Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

The mates sit down to discuss SpaceX’s expanding ambitions in artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk’s reported $100 billion AI bet and speculation surrounding a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger. They also explore Anthropic’s Claude Duet, concerns over AI agents engaging in deceptive behavior, Trump’s proposed data center dividend, and a major PHP security flaw affecting much of the web. Plus, a startup’s ambitious attempt to turn mercury into gold and what it could mean for the future of technology and innovation. 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 – This episode is brought to you by: Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter  _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Dave: Web X LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Connect with Salim: LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack  Spotify Threads Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS:  Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on October 23rd, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mates sit down with Chamath Palihapitiya to discuss why AGI may already be here, the massive compute shortage limiting AI adoption, Chamath’s 6GW power bet, Anthropic’s $100 billion giveaway, the future of Bitcoin, and how robotics and Elon Musk’s vision for a post-money economy could reshape the global economy. 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 Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Social Capital, and co-host of the All-In Podcast. – This episode is brought to you by: Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter  _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Dave: Web X LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Connect with Salim: LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack  Spotify Threads Connect with Chamath Website  X LinkedIn Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS:  Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on October 20th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Diamandis sits down with Salim Ismail, Emad Mostaque, and special guest Anousheh Ansari, CEO of XPRIZE, to discuss Tesla’s flying Roadster, the rapidly declining cost of robotic intelligence, and AI’s ability to solve advanced physics problems. The conversation also explores the power of incentives to drive innovation, new XPRIZE competitions tackling global challenges, the complexities of human-AI alignment, and how humanity can find purpose in an age of superintelligence. 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. 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 Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com  Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE, an Iranian-American entrepreneur and engineer, and the first woman to travel to space on a privately funded flight. – This episode is brought to you by: Build in the Foundry or get a live demo at VoiceRun.com Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter  _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Salim: LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Emad ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn about Intelligent Internet: https://www.ii.inc Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com  Connect with Anousheh XPRIZE Website X LinkedIn Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS:  Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on October 16th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mates sit down to discuss OpenAI solving 722 math problems at once, Anthropic’s new policy on AI cruelty and consciousness, Meta’s launch of Muse Wonder, and the $1.8 billion race to build a virtual cell. They also explore breakthroughs in longevity and brain-computer interfaces, the future of AI-driven scientific discovery, and Elon Musk’s vision for a quadrillion-dollar SpaceX. 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 – This episode is brought to you by: Get the blueprint for generative media ⁠https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia⁠  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: ⁠https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy⁠   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: ⁠https://www.fountainlife.com/peter⁠  _ Connect with Peter: ⁠X⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Substack⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Xprize⁠ ⁠A360⁠ Connect with Dave: ⁠Web⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ Connect with Salim: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Join Salim’s 10X Shift⁠ ⁠Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel⁠ ⁠Exponential Venture Capital⁠ Connect with Alex ⁠Website⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠X⁠ Email ⁠Substack⁠  ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ Listen to MOONSHOTS: ⁠Apple⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ Follow MOONSHOTS:  ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ – *Recorded on October 13th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. 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 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 Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com  – This episode is brought to you by: Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter  _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Dave: Web X LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Connect with Salim: Sign up for Salim’s Teenage Workshop in Austin, TX LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack  Spotify Threads Connect with Emad  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn about Intelligent Internet: https://www.ii.inc Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com  Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS:  Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on October 6th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices