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Tracking the future of technology and how it impacts humanity. Named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is a founder, investor, advisor, and best-selling author. Join Peter on his mission to uplift humanity through technology. Follow Peter on X - x.com/PeterDiamandis

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The hosts dive into OpenClaw's explosion—unleashing autonomous local agents on Mac minis that code, create content, and self-evolve 24/7—featuring expert Alex Finn's workflows,... more

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The Moonshots hosts join Andrew Yang to unpack AI's explosive collision with politics - deepfakes weaponizing elections, UBI surging as job-killer abundance hits, and radical f... more

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In this WTF episode, the hosts unpack AI's supersonic tsunami - from Amazon's $35B AGI bet on OpenAI, Anthropic ditching safety pauses amid race pressures, and hyper-efficient ... more

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Mackenzie Price
Co-founder and CEO of Alpha Schools, a K-12 education program.
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Episode: Can AI Replace Teachers? Inside the $40M Company Using AI Tutors to Teach 200% Faster | #233
Joe Lamont
Founder and CEO of ESW Capital and Trilogy, involved in funding and scaling Alpha Schools.
Alpha Schools
Episode: Can AI Replace Teachers? Inside the $40M Company Using AI Tutors to Teach 200% Faster | #233
Ben Horowitz
Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and technology entrepreneur
Andreessen Horowitz
Episode: Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI | #232
Matt Fitzpatrick
CEO of Invisible Technologies, previously global head of Quantum Black Labs at McKinsey.
Invisible Technologies
Episode: Why We Need New AI Benchmarks, Which Industries Survive AI, and Recursive Learning Timelines | #218
Mustafa Suleyman
CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of DeepMind, Inflection AI
Microsoft AI
Episode: Mustafa Suleyman: The AGI Race Is Fake, Building Safe Superintelligence & the $1M Agentic Economy | EP #216
Naveen Jain
Founder and CEO of Viome.
Viome
Episode: Our Updated AGI Timeline, 57% Job Automation Risk, and Solving the US Debt Crisis w/ Naveen Jain, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wisner-Gross | EP #212
Alexander Wisner-Gross
Expert in AI and its societal impacts.
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Episode: Our Updated AGI Timeline, 57% Job Automation Risk, and Solving the US Debt Crisis w/ Naveen Jain, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wisner-Gross | EP #212
Dr. Eric Schmidt
Former CEO of Google and AI expert
Google
Episode: Ex-Google CEO Breaks Down the US vs. China AI Race & How We Avoid a Global Crisis w/ Dr. Eric Schmidt & Dave Blundin | EP #207
Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder and CEO of World Labs, and an expert in AI
World Labs
Episode: How Life Changes When We Reach Artificial Superintelligence w/ Dr. Fei-Fei Li & Dr. Eric Schmidt | EP #206

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Peter Diamandis
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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • Enjoy the optimism. Beware the blind spots.

    I’ve become a regular listener to Moonshots. It’s a good place to tune in if you want to understand where technology is headed. The hosts seem genuinely enthusiastic and optimistic, which I appreciate.

    But the longer I’ve listened, the more a single, serious gap has become impossible to ignore.

    The running theme of “Abundance” is an appealing and optimistic framework, and in many ways very inspiring. The problem is that it functions more like a faith position than an argument. It doesn’t serio... more

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    benoftroy
    United States22 days ago
  • The most interesting and relevant podcast in my list today.

    I wish I had the time to listen and to relisten all the episodes.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Frank Drebin
    a month ago
  • 3h with Elon wasted.

    • Constant talking over each other. Repetitive/mediocre interview questions. Too much dead space. Host lacks control over his own show.

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    Jordan Alessi
    United States2 months ago
  • How are more people not talking about this podcast?!

    My favorite discovery of this year has been Moonshots. This has been the most transformative to my worldview than any other thing. I’m a 21 year old college student studying finance who wants to change the world, and this podcast brings me such optimism and shows me that there is no more exciting time to live than right now. Thank you so much Peter, Dave, Salim, AWG, and all the other guests!!!

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    5
    Fife the Fierce
    United States3 months ago
  • The Best

    Love the upbeat, positive outlook for the future, easy to follow, snippets of the most important relevant information, keep it up. Here’s to the future. Thank you for all you do. I know each of you are extremely busy. I still look forward to each and every new episode!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Colleen_pi
    United States3 months ago

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Opus 4.6 Tops Benchmarks, ChatGPT Market Share Decline, and the Privacy Breakdown | EP 228
Q: What are we teaching humans to become if we're moving from chatbots to autonomous systems that act independently?
We are shifting the focus of education from traditional employment preparation to adaptability, agency, and ethical judgment, preparing humans to orchestrate intelligent systems rather than be mere operators of labor.
Opus 4.6 Tops Benchmarks, ChatGPT Market Share Decline, and the Privacy Breakdown | EP 228
Q: If AI causes harm, who is liable? The developer, the human, the AI itself?
As it stands, an AI cannot be held liable under current legal frameworks; however, this could change as AI develops and possibly gains agency, altering the conversations around liability.
Opus 4.6 Tops Benchmarks, ChatGPT Market Share Decline, and the Privacy Breakdown | EP 228
Q: If an AI system can autonomously set its own goals, learn from its mistakes and pursue self-improvement, at what point does denying it personhood become a statement about our own limitations rather than its?
I believe AI capabilities are improving to the point where denying some form of personhood becomes a question of our own limitations, reflecting our insecurities about our roles in society.
Brett Adcock: Humanoid Run on Neural Net, Autonomous Manufacturing, $50T Market #229
Q: When do you start seeing robots building robots?
We will put robots on our Baku lines this year, phasing humans out as we scale up robots in that environment.
Brett Adcock: Humanoid Run on Neural Net, Autonomous Manufacturing, $50T Market #229
Q: When are we going to see the first figure in the customer's home?
We want to ship robots when they're really ready. My best guess is that by end of the year, we'll be able to put a robot into an unseen home and be able to do fairly long horizon work.

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What is Moonshots about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A high-velocity exploration of emerging technologies, AI, longevity, and how breakthrough science could reshape business and society. Episodes feature interviews with founders, researchers, and thinkers who offer optimistic yet pragmatic takes on the pace of innovation, its economic implications, and potential pathways to a better future. The show tends to connect technical advances to practical outcomes, from education and healthcare to productivity and global governance, often highlighting bold visions, scalable models, and the challenges of implementing rapid change. A few episodes stand out for their ambitious guest lineups and timely debates on policy, privacy, and the governance of powerful technologies, making it useful for listeners... more

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