Mar 23, 2026

The Doctor Is No Longer the Smartest Person in the Room (with Zack Kass)

Zack Kass discusses his book, *The Next Renaissance*, emphasizing how abundant AI will reshape human life. He delves into the decreasing correlation between wealth and happiness, attributing it to modern technology, and outlines four principles for thriving in the AI age: "Go Outside," "Learn How to Learn," "Be Human," and "Lead with Optimism." Kass illustrates how AI's cognitive commoditization pushes humanity to value empathy, compassion, and other core human qualities over mere intelligence, using compelling anecdotes from healthcare and personal finance.

Mar 22, 2026

Why the Classroom Must Change in the Age of AI (with Zack Kass)

Zack Kass discusses how AI can revolutionize education through personalized learning, shifting the teacher's role to that of a guide. He outlines key principles from his book, "The Next Renaissance," drawing on the work of educational luminaries Eva Moskowitz, McKenzie Price, and Rudolph Steiner to advocate for a system based on accountability and self-discovery, ultimately aiming to restore the purpose of childhood beyond economic incentives.

Mar 20, 2026

Dreamer: the Agent OS for Everyone — David Singleton

David Singleton, former Stripe CTO, introduces Dreamer, an "operating system" for consumer-friendly AI agents. He demos building a conference app in minutes using natural language, and details the platform's architecture, developer ecosystem, and monetization model for tool builders.

Mar 20, 2026

Terence Tao – Kepler, Newton, and the true nature of mathematical discovery

Terence Tao uses the story of Kepler's discovery of planetary motion as an analogy for AI's role in science. He argues that AI excels at broad, high-temperature idea generation but requires a robust verification process to be useful. The bottleneck in science is shifting from hypothesis generation to verification and curation, a challenge current scientific structures are not equipped to handle. Tao foresees a future of human-AI collaboration where humans provide deep insights and AI explores the vast breadth of possibilities, ultimately making scientific papers richer but not necessarily deeper.

Mar 20, 2026

Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters | Shyam Sankar on a16z

Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir, discusses his book 'Mobilize' and the urgent need for America to inspire its 'latent heretics.' He analyzes the AI-driven SaaS market through the lens of 'alpha versus beta software,' advocates for human agency over automation to re-industrialize, and explains how film and storytelling can rebuild national will.

Mar 20, 2026

Andrej Karpathy on Code Agents, AutoResearch, and the Loopy Era of AI

Andrej Karpathy discusses the paradigm shift to AI agent-driven development, the future of engineering and research with his AutoResearch project, the impact on jobs, and the evolving landscape of open-source models, robotics, and education.