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MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.
Welcome to the situation room.
https://x.com/MTSlive
Aidan McLaughlin joins MTS to discuss recursive self-improvement timelines, the shift from capabilities to alignment research, and how AI models are already uplifting researcher productivity at OpenAI.
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Timestamps:
(00:01) Introduction
(00:03) Expectations for Recursive Self-Improvement
(00:08) Global Impact of Superintelligence
(00:10) Fears Around Model Alignment
(00:16) Internal Codex Productivity Uplift
(00:17) AI in Macroproductivity Statistics
(00:19) Working at Frontier AI Labs
(00:22) Aidan's Path to AI Research
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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.
George Arison joins MTS to discuss how Grindr is using AI to improve dating recommendations, why the platform continues growing with Gen Z users, and how Woodwork is expanding into wellness products like PrEP and peptides. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.
MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.
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Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:35) Straight Vs Gay Filter Preferences
(06:10) Meeting Husbands And Dating App Mechanics
(08:50) Overcoming The Gen Z App Slump
(15:23) Evolution Of Gay Monogamy Trends
(18:33) Integrating Gay AI Into Consumer Products
(28:17) Anti-996 Startup Culture And Grindr Mode
(30:17) Expanding Grindr Into Health And Wellness
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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.
Lauren Tan and Roshan Sadanani join MTS to discuss GrokBot, Grok 4.6, and how agents are changing software development. They demonstrate GrokBot's capabilities, share how the product found internal PMF at Cursor, and explain how model efficiency unlocks new possibilities for developers and teams.
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MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.
Follow MTS:
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Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763
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Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@mts.now
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Arena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. https://arena.ai/
Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com
AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01) Introducing Grokbot Capabilities
(00:04) Live Grokbot Demo
(00:07) Grok 4.6 Announcement
(00:11) Target Mainstream Audience
(00:17) Future Of Agentic Coding
(00:22) Upcoming Features Teaser
(00:24) Model Efficiency Benchmarks
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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.
Annie Jacobsen joins MTS to discuss biological threats, the risks of lab leaks, and the challenges of biodefense in an era of rapidly advancing science and technology.
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Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:08) Transition to Biological Warfare Threats
(07:09) Nuclear versus Biological Weapon Systems
(08:42) Why Start With Lab Leak
(13:48) AI Impact on Biological Defense
(18:08) Current Methods for Homeland Defense
(23:42) Target Audience and Non-Fiction Reporting
(29:23) Maintaining Optimism Despite Existential Risks
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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.
Brian Chau joins MTS to discuss automating investigative journalism with AI, running queries on million-document databases, and how Effort News is changing the economics of data-driven reporting.
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Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:51) What Does Effort News Do
(03:28) Changing Journalism's Economics
(06:09) Preventing AI P-Hacking
(10:35) Limits of AI Investigations
(15:06) Solicitations in Traditional Journalism
(16:58) Other AI Applications
(26:12) Legacy Media's Innovator Dilemma
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Andy Hall joins MTS to discuss his research analyzing Claude conversation data to understand how Americans use AI for political learning, the technical challenges of building personalized voting agents, and the governance implications of AI automation.
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Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com
AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01) How Americans Use AI
(00:05) Epistemic Effects Of LLMs
(00:09) Problems With Personal Agents
(00:15) Regulating AI Ideological Bias
(00:19) US Vs Chinese Models
(00:20) Preserving Liberty In AGI
(00:25) Upcoming AI Governance Research
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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.
Jasmine Sun joins MTS to discuss data center opposition in the Midwest, tensions between local governments and residents, and the economic impact of AI infrastructure projects on skilled trades and communities.
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Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
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AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01) Midwest Data Center Tour
(00:02) Local Government vs Residents
(00:04) Factories Versus Data Centers
(00:10) Environmental Opposition and Myths
(00:14) Loss of Pioneer Spirit
(00:17) Trade Worker Data Boom
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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.
Anton Leicht joins MTS to discuss AI securitization policy, power distribution across government agencies and countries, and strategic options for middle powers building sovereign AI capacity.
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Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01:12) What Is AI Securitization?
(00:02:46) Distributing AI Power
(00:09:42) Risks of Power Concentration
(00:14:53) A Manhattan Project for AI?
(00:17:08) Wealth Concentration From AI
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Guillaume Verdon joins MTS to discuss scaling thermodynamic computing, replacing classical bit architecture with pbits, and building software frameworks for stochastic programming. He outlines the trade-offs between numerical precision and power efficiency when running AI models on low-power chips. Additionally, he shares how thermodynamic systems can co-exist with GPUs to tackle complex frontier problems.
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ElevenLabs - AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mts
Arena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. https://arena.ai/
Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com to learn more
Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com
AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01) Scaling Extropic’s New Z1 Hardware
(00:04) Running Current AI Models on Z1
(00:07) Moving Away From Deterministic Computing
(00:11) Comparing Probabilistic Bits to Qubits
(00:13) Explaining the Torcs Software Framework
(00:15) Future of Classical Computers and GPUs
(00:19) Onboarding Developers onto Extropic Frameworks
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Phillip Trammell joins MTS to discuss how GDP fails to measure prosperity across technology paths, what happens to the economy when AI automates all work, and why he believes humans should own machines rather than letting them own themselves.
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Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at https://neon.com/mts
Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.com
Today’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to GetVCX.com to learn more
Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.com
AdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.com
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:01) Flaws of GDP Metric
(00:03) Measuring Real Human Prosperity
(00:06) Singularity Without GDP Growth
(00:08) Tracking Economic AI Transformation
(00:12) Replacing Labor Versus Complementing
(00:22) Future Market Power Concentration
(00:25) Long-Term Optimism for Abundance
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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.