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AI Podcasts

December 29, 2025

Where does consumer AI stand at the end of 2025?

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The "Everything App" is a myth. We are moving from general chat boxes to agentic workspaces that operate across your entire software stack.
  2. Build opinionated. Use the current model quality to solve one specific, high-value workflow rather than competing for the general assistant crown.
  3. 2026 is the year of the builder. The infrastructure is ready, the compute tension is real for Labs, and the market is hungry for products with a soul.
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December 26, 2025

How Claude Code Works - Jared Zoneraich, PromptLayer

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Movement: The transition from AI as a feature to AI as a headless operator using terminal-based agents.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Replace complex classification DAGs with simple tool-calling loops to reduce technical debt.
  3. The Bottom Line: The future of software development is not better IDEs but better headless agents that treat the entire OS as a tool.
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December 26, 2025

Shipping AI That Works: An Evaluation Framework for PMs – Aman Khan, Arize

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from deterministic software to probabilistic agents requires a move from "vibe coding" to data-driven development.
  2. Build a "golden" data set of 50 hard examples. Use these to test every prompt change before pushing to production.
  3. Reliability is the only moat left in a world of commoditized models. Evals are the bridge to that reliability.
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December 27, 2025

AGI: The Path Forward – Jason Warner & Eiso Kant, Poolside

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Software development is moving from a manual craft to an automated output of vertically integrated intelligence stacks.
  2. Monitor the public API release early next year to replace generic LLMs with specialized coding intelligence.
  3. The winners of the next decade will build on platforms that treat compute as a raw commodity and intelligence as the final product.
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December 26, 2025

What I learned at the frontier of tech in 2025 (Kelly, Cowen, Wang, Prince)

Azeem Azhar

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: The transition from weightless software to energy-heavy hardware.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Stop building "wrappers" for model weaknesses.
  3. The Bottom Line: AI value is moving from the model to the grid and the individual reputation.
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December 26, 2025

How AI Will Reshape The Economy In 2026 (a16z Big Ideas)

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: The Great Re-architecting. As legacy software moats evaporate and industrial supply chains reshore, value is migrating from passive data storage to active execution layers.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Target Archaic Verticals. Identify high-friction industries like mortgage servicing or IT support where the distance between intent and execution is currently measured in days.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next two years will reward those who build systems of action that replace human labor with autonomous agents and software-defined hardware.
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December 27, 2025

Why Scientists Can't Rebuild a Polaroid Camera [César Hidalgo]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Trend: Economic complexity predicts growth better than current GDP. Capital will move toward "high-letter" economies like India and Indonesia.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Prioritize team retention over documentation. Since knowledge is embodied, losing a core team is equivalent to deleting the source code.
  3. The Bottom Line: Success in the next decade belongs to those who treat knowledge as a living network rather than a digital asset.
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December 26, 2025

⚡️GPT5-Codex-Max: Training Agents with Personality, Tools & Trust — Brian Fioca + Bill Chen, OpenAI

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: Agentic Abstraction. We are moving from Model-as-a-Service to Agent-as-a-Service where the harness is as important as the weights.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Standardize your CLI. Use tools like ripgrep (RG) that models already have "habits" for to see immediate performance gains.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next 12 months will see the end of manual integration engineering as agents become capable of navigating UIs and legacy terminals autonomously.
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December 26, 2025

Steve Yegge's Vibe Coding Manifesto: Why Claude Code Isn't It & What Comes After the IDE

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The commoditization of syntax means architectural judgment is the only remaining moat. As the cost of code hits zero the value of intent skyrockets.
  2. Replace your manual refactoring workflows with a burn and rebuild strategy. Use agents to generate entirely new modules instead of patching old ones.
  3. Seniority is no longer a shield against obsolescence. You must spend the next six months building your agentic intuition or risk being replaced by a PhD student with a prompt.
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Crypto Podcasts

March 4, 2025

Why Solana Should Change It's Inflation Rate | Weekly Roundup

Lightspeed

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Solana's proposed dynamic inflation model aims to align staking incentives with market conditions, potentially reshaping its economic landscape.
  • 2. The debate raises critical questions about validator sustainability and the true nature of decentralization within the network.
  • 3. As Solana transitions from its bootstrapping phase, the focus shifts to optimizing network revenue and ensuring long-term viability.
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March 6, 2025

Hivemind: Macro News Bearish, Crypto News Bullish & What We’re Bidding

Empire

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Macro factors are driving short-term market pain, but long-term gains are expected as the U.S. economy adjusts.
  • 2. The meme coin market is undergoing a significant shift, with a return to quality and fundamentals anticipated.
  • 3. Strategic investments in stablecoins, exchanges, and promising L1s like Solana and Celestia are key to navigating the current market landscape.
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March 3, 2025

What A U.S Strategic Reserve Means For Crypto?

1000x Podcast

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The U.S. strategic crypto reserve's announcement could significantly impact Bitcoin's price, depending on its size and scope.
  • 2. Bitcoin's current market dynamics suggest a need for a strong catalyst to drive prices higher, with value perceived below $80,000.
  • 3. Political motivations may drive government actions in the crypto space, potentially leading to market volatility and strategic opportunities for investors.
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March 3, 2025

Cycles Don’t End Before They Start | David Kalk & Pranav Kanade

Empire

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The crypto market is poised for potential shifts as institutional investors prepare to enter, possibly igniting a new altcoin cycle.
  • 2. Reflexivity and market dynamics suggest that while the current cycle hasn't favored altcoins, future conditions could change rapidly.
  • 3. Institutional adoption and regulatory developments are key factors that could drive the next phase of growth in the crypto market.
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March 2, 2025

ETH Denver & EF Silviculture Society - The Chopping Block

Unchained

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. ETH Denver's subdued atmosphere reflects broader market challenges and shifts in community focus.
  • 2. The Bit hack underscores the importance of securing third-party services and the resilience of hardware wallets.
  • 3. The crypto community faces ethical dilemmas as platforms like Thorchain are used for illicit activities.
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February 28, 2025

The Friday Podcast | Bybit Fallout, SEC Dismisses Cases, Meme Coin Drop Off

blocmates.

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The Bybit hack underscores the critical need for enhanced security measures in crypto exchanges to protect investor funds.
  • 2. The SEC's dismissal of cases against major crypto firms could signal a more favorable regulatory environment, encouraging innovation.
  • 3. The decline of meme coins highlights a shift towards more sustainable and credible crypto projects, reshaping investment strategies.
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