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AI Podcasts

May 22, 2025

AI, Middle East, China, Tariffs, Recon Bill, Invest America | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner

Bg2 Pod

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI Diplomacy is a Two-Way Street: The US pivot to an open, partnership-based AI strategy, particularly in the Middle East, is attracting massive reciprocal investment and securing American tech leadership.
  2. Calculated Tariffs, Critical Tech Race: A more pragmatic China tariff policy ($300B projected) offers market stability, but ongoing AI chip export bans may inadvertently fuel China's independent tech advancement.
  3. Foundational Economic & Legal Shifts Brewing: "Invest America" within the Recon Bill signifies a novel approach to wealth distribution, while challenges to Delaware's corporate law dominance and new crypto regulations like the "Genius Act" signal major structural reforms in legal and financial landscapes.
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May 21, 2025

David Choi & Conor Moore: USD.AI - Financing the Future of AI Infra

Delphi Digital

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. USDAI is pioneering a new model for real-world asset (RWA) financing, focusing on the booming AI and DePIN hardware sector. It combines robust legal frameworks with DeFi mechanisms to offer compelling yield opportunities and solve critical growth bottlenecks.
  2. Real Yield, Real Assets: USDAI offers a sustainable yield (targeting mid-teens to 20% APY for stakers at maturity) backed by productive, cash-flowing hardware, not just crypto-speculation.
  3. DePIN Scalability Unlocked: Provides a crucial debt financing layer for capital-intensive DePIN operators, enabling faster growth and reduced reliance on inflationary token incentives.
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May 17, 2025

The Time To Invest Is Now

Forward Guidance

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Invest in Robotics Now: The sector presents a rare chance to buy into a long-term secular growth story at cyclically depressed prices, just as the related automotive downturn shows signs of bottoming.
  2. Humanoids are Affordable & Approaching: With models priced competitively and key costs in mechanics, not chips, the widespread adoption of humanoid robots is increasingly practical.
  3. Teleoperation is the Bridge: Expect an interim period where humans remotely pilot robots, creating "Robotics as a Service" and smoothly transitioning labor before full AI autonomy dominates.
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May 16, 2025

ChatGPT Codex: The Missing Manual

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. ChatGPT Codex isn't just another coding assistant; it's a leap towards autonomous software engineering agents. Success hinges on a new collaborative mindset and preparing codebases for AI interaction.
  2. Delegate, Don't Micromanage: Leverage ChatGPT Codex's ability to run multiple (even 60/hour) long-running tasks in parallel. Think abundance, not scarcity of compute.
  3. Structure for Success: Implement agents.md, linters, and modular architecture. This isn't just good practice; it’s crucial for AI agent performance.
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May 16, 2025

The Next Big Trade Is Hiding In Plain Sight | Citrini

Forward Guidance

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Fiscal Focus: Anticipate a narrative shift from trade wars to tax cuts and deregulation, with significant government spending directed towards defense and areas where the U.S. lags China.
  2. Robotics Rising: The robotics sector offers a compelling investment case, buying secular growth at cyclical lows, especially as the automotive cycle bottoms and AI seeks real-world applications.
  3. Strategic Positioning: Consider a "barbell" approach in robotics: US companies for AI software and "brains," while acknowledging China's lead in cost-effective hardware, potentially through imports if tariffs allow.
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May 16, 2025

Who's Coding Now? - AI and the Future of Software Development

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is Reshaping Value: AI coding is a multi-trillion dollar opportunity, fundamentally altering developer productivity and economic output in the software industry.
  2. Developer Roles Evolve, Not Disappear: The craft shifts towards specification, architectural thinking, and AI collaboration, making "nitty-gritty" coding less central but foundational CS principles more critical.
  3. Embrace Informed Skepticism: AI tools are powerful but imperfect; developers must critically evaluate AI outputs, especially "hallucinations," and understand the chaotic-system nature AI introduces.
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May 15, 2025

Crypto + AI Is Exploding — But What’s Real vs Hype? Top VCs Spill All.

The People's AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Prioritize Problem-Solving: Crypto must offer tangible solutions to AI's limitations (e.g., bootstrapping costs, agent payments, data sourcing) rather than being a superficial addition.
  2. Demand Agent Utility: AI agents need a clear purpose for tokenization; speculative hype won't cut it. Verifiable, composable agent systems for complex tasks are the goal.
  3. Bet on Data & Modularity: Decentralized, high-quality data aggregation (e.g., Vanna) and modular, interoperable AI systems represent the most promising paths to disruptive innovation.
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May 14, 2025

