Our Updated AGI Timeline, 57% Job Automation Risk & US Debt Crisis
Peter DiamandisNaveen JainSalim IsmailDr. Alexander Wissner-Gross
Frontier AI is shifting from brute-force scaling toward research, self-verification, and agentic action as labs enter a potential sprint from quarterly to weekly or daily releases.The cited 57% automation exposure and 80% task-time reduction could reshape labor, productivity, energy, and fiscal policy, but the speakers remain divided over job elimination, GDP measurement, and debt discipline.
How the New Administration Will Impact Crypto, AI & Tech Globally w/ Ben Horowitz & Salim Ismail
Ben HorowitzPeter DiamandisSalim Ismail
Washington’s shift from “complete war with the industry” to “aggressive pro-tech” could release blocked exits and revive crypto development, but Stargate’s quoted $500 million and $500 billion figures remain unclear while energy constrains AI infrastructure.DeepSeek’s roughly 100-times-lower token cost and AI-driven drug design strengthen the case for decentralized innovation, yet founders still need operational discipline, physical trials, and supply chains that remain overwhelmingly Chinese.