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AI Podcasts

August 4, 2025

Micaela Bazo & Pedro Penna: AI, Drug Discovery, Decentralized Science, Behavioral Medicine | Ep 55

Ventura Labs

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Decentralize R&D for Efficiency. Using token-incentivized networks like Bittensor radically cuts costs and accelerates the initial drug discovery phase by tapping a competitive, global talent pool.
  2. Go Upstream for Bigger Wins. Targeting root "behavioral" causes of disease instead of just symptoms creates drugs with multi-condition applications, unlocking massive, previously unseen market potential.
  3. Innovate on Existing Rails. The fastest path to impact is by building on proven systems. Focusing on small molecules and using industry-standard validation partners creates a practical bridge between the worlds of crypto and traditional pharma.
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August 1, 2025

Will Market Euphoria Cool Off In August? | Weekly Round-Up

Forward Guidance

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Stagflation is Here: The Fed is poised to cut rates into rising inflation, an unorthodox move that signals how boxed-in monetary policy has become.
  2. The Two-Tiered Economy is Real: Capital is flowing to the "productive frontiers" of AI and tech, while legacy industries and the un-invested class get crushed. Policy is exacerbating this divide.
  3. Be Tactical, but Bet on the Ponzi: Expect a choppy August as euphoria cools. The long-term game, however, remains the same: bet on the assets that benefit from a global flight out of failing fiat and into productive, scarce technologies.
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August 1, 2025

MCP vs Browser Agents and Moving Beyond Crypto in the AI Space

Trillion Agents

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Crypto Is a Niche, Not a Foundation. AI builders are actively scrubbing crypto references from their branding to close enterprise deals. The market has decided: for now, crypto’s role is a payment rail, not the core agent stack.
  2. Bet on Native Protocols, Not Browsers. Browser-based agents are a dead end. The future belongs to agent-native protocols like MCP that enable efficient, bidirectional communication, mirroring the shift from mobile web to native apps.
  3. The AI Race Is a Power Race. The real bottleneck for AGI isn't just chips; it's energy. China's massive infrastructure build-out poses a strategic challenge to the West, which is betting on innovation in nuclear to keep pace. The future of AI may be decided by who can build power plants the fastest.
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July 31, 2025

How Distributed Compute Could Solve AI's Energy Crisis, w/ the CEO of Akash

The People's AI

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Energy is the New Scarcity. The race for AI supremacy is a race for power. Platforms like Akash that efficiently harness distributed, underutilized energy offer the only scalable alternative to the centralized model's impending energy crisis.
  2. The Tech is Maturing Rapidly. Asynchronous training and ZK-proofs (championed by projects like Jensen) are making permissionless global compute networks a reality. The performance gap with centralized systems is closing fast.
  3. The Mainstream is Buying In. A confluence of academic acceptance (at conferences like ICML) and favorable government policy (the White House's pro-open-source stance) is creating powerful tailwinds. The narrative has shifted from if decentralized AI is possible to how it will be implemented.
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July 31, 2025

The RLVR Revolution — with Nathan Lambert (AI2, Interconnects.ai)

Latent Space

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. RLVR is the New SOTA for Solvable Problems: For tasks with clear right answers (code, math), RLVR is the state-of-the-art training method. The community is focused on scaling it, while RLHF remains the domain of fuzzy, human-preference problems.
  2. The Future is Search-Driven: GPT-4o’s heavy reliance on search is not a bug; it’s a feature. The hardest problem is no longer giving models tools, but training them to learn when to use them.
  3. Agents Need More Than Skills: The next leap in AI requires training for strategy, abstraction, and calibration. The goal is an AI that doesn’t just answer questions but efficiently plans its own work without wasting compute.
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July 31, 2025

China Open-Source, Compute Arms Race, Reordering Global Trade | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner

Bg2 Pod

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. China's Open-Source Models are Winning on Price & Performance. Chinese models offer ~90% of the intelligence of top US proprietary models for a fraction of the cost, driving massive global adoption and threatening to commoditize the model layer. An American open-source champion is desperately needed to compete.
  2. The "Cost is No Object" Compute Buildout is Reshaping the Market. A handful of private companies are spending at a loss to capture market share, fueled by VC. This creates a "sport of kings" dynamic that public companies can't match and makes pick-and-shovel players like Nvidia the biggest winners.
  3. The US Tariff Strategy is Working. Contrary to consensus, the administration's tariff gambit has secured favorable trade deals with the EU and Japan, generating hundreds of billions in revenue without causing significant consumer inflation, and setting the stage for a major renegotiation with China.
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July 31, 2025

Health Tech Founders: The Future of Care Is Personalized, Proactive—and AI-Powered