Wild breakthrough on Math after 56 years... [Exclusive]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI as Inventor: Alpha Evolve has proven AI can break long-standing scientific barriers, discovering a more efficient matrix multiplication algorithm than humans had in 56 years.
  2. Immediate ROI: The system is already delivering substantial, measurable improvements to Google's infrastructure, recovering 0.7% of compute resources and speeding up Gemini training by 1%.
  3. Human-AI Symbiosis: The future isn't AI replacing humans, but augmenting them. Alpha Evolve thrives on human-defined problems and evaluators, turning human insight into computational breakthroughs.
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May 14, 2025

Why AI Must Stay Neutral: Infrastructure vs. Revenue Curve

The Rollup

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Neutrality is Non-Negotiable: Foundational AI must be credibly neutral and non-exclusive, acting as open infrastructure for everyone.
  2. Shun the Revenue Siren: Embedding profit motives into core AI infrastructure risks a Faustian bargain, leading down Vitalik's "revenue evil curve" and compromising openness, as seen with Stable Diffusion's licensing shift.
  3. Open Base, Specialized Bloom: A transparent, neutral AI foundation is the launchpad for a global explosion of compact, specialized AI applications that can address diverse, critical needs.
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Crypto Podcasts

May 19, 2025

Logan Allen: Nockchain's Global Competition for Useful ZK Proof of Work Miners Kicks Off

Delphi Digital

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. ZKPoW is a Novel Force: Nockchain's ZK Proof of Work directly builds valuable ZK proving capacity, turning mining into a productive, network-enhancing activity.
  2. Hardware Revolution Looms: The mining competition will drive innovation in ZK-specific hardware (FPGAs, ASICs for polynomial math), creating a new hardware market distinct from Bitcoin's.
  3. Intent-Driven Future: Nockchain's architecture points towards a future of composable "micro-apps" and verifiable services, where on-chain logic focuses on proof verification, potentially enabling new decentralized AI/ML applications and "computational commodities."
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May 18, 2025

Weimar America: The Inflation Spiral Has Begun

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Fiscal Dominance is Here:** Government spending, not just Fed policy, is the primary driver of the current inflationary pressures and will likely lead to an 8% GDP deficit.
  2. **Prepare for Intervention:** Expect capital controls (like remittance taxes) and yield curve control as governments grapple with the consequences of their spending.
  3. **Store-of-Value is King:** In an environment where traditional savings (e.g., 4% on bonds) can't match 15% inflation in essential costs, assets like tech stocks and Bitcoin become non-negotiable for wealth preservation.
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May 17, 2025

The Fiscal Spiral Has No Off Switch | Weekly Roundup

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Fiscal Doom Loop: The US is locked in a fiscal spiral of growing deficits and debt that it seems unwilling or unable to escape, making dollar debasement a significant long-term risk.
  2. Macro is King: Geopolitical trends, capital flows, and policy decisions (like buybacks and potential yield curve control) are now more critical drivers of asset prices than individual company fundamentals.
  3. Bitcoin's Ascent: In a world of "Ponzi schemes," Bitcoin stands out as a rational hedge and potentially the "generational trade" against failing monetary and fiscal policies.
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May 16, 2025

The Next Phase of the Bull Market | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. **Memecoin Rebound Signals Risk-On:** The sharp recovery in memecoins highlights the market's speculative appetite; treat them as high-octane, ecosystem-specific bets.
  2. **Strategic M&A is Reshaping Access:** Companies are buying their way into regulated markets and building out institutional-grade services, with "Crypto as a Service" set to grow.
  3. **Institutional Rails Getting Stronger:** Coinbase’s S&P 500 debut and EToro’s IPO are landmark events, cementing crypto's place in mainstream finance and improving market transparency.
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May 16, 2025

Markets Are EXPLODING - Here’s Why! ETH Surge, U.S. China Deal & What’s Next

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. ETH is Back (For Now): ETH's dramatic surge signals renewed conviction, but its long-term trajectory against Bitcoin remains a key market question.
  2. Macro Drives All: The U.S.-China tariff pause and potential capital control strategies will significantly impact risk assets; Bitcoin and gold are positioned as key beneficiaries of dollar devaluation.
  3. Regulation is Turning Pro-Crypto: The SEC's pivot towards clear frameworks could finally unlock institutional adoption and the tokenization of real-world assets.
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May 15, 2025

Hivemind: ETH Pump, Solana’s Edge & the New Meme Meta

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. ETH Rally = Fragile Foundation: ETH's recent pump is more a short-squeeze than broad institutional buy-in; treat with skepticism.
  2. Solana's Strategic Advantages: Solana benefits from innovation, discounted token acquisitions by strategic entities, and key infrastructure developments like asset-level KYC.
  3. Meme Meta Redux: The "Internet Capital Markets" on Solana offer high-risk, high-reward plays mirroring past speculative cycles; speed and early positioning are crucial.
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