In this episode, we dive in with cofounders and department heads of Delphi Digital, a transformative research, investment, and incubator firm whose crypto roots are expanding out into AI. Co-founders Anil, Yan, and Jose discuss their rapid rise to ten-figure growth, their unique research and incubation model, and insights on investment strategies in AI. They also introduce Delphi Intelligence, a new platform for democratizing AI insights. Don’t miss this quick dive into the future of tech and in...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 32
Windsurf has had a tumultuous few weeks. The AI Coding startup's $3 billion acquisition by OpenAI fell through, leaving its 250 employees in turmoil. We discuss the tension between corporate ambitions and employee welfare, spotlighting the ethical dilemmas in the tech industry. Following the drama, Cognition steps in to acquire Windsurf's assets, providing remaining employees with a second chance. Tune in for key insights on corporate responsibility and the harsh realities of startup life. -----...
Jul 17, 2025•27 min•Ep. 31
Kimi K2 is a groundbreaking open-source AI model from China with 1 trillion parameters. We discuss its competitive advantages, including low operational costs and superior coding capabilities through a "mixture of experts" approach. Josh highlights the implications for AI competition as Kimi K2 emerges in the market alongside OpenAI’s plans for an open-source model. We also explore Kimi K2’s two versions—Base and Instruct—its impact on the AI landscape, and the challenges faced by OpenAI's ChatG...
Jul 16, 2025•43 min•Ep. 30
Renowned podcaster Dwarkesh Patel joins us to explore the "scaling era" of AI, characterized by rapid growth and significant compute investments. He discusses the impact of neural networks and transformers, the implications of scaling laws, and potential constraints as we approach artificial general intelligence (AGI). Patel shares his skepticism about whether current AI models exhibit true intelligence, addresses ethical concerns around AI safety, and emphasizes the responsibilities of develope...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 29
Grok-4 just leap-frogged every frontier model, topping AGI and coding benchmarks, crushing PhDs across disciplines, and even selling vending machines better than humans, all barely 28 months after XAI was born. We unpack the launch event, new voice mode, gaming-first tools, Grok-Heavy’s multi-agent powerhouse, and why Elon’s Tesla integration could make AI your on-the-go co-pilot. Stick around for what this acceleration means as GPT-5, Claude 4.5, and Gemini 3.0 line up next. ----- 💫 LIMITLESS ...
Jul 10, 2025•40 min•Ep. 28
This morning, the CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino has unexpectedly stepped down just hours before Elon and the xAI team announce the release of Grok 4. This happens at an interesting time as we have: Grok going rogue last night, Grok4 announcement from Elon this evening, and product legend Nikita Bier recently joining as head of product. We've compiled all the evidence - Here's everything you need to know about the saga. ----- 💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://limitless.bankless.com/ https...
Jul 09, 2025•34 min•Ep. 26
Cathie Wood is placing some of the boldest bets in investing history, spanning AI, robotaxis, brain chips, crypto, and even space. In this episode of Bankless, the ARK Invest CEO joins Chief Futurist Brett Winton to break down her five highest-conviction technologies - opportunities she believes could unlock over $20 trillion in enterprise value. You’ll hear why Elon Musk’s empire is at the center of it all, how Tesla’s robotaxis could become the biggest AI project on Earth, and why Neuralink, S...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 25
Imagine spitting into a $2 test tube, dozing off, and waking up to an AI-written health roadmap that flags hidden genetic typos and tells you exactly how to dodge disease. That’s the jaw-dropping future unlocked by Google’s new “Alpha Genome.” 🧬✨ In this episode, Josh and Ejaaz break down how this model reads a million DNA letters at once, pairs with CRISPR to correct single-letter glitches, and slashes genome-sequencing time from 30 days to a single night. They also reveal Microsoft’s new diag...
