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AI Podcasts

May 31, 2025

Varimo: Bittensor Subnets, TaoHash, Dynamic Tao, Privacy Coins, Crypto Investing, AI | Ep. 45

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Profit-Taking is Paramount: When you've made life-changing money, change your life – don't let paper gains evaporate.
  2. Bet on Bittensor's Talent: The concentration of high-caliber individuals in the Bittensor ecosystem signals immense potential for disruptive innovation.
  3. Follow the AI Capital: AI is poised for significant capital inflow; identify projects with strong fundamentals and teams within this narrative.
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May 30, 2025

SN17 - 404GEN :: Decentralized AI generated 3D assets

Opentensor Foundation

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Unlocking Creative Potential: 404GEN radically lowers barriers to 3D content creation, enabling faster iteration and new forms of interactive media previously unfeasible for smaller teams or individuals.
  2. Gaussian Splats are Ascendant: This representation is emerging as a powerful alternative for 3D AI, and 404GEN is at the forefront of its practical application and tooling.
  3. BitTensor's Competitive Edge Shines: The subnet's rapid quality improvement and the innovative ELO validation system highlight BitTensor's power to incentivize and coordinate decentralized intelligence towards state-of-the-art results.
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May 30, 2025

Novelty Search May 29, 2025

taostats

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Democratization Unleashed: Subnet 17 radically lowers barriers to 3D content creation, empowering indie developers and non-artists.
  2. Gaussian Splats are Hot: This representation is emerging as a key technology for fast, high-fidelity 3D AI, and Subnet 17 is at the forefront.
  3. Web2 Validation is Key: Partnerships like the Unity "verified solution" status signal BitTensor's growing real-world utility and credibility, presenting opportunities for miners and the TAO ecosystem.
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May 30, 2025

OpenAI, Hyperliquid, and the Internet's Next Growth Phase | Roundup

Bell Curve

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is the primary internet growth driver; crypto will largely be downstream.
  2. Hyperliquid's app-first L1 strategy and strong fee generation make it a formidable, closely-watched player.
  3. The era of "free money" airdrops is fading, replaced by "skin-in-the-game" token launches and significant institutional capital via treasury vehicles.
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May 30, 2025

Hey Tech, Come to Healthcare

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Build for Behavior Change:** The biggest wins will come from engaging consumers and enabling sustainable health behaviors, an area where tech excels.
  2. **AI is the Leapfrog:** Healthcare can jump directly to AI-driven solutions, bypassing clunky legacy software, especially for service-oriented tasks.
  3. **The Trillion-Dollar Prize is Real:** Whether through full-stack "payvider" models or horizontal platforms, the path to becoming the world's largest company runs through transforming the consumer healthcare experience.
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May 29, 2025

Building a DePIN-powered Shazam for Media with Rumi | Niko Cunningham and Mateusz Poreda

Proof of Coverage Media

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Decentralized Analytics:** Rumi’s DePIN model democratizes media intelligence, offering far richer and more granular data than traditional players like Nielsen.
  2. **Context is King:** The "Shazam for media" capability will fuel a new generation of AI agents and interactive experiences, making media deeply engaging.
  3. **Investor Signal:** The $5M pre-seed (EV3, A16Z CSX) and early traction with industry players like Tivision validate Rumi's approach and market potential.
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May 29, 2025

Beyond Leaderboards: LMArena’s Mission to Make AI Reliable

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Reliability Demands Real-Time, Human-Centric Testing: Static benchmarks are dead. AI reliability for complex tasks requires continuous evaluation based on diverse, subjective human preferences in real-world scenarios.
  2. Crowd-Sourced Evaluation Outperforms Insular Expertise: The "wisdom of the crowd," as captured by LMArena, provides a more robust and representative measure of AI performance than siloed expert opinions, preventing narrow value-encoding.
  3. Personalized Evaluation is the Next Frontier: Technologies like "Prompt to Leaderboard" show the potential for highly granular, cost-effective, and personalized AI model selection, maximizing utility for individual users and specific tasks.
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May 28, 2025

Rick Rubin: Vibe Coding is the Punk Rock of Software

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace AI as a Co-Creator: Leverage AI to democratize creation and rapidly iterate, but remember the unique human element—your distinct point of view and intuition—is irreplaceable.
  2. Authenticity Over Algorithm: Whether you're an artist or an entrepreneur, genuine connection comes from unwavering commitment to your core vision, not by chasing fleeting trends or assumed audience desires.
  3. Question Everything, Especially "Answers": Cultivate a mindset of curiosity and critical thinking. AI can provide answers, but true insight comes from deeply engaging with questions and understanding that knowledge is ever-evolving.
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May 27, 2025

