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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI. Altman joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss OpenAI's plan to win in a tightening AI race. Altman dissects his company's strategy, where he sees OpenAI having an advantage, and where he expects his product lineup to go in 2026 and beyond. We discuss AI memory and personalization, the distribution vs. product debate, how OpenAI will pay for its infrastructure buildout, AI devices, AI clouds, whether we've hit AGI yet, and plenty more. Tune in for an exclusive, 1-on-1 discussion with the AI industry's top catalyst. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Competition and DeepSeek 02:44 ChatGPT's Moat 08:41 Google and Incumbent Disadvantage 12:02 Evolution of ChatGPT UI 14:28 AI Memory and Personalization 17:14 AI Companionship 20:11 Enterprise Strategy for 2026 21:46 AI vs Experts 24:56 Impact on Jobs and Agents 35:45 Need for Massive Compute 37:44 $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan 46:41 Hardware and Screenless Devices 52:41 Potential 2026 IPO 5 54:05 Defining AGI vs Super Intelligence --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b --- Audio and Video by Matt Breetzke of Fireside Visuals: https://www.firesidevisuals.com/ --- Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

Amjad Masad is the CEO of Replit. Masad joins Big Technology podcast for a frank discussion about vibe coding, or building software via prompt. We discuss all the use cases, whether anyone can do it or whether it's just a tool for already-technical builders, whether vibe coding replaces saas, and what the role of the engineer becomes in the future. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss whether the AI coding business is sustainable given the costs of delivering the technology. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a raw, unfiltered conversation about AI's potential, its stakes, and the source of his outspokenness. The interview is part of a major Big Technology profile about Amodei, ft. interviews with more than two dozen of his colleagues, friends, and critics. You can read that story for free here: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/the-making-of-dario-amodei We also cover Mark Zuckerberg's AI talent spending spree, Amodei's rivalry with OpenAI, his response to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's criticism, the state of the AI scaling laws, and whether there's a risk we'll lose control of the technology. Tune in for a candid, emotional, and high energy conversation with one of the leaders driving the AI wave today. --- Audio and Video by Matt Breetzke of Fireside Visuals: https://www.firesidevisuals.com/ --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Chapters 3:33 AGI timelines and the exponential case 9:49 Scaling update: diminishing returns, continual learning, new techniques 16:47 Scale & competition: resources, talent wars 20:10 Business model and revenue ramp 27:26 Economics: pricing changes, inference costs & profitability 36:29 Open source vs. hosted frontier models 40:10 Personal background: SF, family, father’s illness 54:15 Governance & safety: “race to the top” and the control debate

Michael Truell (CEO of Cursor) sits down with Patrick Collison (CEO of Stripe) to discuss programming languages, the role of AI in programming, and building long-lasting software. 00:00 Patrick's first startup in Smalltalk 03:35 LISP chatbots 06:09 Ideas from esoteric programming languages 09:12 Bret Victor and Dynamicland 16:37 Programming human organizations 20:28 Codebase's "Big Bang" and MongoDB 25:49 Rewriting Stripe 32:00 How do you, Patrick Collison, use AI? 38:25 Changes to GDP/TFP 41:56 Programming human biology 46:10 Unexpected beneficiaries of AI

Ryo Lu, Cursor's Head of Design, on his personal operating system, ryOS, and what it means to be a builder with AI. Play with ryOS: https://os.ryo.lu

In this episode on BFT San Ramon's Sweatcast, we sit down with one of our very own members, Lisa Trottier MS, RD, CDCES-a Registered Dietician-to dive into the nutrition questions we hear the most often. Whether you're just getting started with training or looking to optimize your results, this is the perfect starting point. We cover everything from what to eat before and after workouts to how to approach dieting without falling into the trap of restriction. This conversation is packed with realistic, sustainable tips for fueling your body while training hard. If you've ever wondered where to start with nutrition-start here!