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The AI Wealth Gap: Why 40x Deflation Changes Everything w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail, Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #208

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Nov 17, 2025
Dave Blundin, a venture investor focused on AI business models, joins Salim Ismail, founder of OpenExO and expert on societal impact, along with Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross, a computer scientist analyzing AI architectures. They delve into Anthropics' rise in enterprise APIs and discuss high-margin strategies versus growth-first models. The conversation also explores AI's role in addressing global economic issues, the importance of regulatory changes, and innovations in continual learning. Together, they envision the future of AI's impact on society and potential breakthroughs in science.
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Code Generation As The Inner Loop

  • Code generation may be the critical path to recursive self-improvement and superintelligence.
  • If code-gen drives rewriting core algorithms, capability gains could accelerate rapidly.
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Anthropic's Enterprise Play

  • Anthropic targets enterprise trust and could capture high-margin corporate use cases.
  • Enterprise focus may yield steadier revenue than consumer-first rivals like OpenAI.
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Holodeck Wars: Efficient 3D Worlds

  • Multiple technical approaches will compete in creating photorealistic virtual worlds.
  • Efficient 3D representations (Gaussian splats) enable client-side immersive worlds without server GPU load.
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