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AI Podcasts

June 14, 2025

The Unwinding Of The Global U.S Dollar Trade | Weekly Roundup

Forward Guidance

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The U.S. Dollar's Dominance is Fraying: Decades of capital recycling into U.S. assets may reverse, boosting non-U.S. markets, gold, and Bitcoin while pressuring the dollar.
  2. AI is the New Geopolitical Battleground: The U.S.-China AI race will likely drive continued market support and investment into related infrastructure like nuclear and space tech.
  3. "Ponzanomics" Prevails: Expect continued fiscal expansion and market interventions (like Treasury buybacks) globally as governments prioritize economic stability and strategic goals over austerity.
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June 13, 2025

Gareth Howells: Bittensor Video Upscaling & Compression, VOD, AI, Crypto, Subnet 85 Vidaio | Ep. 48

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Compression is Cash: Vidaio’s bespoke AI compression offers enterprises 50%+ savings on video storage/bandwidth without sacrificing visual quality, targeting the 80% of internet traffic that is video.
  2. Bittensor’s Velocity: The decentralized Bittensor network acts as a powerful R&D engine, enabling Vidaio to out-innovate and outpace traditional development, turning concepts into market-ready solutions in months, not years.
  3. Token Tied to Utility: The success of Vidaio's alpha token hinges on securing enterprise clients and reinvesting revenues, making its value a direct reflection of its real-world utility and market penetration.
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June 13, 2025

Why the Robotics Revolution will be Powered by Decentralized AI, w/ the Founder of PrismaX

The People's AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Hardware Isn't the Holdup: Robot bodies are capable; their brains (AI) need smarter, real-world training.
  2. Data is the New Differentiator: Access to diverse, large-scale, real-world interaction data will determine the winners in robotics AI.
  3. Decentralization Unlocks Scale: PrismaX bets that a community-driven approach to data collection and teleoperation can overcome the biases and bottlenecks of centralized efforts, fueling the next wave of robotic intelligence.
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June 13, 2025

What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT)

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is rapidly democratizing sophisticated content creation and enabling entirely new business models. The speed of innovation is intense, making it both an exciting and "exhausting" time for creatives and builders.
  2. Video & Voice Converge: AI is now generating synchronized audio-visual content from simple text prompts, opening a Pandora's box for storytellers and "faceless" creators.
  3. Consumer AI Pays: Startups in consumer AI are scaling revenue at unprecedented rates, proving users will pay premium subscriptions for powerful, AI-native experiences.
  4. AI-Assisted Entrepreneurship: The barrier to launching a brand or product is crumbling, as AI tools empower anyone to design, market, and even conceptualize businesses with previously unimaginable speed and ease.
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June 12, 2025

How We Built A $300M+ Onchain Business in 2025 - Sky Founder, Rune Christensen

The Rollup

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Hyper-Rational Focus Wins: Targeting "mercenary capital" with the best risk-adjusted returns creates a superior product for all users.
  2. Decentralized Innovation Engine: The "Stars" ecosystem is Sky's scalable solution for dynamic yield generation and market penetration, adapting faster than centralized models.
  3. AI is the Arbiter: Future stablecoin dominance will be heavily influenced by AI, both in yield sourcing by protocols and in product selection by users seeking maximum efficiency.
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June 11, 2025

The Ultimate AI Video Stack: Up-to-Date Best Tools to Make Content With AI

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Assemble Your AI Arsenal: Master video creation by strategically combining specialized tools: V3 for text-to-video, Cling 2.1 for image animation, Hedra for lip-sync, Higsfield for VFX, and Krea for multi-model experimentation and enhancement.
  2. Master the Art of the Prompt: Precision in prompting is paramount. Sequential descriptions in V3 ensure narrative coherence, while ample text for audio prevents awkward AI-generated filler.
  3. Iterate, Enhance, Conquer: Beyond initial generation, platforms like Krea are crucial for refining AI video, offering upscaling, frame rate boosts, and cross-model comparisons to achieve professional-grade outputs.
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June 10, 2025

Giving New Life to Unstructured Data with LLMs and Agents

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace Predictable AI: Shift focus from chasing perfect AI accuracy to building systems where AI errors are predictable and manageable, enabling human oversight where it matters most.
  2. Agents as Co-Pilots: Leverage AI agents to accelerate development and design ("compile time"), but maintain human control and deterministic execution in production ("runtime").
  3. Reimagine Customer Experience: AI offers a profound opportunity to move beyond process optimization and create entirely new, more intuitive, and efficient ways for customers to interact with businesses.
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June 9, 2025

Shakeel Hussein: Ridges AI, Bittensor AI Agents, Decentralized Software Engineering | Ep. 47

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Ridges AI is pioneering a decentralized, hyper-competitive model for AI-driven software development. Speed, open innovation, and smart incentives are their weapons of choice in the race to automate coding.
  2. Execute Relentlessly: In the fast-paced AI domain, Ridges AI prioritizes rapid iteration and learning over perfecting initial designs.
  3. Open Code, Fierce Competition: Making agent code public is designed to spark a continuous improvement cycle, as miners build upon each other's work.
  4. The End of Human Coding is the Goal: Shakeel's explicit aim is for Ridges AI agents to entirely replace the need for human software engineers.
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June 8, 2025

We have a problem with ChatBot Arena.