7 More Healthy Years: What We Can Learn from Super Agers

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Embrace AI-Powered Prevention: AI's capacity to synthesize vast health data will redefine personalized risk assessment and early intervention, moving us beyond one-size-fits-all healthcare.
  2. Target the "Big Three" Early: Focus on preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative conditions by leveraging their long incubation periods for proactive interventions.
  3. Leverage New Therapeutic Frontiers: Groundbreaking drug classes like GLP-1s and rapid advancements in immunotherapy offer unprecedented tools to combat and, crucially, prevent major diseases.
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Crypto Podcasts

December 19, 2025

Think You Have Token Holder Rights? Think Again - Uneasy Money

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: The current DeFi landscape is unsustainable without clearer definitions of token holder rights and founder accountability. Expect continued "DAO warfare" and founder exits until these structural issues are addressed.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: For builders, prioritize explicit, transparent legal and technical structures from day one. For investors, assume tokens offer no inherent rights beyond what is explicitly stated and legally enforceable.
  3. The "So What?": The industry needs "light-form" regulatory clarity and standardized norms, potentially driven by centralized exchanges, to foster trust and enable sustainable innovation beyond pure speculation in the next 6-12 months.
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December 19, 2025

Is 2025 Crypto's Dot-com Moment? | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: The crypto market is undergoing a structural re-rating. Focus on companies building essential infrastructure and solving real-world problems, not just speculative tokens.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: Private crypto equity is attracting significant capital. Builders should focus on full-stack fintech solutions and direct customer engagement. Investors should identify structurally advantaged companies with clear business models.
  3. The "So What?": The next 6-12 months will see continued decoupling. A potential softening of AI hype could redirect capital, but the long-term winners in crypto will be those providing tangible utility and robust infrastructure.
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December 19, 2025

Are There Reasons To Be Optimistic? w/ Dim Selk

Steady Lads Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Market Structure Overhaul: The current token distribution model is broken. Expect continued pressure on altcoins until tokenomics evolve to prioritize product-market fit over continuous investor unlocks.
  2. Strategic Accumulation: This period of apathy is ideal for researching and accumulating Bitcoin and high-conviction RWAs. Cash is a strategic asset for deploying when opportunities arise.
  3. TradFi on Chain: The next growth vector for crypto involves capturing traditional finance flows through tokenized equities, commodities, and FX. Builders should focus on robust, order-book based solutions with improved user experience.
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December 19, 2025

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

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Convergence is Here: The lines between traditional finance and crypto are blurring. Expect more "everything apps" and institutional adoption of public blockchains for RWAs.
  2. Token Alignment Matters: Builders must prioritize robust legal and governance structures that enshrine token holder rights. This will be a key differentiator for attracting capital in the next cycle.
  3. Ethereum's Enduring Role: Despite new contenders, Ethereum continues to solidify its position as a foundational layer for institutional tokenization and decentralized finance.
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December 19, 2025

Institutional Golden Bull Continues, System Update & Base App Recap, Stables in 2025 w/ Stablewatch

The Rollup

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Institutional Integration: Crypto is embedding itself into traditional finance, not replacing it. Expect more "everything apps" and verticalized services from major players.
  2. Yield Evolution: As interest rates decline, the demand for diversified, transparent yield-bearing stablecoins will intensify. Protocols with robust risk management and RWA exposure will lead.
  3. Creator Economy's Next Frontier: On-chain tools will redefine creator monetization, shifting from vanity metrics to direct value capture and deeper fan relationships.
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December 19, 2025

Crypto 'Is Dead' - DATs: A Buying Opportunity? Plus: Figure's IPO & Trump's WLFI in Trouble

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Strategic Implication: The crypto industry is moving beyond speculative cycles, driven by the integration of real-world assets and the pursuit of tangible efficiencies by both startups and traditional financial giants.
  2. Builder/Investor Note: Builders should prioritize utility and cost reduction for mainstream users, while investors must scrutinize projects for sustainable business models and genuine decentralization, rather than relying on hype or incentive schemes.
  3. The "So What?": Regulatory clarity, particularly around DeFi and asset classification, will shape the next 6-12 months, determining which projects thrive by truly delivering value and which struggle under increased scrutiny.
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