Latest Interviews

Mapping the Mind of a Neural Net: Goodfire’s Eric Ho on the Future of Interpretability

Eric Ho, Sonya Huang, Roelof Botha

Founded by Eric Ho, Goodfire is an independent AI interpretability firm utilizing mechanistic techniques to transform neural networks from opaque black boxes into surgically editable systems. The company has secured strategic investment from Anthropic and assembled a team including former DeepMind and OpenAI researchers to develop tools like the "Ember" interface, which allows for precise latent space manipulation. Operating on the prediction that full neural decoding will be achieved by 2028, Goodfire applies these capabilities to diverse fields ranging from genomic analysis with the Arc Institute to legal auditing and enterprise automation.

Scott Galloway on Billionaire Happiness, Money & Self-Worth | Why We Should Drink More & Not WFH

Scott Galloway, Harry Stebbings

Economist Scott Galloway outlines a stark demographic and economic reality where U.S. seniors receive significantly higher government support than youth, while extreme market concentration by the "Magnificent 7" stifles competition and hinders small business growth. He argues that these structural failures, combined with a collapse in male socialization and relationship formation, have created a crisis of purpose and radicalization among younger men. To address these challenges, Galloway advocates for targeted antitrust interventions, a balanced regulatory framework for emerging technologies, and a personal philosophy that prioritizes family legacy and financial independence over infinite wealth accumulation.

The Porn Addiction Crisis No One Wants to Talk About – Dr. K

Dr. K, Dr. Alok Kanojia, Steven

Dr. K analyzes the neurological feedback loops of pornography addiction and predicts a potential "mass extinction" of men aged 15–50 who cannot adapt to modern social isolation and reproductive pressures. He advocates for internal regulation strategies such as urge surfing and structured scheduling to replace external control, while cautioning that AI companions and unguided psychedelic use may accelerate cognitive atrophy and spiritual stagnation. Ultimately, the framework emphasizes mastering one's internal state through silence and a defined purpose to restore biological function and prevent the erosion of essential human skills.

The Real Moat

The startup sector faces a critical juncture where founders must balance personal branding with substantive venture building to avoid relevance loss. Success is increasingly defined by a specific archetypal profile combining elite engineering proficiency with exclusive, deep domain knowledge to secure localized competitive moats. This narrow niche of multibillion-dollar founders leverages specialized software tailored to specific audience segments to maintain long-term market dominance.

Author Talk: Jonathan Haidt, "The Anxious Generation" | Global Conference 2025

Jonathan Haidt, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Conrad Kieschel

At the Milken Institute Global Conference, social psychologists Jonathan Haidt and California First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom addressed the youth mental health crisis by identifying the 2012 shift to smartphones as the primary driver of surging depression, anxiety, and social skill atrophy among teenagers. They advocated for four specific policy norms—delaying smartphone access until high school, mandating phone-free schools, raising the age of internet adulthood to 16, and promoting unsupervised free play—to counter the addictive designs of tech giants and facilitate proper neurodevelopment. The session concluded with a call for collective community action and a "mother's rebellion" to enforce these boundaries, aiming to restore physical interaction and resilience for future generations.

Big Beautiful Bill, Elon/Trump, Dollar Down Big, Harvard's Money Problems, Figma IPO

Elon, Trump, Friedberg, David Sacks

The fourth All-In Summit scheduled for September 7 will feature Elon Musk alongside potential trillion-dollar market cap leaders, occurring amidst intense debates over the Senate-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" and its controversial removal of federal AI preemption and renewable energy tax credits. While the legislation triggers concerns about a fragmented regulatory landscape and economic instability, the event highlights shifting dynamics between Musk and President Trump regarding fiscal responsibility and a potential new political alignment. Concurrently, the summit context includes discussions on the Trump administration's grant cuts to Harvard, the evolving higher education sector due to AI disruption, and a surge in SaaS M&A and IPO activity driven by robust market liquidity.

Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup

Bryan Kim, Roy Lee, Molly O'Shea

Brian Kim secured a $15 million investment in Cluely by leveraging a "momentum as a moat" strategy that prioritizes velocity and personal rapport over traditional fundraising pitches. His investment thesis for the AI era emphasizes rapid scaling and efficiency, as evidenced by his high-velocity deals with 11 Labs and Function Health while navigating regulatory headwinds regarding deepfakes. Kim argues that the current technology landscape requires building "in the plane as it falls," with companies achieving profitability through smaller teams and massive growth trajectories.

