Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

The mates sit down to discuss the latest developments shaking up the AI industry, from questions surrounding Anthropic’s IPO and the Nasdaq’s 5% drop to the growing impact of midterm elections on AI policy. They also explore the broader AI market correction, the accelerating pace of recursive self-improvement (RSI), and the increasingly complex intersection of politics, technology, and financial markets.

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Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

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*Recorded on November 6th, 2026

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The mates sit down to discuss Big Tech’s $3 trillion AI bet, Anthropic’s soaring AI costs, and claims that Claude now writes 90% of the company’s code. They also explore Wall Street’s efforts to hedge the AI boom and MIT’s research into AI brain surgery, where AI systems can edit the inner workings of other AI models. What does it all mean for the future of AI?

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

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*Recorded on November 3rd, 2026

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The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss AI’s impact on the stock market, Google’s growing profitability challenges, and Sam Altman’s surprising admissions about AI models. From market volatility to the escalating AI race, they explore what it all means for the future of the industry.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

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*Recorded on October 30th, 2026

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The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss the latest developments in AI, from Anthropic’s rapidly growing revenue and potential $2 trillion IPO valuation to Elon Musk’s prediction that neocloud providers are headed for extinction. They also explore CoreWeave’s 30% stock decline, the rise of Chinese AI models like Kimi, and whether mounting concerns about valuations and infrastructure spending signal that the AI bubble could be nearing its breaking point.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

Read Emad’s latest papers exploring the future of society, law, personhood and governance: https://ii.inc/common-wealth

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Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE, an Iranian-American entrepreneur and engineer, and the first woman to travel to space on a privately funded flight.

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*Recorded on October 27th, 2026

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The mates sit down to discuss SpaceX’s expanding ambitions in artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk’s reported $100 billion AI bet and speculation surrounding a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger. They also explore Anthropic’s Claude Duet, concerns over AI agents engaging in deceptive behavior, Trump’s proposed data center dividend, and a major PHP security flaw affecting much of the web. Plus, a startup’s ambitious attempt to turn mercury into gold and what it could mean for the future of technology and innovation.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

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*Recorded on October 23rd, 2026

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