Jul 04, 2025•32 min•Ep. 24
Mark Zuckerberg just wrote the biggest talent-check in tech history - $2.5 B (about $300 M per head) to poach eight of the minds behind GPT-4 and launch “Meta Super-Intelligence Labs.” We unpack how Zuck assembled his AI Avengers, why elite researchers now cost more than NBA rosters, and what this arms race means for OpenAI, Anthropic, and the entire job market. You’ll hear the back-story on secret dinner pitches, eye-watering sign-on bonuses, and whether Meta’s next frontier model will stay ope...
Jul 03, 2025•33 min•Ep. 23
In this episode, we dissect the fallout from the highly-anticipated AI hardware reveal by Sam Altman and Johnny Ive. Initially celebrated, the excitement vanished when the announcement and its website disappeared overnight... ------ 💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://limitless.bankless.com/ https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 07:27 The Human Soul Is Missing 16:11 How To Properly Use AI 20:32 Multi Agent Breakthrough 28:58 Takeaways 42:54 AirPods With Cameras 48:02 ...
Jun 27, 2025•25 min•Ep. 22
ChatGPT has become ubiquitous, transforming how we write, code, and even think. Today we explore the potential downsides of relying too heavily on AI, examining whether its convenience might be hindering our own cognitive abilities. ------ 💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://limitless.bankless.com/ https://x.com/LimitlessFT ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 07:27 The Human Soul Is Missing 16:11 How To Properly Use AI 20:32 Multi Agent Breakthrough 28:58 Takeaways ------ RESOURCES David: ht...
Jun 26, 2025•32 min•Ep. 21
Blake Scholl, Founder of Boom Supersonic, shares how he's reviving commercial supersonic flight for the first time in over 50 years. From Concorde’s failure to Boom’s modern breakthroughs, Blake walks us through the engineering, regulatory, and economic obstacles that once grounded high-speed air travel and how they’re finally being overcome. We explore the design of Boom’s Overture jet, the technology stack behind “boomless” cruise, and the company’s lean, high-stakes path from prototype to pro...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 20
AI director PJ Ace walks us through how he used Google’s Veo3 to craft the first fully AI-generated commercial to air during the NBA Finals, racking up 100 million views while slashing production costs by 10×. In this conversation he breaks down his prompt stack, the viral storytelling formulas brands crave, and the coming disruption to bloated ad agencies and Hollywood workflows. Tune in to hear why hyper-personalized ads, instant character creation, and daily blockbuster-quality content are ab...
Jun 20, 2025•36 min•Ep. 19
Google’s new video model Veo 3 just let one creator crank out a $2 k, three-day commercial that ran in the NBA Finals—proof that AI can out-produce multimillion-dollar ad agencies overnight. We break down how its eight-second clips with built-in sound now enable talking characters, viral absurdity, and creator-less channels, from stormtrooper vlogs to fake pharma spots. But Veo 3’s realism also fuels deep-fake missile strikes and reality-bending stunts, so spotting the fraud is becoming a full-t...
Jun 19, 2025•38 min•Ep. 18
Imagine answering the phone with Mark Zuckerberg on the line offering you $100 Million Dollars to come work for him 💰 That's the reality some OpenAI employees found themselves in as Meta goes on a $15B spending spree to acquire ScaleAI and some of the best talent in the world Oh and also Meta's been publishing your AI history publicly for everyone to see... it's an interesting week for Meta ------ 💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW https://limitless.bankless.com/ https://x.com/LimitlessFT --...
