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PHD Ventures · Technology

Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

Tracking the future of technology and how it impacts humanity. Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is a founder, investor, advisor, and best-selling author. Join Peter on his mission to uplift humanity through technology. Follow Peter on X - https://x.com/PeterDiamandis

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Sam Altman: Singularity Slow-Down, Emad Runs 18 Grokbots, Waymo Slashes Hardware 83% | EP #283

27 Aug 2026
2h 18m
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The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence and exponential technology defines the current era, shifting from a singular event to a continuous, transformative process. While Sam Altman suggests a slower, more measured impact of AGI due to economic and institutional inertia, the panel argues that vertical integrat...

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China’s Endgame: ASI Timelines, US-China Relations, and the $1.7T AI Bubble With Alvin Graylin | #281

18 Aug 2026
2h 24m
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The US-China AI race is fundamentally a coordination problem, or "Stag Hunt," rather than a zero-sum "Prisoner's Dilemma." Alvin Graylin, an expert with decades of experience in both ecosystems, notes that US export controls on chips have inadvertently accelerated Chinese innovation, forcing the development of a resili...

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200GW Hiding in Grid, Sodium Batteries 10x Cheaper, Wave-Powered Datacenters w/ Ramez Naam | EP #280

15 Aug 2026
2h 7m
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Energy scarcity, specifically regarding grid infrastructure, represents the primary bottleneck for the rapid scaling of AI compute. While power generation capacity is expanding, the inability to connect large-scale data centers to the grid creates a multi-year delay that threatens to stall progress. To address this, hy...

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Bernie Demands the Labs Stop, Wall Street Turns GPUs Into Bonds, Grok 4.7 Takes #1 with Emad Mostaque | EP #279

13 Aug 2026
2h 25m
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Exponential technologies are compressing the timeline between the impossible and the inevitable, particularly in longevity, AI infrastructure, and creative production. The HealthSpan X Prize is currently accelerating human trials to reverse functional aging, moving the field toward a 2030 breakthrough. Simultaneously, ...

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Sergey Brin Retakes Gemini, 4 Labs Lose Containment, Compute Trades at NYSE w/ Kush Bavaria | EP #278

11 Aug 2026
2h 30m
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The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping civilization, shifting from human-centric internet traffic to a landscape dominated by autonomous agents. China’s recent simulation of one billion AI agents demonstrates a new paradigm of governance through high-fidelity social modeling, while...

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Google’s Jeff Dean Exits, SpaceX Hits $100B in Rev & OpenAI’s Astra Solves Decade-Old Math Problems with Emad Mostaque | EP #277

08 Aug 2026
2h 10m
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping corporate structures and industrial capacity, as evidenced by major leadership shakeups at Google and the emergence of autonomous AI agents. The discussion centers on the shifting frontier of AI development, where open-weight models from internat...

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Michael Kratsios on the New Golden Age of American Science | EP #276

04 Aug 2026
1h 13m
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Accelerating American scientific and technological progress requires an AI-native approach that fundamentally reimagines the scientific process. Michael Kratsios, former White House science advisor, outlines the "Golden Age" blueprint, which aims to revitalize the national research enterprise by reducing administrative...

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Dario vs Jensen on Open Weights, OpenAI & Anthropic in DC, Xi Exports AI to Global South | EP #275

29 Jul 2026
2h 4m
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence centers on the intensifying conflict between open-source and closed-source development models. While major labs like OpenAI and Anthropic lobby for federal oversight, critics argue this creates regulatory moats that stifle innovation. The release of open-weight models like...

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Jared Isaacman: NASA's Moon Base by 2028, Optimus Robots on the Moon, The Truth About UFOs | Ep #274

27 Jul 2026
1h 28m
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NASA’s future centers on returning to the Moon by 2028 and establishing a permanent lunar base as a critical proving ground for Mars. This mission requires a shift toward focused, high-stakes objectives, moving away from bureaucratic inertia toward an agile, startup-like operational model. Key strategies include levera...

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The Hugging Face Breach, Moonshot AI Valued at $20B, and Living to 1,759 Years Old | EP #273

24 Jul 2026
2h 33m
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping global innovation, security, and human longevity. Chinese labs like Moonshot AI are challenging Western dominance with efficient, open-weight models, forcing a re-evaluation of open-source versus closed-source regulatory strategies. As autonomous...

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Urgent Update- AI Sputnik Moment: Kimi K3 Released w/ Emad Mostaque | Ep. 272

19 Jul 2026
2h 8m
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The release of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 marks a critical "Sputnik moment" for the U.S. AI sector, effectively ending the Anthropic-OpenAI duopoly and intensifying global competition. This 2.8-trillion-parameter multimodal model demonstrates that transformer architectures remain highly effective, even under U.S. export con...

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Mira Murati's 975B Open Model, Ramin Hasani on Post-Transformer AI, and Demis' AI FINRA | EP #271

17 Jul 2026
1h 57m
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The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence necessitates a reevaluation of regulatory frameworks, specifically the proposal for an industry-funded standards body modeled on FINRA to oversee frontier models. While large labs advocate for regulation, concerns persist regarding potential regulatory capture and the stif...

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The AI Duopoly Is Over: Grok 4. 5 , GPT-5 . 6 , and Muse Spark in One Week | #270

13 Jul 2026
1h 43m
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The rapid convergence of AI and robotics is fundamentally reshaping the technological landscape, as the frontier of artificial intelligence expands beyond a duopoly to include four competing American labs. Distribution and compute access have emerged as the primary moats, overshadowing individual model weights in econo...

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Fable 5 Is Back & Govt-Leashed, Altman Offers 5% of OpenAI & AI Grows Conscious | #269

08 Jul 2026
1h 46m
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Artificial intelligence development is accelerating rapidly, marked by Anthropic’s discovery of "J-space" within Claude, an emergent structure reminiscent of human conscious reasoning. This technical progress coincides with intense debates over global governance, as Sam Altman proposes a U.S.-led international forum an...

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Sonnet 5 Drops, Fable 5 Will Return & Fusion's First Plant Gets Licensed w/ Philip Johnston | #268

01 Jul 2026
1h 51m
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Exponential technological growth is rapidly transforming robotics, energy, and space infrastructure. Humanoid robotics are shifting from specialized industrial applications to commodity-priced domestic tools, driven by Chinese manufacturing and the potential for robots to assemble other robots. Fusion energy is nearing...

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Why the US Government Is Blocking Model Releases (GPT-5.6) | #267

29 Jun 2026
2h 18m
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The U.S. government has begun imposing national security holds on frontier AI products, signaling a shift toward a regulatory regime that gates access to the most capable models. This intervention, while ostensibly aimed at preventing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intellectual property theft, reflects a broader geo...

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The $10B Satellite Empire Putting AI in Orbit, Why Chips Beat Rockets & China's #1 Open Model | EP #266

26 Jun 2026
2h 26m
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The convergence of artificial intelligence and space infrastructure is creating a new era of planetary intelligence, where satellite constellations provide real-time, searchable data about the physical world. By indexing Earth through high-resolution imagery and spectral analysis, companies like Planet enable precise, ...

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SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265

18 Jun 2026
2h 1m
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Brian Armstrong on Bitcoin, Anthropic Drops Fable 5 & Mythos 5, NewLimit's $435M Age-Reversal | EP #264

11 Jun 2026
1h 58m
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Emerging Situation: Anthropic's Global Pause, Recursive Self-Improvement Arrives, and AI Personhood Arrives | EP #263

08 Jun 2026
1h 8m
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