- 2 hours 46 minutesWhy Altman Says "Accept Some Bad Things Happening" and What It Means for AI Safety | MOONSHOTS #301
The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss the debate over whether Claude could be conscious, why AI may be approaching its own “1942 moment,” and Sam Altman’s warning that society may have to accept some bad outcomes as AI accelerates. They also explore the possibility of a coming Manhattan Project-style push toward superintelligence and what that could mean for the future of AI.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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*Recorded on October 6th, 2026
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7 October 2026, 8:00 pm - 40 minutes 8 secondsGoogle X's Astro Teller: The $1B Bet No CEO Will Back, Moonshots 3x Cheaper in 16 Yrs, and Clean Water at 1¢/L| EP #300
The mates sit down with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, at MOONSHOTS Live 2026 to discuss how moonshots are built, why ambitious innovation is getting cheaper, and how X turns thousands of ideas into breakthrough technologies.
This episode was filmed at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at https://moonshots.com/
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Astro Teller is the co-founder and Captain of Moonshots at X, Alphabet’s innovation lab, where he leads the development of ambitious technologies aimed at solving some of the world’s biggest problems.
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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5 October 2026, 8:32 pm - 2 hours 26 minutesRecursive's $670M Bet on Self-Improving AI, Sonnet 5.5 Hits 70%, Elon Co-Leads Pentagon Push | EP #299
The mates sit down with Richard Socher to discuss Recursive’s $670M bet on self-improving AI, why he puts P(Doom) at zero, the race toward ASI, proposed restrictions on recursive self-improvement, and what new AI benchmarks like Tavus’ Turing Test could tell us about what comes next.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Richard Socher is a leading AI researcher and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of You.com and co-founder and CEO of Recursive, who previously served as Chief Scientist at Salesforce after founding MetaMind. you.com
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*Recorded on October 2nd, 2026
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3 October 2026, 8:00 pm - 2 hours 24 minutesCan We Still Build AI Safely? The White House Thinks So | MOONSHOTS #298
The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss the shifting debate around AI safety, whether we can still “win safely,” the case for AI optimism, Elon Musk’s vision for abundance and universal high income, Anthropic’s reported $2 trillion IPO ambitions, and the White House’s proposed AI accord.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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*Recorded on October 1st, 2026
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2 October 2026, 7:02 pm - 43 minutes 52 secondsWhy We're Living in a Biological Singularity With Ben Lamm | MOONSHOTS Live #297
The Mates sit down with Ben Lamm at MOONSHOTS Live 2026 to discuss why we’re entering a biological singularity, from Anthropic’s move into biology and scalable gene editing to the possibility of artificial wombs within the next 24 months.
This episode was filmed at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at https://moonshots.com/
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Ben Lamm is the co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, a biotechnology company using genetic engineering and AI to advance species preservation and de-extinction efforts.
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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30 September 2026, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 56 secondsCathie Wood on Tesla-SpaceX Merger, $1M Bitcoin, More AIs Than Humans | EP #296 | Moonshots Live
Peter Diamandis and Emad Mostaque sit down with Cathie Wood and Nikhil Chandhok at Moonshots Live 2026 to discuss the Tesla-SpaceX merger, the path to $1 million Bitcoin, the rapid rise of AI, stablecoins, and the broader bull case for America.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
Cathie Wood is the founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, where she focuses on investing in disruptive innovation across areas including AI, robotics, blockchain and emerging technologies.
Nikhil Chandhok is the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Circle, helping lead the company’s product and technology strategy around digital finance and stablecoins.
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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29 September 2026, 3:00 pm - 37 minutes 27 secondsPalmer Luckey: Autonomous Weapons Are Ancient and Why Anduril Won't Build Humanoids | Moonshots Live | EP #295
This episode was filmed at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at https://moonshots.com/
The mates sit down with Palmer Luckey on Moonshots Live to discuss autonomous weapons, AI risk, Anduril’s approach to humanoids, the real threats posed by AI, VR’s peak, and what’s next for the future of technology.Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends
Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Palmer Luckey is the founder of Oculus VR and defense technology company Anduril Industries, known for helping pioneer modern virtual reality and later building AI-powered defense systems.
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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28 September 2026, 8:31 pm - 21 minutes 43 secondsWe Gave Away $2,000,000 To 5 AI Builders | MOONSHOTS Live
The Build with Gemini X prize is presented by Gemini.
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Congratulations to the Build With Gemini X winners:
1st Place: POLYFORK by Lucas Martinic
2nd Place: TICIAN CIERRE by José Edgar Peña Ramirez
3rd Place: MYFIXAM by Jane Chukwuyen Odum and Ayodele Daniel Dada
4th Place: LAUNCHBRIDGE by Chase Rosen and Leonardo Fall
5th Place: DODOPREP by Naveed Ahmed
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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28 September 2026, 8:21 pm - 26 minutes 22 secondsWhy We Gave Away $3,500,000.00 for Someone to Build the Next Star Trek | Moonshots Live
The FutureVision XPRIZE is presented by Salesforce, ARK Invest, Xsolla and Range at Moonshots Live 2026.
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Congratulations to the FutureVision XPRIZE winners:
1st Place: THE GIFTED by Jeff Synthesized — https://youtu.be/yivXyWCaEc8
2nd Place: NOBODY DIES ON MARS by Verena Puhm — https://youtu.be/spQleIK5dLI
3rd Place: THORNE PROTOCOL by J. Ryan Williams — https://youtu.be/cvQkQSp22JU
4th Place: SENTI by Isen Robbins — https://youtu.be/aW9mRLJbd0A
5th Place: SLINGSHOT by Hal Watmough — https://youtu.be/ClWd4e6rOWk
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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28 September 2026, 8:08 pm - 52 minutes 21 secondsWhy Jensen and Zuck think the doomers are wrong (plus AI get’s a rebrand) | #294 MOONSHOTS Live
The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss Jensen Huang pushing back on AI doomers, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s AI talks, the rebranding of AGI as “superintelligence,” and the rapidly accelerating race in AI models, robotics, and science.
This episode was filmed at Moonshots Live 2026. Learn more at https://moonshots.com/
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
Read Emad’s latest papers exploring the future of society, law, personhood and governance: https://ii.inc/common-wealth
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*Recorded on September 25th, 2026
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28 September 2026, 5:05 pm - 2 hours 44 minutesShould we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288
The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss mounting warnings from AI labs, a researcher’s claim that we’re “gambling with our lives,” calls to slow AI development, and the accelerating race toward superintelligence.
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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360
Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.
Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures
Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified
Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )
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*Recorded on September 10th, 2026
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