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AI Podcasts

February 5, 2026

Goodfire AI’s Bet: Interpretability as the Next Frontier of Model Design — Myra Deng & Mark Bissell

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is moving from opaque, data-driven systems to transparent, intentionally designed agents. This shift is driven by the need for reliability, safety, and the ability to extract novel insights from increasingly powerful models.
  2. Invest in tools and research that provide granular control over AI internals, like Goodfire's platform. This enables precise customization, reduces unintended behaviors, and accelerates scientific discovery in critical domains.
  3. The future of AI isn't just about bigger models; it's about smarter, more controllable ones. Understanding and directly influencing AI's "mind" will be a competitive differentiator and a prerequisite for deploying AI in high-stakes, real-world applications over the next 6-12 months.
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February 5, 2026

She Raised $64M to Build an AI Math Prodigy | Carina Hong, CEO of Axiom

Weights & Biases

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The era of "good enough" probabilistic AI for critical systems is ending; the market demands provable correctness. Axiom Math's approach signals a return to formal methods, supercharged by AI, addressing the verification bottleneck in software and hardware.
  2. Investigate formal verification tools for safety-critical code generation, hardware design, and legacy code migration. Prioritize solutions combining AI generation with deterministic proof for speed and certainty.
  3. Formally verifying complex systems with AI will redefine trust in software and hardware. Companies integrating these capabilities gain a competitive advantage, reducing bugs, accelerating development, and meeting regulatory demands over the next 6-12 months.
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February 4, 2026

Ep#61: 1x World Model

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The scaling laws seen in large language and video models are now extending to physical robotics. Internet-scale human video data, combined with humanoid morphology, is creating a new paradigm for robot generalization.
  2. Invest in or build systems that prioritize multi-stage data pipelines, especially those incorporating diverse egocentric data. This approach is proving key to unlocking zero-shot capabilities in physical AI.
  3. World models are not just a research curiosity; they are a practical tool for accelerating robot deployment. Their ability to generalize and act as learned simulators will redefine how robots are trained, tested, and ultimately integrated into our daily lives over the next 6-12 months.
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February 5, 2026

Introducing 4D Creation Open Beta and the Future of Gaming with Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki

No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The digital experience economy is moving from static content to dynamic, AI-driven co-experience platforms, where user interaction data becomes the core asset for training next-generation virtual intelligence.
  2. Invest in platforms that offer robust, cloud-connected infrastructure and proprietary, vectorized user data for AI training, as these will be the engines for future immersive content and agentic AI development.
  3. Roblox's long-term vision, powered by its unique data moat and AI investments, positions it to define the future of virtual co-experience, making it a critical player to watch for investors and builders in the AI and gaming space over the next 6-12 months.
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February 5, 2026

Mustafa Suleyman — Nature, humans, tools… and now a fourth class

Azeem Azhar

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The exponential reduction in the cost of intelligence, coupled with open-source proliferation, is pushing AI into every corner of society, creating a collective action problem where market incentives for "engaging" AI clash with the need for societal safety and control.
  2. Get hands-on with AI now. "Vibe coding" and actively experimenting with AI tools builds "AI muscle," inoculating users against psychosis risks and building a deeper understanding of AI's capabilities and limitations.
  3. AI is here to stay and will redefine work and interaction. Understanding its "hyperobject" nature, advocating for clear regulatory boundaries, and actively engaging with the technology are critical for navigating the near future without falling for its simulated charms.
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February 4, 2026

Ozempic Won't Solve America's Obesity Problem

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The US healthcare system is shifting from a reactive, acute care model to a proactive, preventative one.
  2. Build infrastructure that financially incentivizes preventative lifestyle interventions.
  3. The next decade will see hundreds of billions of dollars redirected towards lifestyle interventions.
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February 4, 2026

The Economic Singularity Will Make Today’s Economy Unrecognizable w/ Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross

