Moonshots with Peter Diamandis 2026 Predictions: AI Automates Knowledge Work, Autonomous Robots & AI CEO Billionaires | EP #217
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Dec 19, 2025 
Emad Mostaque, founder of Intelligent Internet and author, shares insights on the future trajectory of AI and its societal impact. Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross, a computer scientist and returning guest, discusses how AI might solve significant mathematical problems and its potential to automate 90% of current knowledge work. They predict a future where AI coworkers are indistinguishable from humans, alongside breakthroughs in autonomous vehicles and robots. Get ready for a tech landscape where young billionaires emerge from innovative AI-driven startups!
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Moon Fuel Enables Sustained Lunar Missions
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will likely target Shackleton crater for lunar ice and fuel extraction in 2026.
- Lunar polar ice enables local rocket fuel production, shifting mission economics for sustained lunar activity.
AI Tackles Millennium Math Problems
- AI is starting to solve hard math problems and could crack a Clay Millennium Prize in 2026.
- Success may be complex and contested, but it will shift research expectations and methods.
Plan For A 100x Model Leap
- Prepare for huge model-scale jumps driven by quantization and compressed representations.
- Invest in inference-optimized hardware and software to capture performance and cost gains.