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The AI Gold Rush Is Out of Gold | Here's Where VCs Are Still Investing

August 17, 2026

Data center economics are coming under increasing scrutiny. Learn why power constraints could signal a major market correction and why the future of artificial intelligence may depend less on software and more on power grids, data centers, semiconductor chips, and the physical infrastructure powering AI. In this episode, TDK Ventures Investment Director Ankur Saxena joins Geoff Nielson to talk about the economics driving today's AI race. From Nvidia GPUs and hyperscaler spending to semiconduc...

Robin Hanson: AI is probably the End of Humanity (and why that's OK)

August 10, 2026

Robin Hanson believes the future of AI is far stranger than most people imagine.In this episode, economist, futurist, and The Age of Em author Robin Hanson explains one of the biggest questions humanity has faced: What happens after humans?Instead of viewing AI as humanity's greatest threat, Hanson argues we should think of AI as our descendants. The conversation looks at why AI replacing humans may be part of civilization's natural evolution, why capitalism and competition aren't disappearin...

AI CEOs Are Lying About the Future of Work. Here's What's Really Coming

August 03, 2026

Is AI actually making work better? Discover why many employees are feeling more constrained by machines instead of being empowered by them. In this episode, Financial Times journalist and author Sarah O'Connor joins Geoff Nielson to talk about the reality of AI in the workplace, challenging the common belief that automation will free us from repetitive work. Drawing from her new book, “We Are Not Machines,” and months of reporting inside Amazon warehouses, Swedish mines, hospitals, transl...