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Why AI Competition Forces Labs to Race | Dan Robinson Oct 05, 2026

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Paradigm Head of Research Dan Robinson joins to demo Pace, a game modeling the game theory, prisoner's dilemmas, and equilibrium dynamics between competing AI labs pacing the frontier. He breaks down why fog of war drives acceleration, how recursive self-improvement hits real-world bottlenecks, and Paradigm's next economic game on AI labor diffusion. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:28) Explaining the AI Pacing Game

(01:45) Game Theory Behind AI Pacing

(03:33) Streaming the Game Live

(07:19) Voluntary Coordination and Fog of War

(08:50) International Coordination and China Dynamics

(14:38) Bottlenecks in Recursive Self-Improvement

(16:11) Upcoming Games on Labor Diffusion

Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.

Why LLMs Need a Collective Memory Layer | Pablo Stern-Plaza Oct 05, 2026

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MongoDB CPO of AI & Engineering Pablo Stern-Plaza reveals the company’s new Atlas Agent Engine and explains why data gravity makes MongoDB the natural memory layer for AI agents. He discusses enterprise security guardrails, running models locally across hybrid environments, and how multi-agent networks rely on shared memory to drive real-world actions. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.