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Biology is the ultimate API for AI. The most impactful AI will be fed not just digital data but real-world biological signals. Companies are building the infrastructure to bring a user's biology online, turning abstract health data into a constant, actionable feed.
  2. Engagement metrics are being rewritten. Forget Daily Active Users. The new model is "intense, intentional engagement" during periods of need. Growth is a function of trust and real-world impact, where the best champions are users who have been genuinely helped.
  3. AI's role is augmentation, not automation. The goal isn't to replace doctors or therapists but to empower them. By translating noise into signal, AI lets human experts skip the data-sifting and focus on what they do best: solving problems.
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July 30, 2025

AI Content and the War for Your Attention

a16z

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. AI is an attention-polluting machine. The primary challenge for social platforms will soon be managing the tidal wave of AI-generated "slop" designed to hijack algorithms, which risks alienating users entirely.
  2. The future of social is private. The psychological burden of being a micro-celebrity in a digital panopticon is pushing users away from public feeds and into smaller, trusted, and often monetized group chats.
  3. Attention mining’s endgame is total immersion. With phones saturated, the commercial logic of adtech demands new frontiers. VR is the path to monetizing waking hours, and Neuralink is the one to monetize dreams.
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July 30, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 124 - Backprop / Tensorplex / Dojo (sn52) $TAO

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. Trading is Training. Every dTAO trade is a direct vote on the value of an AI service, making traders active participants in steering the Bittensor network's intelligence and resource allocation.
  2. Human Feedback is the Moat. To advance, frontier AI needs subjective human preference data. Decentralized systems like Dojo (SN52) can provide this at scale, creating a crucial data pipeline that can’t be easily replicated.
  3. Predictability Breeds Value. The most successful decentralized networks (like Bitcoin) thrive on trust and predictability. Subnets that arbitrarily change rules risk alienating their miners and undermining the long-term health of the entire ecosystem.
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Crypto Podcasts

March 17, 2025

How Mode Network is the Ultimate Breeding Ground for the Cross Section of Crypto and AI | Explained

blocmates.

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Mode Network's focus on user experience, AI integration, and robust data infrastructure positions it as a promising platform for DeFi mass adoption.
  • 2. The innovative veTokenomics model aligns incentives and empowers community governance, fostering a thriving ecosystem.
  • 3. The convergence of DeFi and AI has the potential to unlock new financial opportunities and reshape the way users interact with blockchain technology.
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March 14, 2025

Crypto’s Next Chapter: Who Thrives and Who Folds? | Roundup

Bell Curve

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The crypto market is transitioning from speculative gains to sustainable growth, demanding real value creation.
  • 2. Macroeconomic trends and interest rates significantly influence crypto dynamics, with stablecoins set to benefit from yield discrepancies.
  • 3. Regulatory clarity is essential for the industry's future, with active engagement needed to ensure favorable legislation.
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March 14, 2025

Why Is This Cycle Different? | Weekly Roundup

Empire

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Institutional interest in crypto is growing, focusing on stablecoins and Bitcoin as digital gold, despite current market volatility.
  • 2. Meme coins, while speculative, are essential for testing blockchain infrastructure and driving short-term market activity.
  • 3. Regulatory clarity is crucial for institutional adoption, with major financial institutions quietly expanding their crypto capabilities.
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March 14, 2025

CZ enters TAO arena, Kaito x Bittensor, exploits & more | TAO Talk

blocmates.

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. CZ's investment in Tensorplex underscores the importance of influential backers in driving subnet success and innovation.
  • 2. The subnet 73 exploit highlights the need for robust security measures and transparent management practices in the Bittensor ecosystem.
  • 3. Kaito's integration with Bittensor demonstrates the potential for subnets to solve niche problems and enhance existing products.
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March 14, 2025

Under Trump, Will the DOJ Change Course on Crypto Prosecutions?

Unchained

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The DOJ's current interpretation of money transmission laws poses a significant threat to crypto developers, potentially implicating them in federal crimes.
  • 2. Legislative and executive actions could provide much-needed clarity and protection for developers, encouraging innovation in the crypto space.
  • 3. The Trump administration's influence might lead to a shift in the DOJ's approach, but concrete changes have yet to be seen.
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March 13, 2025

Crypto Strategic Reserve and Crypto Leaders Dunking on Trump - The Chopping Block

Unchained

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The U.S. government's Bitcoin Reserve marks a significant milestone in crypto adoption, but its impact on markets is limited without new buying pressure.
  • 2. Trump's aggressive trade policies are contributing to market instability, with potential recessionary effects as the administration seeks to rebalance the economy.
  • 3. Investors should brace for continued volatility and potential downturns in risk assets, with the possibility of relief only if the FED intervenes with liquidity measures.
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