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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

August 7, 2025

Is Coding a Crime? Roman Storm Tornado Cash Verdict

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Guilty by Definition. The verdict was a product of a legal trap; the judge’s instructions forced the jury to view Roman as a money transmitter, a premise that directly contradicts FinCEN's own guidance and is the central issue for appeal.
  2. A Threat to All of DeFi. The DOJ’s legal theory is boundless. It weaponizes a low "knowledge" standard that could hold any developer liable for the actions of their users, putting the entire non-custodial ecosystem at risk.
  3. Three Paths to Victory. The crypto industry has three shots on goal to fix this: Roman’s direct appeal, a preemptive legal challenge in a separate case, and passing the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) to create hardcoded legal protections for developers.
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August 7, 2025

When Will Companies IPO Onchain?

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Accountability Unlocks Adoption: The biggest barrier isn't tech, but inertia. Until executives are held accountable for incinerating billions in mispriced IPOs, the broken system will persist. The path to onchain IPOs is paved by firing the people who get it wrong in TradFi.
  2. Onchain Auctions Are IPO 2.0: Blockchains replace the "guy with a spreadsheet" with transparent, permissionless auctions. This ensures fair price discovery and prevents the insider discounts that lock out the public.
  3. The First Domino Starts a Cascade: Regulatory winds are shifting (e.g., the SEC's "Project Crypto"). The moment one major company successfully IPOs onchain, the perceived career risk will flip, opening the floodgates for others to follow.
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August 6, 2025

The World’s Largest ETH Holder - Tom Lee on Treasuries, Ethereum Dominance, and Wall Street

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. ETH Treasuries are Infrastructure, Not ETFs: These companies are active players, using staking yield, MNAV premiums, and balance sheet velocity to accumulate ETH. Bitmine’s goal to own 5% of all ETH positions it as a key, US-compliant entity for Wall Street’s on-chain future.
  2. This is ETH's "2017 Bitcoin Moment": Wall Street is beginning to recognize Ethereum as the settlement layer for tokenization and AI. This institutional awakening creates the potential for a massive step-function price increase as capital flows in.
  3. The Upside Case for ETH > Bitcoin: Tom Lee argues Ethereum has a greater asymmetric upside, with a potential 100x return and a "significant probability" of flipping Bitcoin in network value. The investment thesis is based on this expansive vision, not myopic spreadsheet models.
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August 6, 2025

Karia Samaroo: xTAO Bittensor Treasury, Validators, Subnets, Crypto AI Investing | Ep. 56

Ventura Labs

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. It’s an Operating Company, Not Just a Vault: xTAO’s strategy is to actively build validators and infrastructure, using its public listing as a flywheel for accretive TAO acquisition, rather than passively holding the asset.
  2. Structure is Strategy: The combination of a low-cost TSXV listing and a tax-free Cayman Islands headquarters gives xTAO a significant operational and financial edge designed for long-term sustainability.
  3. The Next Frontier is User Adoption: For Bittensor to reach its potential, it must break out of the crypto bubble. The ecosystem's ultimate success hinges on subnets creating useful products that attract mainstream users.
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August 4, 2025

What To Own This Cycle?

1000x Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Own What Institutions Buy. This is not a crypto-native cycle. The winning strategy is to hold the assets institutions are buying: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and potentially Ripple as a speculative trade on its IPO.
  2. Trade Crypto Stocks Like Memes. Public companies like Galaxy are being driven by retail hype, not fundamentals. This creates high-volatility trading opportunities for those who can ride the narrative waves.
  3. Hold Your Conviction. The macro backdrop is incredibly bullish. Don't let healthy, short-term corrections driven by "amateur hour" traders shake you out of your positions before the real move happens.
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August 4, 2025

Lightspeed Cross-Post: The State Of Solana With Carlos Gonzalez Campo

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways
  1. The Narrative Gap: Solana is shipping game-changing tech like Jito’s BAM, but it’s losing market momentum to Ethereum’s simpler, more digestible "digital treasury" narrative. This highlights a critical disconnect between engineering reality and market perception.
  2. BAM is an Ecosystem Reset: Jito’s BAM isn’t a simple patch; it's a foundational redesign of Solana's value pipeline. By internalizing MEV and enabling custom sequencing, it directly challenges the business model of SVM appchains and unlocks a new design space for DeFi on the L1.
  3. Decentralization is a Means, Not an End: The push for higher block limits signals a pragmatic shift. The ecosystem is increasingly willing to trade some degree of validator decentralization for the massive performance gains needed to onboard real-world finance, prioritizing the network's ultimate utility over ideological purity.
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