
Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"
The Cognitive Revolution is a podcast about AI where hosts Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg interview the builders on the edge of AI and explore the dramatic shift it will unlock over the next decades. If you love The Cognitive Revolution, head over to Moment of Zen (https://www.youtube.com/@MomentofZenPodcast) for weekly episodes from Erik Torenberg, Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez, and a revolving slate of guests talking tech, business, and AI.
Episodes


Material Abundance: Radical AI’s Closed-Loop Lab Automates Scientific Discovery

Untangling Neural Network Mechanisms: Goodfire's Lee Sharkey on Parameter-based Interpretability

What if Humans Weaponize Superintelligence, w/ Tom Davidson, from Future of Life Institute Podcast

The AI Whistleblower Initiative: Supporting AGI Insiders When It Matters Most, w/ founder Karl Koch

Autonomous Organizations: Vending Bench & Beyond, w/ Lukas Petersson & Axel Backlund of Andon Labs

Dean W. Ball on America's AI Action Plan & 4 Months at the White House

Jake Sullivan on Navigating AI Uncertainty and Managing Competition with China

Sovereign AI: Geopolitical Strategy & Industrial Policy for Countries 3-193, with Anjney Midha, a16z

The Revolution in Services: General Catalyst's AI Rollup Strategy, with Marc Bhargava
General Catalyst’s "AI-enabled roll-up" strategy transforms the $16 trillion services market by acquiring traditional firms and integrating AI automation to achieve software-like margins. Managing Director Marc Bhargava explains that by combining applied AI technical talent with industry veterans, these "compounders" a...

Liability for AI Harms: How Ancient Law Can Govern Frontier Technology Risk, with Prof Gabriel Weil

Private Governance: Creating a Market in AI Regulation, with Dr. Gillian Hadfield & Andrew Freedman

The Dawn of Dynamic AI: RFT Comes Online, w/ Predibase CEO Dev Rishi, from Inference by Turing Post

Cracking the Medical Code: Why Cleveland Clinic Doctors Love Their Ambience Healthcare AI Scribe

The Data Factory: Inside the $100B Race for Post-Training Supremacy, with Labelbox CEO Manu Sharma

Cheat on Everything: Cluely's Vision for Always-On AI Assistance

The AI Village: Previewing the Giga-Agent Future with Adam Binksmith, Founder of AI Digest

402 Payment Required: a New Way for AI Agents to Pay, with Nemil Dalal, Dev Platform Lead @ Coinbase
The x402 protocol, an open standard based on the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code, enables AI agents to transact autonomously on the internet using cryptocurrency. By leveraging stablecoins like USDC, this protocol provides a low-cost, high-speed financial layer that allows agents to pay for APIs, inference, and...

2-Sigma in 2 Hours: How Alpha Schools are Using AI to Revolutionize Education

Living Lindy: a No-BS Conversation on AI Agents with Flo Crivello
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