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AI Podcasts

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 is transforming AI from a mere tool into a "hyperobject" with quasi-human capabilities, forcing society to adapt from a scarcity-based operating system to one of intelligence abundance.
  2. Cultivate "AI muscle" by actively experimenting with AI tools, understanding their capabilities and limitations, and pushing their boundaries. This hands-on engagement is the best inoculation against "AI psychosis" and prepares you for a world where AI is ubiquitous.
  3. AI's rapid proliferation and increasing autonomy demand immediate, collective action from governments, companies, and individuals to establish clear boundaries and ensure human control. Ignoring this "fourth class" of being risks societal instability and the erosion of human agency over the next 6-12 months.
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February 6, 2026

From $0 to $11B: The ElevenLabs Story

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The computing paradigm is shifting from visual-centric to auditory-first, driven by AI's ability to process raw audio data for emotional depth and contextual understanding. This opens new frontiers for immersive experiences and global communication.
  2. Invest in or build solutions that prioritize raw audio data processing and multimodal AI integration. Focus on applications where emotional nuance and natural interaction create a distinct user experience.
  3. Voice AI, particularly with ElevenLabs' approach to emotional intelligence, is not just an incremental improvement; it is a foundational shift that will redefine human-computer interaction and unlock massive markets in education, entertainment, and global connectivity over the next 6-12 months.
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February 6, 2026

A New Era of Context Memory with Val Bercovici from WEKA

Semi Doped

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI's memory demands invert data center design, moving from storage-first to memory-first. High-speed networks and NVMe flash are now core memory tiers.
  2. Fund software-defined memory solutions like WEKA's Axon and Augmented Memory Grid. These convert existing NVMe drives into high-performance context memory.
  3. Persistent, rapid KV cache access through "Token Warehouses" will determine AI application and agent deployment profitability over the next 6-12 months.
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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. 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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Crypto Podcasts

October 17, 2025

Gold Hits All-Time Highs, Stablecoin Adoption, and Historic Liquidations | Roundup

Bell Curve

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **The Four-Year Cycle Is Dead.** The absence of a parabolic, post-halving rally confirms a new paradigm. Investors should expect more sustained, multi-year growth fueled by institutional adoption and macro trends, pointing to a strong 2026.
  2. **Stablecoins Are Capital Formation Engines.** The primary use case isn't peer-to-peer payments; it's a new financial primitive for funding real-world assets. This is crypto’s killer app for institutions.
  3. **DeFi's Transparency Wins.** The recent liquidations proved that while CeFi remains a house of cards with opaque risks and preferential treatment for insiders, DeFi’s transparent, on-chain systems offer superior resilience.
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October 17, 2025

DAS Takeaways, Crypto’s Largest Liquidation Ever & Have We Peaked? | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **The Great Bifurcation Is Here.** Institutional capital is flowing into Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the flash crash proved the altcoin market is a liquidity desert. Do not mistake ETF inflows for broad market support.
  2. **DeFi Won the Battle, CeFi Won the War (For Now).** Protocols like Aave performed perfectly, but the system's reliance on centralized exchange oracles was the critical point of failure. The future is hybrid, but the current integration is dangerously fragile.
  3. **Cash Flow Is King.** The era of vaporware is ending. From DATs to new tokens, the market will no longer tolerate projects without a clear path to revenue. The music has stopped for assets without a viable business model.
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October 17, 2025

Is the Crypto Bull Market Over? Gold All-Time Highs, Crypto Whipsaws: Are We Topping or Resetting?

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Leverage is the market's double-edged sword. The $19B flash crash was a cascade failure driven by leverage, not fundamentals. It exposed the fragility of perpetual exchanges and the critical risk of Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) even for sophisticated traders.
  2. Wall Street is tokenizing everything. Larry Fink and BlackRock are building the operating system to move trillions in traditional assets on-chain. This isn't a speculative bet; it's a core strategy to capture a massive, untapped global market.
  3. Infrastructure is maturing, but risks are shifting. While core DeFi protocols proved bulletproof under stress, centralized exchanges and their oracle dependencies remain a systemic weak point, as shown by Binance's API failures and the resulting market chaos.
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October 17, 2025

Crypto Has Topped.

Taiki Maeda

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Altcoins Are Cooked. A decimated retail buyer base combined with relentless selling pressure from insider token unlocks creates a structurally bearish environment for the entire altcoin complex.
  2. Farm, Don't Buy. Stop being exit liquidity. The winning strategy is to farm airdrops to acquire tokens for free and become the one who sells at launch.
  3. Capital Preservation is King. The "one more 2x" mentality is a trap. Protect your gains by holding significant stablecoin reserves and acting quickly to de-risk. Take care of the downside, and the upside will take care of itself.
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October 17, 2025

Global Liquidity Cycle & the Worldwide Rush Into Hard Assets | Weekly Roundup

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Hard Assets Are The Only Exit. Governments must monetize their staggering debt, making monetary inflation hedges like gold and crypto essential. Gold’s recent surge is the canary in the coal mine, signaling a major catch-up move for Bitcoin is imminent.
  2. Forget the Trade War; Watch the Capital War. The real global conflict is financial. The US is building its future on digital dollars (stablecoins), while China is anchoring its system to gold. This divergence will define capital flows for the next decade.
  3. The Bitcoin 4-Year Cycle Is Dead. Treat Bitcoin as a global macro asset driven by liquidity and its relationship with gold. Its recent price consolidation is a sign of distribution from old hands to new institutional players, setting the stage for its next major move.
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October 15, 2025

Kyle Samani Thinks Solana Will Overtake Bitcoin and ETH

The DCo Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Utility Trumps Scarcity: The most valuable crypto asset will be the one powering the most economic activity, not simply the one with the most predictable supply.
  2. Solana’s Technical Roadmap is Key: A future state with multiple concurrent block producers will give Solana a decisive advantage in censorship resistance and performance over its rivals.
  3. Bet on SOL to Flip BTC: Samani’s core investment thesis is that as Solana’s real-world adoption becomes undeniable over the next decade, SOL is positioned to become the world’s number one crypto asset.
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