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Dwarkesh Updates AGI Timelines, Rainmaker Accused of Role in Texas Floods, Underground Robot Boxing in SF, Elon's 'America Party' | Dwarkesh Patel, Augustus Doricko, Shishir Mehrotra & Rahul Vohra, Ankur Nagpal, Preston Holland, Matej Cernosek

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Jul 7, 2025
Dwarkesh Patel, host known for his insights on AI and economics, updates listeners on AGI timelines and the challenges of AI integration. Augustus Doricko, CEO of Rainmaker, takes on accusations regarding his company's role in the Texas floods, pushing for better regulation of weather modification. Preston Holland discusses tax implications for private jet ownership, while Matej Cernosek emphasizes the importance of maritime security technology. Shishir Mehrotra and Rahul Vohra outline Grammarly's strategic acquisition of Superhuman to revolutionize workplace email.
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ANECDOTE

Robot Boxing Revives SF Scene

  • The underground robot boxing in San Francisco uniquely blends robotics, entertainment, and competition.
  • Teams build humanoid robots to fight, becoming cult heroes in a vibrant local scene.
INSIGHT

AI's Key Limitation: No Continual Learning

  • LLMs lack continual learning and memory across sessions, unlike humans who learn from experiences and feedback.
  • This makes AI less effective as an evolving employee since it forgets past interactions each time.
INSIGHT

Continual Learning Creates Super Intelligence

  • AI models capable of continual learning could aggregate knowledge across all deployments, massively amplifying intelligence.
  • Such AI would surpass any human in breadth and depth of skills and knowledge.
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