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AI Podcasts

March 11, 2025

Hash Rate - Ep 099 - Nova $TAO Subnet 68 - The Molecule Hunters

Hash Rate pod - Bitcoin, AI, DePIN, DeFi

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Nova Subnet 68 leverages AI and blockchain to revolutionize drug discovery, offering a decentralized approach to molecule selection.
  • 2. The BitTensor network provides a unique platform for funding and collaboration, enabling high-risk research that traditional VCs might overlook.
  • 3. The project aims to democratize drug development, potentially leading to breakthroughs in neglected disease areas.
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March 10, 2025

GPUs: Optimize or Bust!

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Efficient GPU utilization is critical to managing the growing demand for compute resources in AI applications.
  • 2. A top-down approach to AI ownership can enhance integration and strategic alignment within organizations.
  • 3. Open-weight models offer flexibility and control, becoming increasingly attractive to enterprises seeking to optimize their AI strategies.
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March 27, 2025

Building Manus AI (first ever Manus Meetup)

Latent Space

AI

Key Takeaways:

  1. Manus AI represents a shift from passive AI tools to active, autonomous agents capable of performing complex tasks in the real world.
  2. The creators of Manus emphasize a user-centric approach, prioritizing accessibility and seamless integration into existing workflows.
  3. The evolution of Manus highlights the importance of iterative development, learning from past projects, and adapting to the evolving AI landscape.
  4. Manus AI empowers LLMs with “hands” to interact with the real world.
  5. The platform's cloud-based architecture allows for seamless task execution without disrupting user workflows.
  6. Manus is designed for general use, catering to diverse needs beyond specialized coding tasks.
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March 25, 2025

LIVE from GTC: Disney DBX Live Demo

Latent Space

AI

Key Takeaways:

  1. Disney Research is pushing the boundaries of robotics by prioritizing character and expressiveness, marking a significant shift from purely functional robot design.
  2. The robust, modular approach to robot development employed by Disney Research suggests a promising future for diverse, expressive robot characters.
  3. The successful integration of RL, robust controls, and character animation principles opens exciting possibilities for entertainment, interactive experiences, and potentially even more functional robotic applications.
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March 8, 2025

Transformers Need Glasses!

Machine Learning Street Talk

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Transformers face significant challenges in processing long sequences, often losing critical information.
  • 2. The inherent architectural bias in Transformers favors the start of sequences, impacting their performance.
  • 3. Exploring hybrid architectures with graph networks could lead to more robust AI models.
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March 7, 2025

Solve coding, solve AGI

Latent Space

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Reflection AI is pioneering the integration of reinforcement learning and language models to achieve superintelligence through autonomous coding.
  • 2. Autonomous coding is seen as the most promising path to superintelligence, leveraging language models' strengths.
  • 3. Open source plays a vital role in ensuring diverse AI research and preventing monopolization of advanced AI capabilities.
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March 7, 2025

Agent Experience: Building an Open Web for the AI Era

a16z

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. AI is reshaping web development by accelerating code and content creation, paving the way for innovative web experiences.
  • 2. The concept of Agent Experience (AX) is crucial for maintaining the web as an open platform, enabling creative and functional advancements.
  • 3. Developers and companies should focus on AX to leverage AI's potential fully and avoid the pitfalls of closed ecosystems.
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March 6, 2025

The AI Betting Genius That's Outsmarting EVERYONE

Bankless

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. AI is rapidly advancing in both physical and digital realms, with significant implications for industries ranging from home automation to financial markets.
  • 2. Autonomous agents are proving their worth in real-world applications, particularly in market predictions, where they can outperform human counterparts.
  • 3. The development of self-sovereign AI and digital twins opens new avenues for AI to operate independently, potentially reshaping digital identity and governance.
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March 5, 2025

Who Owns AI? Fixing the Data Problem, w/ Vana's Creator Anna Kazlauskas

The People's AI

AI

Key Takeaways:

  • 1. Data sovereignty is crucial for a fair AI ecosystem, empowering users to control and monetize their data.
  • 2. Vana's blockchain-based marketplace offers a solution to AI's data scarcity, aligning user incentives with AI development.
  • 3. The future of AI lies in decentralized models that leverage user data to outperform centralized systems.
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Crypto Podcasts

December 26, 2025

2025 Crypto Year in Review, Part 1: Shit Talking Edition

Unchained

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The industry is moving from speculative points to protocol revenue.
  2. Monitor L2 sequencer revenue models.
  3. 2025 is the year crypto stopped pretending and started building businesses.
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December 26, 2025

Our 2026 Crypto Predictions

Empire

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The AI capex cycle is the new North Star for crypto liquidity. If next-gen chips underdeliver, the risk-off contagion will hit crypto first.
  2. Accumulate blue-chip DeFi protocols like Aave or Morpho. These middlemen are better positioned to capture fintech integration than speculative L1s.
  3. 2026 is the year crypto stops selling potential and starts selling efficiency. Survival depends on being close to the customer.
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December 26, 2025

How To Fix Crypto's Token Dilemma

Lightspeed

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The Macro Trend: The transition from passive liquidity to proactive, infrastructure-integrated market making.
  2. The Tactical Edge: Prioritize protocols that control the issuance layer rather than those just providing a venue for existing assets.
  3. The Bottom Line: Liquidity is a commodity, but distribution and issuance are the only durable moats in a high-speed SVM environment.
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December 26, 2025

Where Solana is Better Than Bitcoin & Ethereum

The DCo Podcast

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The transition from "Store of Value" to "Medium of Utility." As networks mature, the market will value throughput and censorship resistance over simple supply caps.
  2. Allocate capital toward ecosystems with the highest developer activity and transaction density. Focus on chains building hardware-level censorship resistance rather than those just tweaking economic parameters.
  3. The next three years will prove that the most useful tool wins the money war. If Solana achieves its roadmap, its asset becomes the default unit of account for the digital economy.
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December 24, 2025

12 Big Crypto Predictions for 2026

Bankless

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The movement from "Crypto as an Asset" to "Crypto as Infrastructure" where public ledgers settle everything from payroll to global equities.
  2. Prioritize protocols with explicit fee-sharing or buy-and-burn mechanisms that capture on-chain revenue as value moves to the application layer.
  3. 2026 is the year the "DeFi Mullet" (Fintech in the front, DeFi in the back) becomes the standard operating procedure for the global economy.
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December 24, 2025

Why This Isn’t A Bubble & Early 2026 Looks Like Goldilocks | Warren Pies

Forward Guidance

Crypto
Key Takeaways:
  1. The migration from cyclical to software-driven earnings creates a higher floor for valuations that traditional bears ignore.
  2. Accumulate industrial and precious metals before the market prices in the late 2026 overheating phase.
  3. The path to S&P 8,000 is paved with high margins and a Fed that cannot afford to stop easing.
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