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What are current economic models missing about AGI? How would we know if we were approaching explosive growth? Stanford economist Phil Trammell has been rigorously thinking about the intersection of economic theory and AI (incl. AGI) for over five years, long before the recent surge of interest in large...

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Anthony Pompliano 🌪

44,316 views • 1 year ago

New episode Much fun chatting with Laura 🌲 ⛰️! We discuss: - personal identity, and what, exactly, we want to preserve - what a “more humane transhumanism” might look like - scientific awe - seeing inside the cell - the antimemetic qualities of reversible cryopreservation - why cryopreservation might be the most leveraged problem in longevity - and much, much more Links below. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00:00) - Introduction. (0:01:17) - Personal identity: what, exactly, do we want to preserve? (0:05:20) - How has Laura's emotional relation to longevity evolved? (0:10:32) - Transhumanism: what do current visions lack? (0:17:34) - The sociopolitical implications of longevity. (0:29:29) - Awe in scientific discovery. (0:37:46) - Embodied thought-experiments, & seeing inside the cell. (0:42:05) - Visualising cells to think about cryopreservation. (0:46:08) - Are some fields / types of science more amenable to embodied thinking? (0:47:13) - Scientific mentorship. (0:55:26) - Longevity drug development. (0:57:46) - Laura's current takes on theories of ageing. (1:01:17) - Key regulatory bottlenecks to longevity drugs. (1:02:40) - Patterns among The Longevity Fund's most successful investments. (1:05:18) - Laura's questions about evolution and natural selection. (1:08:57) - Why work on cryopreservation?
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New episode Much fun chatting with Laura 🌲 ⛰️! We discuss: - personal identity, and what, exactly, we want to preserve - what a “more humane transhumanism” might look like - scientific awe - seeing inside the cell - the antimemetic qualities of reversible cryopreservation - why cryopreservation might be the most leveraged problem in longevity - and much, much more Links below. Enjoy! Timestamps: (0:00:00) - Introduction. (0:01:17) - Personal identity: what, exactly, do we want to preserve? (0:05:20) - How has Laura's emotional relation to longevity evolved? (0:10:32) - Transhumanism: what do current visions lack? (0:17:34) - The sociopolitical implications of longevity. (0:29:29) - Awe in scientific discovery. (0:37:46) - Embodied thought-experiments, & seeing inside the cell. (0:42:05) - Visualising cells to think about cryopreservation. (0:46:08) - Are some fields / types of science more amenable to embodied thinking? (0:47:13) - Scientific mentorship. (0:55:26) - Longevity drug development. (0:57:46) - Laura's current takes on theories of ageing. (1:01:17) - Key regulatory bottlenecks to longevity drugs. (1:02:40) - Patterns among The Longevity Fund's most successful investments. (1:05:18) - Laura's questions about evolution and natural selection. (1:08:57) - Why work on cryopreservation?

Joseph Noel Walker

17,580 views • 1 year ago

I sat down with Jordi Visser to discuss 2025 performance, outlook for 2026, the rapid impact of artificial intelligence on productivity / GDP / economic growth, bitcoin's rise or fall, and how individuals can use AI tools to create more value in their work and lives. Enjoy! YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - 2025 market recap and biggest lessons 13:53 - 2026 outlook: can GDP growth accelerate? 20:36 - 2026 asset outlook: stocks, commodities, crypto 27:51 - How to using AI to make better decisions and investing ideas 32:42 - Silvia tax/parenting use cases and better portfolio construction with AI 39:47 - Karpathy’s tweet: AI is changing programming 48:23 - Building apps and tools with AI and importance of curiosity + persistence 1:00:02 - 2026 prediction: task-specific AI agents 1:04:12 - Health, longevity, and Jordi’s new Substack
1:07:33

I sat down with Jordi Visser to discuss 2025 performance, outlook for 2026, the rapid impact of artificial intelligence on productivity / GDP / economic growth, bitcoin's rise or fall, and how individuals can use AI tools to create more value in their work and lives. Enjoy! YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - 2025 market recap and biggest lessons 13:53 - 2026 outlook: can GDP growth accelerate? 20:36 - 2026 asset outlook: stocks, commodities, crypto 27:51 - How to using AI to make better decisions and investing ideas 32:42 - Silvia tax/parenting use cases and better portfolio construction with AI 39:47 - Karpathy’s tweet: AI is changing programming 48:23 - Building apps and tools with AI and importance of curiosity + persistence 1:00:02 - 2026 prediction: task-specific AI agents 1:04:12 - Health, longevity, and Jordi’s new Substack

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

40,283 views • 7 months ago

The Fed didn't cut last week and the tariff deadline of April 2nd is fast approaching — lots of uncertainty in markets until then. I sat down with Jordi Visser to discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, stock market outlook, Tesla, AI, Nvidia, and how investors are approaching April 2nd. Enjoy! YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Should the Fed have cut rates? 3:30 - Evaluating the stock market right now 7:23 - Evaluating Tesla right now 10:32 - Economic data uncertainty 13:48 - How investors are approaching April 2 21:10 - Scott Bessent on All-In podcast 26:50 - AI & Nvidia 34:21 - The future of AI
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The Fed didn't cut last week and the tariff deadline of April 2nd is fast approaching — lots of uncertainty in markets until then. I sat down with Jordi Visser to discuss the Fed’s interest rate decision, stock market outlook, Tesla, AI, Nvidia, and how investors are approaching April 2nd. Enjoy! YouTube: Spotify: Apple: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Should the Fed have cut rates? 3:30 - Evaluating the stock market right now 7:23 - Evaluating Tesla right now 10:32 - Economic data uncertainty 13:48 - How investors are approaching April 2 21:10 - Scott Bessent on All-In podcast 26:50 - AI & Nvidia 34:21 - The future of AI

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

89,198 views • 1 year ago