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AI Podcasts

July 26, 2025

Intelligence = Doing More with Less (David Krakauer)

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Redefine Your Metrics. Judge intelligence not by what a system knows, but by its resourcefulness—its ability to solve novel problems with minimal information.
  2. Demand Deeper Proof. Don't accept claims of "emergence" based on performance charts. Look for evidence of a representational phase shift—a simpler, more abstract model of the world forming inside the machine.
  3. Think for Yourself. Resist the powerful urge to outsource your thinking to AI. Actively using your cognitive "muscles" is the only defense against the atrophy that convenience culture promotes.
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July 26, 2025

Bittensor Brief #2: VoidAI Wrapped TAO & Subnet Tokens

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Arbitrage Unlocked: The bridge exposes deeply undervalued Bittensor subnet tokens to the Solana ecosystem, creating a direct pathway to capture the 100x-1000x valuation gap between on-chain and off-chain AI projects.
  2. Incentivized Liquidity: Don’t be deterred by low initial liquidity. VoidAI's Subnet 106 is purpose-built to reward liquidity providers, creating a powerful economic engine designed to bootstrap and sustain deep markets for wrapped Bittensor assets.
  3. AI Meets DeFi: Wrapped TAO and subnet tokens can now be plugged into any Solana DeFi protocol. This opens a new frontier for financial products, allowing users to lend, borrow, and build derivatives on top of assets powered by a decentralized machine intelligence network.
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July 25, 2025

Bittensor Novelty Search :: Subnet 62 Ridges :: Open-Source AI

Opentensor Foundation

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Incentives Outpace Centralized R&D.** Ridges proves that a transparent, competitive market can drive faster innovation than a closed-door lab. The "winner-takes-all" model forces rapid, compounding improvements that are immediately absorbed by the entire network.
  2. **Bittensor's Economic Flywheel is Real.** Ridges is a prime example of subnet composability, creating a powerful economic moat. By using other subnets for cheap inference, it builds a product with R&D and operational costs orders of magnitude lower than competitors.
  3. **The Future is Abstracted.** The plan to onboard developers via Google/Plaid logins with a 30% fee is a brilliant Trojan horse. It lowers the barrier to entry for top talent while creating a powerful, built-in incentive for them to dive deeper into the crypto ecosystem to maximize earnings.
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July 23, 2025

The U.S. Can’t Build AI Without These Materials

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Mining is a software problem. The biggest gains aren't just in new drilling tech, but in using AI to optimize complex, thousand-variable refining processes and automate construction, slashing project timelines from years to months.
  2. Vertical integration is non-negotiable. Selling point solutions to "calcified" incumbents is a dead end. To capture efficiency gains, a company must own the entire process from mine to metal, internalizing risk and innovation.
  3. Government’s biggest lever is buying. To unlock trillions in private capital for this critical sector, the government must act as a reliable customer, providing offtake agreements and price floors that de-risk projects in a volatile commodity market.
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July 22, 2025

Live Demo & Review of the Newest AI Browsers: Dia vs Comet

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Comet is the agent, Dia is the assistant. Comet acts on your behalf across your digital life (scheduling, buying, emailing), while Dia excels as a hyper-competent assistant for automating complex research and content creation.
  2. The killer app is integration, not just chat. The browser that wins will be the one that most seamlessly orchestrates a user's entire digital ecosystem. Comet’s ability to connect and push tasks to core apps gives it the current edge.
  3. The sleeping giants are waking up. With vast user data and powerful proprietary models, Google and OpenAI’s eventual entry into the agentic browser market will be the next major catalyst, likely redefining the competitive landscape.
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July 21, 2025

Pushing compute to the limits of physics

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Hardware is the New Frontier. The scaling race isn't about building more data centers for the same old chips. The next 1000x improvement will come from a fundamental paradigm shift that works with physics, not against it.
  2. Noise is a Feature, Not a Bug. The future of efficient computing lies in harnessing stochasticity. The "noise" we spend billions to suppress in classical chips is the very resource that can power probabilistic AI models with unparalleled efficiency.
  3. Prepare for an Algorithmic Renaissance. The dominance of Transformers is a temporary state dictated by current hardware. As thermodynamic computers become available, developers and researchers should dust off their probabilistic ML textbooks—the algorithms of tomorrow will look very different.
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July 21, 2025

José Macedo and Pondering Durian: The Birth of Delphi Intelligence

Delphi Digital

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Invest in AI's Tailwinds: The essential question for any AI investment is: "Does this business get better as foundation models improve?" Companies fighting against the current of AI's scaling laws are on the wrong side of a powerful trade.
  2. The "Mag 7" Will Expand, Not Just Turn Over: AI is not a zero-sum game for incumbents. The total addressable market is set to 10x as AI drives labor costs toward zero, creating room for a "Mag 25" and turning today's $500B companies into tomorrow's $5T behemoths.
  3. Private Market Alpha Exists, But Edge is Paramount: The private AI market cap is a mere ~$700B, signaling massive growth potential. However, like in crypto, investors must be paranoid about their "edge," as the best deals require deep ecosystem access to avoid negative selection.
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July 21, 2025

