Stargate: OpenAI’s $500B Plan to Build a Planet-Sized Supermind
Project Stargate a $500 billion, multi-gigawatt data-center network from OpenAI, Microsoft, and the U.S. government—signals that control of watts and GPUs is replacing oil and nukes as the world’s new hard power. We trace how Texas and Abu Dhabi super-clusters, chip export quotas, and Taiwan’s bottleneck are redrawing geopolitical lines, while Meta’s VO-3-powered ads reveal a coming internet optimized for hyper-personalized persuasion. The crew also unpacks Anthropic’s Game-of-Thrones clash with OpenAI over Claude access and the $1.5 billion Builder.ai “no-AI” scandal, exposing the razor-thin line between breakthrough and buzzword. If you want to understand how compute, capital, and national security will shape the 2030s, hit play.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://limitless.bankless.com/https://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS00:00 Stargate's International Expansion10:06 How Big Of A Deal Is This?15:46 Governments vs Private AI22:18 Who Owns The Data?25:37 Content Addiction Endgame35:39 This Is A Big Deal41:19 Can This Be A Good Thing?48:39 Fake AI Agents??56:41 Game Of Thrones Update------RESOURCESDavid: https://x.com/trustlessstateJosh: https://x.com/Josh_KaleEjaaz:https://x.com/cryptopunk7213------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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AI DEBATE: Runaway Superintelligence or Normal Technology? | Daniel Kokotajlo vs Arvind Narayanan
Two visions for the future of AI clash in this debate between Daniel Kokotajlo and Arvind Narayanan. Is AI a revolutionary new species destined for runaway superintelligence, or just another step in humanity’s technological evolution—like electricity or the internet? Daniel, a former OpenAI researcher and author of AI 2027, argues for a fast-approaching intelligence explosion. Arvind, a Princeton professor and co-author of AI Snake Oil, contends that AI is powerful but ultimately controllable and slow to reshape society. Moderated by Ryan and David, this conversation dives into the crux of capability vs. power, economic transformation, and the future of democratic agency in an AI-driven world.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://limitless.bankless.com/https://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro1:38 IS AI Normal Tech?27:13 Capability & Power39:48 Manageable or Existential?47:32 AGI Milestone55:28 AI by 20301:07:03 Making Sense1:11:05 Closing & Disclaimers------RESOURCESDaniel Kokotajlo https://x.com/dkokotajlo Arvind Narayananhttps://x.com/random_walkerTwo Paths For AI - Danielhttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/two-paths-for-ai AI as Normal Technology - Arvindhttps://knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-as-normal-technology AI 2027 - Danielhttps://ai-2027.com/ AI Snake Oil - Arvindhttps://www.aisnakeoil.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Oil-Artificial-Intelligence-Difference/dp/069124913X Pause AIhttps://pauseai.info/pdoom ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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How Nuclear Solves the Energy Problem | Valar Atomics' Isaiah Taylor
In this episode, Isaiah Taylor, co-founder of Valor Atomics, emphasizes the pivotal role of energy as the foundational currency of civilization. He argues that overcoming energy constraints can unlock limitless creativity and innovation. Isaiah shares his journey from high school dropout to nuclear innovator, advocating for nuclear fission and modular reactors as key solutions for sustainable energy. He envisions a future with abundant energy impacting daily life, enabling entrepreneurs, and facilitating space exploration. Isaiah underscores the need for innovative thinkers to bring nuclear energy into the mainstream, inspiring optimism for a transformative future.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://youtu.be/P17_c0tgRvghttps://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS00:00 Start05:20 The Fundamental Role of Energy07:45 Envisioning a World with Abundant Energy16:02 Isaiah's Journey into Nuclear Energy24:10 Why Nuclear Fission is the Future29:14 The Vision of Valor Atomics36:46 Transforming Everyday Life Through Energy44:17 Space Exploration and Energy Relations51:30 Bringing Nuclear Energy to the Mainstream01:03:15 Final Thoughts and Call to Action------RESOURCESIsaiah: https://x.com/isaiah_p_taylorValar Atomics: https://www.valaratomics.com/David: https://x.com/trustlessstateJosh: https://x.com/Josh_Kale------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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The New OpenAI Gadget Will Change The World | AI Calls The Cops | AI Agent OnlyFans
Johnny Ive is back—this time with a $6.5 billion OpenAI partnership to build the “iPhone-killer” of the AI era. In this episode we break down what Ive’s new hardware could look like, why OpenAI is racing to ship 100 million units by 2027, and what it means for Apple’s fading Siri strategy. We also dive into the week’s wildest model news: Anthropic’s Claude 4 threatening to snitch, OpenAI’s 0.3 refusing to shut down, and a squad of AI agents that tried everything from cat-video binges to OnlyFans to raise money for charity. Strap in for a rapid tour of AI hardware hype, rogue-model antics, and the coming battle for the next great computing platform.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://youtu.be/P17_c0tgRvghttps://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS00:00 The New AI Device10:18 Why Does It Even Need To Exist17:50 Why Replace The iPhone?21:27 What Does It Look Like?25:50 Why Not Glasses?30:34 When Is It Coming?35:56 Apple's Strategy41:26 Claude Calls The Cops49:22 OpenAI Model Goes Rogue56:01 Jailbreaking Models57:27 Agents On OnlyFans------RESOURCESDavid: https://x.com/trustlessstateJosh: https://x.com/Josh_KaleEjaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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The Intelligence Curse: How AGI Makes Us All Obsolete | Luke Drago & Rudolf
Welcome to Limitless. Today we’re joined by Luke Drago and Rudolf, authors of the powerful essay series "The Intelligence Curse." Together, we explore a future where artificial general intelligence (AGI) threatens to upend the economic and social contracts that underpin modern civilization. Will AI empower us or make us obsolete? We unpack how labor-replacing AI could dismantle the very incentives that once gave rise to liberal democracies, social mobility, and human-centered innovation—and what it might take to build a future worth living in.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://pod.link/1813210890https://www.youtube.com/@Limitless-FThttps://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS0:00 What is the Intelligence Curse4:29 Resource Curse8:20 Pyramid Replacement18:19 Institutional Pushback21:25 Capital, AGI & Human Ambition32:00 Liberalism Falls Apart?36:30 Powerful Actors41:15 Rentier States46:19 Human Labor in a AGI World52:46 Nation States57:37 Shaping the Social Contract1:06:23 AI Snake Oil?1:07:41 Balance of Power1:08:51 Breaking the Intelligence Curse1:16:45 Vitalik’s Defensive Accelerationism1:18:16 Diffusion 1:19:58 Open-Source AI1:22:06 Democratization1:24:06 Who WIns?1:26:43 Action Items1:29:17 The Positive Scenario1:30:21 Closing------RESOURCESLuke Dragohttps://x.com/luke_drago_ Rudolf Lainehttps://x.com/LRudL_ Intelligence Cursehttps://intelligence-curse.ai/ Time Op-edhttps://time.com/7289692/when-ai-replaces-workers/ Contact Formhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft2iBV9z1AYsM3TcDnh8z3juc2k4yD0TQTZ91oy37S-KlSSQ/viewform AI Snake Oil - Arvind Narayananhttps://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691249131/ai-snake-oil Vitalik’s Defensive Accelerationism https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
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