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Episodes
Trent McConaghy: BCI and merging with superintelligent AI
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."Humans will not be number 1 on Earth for much longer. Most AI safety discussions are about how...
Daniel & Axel: Inside Project Vend at Anthropic
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the scenes of Project Vend!In this special episode of Audio Tokens, we go deeper into Project Vend, the autonomous vending machine Andon Labs p...
Jonathan Salter: Why we must pause AI development
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New episode with Jonathan Salter of PauseAI!We cover the paradox of how the AI safety movement accidentally accelerated the race it feared, why a paus...
Janet Egan: AI and National Security
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Egan on: UAE being AGI-pilled, Gulf states building datacenters bigger than US, investigative journalists uncovering China chip smuggling, preve...
Philip Johnston: Datacenters in Space
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI will soon require more energy than humanity can supply. Is putting data centers in space an option?In the 15th episode of Audio Tokens, Philip John...
Christoph von der Malsburg: LLMs Hitting A Wall and The Brain's Solution
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is scaling dead? Billions are pouring into scaling LLMs, but what if it is a dead end? In the 14th episode of Audio Tokens, neuroscientist Christoph v...
Konstantin Pilz: Trends in AI Supercomputers
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
9 nuclear reactors to power one computer? That's the reality if current trends continue.Last week, in collaboration with Epoch AI, Konstantin released...
Lonis Hamail: The Startup That Makes Their Own Laws
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How would a city run entirely by market forces actually work?Próspera is a privately-run city in Honduras experimenting with replacing government reg...
Axel Backlund (2): Personally Preparing For AGI
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How should one adjust their life given that AGI is around the corner? Axel and I share what we are personally doing.We also discuss effective altruism...
Max Rumpf: Bottlenecks for AI agents
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most common critique of my "AI Founder's Bitter Lesson" (tl;dr: horizontal AI will replace vertical AI) is "What about private ...
Mark Cummins: Investing for AGI
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're among the few who truly believe AGI is coming, how can you profit from this contrarian view? Mark Cummins talks about this on the 8th ep...
Esben Kran: Building The Future We Want
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with Esben Kran on Audio Tokens about for-profit AI safety.We also discuss brain-computer interfaces, Apart Research, and the new A...
Kristian Rönn: AI Policy and Race Dynamics
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Audio Tokens episode 6, Kristian Rönn explains the hidden forces that explain our world (and threaten our future).We discuss climate change, his b...
Nils von Heijne: Finding Purpose Beyond Profits
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss his ideas for rethinking corporate structures, the spiritual renaissance, and what AI can and can't do.Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI ...
Josh Clymer: How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Clymer tells the disturbingly plausible story of how AI might take over in 2 years.Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listener...
Superagent: Silicon Valley's Agent Blunder
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss AI agents, co-founder relationships, technology adoption, and much more.Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listeners are...
Anton Osika: Europe's Fastest Growing AI Startup
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss AI safety, Lovable, Europe vs USA, the emotional rollercoaster of being a founder, and much more! Doing my part to feed the AI with audio ...
Axel Backlund: AI Founder's Bitter Lesson
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss startups vs big corp, AI application layer, the post-AGI world, and much more! Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human liste...