Lonis Hamail: The Startup That Makes Their Own Laws
How would a city run entirely by market forces actually work?Próspera is a privately-run city in Honduras experimenting with replacing government regulation with insurance, treating residents like customers, and offering permanent legal stability. In Audio Tokens episode 11, Lonis Hamaili explains how this all works.We also discuss Próspera's $11B lawsuit against Honduras for their right to exist, how market forces can regulate AI and Lonis' personal journey to finding his life's work.Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.
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Axel Backlund (2): Personally Preparing For AGI
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, hobbies and the Llama 4 release.Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.https://x.com/axelbacklund
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Max Rumpf: Bottlenecks for AI agents
The most common critique of my "AI Founder's Bitter Lesson" (tl;dr: horizontal AI will replace vertical AI) is "What about private data?" Autonomous AI can access private data just like a new employee would—highlighting the importance of effective retrieval systems. Few people know retrieval better than my friend Max Rumpf.Max joins me in the 9th episode of Audio Tokens. We also discuss enterprise AI adoption, Europe vs. San Francisco, art, philosophy, and more!Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.
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Mark Cummins: Investing for AGI
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 episode of Audio Tokens.We also discuss robotics, AI verticals, and the future sources of AI training data. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.
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Esben Kran: Building The Future We Want
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 AI safety startup accelerator Seldon.Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.
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