with @alive_eth @danboneh @smc90
The convergence of two important, very top-of-mind trends: artificial intelligence & blockchains/ crypto. The conversation covers everything from deep fakes and bots and proof-of-humanity in a world of AI, to big data, LLMs like ChatGPT, user control, governance, privacy and security, zero-knowledge machine learning, MEV, me ... Show More
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AI Eats the World? A Reality Check with Benedict Evans
Erik Torenberg speaks with tech analyst Benedict Evans about the current state of AI, what has changed over the past year, and which questions remain unanswered. The conversation covers coding agents, foundation models, AI infrastructure spending, software economics, and the tens ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 28
John and Patrick Collison on Stripe's Growth, Agent Commerce, and the Future of Software
This interview with Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison originally aired on TBPN. They discuss Stripe's 34% growth and new employee tender offer, how agent commerce and stablecoins may require high-throughput blockchains built for millions of transactions per second, and ... Show More
20m 2s
Apr 6
Peter Yang on Small Teams, Coding Agents, and Why Human Ambition Has No Ceiling
Anish Acharya speaks with Peter Yang, creator and product lead at Roblox, about how personal AI agents are replacing the apps we open every day, why coding agents feel like slot machines, and what happens when the cost of building software drops to near zero. They discuss why fut ... Show More
28m 37s
May 2023
188. News: Worldcoin, Airstack, and Crypto.com's chatbot – how AI and Blockchain are colliding
gm. Mauricio Magaldi and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in the world of crypto, including:
Airstack raises over $7M for AI-backed Web3 developer platform
Crypto.com launches ChatGPT-based AI user assistant Amy
OpenAI’s Sam Altman nears ... Show More
39m 56s
Jun 2023
Gavin Baker on AI platform shift, upside vs downside, extinction risk, Nvidia outlook & more | E1764
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1h 5m
May 2024
UNCHAINED: Erik Voorhees' New Venture | Why AI Desperately Needs Privacy and Uncensorability
Erik Voorhees' latest venture, Venice, is a private, uncensorable, open-source AI agent run on decentralized computation.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2021
TaxBit Brothers Austin & Justin Woodward - Solving Crypto's Tax Problem & A $100M Series A!
Ryan Zauk sits down with TaxBit Co-Founders, Austin and Justin Woodward, in the wake of their $100M Series A! If you did a double-take at the last name - yes, these cofounders are brothers!
Austin and Justin, a CPA and Lawyer respectively, are solving the massive problem of taxes ... Show More
37m 8s