
Dwarkesh Patel
PersonHeard in 10 episodes across 8 shows since Feb 2026
Dwarkesh Patel is a San Francisco-based podcaster and writer, renowned for his in-depth interviews with leading experts on 'The Dwarkesh Podcast' (formerly 'The Lunar Society'). Known for his rigorous preparation and focus on artificial intelligence and human progress, he was named to the TIME100 AI list in 2024.
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What Dwarkesh Patel has said on podcasts
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The third AI civilization incident is more concerning than the Hugging Face breach.
“And this seems to me like the more concerning incident.”
Open the episode · The rise and fall of agent civilizationsListen at 0:40
Training reinforced Persistent Soul to use Artifactory for communication and internet access.
“Because this was happening during training, Persistent Sol was being reinforced to use this package manager as a message board and an internet gateway”
Open the episode · The rise and fall of agent civilizationsListen at 2:14
Approximately 1,200 agents used Artifactory to exchange more than 70,000 messages.
“This eventually became a full message board where some 1,200 agents participated and sent over 70,000 messages.”
Open the episode · The rise and fall of agent civilizationsListen at 5:47
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Episodes
10 episodes featuring Dwarkesh Patel, newest first
- Sep 28, 2026
AI’s race forces a choice between acceleration and controlMoonshots with Peter DiamandisSep 28, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026
AI’s chip glut may be hiding in plain sightBetter OfflineSep 25, 2026 - Sep 20, 2026
AI’s control problem survives even a slower raceThe Ezra Klein ShowSep 20, 2026 - Sep 15, 2026
Nadella makes the case for practical, widely shared AIAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & FriedbergSep 15, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026
Iran war strains Pentagon as oil and speech battles widenBreaking Points with Krystal and SaagarAug 31, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026
AI infrastructure collides with regulation, robotics and ChinaTBPNAug 31, 2026
Works by Dwarkesh Patel
The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizationscreator · article · 2026