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AI Podcasts

February 12, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Agentic AI is fundamentally altering the relationship between humans and software, moving from discrete applications to an integrated, conversational operating system.
  2. Cultivate "agent empathy" by learning to guide AI agents effectively, providing context, and embracing a playful, iterative building process.
  3. The rise of personal AI agents signals a profound reordering of the digital economy.
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February 12, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Agentic AI is democratizing software creation and personal automation, moving from static applications to dynamic, context-aware assistants. This shift will redefine how individuals interact with technology and how businesses deliver services.
  2. Invest in understanding agent interaction patterns and security best practices. For builders, prioritize creating agent-friendly APIs and CLI tools, as these will be the new interfaces for a significant portion of the digital economy.
  3. The rise of autonomous agents will fundamentally reshape the software industry, making many existing apps and business models obsolete while opening vast new markets for agent-native services and tools. Position your investments and development efforts towards this agent-first future over the next 6-12 months.
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February 12, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Agentic AI is transforming software from discrete applications to an integrated, conversational operating system, shifting value from app-centric platforms to intelligent, context-aware agents that orchestrate tasks across digital services.
  2. Prioritize building agent-friendly APIs and services, or develop specialized agent skills and harnesses that leverage system-level access to automate complex workflows, anticipating the mass obsolescence of traditional apps.
  3. The future of personal productivity and software development is agent-first. Investors should back platforms and services that empower agents, while builders must master "agentic engineering" to remain relevant and impactful in this rapidly evolving landscape.
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February 12, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The rise of autonomous AI agents will fundamentally reshape the app economy, rendering many single-purpose applications obsolete as agents integrate and automate tasks across systems. This forces companies to either become agent-facing APIs or risk irrelevance.
  2. Cultivate "agent empathy" by understanding how models perceive codebases and problems. This skill, combined with a willingness to experiment and "play," is crucial for effectively guiding agents to build and refactor software.
  3. The agentic AI era demands a shift from traditional programming to a builder mindset, where human creativity and strategic guidance become paramount. Investors should seek platforms enabling this shift, and builders must adapt to a world where natural language is the new code.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Robotics is moving towards generalist policies, demanding scalable, high-fidelity evaluation tools that mirror the real world, away from task-specific benchmarks.
  2. Adopt PolaRiS for rapid policy iteration and generalization testing, especially for pick-and-place tasks, leveraging easy environment creation and proven real-to-sim correlation.
  3. PolaRiS provides critical infrastructure for accelerating robot learning, enabling builders to quickly validate policies against real-world performance without prohibitive cost.
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February 12, 2026

OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Lex Fridman

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI agents are transforming software development from a manual coding craft into an "agentic engineering" discipline, where human builders orchestrate and guide autonomous AI systems. This shift means the value moves from writing boilerplate code to designing agent-friendly architectures and providing high-level strategic direction.
  2. Embrace agentic engineering by learning to "empathize" with AI models, understanding their context limitations, and guiding them with concise, clear prompts. Experiment with open-source agents like OpenClaw to build new tools or automate existing workflows, focusing on the what and why rather than the how.
  3. Personal AI agents will commoditize many existing apps and services, forcing companies to either become agent-facing APIs or risk obsolescence. Investors should identify platforms and infrastructure that enable agent interoperability, while builders should focus on creating agent-native experiences and tools that augment human creativity, rather than replicating existing app functionality.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Robotics is moving beyond isolated tasks to generalist policies, demanding scalable, correlated evaluation methods. This mirrors the LLM world's need for diverse, generalization-focused benchmarks.
  2. Utilize PolaRiS's open-source tools and Hugging Face hub to quickly create and share new evaluation environments. This crowdsourcing approach accelerates community-wide progress in robot policy development.
  3. Investing in tools like PolaRiS that bridge the real-sim gap with high-fidelity visuals and minimal sim co-training is crucial. This enables faster policy iteration and more reliable real-world deployment for the next generation of generalist robots.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The macro shift: Generalist robot policies need generalist evaluation. The shift is from hand-crafted, task-specific sim environments to easily generated, real-world-correlated simulations that test zero-shot generalization, mirroring the rapid benchmark development in LLMs. This allows for a holistic understanding of policy capabilities across diverse, unseen scenarios.
  2. The tactical edge: Adopt PolaRiS for rapid policy iteration. Builders should use its browser-based scene builder and Gaussian Splatting to quickly create new, diverse evaluation environments from real-world scans, then fine-tune policies with small, unrelated sim data to achieve high real-to-sim correlation. This accelerates development cycles and reduces costly real-world testing.
  3. The future of robotics hinges on scalable, trustworthy evaluation. PolaRiS provides a critical tool today to bridge the sim-to-real gap, enabling faster, more reliable development of generalist robot policies. Expect a community-driven explosion of benchmarks, pushing robot capabilities faster than ever over the next 6-12 months.
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February 11, 2026

