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AI Podcasts

January 18, 2026

Why Every Brain Metaphor in History Has Been Wrong [SPECIAL EDITION]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Strategic Pivot: The transition from "Understanding-First" science to "Prediction-First" engineering. We are building artifacts that work perfectly but remain theoretically opaque.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Audit your AI stack for "Leaky Abstractions." Don't assume a model's reasoning capabilities in one domain will hold when the underlying causal structure changes.
  3. AGI isn't just an engineering milestone; it's a philosophical wager. If the brain isn't a computer, we are building a very powerful helicopter, not a synthetic human.
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January 18, 2026

Why Every Brain Metaphor in History Has Been Wrong [SPECIAL EDITION]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The pivot from "Understanding-First" science to "Prediction-First" engineering creates massive technical liability in our models.
  2. Audit your AI implementations for "Leaky Abstractions" where the model fails to account for physical edge cases.
  3. High-performance automation is not the same as sentient reasoning. Builders who recognize this distinction will avoid the cultural illusion of inevitable AGI.
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January 17, 2026

Brex’s AI Hail Mary — With CTO James Reggio

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from deterministic software to agentic networks. Companies are moving from rigid workflows to fluid systems that plan and execute autonomously.
  2. Build an internal LLM gateway early. Centralizing model routing and cost monitoring allows you to swap providers as the model horse race changes without refactoring your product.
  3. AI is not just a feature but a fundamental restructuring of the corporate cost center. Efficiency gains allow a static headcount of 300 engineers to support a business growing 5x.
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January 14, 2026

Identity for AI Agents - Patrick Riley & Carlos Galan, Auth0

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from interactive chat to autonomous "task runners" requires a shift from session-based identity to delegated, long-term authorization.
  2. Implement the Token Vault pattern to decouple your agent logic from the mess of OAuth token refreshing.
  3. In the next year, the "Agentic Web" will live or die by trust. If you cannot prove an agent is authorized to act, it is just a fancy toy.
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January 15, 2026

AI and the Future of Warfare with US Under Secretary of War Emil Michael

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

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: The Great Re-Shoring. National security now depends on domestic production of critical minerals and semiconductors.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Build for Scale. Prioritize manufacturing competence over pure software features to win government contracts.
  3. The Bottom Line: The defense industrial base is being rebuilt from the ground up. The next decade belongs to the builders who can merge Silicon Valley speed with the Pentagon's scale.
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January 15, 2026

Ben & Marc: Why Everything Is About to Get 10x Bigger

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from software eating the world to AI reinventing the computer means every existing market cap is a floor.
  2. Prioritize the non-fungible creator by providing monetization tools that bypass legacy gatekeepers.
  3. We are entering a period of asymmetric payoffs where the art of picking original thinkers matters more than historical data.
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January 13, 2026

Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle | Lex Fridman Podcast #489

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Trend: Biological Sovereignty. As global systems destabilize, the Amazon remains the most critical piece of biological infrastructure on the planet.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Support Jungle Keepers. Direct capital to organizations that convert loggers into rangers to secure land concessions.
  3. The Amazon is a finite asset under active siege. Protecting it requires a blend of primitive survival skills and high-tech surveillance over the next 18 months.
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January 12, 2026

Jensen Huang says robots will have human capabilities this year! The Robots at CES Had.. Other Plans

Turing Post

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: As generative AI masters simulation, the physical world becomes a high-fidelity playground for software.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Invest in the "brain" layer rather than the "limb" layer. Software that can generalize across different hardware forms will capture the most value.
  3. The next decade belongs to embodied AI that reasons in real time. If you are waiting for the hardware to look perfect before paying attention, you will miss the moment the software takes over the physical world.
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January 12, 2026

Your MCP Server is Bad (and you should feel bad) - Jeremiah Lowin, Prefect

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: Context as Product. We are moving from raw data transport to opinionated context delivery.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Prune your endpoints. Remove any tool that requires more than one step to achieve a business result.
  3. The Bottom Line: The winners of the agentic era will be those who build the best Agentic Interface Guidelines.
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Crypto Podcasts

December 31, 2025

2026 Crypto Predictions with Haseeb Qureshi

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Capital is migrating from "AI slop" back to crypto-native fundamentals as interest rates drop and fiscal stimulus kicks in.
  2. Prioritize stablecoin distribution plays and equity perpetuals that utilize RFQ models to minimize funding rate volatility.
  3. 2026 is the year crypto grows up. The winners will be those building functional products that solve the last-mile problem for global finance.
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December 31, 2025

The Rollup 2025 Awards Ceremony & 2026 Market Predictions

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The merger of institutional distribution and decentralized settlement creates a Neo Finance layer that renders the TradFi versus DeFi debate obsolete.
  2. Prioritize the last mile by integrating stablecoin payment cards or yield bearing assets into existing fintech wrappers.
  3. 2026 belongs to protocols with verified revenue and institutional partnerships. The era of vibe-based valuation is dead.
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December 31, 2025

2026 Predictions: BTC & ETH Hit Record Highs, TradFi Uses Solana: Bits + Bips

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Capital is migrating from offshore exchanges to regulated US derivatives markets as the CME faces competition from Coinbase.
  2. Prioritize stablecoins with transparent reserve locations to avoid contagion where a bank failure triggers a crypto de-peg.
  3. Success depends on building utility-first infrastructure rather than chasing the ghost of 2021-style token launches.
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December 30, 2025

How Canton Network Was Built for Institutional Use in Crypto

The DCo Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from speculation to utility. Capital is moving from crypto native games to real world efficiency gains.
  2. Prioritize infrastructure. Build or invest in protocols that prioritize liquidity and institutional compliance over short term retail hype.
  3. The next year will see the crypto casino fade as institutional rails like Canton Network enable the migration of trillions in traditional assets.
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December 30, 2025

What's The Trade For 2026?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Geopolitical fracturing is replacing the single-hedge-fund-world. Capital is migrating from speculative "paper" assets to hard-capped commodities and privacy-preserving tech.
  2. Short the "zombie" alts. Create a basket of low-utility, high-FDV tokens from the previous cycle and pair them against long positions in Bitcoin and Monero.
  3. The market is punishing momentum-chasing and rewarding structural alignment. If you aren't positioned for a multipolar, high-inflation environment, you are exit liquidity for the sovereigns.
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December 30, 2025

What's Next For Crypto In 2026 | Kairos Research

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The migration from subsidized security to fee-based sustainability. Capital is fleeing "fake money" inflation for real yield.
  2. Monitor Solana's BAM plugins for maker prioritization. This allows perps to offer tighter spreads than centralized exchanges.
  3. 2026 is the year of the "Real" app. The winners will be those who stop hoarding interest and start sharing it with their users.
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