The Future of Software Development - Vibe Coding, Prompt Engineering & AI Assistants

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **AI Isn't a Feature; It's a New Infrastructure Primitive.** For the first time, developers are outsourcing logic, not just resources. This fundamentally changes how software is built, valued, and sold.
  2. **Abandon Zero-Sum Thinking.** The AI market is in a massive expansion phase, not a consolidation battle. Value is accruing at every layer of the stack simultaneously; assuming one layer's gain is another's loss is a flawed thesis.
  3. **The Future is More Developers, Not Fewer.** AI tools augment productivity and lower the barrier to entry. This elevates the developer's role to focus on product design and workflow definition—the *real* hard problem in software.
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July 20, 2025

Hash Rate - Brief #1 - Chutes

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **A Killer Value Prop:** Chutes makes deploying powerful AI models 85% cheaper and as easy as building a website on Squarespace.
  2. **The Investor's Dilemma:** While all revenue is used to buy back the Chutes alpha token, this currently covers only 10% of the daily token emissions. The token's price stability is heavily dependent on external market demand outstripping this inflation.
  3. **Watch for Catalysts:** Two key events could dramatically increase buy pressure: the imminent launch of BitTensor subnet tokens on Solana and an anticipated wave of institutional capital from newly formed crypto hedge funds.
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Crypto Podcasts

February 25, 2025

The State Of Crypto & AI | Illia Polosukhin & Bowen Wang

Lightspeed

Crypto
AI
Infrastructure

Key Takeaways:

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  • 1. NEAR is pioneering a unified blockchain infrastructure integrating AI, eliminating the need for multiple chains and enhancing user experience.
  • 2. The launch of NEAR 2.0 with fully sharded architecture and reduced block times positions NEAR as a scalable and high-performance blockchain platform.
  • 3. NEAR’s focus on chain abstraction and Trusted Execution Environments sets it apart from other blockchain and Layer 2 solutions, offering a more seamless and secure user experience.
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February 25, 2025

Futarchy Deep Dive: Can Markets Make Better Decisions? | Proph3t

Bell Curve

Crypto
AI
Others

Key Takeaways:

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  • 1. Futarchy harnesses market efficiency to potentially outperform traditional governance in decision-making.
  • 2. Crypto’s regulatory resistance is essential for implementing innovative governance models like futarchy.
  • 3. Enhanced liquidity and decentralized capital formation are critical for the scalability and success of futarchy-based organizations.
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February 24, 2025

Where Does Crypto Go From Here? | EP 71

Good Game Podcast

Crypto
AI
Infrastructure

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Focus on Financial Utility: Crypto's strongest and most sustainable applications remain within the financial sector, emphasizing the need for robust, revenue-generating projects over speculative tokens.
  • 2. Leverage AI for Innovation: Startups that effectively integrate AI to solve real-world problems, particularly in personalized applications, are poised for significant growth and competitive advantage.
  • 3. Embrace Tokenization: The future of equity and capital formation lies in tokenizing shares and streamlining IPO processes on-chain, presenting a transformative opportunity for startups and investors alike.
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February 24, 2025

Solana’s Vibe Shift, Restaking, and Yapping About Kaito | Ian Unsworth

0xResearch

Crypto
DeFi
AI

Key Takeaways:

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  • 1. Solana’s Dependence on Meme Coins: While meme coins drive substantial revenue for Solana, they also introduce significant vulnerabilities amid changing market sentiments and regulatory pressures.
  • 2. Staking Yield Dynamics: Proposed reductions in staking yields are unlikely to trigger mass unstaking but will push the ecosystem towards more liquid and innovative staking solutions.
  • 3. Kaido’s Tokenomics Potential: Emerging platforms like Kaido offer novel tokenomics and AI integration, presenting new opportunities and challenges in monetizing user engagement and attention.
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February 24, 2025

Memes are Dead, Long Live the Memes | Nick Tomaino

Empire

Crypto
DeFi

Key Takeaways:

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  • 1. Meme coins, while initially promising, often exploit retail investors through pump and dump schemes, necessitating a wary approach.
  • 2. Investing in crypto requires a long-term vision, focusing on meaningful projects and founders committed to sustained growth over fleeting gains.
  • 3. Stablecoins are pivotal in maintaining the US dollar's global influence and are set to grow with increasing adoption and regulatory support.
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February 24, 2025

How Sapien Lets Anyone Earn by Creating Datasets

Outpost | Crypto AI

AI
Crypto
Infrastructure

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Decentralized data labeling can significantly reduce costs while enhancing data quality through global expert networks.
  • 2. The synergy between crypto and AI unlocks new possibilities for scalable and efficient AI model training.
  • 3. Proprietary, purpose-built datasets are becoming essential for enterprises to maintain a competitive edge in AI development.
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