Milk Road AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI-driven hyperdeflation will fundamentally alter economic structures, leading to a post-scarcity future where the primary challenge shifts from production to distribution and the integration of human and machine economies.
  2. Invest in infrastructure that bridges human and AI economies, or prepare for a future where AI agents become a significant, crypto-native economic force.
  3. The next 6-12 months will see continued acceleration of AI capabilities, pushing us closer to a future where traditional labor and intelligence are nearly free. Understanding this change is crucial for navigating the emerging economic landscape and identifying new value creation opportunities.
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February 5, 2026

Goodfire AI’s Bet: Interpretability as the Next Frontier of Model Design — Myra Deng & Mark Bissell

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The era of opaque, black-box AI is ending; the future demands intentionally designed models with human understanding and control. This shift is driven by reliability in high-stakes applications and extracting novel insights.
  2. Investigate interpretability tools (like Goodfire's platform) to gain granular control over model behavior, moving beyond basic fine-tuning for critical applications.
  3. Interpretability is not a niche; it's the missing piece for scaling AI safely into mission-critical domains. Mastering model understanding and intentional design will yield unprecedented capabilities and competitive advantage.
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February 4, 2026

Ep#61: 1x World Model

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Robotics is moving from bespoke, data-hungry behavior cloning to generalized, human-informed learning via world models. This shift, mirroring the success of LLMs, means robots can use the vast, unstructured data of human experience to acquire new skills.
  2. Invest in platforms and data pipelines that facilitate multi-modal, multi-stage training for humanoid robots. Prioritize systems that can generate synthetic data and use world models for high-throughput, targeted policy evaluation.
  3. World models are the engine for scalable robot intelligence. They promise a future where robots learn faster, generalize wider, and self-improve through iterative simulation, making widespread humanoid deployment a near-term reality.
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Crypto Podcasts

January 21, 2026

Quadrillions: How to Win the World | Chris Maurice

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from public peer-to-peer narratives to private B2B infrastructure that connects local bonds to global stablecoins.
  2. Build for the back end of the product by integrating with local financial institutions that already own the user relationship.
  3. The next year will see the rise of global dollar-denominated accounts, making the US dollar a truly borderless commodity.
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January 21, 2026

Market Structure, Macro Volatility, and the Next Phase of Crypto | Michael Anderson & Vance Spencer

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from L1 wars to on-chain businesses means capital is moving toward protocols with clear revenue-sharing models.
  2. Monitor Bitmine’s ETH accumulation and the launch of Blackwell GPU clusters. Position in protocols that bridge the gap between AI infrastructure financing and stablecoin liquidity.
  3. The next year belongs to the capital assassins who can blend meme-driven distribution with hard-nosed corporate finance.
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January 20, 2026

LIVE: MegaETH, Pump, NYSE | 0xResearch

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Migration: Value is moving from base layers to applications that own the end-user relationship. This transition favors integrated platforms over modular protocols.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Monitor platforms that successfully integrate vertical services like Phantom or Pump.fun. These Everything Apps are the most likely candidates for sustainable revenue growth.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next six months will favor teams that prioritize revenue and user stickiness over speculative token launches.
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January 19, 2026

Why Grayscale Sees ATHs Before Q3, With ETH Outperforming: Bits + Bips

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The erosion of central bank independence turns fiscal debt into a marketing campaign for hard-capped digital assets.
  2. Accumulate Ethereum and top-tier smart contract platforms that offer staking yields before the $40 trillion advised wealth pool begins its structural rotation.
  3. The next year will be defined by the transition from speculative retail trading to structural institutional accumulation driven by a global flight from debasing fiat.
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January 16, 2026

Claude Code, Stablecoin Adoption, and 2026 Trends | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI-driven productivity is meeting institutional stablecoin adoption to create hyper-efficient financial services.
  2. Integrate AI-assisted coding into every department to maintain a lean headcount.
  3. Success in the next cycle requires the grit to build through the quiet periods and the agility to utilize AI for rapid product iteration.
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January 14, 2026

$250M & $500M M&A talks, Neo finance category update, lots of action in DC ft. Polygon

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The rotation from metals to equities then crypto is accelerating as fiat debasement becomes the only political option.
  2. Prioritize "exogenous yield" protocols that bridge real-world revenue on-chain to capture non-inflationary returns.
  3. The next 12 months will see crypto move from an isolated casino to the primary infrastructure for the global financial system.
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