Jun 18, 2025•28 min•Ep. 17
In this episode, Co-founder and CEO Keller Renaudo discusses Zipline's groundbreaking work in autonomous logistics, highlighting their achievement of over 1.4 million deliveries of critical supplies like blood and vaccines, all while operating a fleet that has flown over 100 million miles. With a mission to make logistics ten times faster, half the cost, and emission-free, Zipline started by addressing healthcare needs in Rwanda, significantly impacting maternal mortality rates. Keller shares th...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 16
WWDC 25 left Twitter roasting “Liquid Glass,” yet we dig past the glossy UI to uncover Apple’s real AI play: MLX-powered, on-device inference that could turn 2 billion iPhones into a zero-cost compute network. We debate whether that makes Apple a sleeping giant or just late. Then we unpack Apple’s own research paper calling frontier “reasoning” models overrated, just as OpenAI drops O3 Pro: a PhD-level assistant that writes business plans, slashes API costs 80 %, and arrives with an uncannily hu...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, Jeremie and Edouard Harris, co-founders of Gladstone AI and national security advisors, join us to break down the real score in the U.S.–China AI race. We unpack what it actually means to “win” in AI: from cutting-edge model development and compute infrastructure to data center vulnerabilities, state-sponsored espionage, and the rise of robotic warfare. The Harris brothers explain why energy is the hidden battleground, how supply chains have become strategic liabilities, and why...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 14
In this episode of the Limitless Podcast, we interview Aaron Slodov, CEO of Atomic Industries, on the urgent need for innovation in manufacturing. Aaron emphasizes the importance of transitioning from digital (bits) to physical (atoms) advancements, highlighting AI’s potential to transform production processes and tackle the skills gap in the workforce. He advocates for local manufacturing, using the "layer cake" analogy to illustrate investment needs at all levels. Concluding with a hopeful per...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 13
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...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 12
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 an...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 11
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 fac...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 10
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...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 9
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...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 8
Google’s Veo 3 is spitting out blockbuster-grade videos with actors that talk, while Tesla’s Optimus learns new dance moves by binge-watching YouTube. In this week’s AI Rollup we race through the avalanche of announcements from Google I/O, OpenAI, Meta and Microsoft and ask: are we witnessing the dawn of an endless creativity boom…or turbo-charged P-Doom? Buckle up. ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Hollywood In a Prompt 00:11:38 Google IO's Wild Announcements 00:19:08 Google's AI Search 00:22:04 Start...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 7
In this eye-opening episode, Arjun Bhuptani joins us to unpack the provocative thesis behind his viral thread: that we have only a few years left where most human labor remains valuable. We explore why the job market may never look the same again, the rising tide of AI-augmented competition, and what individuals can do to adapt and thrive in the face of rapidly advancing automation. This isn’t just a doomer take — it’s a roadmap for navigating a future that's arriving faster than we think. -----...
May 19, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 6
This week’s AI Rollup is a ringside ticket to the highest-stakes tech brawl on earth. David, Ejaaz and Josh unpack Apple’s threat to yank Google from Safari, the $200 billion market-cap gut-punch that followed, and Microsoft’s tangled profit-share web with OpenAI. Plus why Sam Altman just hired Instacart’s former CEO to turn raw AGI power into everyday apps. They demo the newest frontier models (Gemini 2.5 Flash, China’s trillion-parameter DeepSeek-R2) and explain how cheaper tokens and home-gro...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 5
Shaun Maguire, partner at Sequoia and former physicist turned investor, joins the Limitless Podcast to explore why we’re on the verge of a technological renaissance. From AI and silicon photonics to humanoid robots and space infrastructure, Shaun makes the case that the next 20 years will make the internet boom look tame. We dive deep into why America needs 10 SpaceX-level companies, the return of hardware innovation, the energy constraints of the future, and how frontier technologies like Neura...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 4
Welcome to the AI Rollup, from the Limitless Podcast. David, Ejaaz, and Josh break down the week’s most important AI headlines, from OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf acquisition and Google’s full-stack AI play, to Visa and Mastercard preparing for agentic commerce. We explore the state of robotics, major interpretability challenges, and why the race to AGI may outpace our ability to understand it. Plus: AI ASMR, glow-up GPT, and why autonomous agents still kinda suck. Stay curious, this one’s stacked. ----...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 3
AI isn't just growing—it's skyrocketing us into an unprecedented era of hyper-acceleration. Josh Kale joins us to explore how breakthroughs in intelligence, from protein sequencing and synthetic biology to autonomous transportation and energy abundance, are reshaping our world at dizzying speeds. Prepare for a future that's closer than you think, where the cost of intelligence approaches zero and possibilities become boundless. ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:48 Exponential Human Progress 7:50 Mo...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 2
