynamic, technology-enabled work groups that can be quickly assembled from global talent pools to solve specific problems more efficiently than traditional organizational structures.
Reid Hoffman discusses the power of idealism, technology, and AI, sharing his vision for a more optimistic future through entrepreneurship, investing, and creating opportunities that elevate human potential.
In this episode, Jason and Alex discuss the latest Launch Accelerator cohort, featuring innovative startups across AI, energy, healthcare, and event management, while also diving into conversations about solar energy, Google's recent success, and the emerging trend of prediction markets.
Darmesh Shah shares insights on his early blogging days, the evolution of inbound marketing, and how he approaches building innovative projects with a focus on iteration and passion.
A comprehensive guide to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), exploring how companies can optimize their content to show up more frequently in AI language model responses, with a focus on tactical strategies like citation optimization, landing page creation, and understanding the differences between traditional SEO and this emerging field.
A deep dive into building user-owned, privacy-preserving AI infrastructure using blockchain, confidential computing, and decentralized economic models to enable community-driven model training, inference, and governance.
A wide-ranging podcast episode covering the new iPhone Air, Meta's upcoming smart glasses, OpenAI's business developments, the rise of AI companionship, and San Francisco's emerging "996" work culture.
Sergey Levine discusses the rapid progress in robotics, predicting that fully autonomous robots capable of performing complex household tasks could be deployed within five years, driven by advances in AI, machine learning, and robotic foundation models.
Eleonore Crespo, CEO of Pigment, discusses her AI-powered enterprise performance management platform that helps companies make faster, data-driven decisions through innovative AI agents. The company aims to transform financial planning by enabling autonomous systems that can run complex analyses, generate scenarios, and provide recommendations, ultimately working towards a vision of self-driving finance.
A conversation with Ryan J. Salva from Google explores how AI is transforming software development, enabling smaller, more nimble teams and automating complex processes across the software development lifecycle. The discussion highlights AI's potential to reduce cognitive load, streamline platform engineering, and help teams deliver software faster by handling repetitive tasks and creating dynamic deployment pipelines.
Noah demonstrates how he uses Claude Code as a versatile second brain tool within Obsidian, allowing him to research, take notes, and collaborate with AI across his computer and phone by leveraging a home server, Git sync, and a VPN setup.
In this episode of How I Invest, David Weisburd interviews Eric Olson, CEO of Consensus, an AI search engine for scientific research, discussing how startups can differentiate themselves in the rapidly evolving AI landscape by maintaining a laser-focus on solving specific user problems. Eric argues that vertical products can coexist with horizontal AI models by delivering exceptional, tailored experiences that big tech companies cannot easily replicate due to their limited focus and risk tolerance.
ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski discusses the company's rapid growth from a dubbing-focused startup to a leading AI voice technology platform, achieving $200 million in annual recurring revenue in just 15 months. He shares insights on building a global AI company from Europe, the importance of research and product innovation, and the challenges of scaling a technology startup.
A deep dive into the semiconductor industry's transformation driven by AI, featuring VanEck's Angus Shillington and Nick Frasse discussing the massive capital expenditure in AI, the rise of fabless semiconductor companies, and the potential long-term impact of this technological revolution. The conversation explores the growth of companies like NVIDIA, the unique investment opportunities in VanEck's semiconductor ETFs SMH and SMHX, and why this AI-driven semiconductor boom differs from previous tech cycles.
At the White House Tech Dinner, top tech leaders gathered with President Trump to discuss innovation, infrastructure, and economic growth, with participants expressing support for the administration's pro-business agenda. The dinner featured notable figures like Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Sam Altman, and was characterized by a sense of cooperation and alignment among competing tech titans.
Zvi Mowshowitz discusses the current state of AI, including slightly extended timelines, ongoing concerns about AI alignment, and the challenges of model development across various companies. He highlights the importance of creating AI systems that genuinely want to be aligned and virtuous, while warning about potential risks from reinforcement learning and the dangers of trying to suppress AI's chain of thought.
In this episode of 20VC, Meta CMO Alex Schultz discusses the evolving landscape of marketing, AI's impact on technology, and the importance of having a clear North Star metric for companies. He shares insights on growth strategies, brand marketing, and the potential future of AI, emphasizing the need for companies to be adaptable and innovative.
Google had a remarkable week, potentially powering Apple's Siri with its Gemini AI and successfully fending off a major antitrust challenge. The company also made waves with its impressive Nano Banana image generation model, solidifying its position as a leader in generative AI.
