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AI Podcasts

December 24, 2025

METR's Benchmarks vs Economics: The AI capability measurement gap – Joel Becker, METR

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Capability-Utility Gap is widening. We see a divergence where models get smarter but the friction of human-AI collaboration keeps productivity flat.
  2. Deploy AI for mid-level engineers or low-context tasks. Avoid forcing AI workflows on your top seniors working in complex legacy systems.
  3. The next year will focus on reliability over raw intelligence. The winners will have models that require the least amount of human babysitting.
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December 24, 2025

PhD Bodybuilder Predicts The Future of AI (97% Certain) [Dr. Mike Israetel]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: Scaling laws are hitting a diminishing return on raw data but a massive acceleration in reasoning. The shift from statistical matching to reasoning agents happens when models can recursively check their own logic.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Build for the agentic future by prioritizing high-context data pipelines. Models perform better when you provide massive context rather than relying on zero-shot inference.
  3. The Bottom Line: We are 24 months away from AI that makes unassisted human thought look like navigating London without a map. Prepare for a world where the most valuable skill is directing machine agency rather than performing manual logic.
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December 23, 2025

Continual System Prompt Learning for Code Agents – Aparna Dhinakaran, Arize

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from model-centric to loop-centric development. Performance is now a function of the feedback cycle rather than just the weights of the frontier model.
  2. Implement an LLM-as-a-judge step that outputs a "Reason for Failure" field. Feed this string directly into a meta-prompt to update your agent's system instructions automatically.
  3. Static prompts are technical debt. Teams that build automated systems to iterate on their agent's instructions will outpace those waiting for the next model training run.
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December 23, 2025

Developer Experience in the Age of AI Coding Agents – Max Kanat-Alexander, Capital One

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: The transition from writing to reviewing as the primary engineering activity. As agents generate more code, the human role moves from creator to editor.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Build CLIs for every internal tool to give agents a native text interface. This increases accuracy and speed compared to visual automation.
  3. The Bottom Line: Developer experience is the infrastructure for AI. Investing in clean code and fast feedback loops is the only way to ensure AI productivity gains do not decay over the next 12 months.
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December 23, 2025

Small Bets, Big Impact Building GenBI at a Fortune 100 – Asaf Bord, Northwestern Mutual

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Shift: The transition from "Human-in-the-loop" to "Agent-as-the-interface" for enterprise data.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Audit your metadata quality now because LLM accuracy is a direct function of your documentation.
  3. The Bottom Line: Success in enterprise AI is not about the biggest model but about the smallest, most frequent wins that build institutional trust.
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December 24, 2025

METR's Benchmarks vs Economics: The AI capability measurement gap – Joel Becker, METR

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Capability-Productivity Gap. We are entering a period where model intelligence outpaces our ability to integrate it into high stakes production.
  2. Audit your stack. Identify tasks where "good enough" generation is a win versus high context tasks where AI is currently a net negative.
  3. Do not mistake a climbing benchmark for a finished product. For the next year, the biggest wins are not in smarter models but in better verification loops.
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December 24, 2025

PhD Bodybuilder Predicts The Future of AI (97% Certain) [Dr. Mike Israetel]

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from simple Large Language Models to Reasoning Models marks the end of the stochastic parrot era.
  2. Build agentic workflows that utilize high-context windows for recursive problem solving.
  3. We are moving toward a world where intelligence is a commodity. Your value will shift from knowing things to directing outcomes over the next 12 months.
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December 22, 2025

2026 Predictions: Will We Still Write Code, or Just Manage Agents?

Turing Post

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Pivot: Agentic Abstraction. As the cost of logic hits zero, the value of a developer moves from how to build to what to build.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Adopt Orchestrators. Replace your standard editor with agent-first platforms today to learn the art of directing sub-agents before the 2026 deadline.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next 12 months will reward those who stop writing code and start building the systems that write it for them.
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December 22, 2025

The War on Slop – swyx

AI Engineer

AI
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Movement: The Token Deflation. As compute becomes a commodity, the value of the "Human-in-the-Loop" moves from production to architectural oversight.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Implement Code Maps. Use AI to index and understand your entire repository to ensure every generated line aligns with existing logic.
  3. The Bottom Line: The next year belongs to the "Taste-Driven Developer." If you optimize for volume, you produce slop; if you optimize for accountability, you build a moat.
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Crypto Podcasts

March 11, 2025

How Baxus Is Bringing Whiskey Onchain | Tzvi Wiesel

Lightspeed

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Baxus is transforming the spirits market by leveraging blockchain to streamline distribution and enhance transparency.
  • 2. The platform's innovative use of NFTs and DeFi protocols offers new financial opportunities for collectors and businesses.
  • 3. Baxus exemplifies how blockchain can solve real-world problems, providing a model for future crypto applications.
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March 11, 2025

Rich Rines on Bitcoin's Path to $1,000,000

The Rollup

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Institutional interest is driving the development of structured financial products for Bitcoin, enhancing its legitimacy and adoption.
  • 2. Bitcoin's design as a secure, slow asset is a strategic advantage, positioning it as a leading collateral asset in the global financial system.
  • 3. The future of Bitcoin lies in horizontal scaling and innovative financial products, with the potential to significantly impact the broader crypto ecosystem.
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March 10, 2025

Can Frontends Act as a Moat? | Josh Litchman & Tolks

0xResearch

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The crypto market is maturing, with a shift towards fundamentals and defensive tokens gaining prominence.
  • 2. Frontends are crucial in capturing and retaining users, acting as a strategic moat in the competitive crypto landscape.
  • 3. Crypto gaming is evolving, with casual games offering new opportunities for user engagement and economic experimentation.
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March 9, 2025

Is The Bottom In?

Steady Lads Podcast

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. The crypto market is undergoing a correction, with significant volatility and mixed sentiment about future directions.
  • 2. Political figures are influencing crypto markets, but their involvement is often seen as unpredictable and potentially destabilizing.
  • 3. Binance's actions against market manipulation may signal a shift towards more stable and fundamental-driven market conditions.
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March 26, 2025

Why Institutions Are Bullish With Eric Peters

Empire

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  1. The politicization of markets will continue to drive volatility and uncertainty, making crypto an attractive alternative asset class.
  2. Institutional adoption is gaining momentum, with sovereign wealth funds, pensions, and endowments poised to increase their allocations to crypto.
  3. The tokenization of everything is coming, creating massive opportunities within the crypto ecosystem.
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March 26, 2025

Will We See A Solana ETF In 2025? | Matthew Sigel

Lightspeed

Crypto

Key Takeaways:

  1. Institutional interest in Bitcoin is growing, but Solana and other altcoins face headwinds from low institutional adoption, regulatory uncertainty, and a challenging macroeconomic environment.
  2. A Solana ETF is highly probable by late 2025, pending regulatory approvals and assuming the SEC addresses outstanding questions.
  3. Growth in stablecoin usage and its impact on fee revenue for SOL holders is crucial for driving future institutional adoption of Solana.
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