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Brendan McCord on Going Big with AI: Autonomy, Truth, and the Future of Humanity

Brendan McCord on Going Big with AI: Autonomy, Truth, and the Future of Humanity

Update: 2025-05-26
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On this episode of the Going Big! Podcast, host Kevin Gentry welcomes Brendan McCord—submariner, AI entrepreneur, and deep thinker—for a bold conversation on the biggest force shaping our future: artificial intelligence.


Brendan helped write the Pentagon’s first AI strategy, built and sold two tech companies for over $400 million, and now leads the Cosmos Institute—a nonprofit reimagining AI’s role in advancing human flourishing. In this episode, he unpacks how we can go big with AI without losing what makes us human.


You’ll hear Brendan’s journey from 610 days beneath the ocean to the front lines of defense innovation and finally to the frontiers of philosophy and public purpose. From decentralization and truth-seeking to why specialization is for ants, Brendan offers a radical vision for how builders and leaders can shape a future worth believing in.


If you're serious about doing meaningful work at scale, this conversation will challenge you to aim higher—and go bigger.

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Brendan McCord on Going Big with AI: Autonomy, Truth, and the Future of Humanity

Brendan McCord on Going Big with AI: Autonomy, Truth, and the Future of Humanity

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