OpenEvidence is revolutionizing clinical decision support for physicians by providing a semantic search platform that helps doctors quickly find precise, evidence-based medical information. The company has rapidly become the primary operating system for clinical knowledge, used by 40% of doctors in the United States and providing crucial support in navigating the exponentially growing complexity of medical research.
In this episode of the Stack Overflow Podcast, Jeffrey Van Gogh, a director of engineering at Google and board member of the Kotlin Foundation, discusses Kotlin's evolution from an Android-specific language to a versatile, multi-platform programming language with features that make development more productive and less error-prone. The conversation explores Kotlin's key advantages, including null safety, coroutines for asynchronous programming, and its ability to interoperate seamlessly with Java while offering modern language features.
Jason Calacanis and Becki DeGraw from Wilson Sonsini discuss the current startup financing landscape, highlighting unique investment terms for high-performing companies such as founder voting proxies, pre-agreed follow-on round investments, and reduced due diligence. They explore the changing dynamics of startup board governance and investor behavior in a competitive funding environment.
Google narrowly avoided a breakup in an antitrust ruling that keeps its exclusive search deals largely intact, disappointing antitrust advocates who sought more significant penalties. The ruling allows Google to continue paying partners like Apple for default search placement, with only minor restrictions that may not meaningfully impact the company's market dominance.
Peter Diamandis and his Moonshot mates discuss groundbreaking AI developments, from Elon Musk's Colossus data center to emerging technologies that are rapidly transforming industries and human potential. The episode explores the accelerating pace of AI innovation, its impact on various sectors, and the potential for sustainable abundance through technological advancement.
Ryan Hudson discusses Zero Click, a platform building native advertising for AI systems that aims to make ad-supported free tiers viable for AI application developers through contextual, paid inference-time advertising. The conversation explores the potential benefits and challenges of AI advertising, including how to maintain user trust, create value for developers, and avoid the pitfalls of previous advertising revolutions.
A conversation about Mirage, a real-time video-to-video AI model that can transform live video streams into different styles and settings, exploring its potential to revolutionize gaming, creativity, and human-AI interaction.
Brett Caughran and David Plon discuss the rapid evolution of AI tools in investment research, highlighting their potential to enhance productivity and generate insights while emphasizing the continued importance of human expertise and thoughtful implementation. They explore how AI can help analysts work more efficiently, generate ideas, and monitor investment theses, but caution against over-reliance and stress the need for careful, contextualized use of these emerging technologies.
Russell Brunson discusses the creation of OfferLab, a new platform designed to bring online entrepreneurs together through collaboration instead of competition, with the goal of helping businesses increase profits and build meaningful partnerships. The platform aims to solve the growing problem of rising ad costs, isolated business models, and the breakdown of the once-united Funnel Hacker community by providing a centralized marketplace where entrepreneurs can share and promote each other's offers.
Here's a concise two-sentence description of the episode: Benedict Evans, a technology analyst known for his insightful perspectives, discusses the current state of AI, exploring its potential as a platform shift and drawing parallels with past technological transformations. He offers nuanced views on AI's impact, challenging both overhyped and overly pessimistic narratives while examining how different tech companies are positioning themselves in this emerging landscape.
Here's a concise two-sentence description for the episode: Justin Freishtat, a former door-to-door salesman turned investor, discusses Safe Space Global, an AI technology company focused on creating safer environments in schools, prisons, and other public spaces. The interview explores the company's mission to prevent school shootings, its innovative ambient AI technology, and Justin's entrepreneurial journey from sales to strategic investing.
Here's a 2-sentence description for the episode: In this insightful conversation, Veronica Shelton, co-founder of Oak Theory, discusses the intersection of neurodiversity, technology, and accessibility, sharing her unique perspective as a woman of color in the tech industry. She explores the transformative potential of AI, the importance of adaptability in the workplace, and the launch of her new media project "Under the Oak," which aims to critically examine technology's psychological and social impacts.
Scott speaks with Ben Stiller, actor, director, and executive producer of the hit series Severance, to discuss the highs and lows of a four-decade career in Hollywood. They talk about growing up in a showbiz family, the lessons hidden in failure, and the creative risks that paid off. Ben also opens up about sobriety, balancing ambition with family, and why Severance almost didn’t get made. Follow Ben Stiller, @BenStiller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices