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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 23, 2025

Why Isn't Bitcoin Going Up? | Jeff Park

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The retailification of finance is merging public and private markets, making conviction more valuable than spreadsheets.
  2. Monitor high-conviction government rumors or national strategic transitions to front-run institutional capital that is too slow to move on ideology.
  3. Success in the next year depends on viewing volatility and privacy as core features rather than bugs in the system.
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December 22, 2025

Bitcoin Needs Vol, BTC vs Gold, Retail Trading Edge, 2026 Predictions | Jeff Park

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The retailification of finance is merging public and private markets. Every news event is becoming a tradable asset.
  2. Stop competing with bots on spreadsheets. Identify national strategic priorities that drive durable capital flows.
  3. Bitcoin’s next leg up depends on a return to its roots as a volatile and self-custodial alternative to the legacy system.
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December 22, 2025

The State of Crypto, 2026 Predictions & Espresso's Token Launch | Jill Gunter

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from Crypto as a Cult to Crypto as a Rail means the next winners will look like boring fintech giants rather than flashy token launches.
  2. Focus on infrastructure projects solving for fast finality and interoperability. These are the toll booths for the coming wave of corporate tokenization.
  3. The next 12 months will be defined by the Corpo Chain explosion. If you are not building for speed and performance, you are building for a niche that is shrinking.
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December 22, 2025

Is The Crypto-Native Era Coming to an End? - Lessons from 10 Years in Crypto

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from "Crypto-Native" to "Invisible Backend" means value accrues to protocols that function like Linux.
  2. Monitor the 2026 IPO window for SpaceX and OpenAI to anticipate a major capital rotation.
  3. Success in the next decade requires building for the 99% who do not care about decentralization.
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December 19, 2025

Crypto Prices Are Down...Builders Aren’t!

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Fiat is failing as a currency, resulting in a push toward assets that maintain or grow purchasing power.
  2. DeFi offers real yield opportunities, making it a compelling alternative for capital preservation.
  3. Traditional finance is validating public blockchains, indicating a significant shift in finance towards crypto integration.
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December 21, 2025

Bittensor Brief #15: $TAO Bull Case + Bitcast SN93

Hash Rate Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: Bittensor's unique decentralized AI model, coupled with Bitcoin-like scarcity and a self-marketing subnet, sets it apart as a foundational AI infrastructure play.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: The $TAO halving creates a significant supply shock. Builders should observe Bitcast's "one-click mining" and AI-powered automation as a blueprint for efficient decentralized applications.
  3. The So What?: The convergence of reduced supply and increased marketing via Bitcast could drive substantial demand for $TAO over the next 6-12 months, making it a critical asset for those tracking the AI and crypto intersection.
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