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Forecasting the Intelligence Explosion and Systemic Risks

Forecasting the Intelligence Explosion and Systemic Risks

The April 03, 2025 episode of the Dwarkesh Patel Podcast with Scott Alexander and Daniel Kokotajlo outlines a detailed month-by-month forecast of AI progress toward superintelligence, highlighting acceleration factors, alignment challenges, and looming economic and geopolitical shifts.

Navigating Markets, Fiscal Policy, and AI Hardware Shifts

Navigating Markets, Fiscal Policy, and AI Hardware Shifts

The March 23, 2025 episode of Jordi Visser's podcast examines how fiscal measures, evolving market technical indicators, and the shift to embodied AI are reshaping market dynamics.

Bitcoin and AI: Converging for Scalable Payments

Bitcoin and AI: Converging for Scalable Payments

The March 28, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Source featuring Matt Ahlborg explores Bitcoin’s dual role as a medium of exchange and digital gold while examining AI-integrated payment solutions like PPQ.

AI Decentralization & Bitcoin’s Future

AI Decentralization & Bitcoin’s Future

On March 28, 2025, the What is Money Show with Matt McDonagh examined how advanced AI - from deep and reinforcement learning to decentralized architectures - can transform healthcare, finance, and Bitcoin’s protocol.

Bitcoin & AI: Shaping Decentralized Futures

Bitcoin & AI: Shaping Decentralized Futures

The March 18, 2025 Unchained podcast with Drew D’Agostino, founder of Crystal, explores how a Bitcoin treasury strategy transformed an AI-focused business, fostering disciplined capital management and operational resilience.

Forecasting Rapid AI Changes and Their Governance Implications

Forecasting Rapid AI Changes and Their Governance Implications

The March 11, 2025 episode of 80,000 Hours with Will MacAskill explores how recursive AI improvements and rapid technological acceleration could upend traditional governance, regulation, and ethics.

Anticipating AGI: Strategic Imperatives for Security and Innovation

Anticipating AGI: Strategic Imperatives for Security and Innovation

The March 04, 2025 episode of The Ezra Klein Show featuring Ben Buchanan outlines a near-term emergence of extraordinarily capable AI systems, with potential impacts on national security, labor markets, and regulatory strategies.