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Gaming is Rife: Major players admit to fine-tuning models specifically for Arena, meaning high scores don't always reflect real-world, generalizable capability.
  2. Data Access Skews Results: Preferential treatment in sample rates and access to Arena data for fine-tuning gives proprietary models a significant, often undisclosed, advantage.
  3. Transparency & Fair Play Needed: ChatBot Arena must implement stricter, transparent rules—like prohibiting score retractions, limiting private models, and ensuring fair sampling—to restore trust and utility.
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Crypto Podcasts

April 14, 2025

Bits + Bips LIVE

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Headline Risk Reigns: Forget fundamentals for now. Market direction hinges almost entirely on White House pronouncements and tariff developments; consistency is desperately needed to restore confidence.
  2. Liquidity is King (and Scarce): Thin markets amplify moves. Watch ETF volumes (over 35% signals stress) and hedge fund positioning (currently defensive, fuel for squeezes) for tactical clues.
  3. Crypto's Macro Moment Deferred?: While geopolitics boosts crypto's *raison d'être* as a non-state asset, it needs a clearer macro picture or strong regulatory/product catalysts to break free from its current risk-asset correlation. Watch the Yuan/USD rate for capital flight signals.
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April 14, 2025

Bringing the World’s Vehicles Onchain with DIMO | Rob Solomon

Proof of Coverage Media

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Real Utility Drives Adoption: DIMO focuses on tangible benefits (cashback for data, vehicle tracking) beyond token speculation, making the platform sticky for everyday users.
  2. Tokenomics Power the Ecosystem: The $DIMO token is integral, used by developers for data access, with a burn mechanism creating deflationary pressure tied directly to network usage and revenue growth.
  3. Decentralization is the Moat: Building onchain provides a crucial advantage over closed ecosystems, ensuring user control, preventing platform risk, and attracting developers wary of centralized gatekeepers.
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April 14, 2025

The Biggest Market Crash Since 2020, What Next?

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Volatility is the New Normal: Brace for sustained higher volatility; cash and defensive positioning (energy, industrials) are prudent.
  2. Bitcoin's Moment? BTC is increasingly viewed as a macro hedge against instability and potential Fed easing, likely outperforming most alts.
  3. Policy Matters: Deficit reduction, trade wars, and Fed reactions are driving markets; understanding the administration's long-term goals (per Bessent) is crucial.
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April 14, 2025

Building the Future of Global Payments | Paul & Zaheer

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Specialization Wins: General-purpose blockchains struggle to optimally serve the massive, specific needs of stablecoin transfers; dedicated infrastructure like Plasma is required to unlock the next phase of growth.
  2. USDT is the Global Standard: Tether's dominance, especially outside the US, mirrors the Eurodollar system. It's the Schelling point for international digital dollars, unlikely to be displaced by domestic-focused or bank-issued alternatives.
  3. Focus on Fundamentals: Plasma bets on core utility (cheap/free, fast, secure transfers) and deep integrations over complex tokenomics, aiming to capture trillions in real-world commerce settlement.
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April 14, 2025

The Biggest Market Crash Since 2020, What Next? | Felix Jauvin & Quinn Thompson

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Valuations & Policy Collide: Overly optimistic markets hit a wall of peak valuations, expiring liquidity, and initially growth-negative policies.
  2. Bitcoin vs. The World: Bitcoin's near-term strength is tied to potential forced central bank liquidity, while major upside requires a breakdown in traditional fiscal/monetary stability. Prioritize BTC over most alts.
  3. Cash & Caution: Elevated volatility persists. Holding cash and focusing on resilient sectors (e.g., critical resources, energy) is prudent while navigating potential deleveraging events and geopolitical risks.
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April 11, 2025

Crypto Meets Chemistry :: Bittensor SN68 NOVA, Decentralized AI Drug Discovery

Opentensor Foundation

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Adversarial Advantage: Bittensor's miners are exceptionally efficient at finding flaws in AI models, turning a potential vulnerability into a powerful, real-time stress-testing mechanism crucial for robust drug discovery AI.
  2. Incentivizing Innovation: Token emissions provide funding and incentives for tackling high-risk, high-reward drug discovery challenges that traditional models struggle to support, fostering novelty over incrementalism.
  3. Digital-to-Physical Bridge: Nova plans to translate computational discoveries into real-world value through synthesis, lab validation, and strategic partnerships, aiming to become a pioneering crypto-native biotech entity.
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