Ep#62: PolaRiS: Scalable Real-to-Sim Evaluations for Generalist Robot Policies

RoboPapers

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The robotics community needs to move beyond task-specific benchmarks with provided training data towards a diverse suite of generalization-focused evaluations, mirroring the LLM ecosystem. PolaRiS provides the tools to crowdsource and rapidly deploy these new benchmarks, fostering a more holistic understanding of robot policy capabilities.
  2. For robot policy developers, prioritize tools like PolaRiS that offer high real-to-sim correlation with minimal setup. Leverage its browser-based scene builder and the "visual vaccination" co-training method to quickly iterate on policies for pick-and-place and articulated object tasks, then validate on real hardware.
  3. Scalable, correlated simulation is the missing piece for accelerating generalist robot AI. Over the next 6-12 months, the adoption of tools like PolaRiS will enable faster policy iteration, more robust benchmarking, and ultimately, a quicker path to deploying capable robots in diverse, unstructured environments.
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Crypto Podcasts

July 18, 2025

ETH Breaks New Records While BTC Hits ANOTHER All Time High

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The ETH Treasury Is The New Institutional Bid. The narrative that powered Bitcoin's run is now being replicated for ETH, but with a twist: former Bitcoin miners are leading the charge, creating a powerful, reflexive buy-cycle.
  2. ETH's Supply Squeeze Is Real. The combination of record ETF demand, minimal proof-of-stake issuance, and a re-staking culture means the buy pressure is overwhelming the available sell-side liquidity.
  3. Regulation Is Becoming A Tailwind. The expected passage of the stablecoin bill provides a legitimate foundation for institutional adoption, turning a long-time headwind into a powerful catalyst for growth.
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July 18, 2025

Breaking Down the PUMP Launch

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Solana’s Watershed Moment: The smooth on-chain execution for a high-demand event proved that decentralized infrastructure is not just viable but, in this case, superior to its centralized counterparts.
  2. Value Accrual is Non-Negotiable: The era of valueless governance tokens is over. Protocols must now provide clear, tangible mechanisms like revenue sharing or buybacks to build trust and justify their valuation.
  3. The Real Game is the Front-End: While back-end infrastructure plays are viable, the ultimate prize is owning the user relationship. PUMP’s battle with Axiom for the title of the premier consumer-facing crypto app is the key narrative to watch.
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July 17, 2025

Breaking Down the PUMP Launch | Analyst Round Table

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. On-Chain is the New Main Stage: The Pump launch proved Solana can handle massive retail demand better than established CEXs, a major narrative shift for future token sales.
  2. Brand and Treasury Trump Daily Noise: Pump's $6B+ valuation is driven by its powerful brand and massive war chest. Investors are betting on the long-term picture, not volatile daily metrics.
  3. Value Accrual is Now Table Stakes: The 25% revenue share signals a new era. Protocols can no longer ignore direct value accrual for token holders; it's now a requirement to earn market trust.
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July 17, 2025

Why $1 Of Bitcoin Held By A Public Company Is Worth More Than $1

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. Active Value Creation Over Passive Holding: The primary investment thesis is not just owning Bitcoin, but owning a company that actively works to increase your proportional stake in Bitcoin through astute capital management.
  2. Shareholders Benefit from Arbitrage: The company can issue stock at a premium to buy more assets or sell assets to buy back stock at a discount, with both actions increasing the crypto-per-share metric for existing holders.
  3. A Structurally Superior Model: This model aligns management and shareholder interests to grow NAV per share, a dynamic missing from both passive ETFs (where third parties capture arbitrage) and older closed-end funds (which suffered from principal-agent issues).
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July 17, 2025

10 Bullish ETH Charts

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Institutional Bid is Real and Diversified. Institutions are not just buying ETH via ETFs; they are building with it via stablecoins, tokenizing real-world assets on it, and holding it directly in corporate treasuries.
  2. ETH's Supply Dynamics are a Ticking Time Bomb. With issuance lower than Bitcoin, an 8-year low of supply on exchanges, and over 43% of ETH locked in smart contracts, a powerful supply shock is building beneath the surface.
  3. L2s are a Feature, Not a Bug. The temporary hit to L1 revenue is a calculated investment in mass adoption. By fostering a thriving Layer 2 ecosystem, Ethereum is sacrificing short-term fees for long-term network dominance and pricing power.
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July 16, 2025

PUMP Buybacks Initialized

0xResearch

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. PUMP is the New Memecoin Index: The market is treating PUMP as a direct proxy for the health of the entire memecoin ecosystem. Its performance is a leveraged bet on speculative activity, making it a crucial asset to watch.
  2. On-Chain Venues Are Winning: The PUMP launch was a massive fumble for centralized exchanges and a huge win for on-chain infrastructure like Solana and Hyperliquid, which handled record volume smoothly. Price discovery now happens on-chain first.
  3. The Frontend is the Next Battlefield: PUMP’s biggest challenge is not just competitors like Bonk.fun, but the risk of being disintermediated by trading apps. To survive, it must become a destination platform, not just backend infrastructure.
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