The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao
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The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao
The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao

TBPN
1 DAYS AGO
This podcast episode covers a wide range of topics, from the geopolitical implications of open-source AI and the box office dominance of director-driven films to the rapid growth of a celebrity-backed supplement brand and the future of payments for AI agents. The conversation also explores venture capital in defense and space, the mechanics of prediction markets, and the latest breakthroughs in household robotics.
The discussion begins with the AI Cold War, where economist Tyler Cowen argues that banning open-source AI is futile, especially given China's proliferation. The conversation then shifts to the success of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' signaling a shift from IP-driven to director-driven films. Danny Yeung details the explosive growth of IM8, a supplement brand co-founded with David Beckham, achieving $100M ARR in 11 months. Connor Love discusses his new role at Andreessen Horowitz, focusing on American dynamism investments in defense and space. Kahlil Lalji introduces Natural, a company building payments infrastructure for AI agents, aiming to become the default platform for agentic transactions. Tarek Mansour explains Kalshi's launch of GPU futures to create a forward curve for compute resources. Finally, Tony Zhao from Sunday Robotics showcases a laundry-folding robot with a 99.1% success rate, positioning it as a step toward physical AGI.
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Hosts recap their weekends and discuss Kimi K3 news
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Open-source AI is culturally aligned with the internet's liberating ethos
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53% of attendees cited Nolan as their primary reason
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Trial lawyers lobby against self-driving cars for safety
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Open-source AI is inevitable
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Hit $100M ARR in 11 months and $200M in 18 months
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Debt isn't a solution for companies without real value and tech uplift.
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The market is a land grab for agent payments.
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Compute will become the largest commodity on the planet.
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99.1% success rate across nearly 1,000 garments
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He declined to co-found DJI to pursue AI in finance.