Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Hosted by Alexander Wissner-Gross, Dave Blundin, Peter H. Diamandis & Salim Ismail · 34 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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 - https://x.com/PeterDiamandis
Episodes 34
- Sep 19, 2026 · 2h 22mFrontier labs debate slowing AI as risks and rewards widenThe episode tests whether frontier AI needs coordinated oversight now, or whether slowing development would preserve danger while delaying major benefits.
- Sep 19, 2026 · 2h 7mTokenized markets meet AI agents and household robotsThe episode connects financial infrastructure, AI safety, and automation to a broader question: which parts of expertise and ownership can machines make accessible.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 2h 22mAI leaders debate whether safety requires slowing the frontierThe episode tests whether frontier AI can deliver transformative benefits while governance, safety systems, and public institutions struggle to keep pace.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 49 minMartine Rothblatt links organ engineering to digital personhoodThe conversation tests how regenerative medicine, xenotransplantation, and digital minds could reshape the boundaries of health, identity, and human life.
- Sep 13, 2026 · 1h 27mTech pioneers map out survival strategies for the post-AGI eraAs artificial intelligence rapidly advances, understanding how to adapt business models, education, and daily workflows is essential to surviving the exponential curve.
- Sep 5, 2026 · 2h 25mNext-generation AI scaling and affordable autonomous transport reshape the global economyThis episode connects the dots between rapid AI scaling, physical robotics, and biological breakthroughs to show how multiple exponential technologies are converging at once.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 57mPrivate interstellar mission targets Alpha Centauri as AI designs its own chipsThis episode outlines a critical convergence where autonomous AI is no longer just writing software, but actively engineering interstellar space missions and designing its own physical hardware.
- Aug 29, 2026 · 2h 20mAI’s next bottleneck may be memory, not computeThe episode connects frontier-model governance and concentration risks with robotics, autonomous logistics, and biomedical advances that could reshape daily life.
- Aug 29, 2026 · 2h 27mNvidia hits record revenue as global tech race reshapes security and spaceThe episode unpacks the massive economic and security implications of the AI boom, from hardware bubbles and surveillance networks to the geopolitical race for data center dominance.
- Aug 27, 2026 · 2h 18mAI development faces societal bottlenecks as Chinese open-weight models surgeAs frontier AI labs face infrastructure bottlenecks and public backlash, the rise of efficient open-source models is shifting global technological leadership.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 2h 20mAI leaders debate OpenAI training pauses and physical hardware bottlenecksThis episode provides a rare look behind the scenes of AI development, exposing the physical memory shortages, strategic corporate pauses, and robotic breakthroughs that will dictate the pace of global automation.
- Aug 18, 2026 · 2h 24mChina bypasses US raw compute power with open-source AI and green energyThe race for superintelligence is shifting from a pure hardware battle to a complex geopolitical game of energy, open-source software, and robotics.