The Defiant - DeFi Podcast The AI CEO Era: Breaking Build Bottlenecks with Vibe Coding | Ahmad Shadid
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Oct 17, 2025 Ahmad Shadid, a former quant trader turned founder of O.xyz, explores groundbreaking concepts in AI and decentralized networks. He shares the transformative potential of vibe coding, which enables rapid product development at 20x speed. The discussion delves into the ideas of sovereign superintelligence and AI-managed organizations, questioning the balance between automation and human leadership. Ahmad also highlights emerging security challenges in this fast-paced development landscape, predicting an explosion of startups as barriers diminish.
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Internet-Scale Moment For Building
- The current AI moment rivals the Internet boom in its ability to unlock creativity and distribution.
- Rapid product creation will unleash an explosion of ideas and startups worldwide.
From Trading To Decentralized GPU Network
- Ahmad turned a 2022 GPU cost crisis into a decentralized GPU network and launched a coin that raised significant funding.
- That experience led him to keep building at the AI + Web3 intersection with new projects like O.xyz.
What A Sovereign Superintelligence Means
- A 'sovereign superintelligence' is an AI-managed organization that governs itself and funds its own growth without human intervention.
- Ahmad frames O.xyz as an AI CEO that manages rewards, performance, and operational tasks transparently.