World Expert on Love: Your Brain Already Picked Your Partner (But They’re Lying About Monogamy)

Dr Anna Machin

Dr. Anna Machen presents a comprehensive analysis of human relationships that reframes monogamy as a social construct while detailing the specific neurobiological mechanisms driving attraction and parental bonding. She highlights how fathers undergo significant hormonal and neural changes that are crucial for child development, arguing for expanded legal definitions of fatherhood and extended paternity leave to support these adaptations. The presentation further explores how modern challenges like neurodiversity and digital isolation impact attachment styles, concluding with a call to align legal and cultural frameworks with scientific evidence on the vital role of male caregivers.

Commodities Outlook: What’s Driving Oil, Gold, and Base Metals

Daan Struyven, Alison Nathan

Goldman Sachs forecasts a divergent commodity outlook for the second half of the year, projecting oil prices to decline $10 per barrel amidst global supply surpluses while anticipating gold to reach $4,000 per ounce driven by record central bank accumulation. The firm identifies significant upside for U.S. copper due to imminent tariff-induced supply tightness and rising defense-related demand, contrasting sharply with a structural peak in Chinese oil consumption. These macro trends position fiscal spending and energy diversification as primary drivers, favoring industrial metals over traditional energy assets despite recent geopolitical volatility.

Fei-Fei Li: Spatial Intelligence is the Next Frontier in AI

Fei-Fei Li, Diana, Alex, Karl, Yashna, Annie

Dr. Fei-Fei Li, founder and CEO of World Labs, leads a team of renowned technologists to develop spatial intelligence and 3D "world models" as the essential pathway to achieving Artificial General Intelligence. The venture addresses the unique mathematical and physical complexities of reconstructing and generating the three-dimensional world, distinguishing its approach from current language-centric large language models. By combining rigorous data quality standards with a focus on fundamental, interdisciplinary research, the company aims to power next-generation applications ranging from the metaverse to advanced scientific discovery.

Why Voice Will Be the Fundamental Interface for Tech ft ElevenLabs’ Mati Staniszewski

Mati Staniszewski, Pat Grady

Founded in late 2021 by co-founders Piotr and Maddie Staniszewski, ElevenLabs distinguishes itself through a specialized architecture that predicts acoustic output to capture nuanced emotion and tone. The remote company leverages a global team of research engineers and specialized voice coaches to deliver high-fidelity speech synthesis used in healthcare, customer support, and interactive education platforms like Chess.com. With a strategic focus on achieving human-level interaction by 2025, the firm prioritizes low-latency infrastructure and proactive safety measures to enable universal translation and ambient computing.

AI for Scientific Discovery

Sam Altman

The speaker forecasts the emergence of unimaginable super intelligence within a 10-to-20-year horizon, positioning artificial intelligence for science as the primary catalyst for this trajectory. This technological acceleration is expected to fundamentally drive long-term economic growth and human well-being by rapidly increasing the rate of new scientific discovery. Such breakthroughs, combined with reasonably effective global governance, will compound to produce incredible increases and wonders for the world's population.

KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR?

Philipp Freise, Harry Stebbings

KKR Europe manages its $8 billion flagship fund through a disciplined strategy of linear deployment and strategic partnerships, focusing on mature Western European companies while maintaining strict risk controls against political instability. The firm leverages its diversified portfolio to navigate macroeconomic headwinds, prioritizing hard sectors like defense and infrastructure while rejecting tariff solutions in favor of structural economic reforms. Looking forward, KKR aims to triple its assets under management by integrating retail investors into private equity and shifting exit tactics toward strategic sales rather than public listings.

David Friedberg Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Run

David Friedberg, Zohran Mamdani, Chamath, Jason, Nick, Sax

Assemblyman Zoryn Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo to secure the New York Democratic nomination, capitalizing on a 39-point margin among college-educated voters. Mamdani's victory platform centers on aggressive socialist policies, including a $30 minimum wage, police defunding, and free public transit, driven by a demographic shift caused by $1.5 trillion in student debt. While analysts project this trend will reshape the national political landscape toward socialism, critics warn of economic collapse and capital flight similar to the "doom spirals" observed in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Kevin O'Leary: Every Time You Get Paid, Do This! It 10xs Your Income Without Having To Work Harder!

Kevin O'Leary, Steven

Robert O'Leary outlines a rigorous financial philosophy rooted in diversification, strict spending caps such as limiting housing costs to one-third of income, and the critical necessity of marrying a "meanie" to preserve wealth against divorce. His business strategy emphasizes extreme focus on high-priority "signal" tasks while eliminating distractions, leveraging AI for efficiency, and prioritizing real-world execution over traditional market research. O'Leary advocates for specific investment allocations, including a strategic 19.1% crypto position, while warning that only one-third of individuals possess the innate traits required for entrepreneurial success.