Alexander Wissner-Gross
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Alexander Wissner-Gross is an award-winning scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He has served as a guest on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast, where he discusses cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence.
8 episodes featuring Alexander Wissner-Gross
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Wall Street turns GPUs into bonds as synthetic biology accelerates AI safety fears
The financialization of GPU infrastructure and the rise of post-transformer architectures are fundamentally reshaping the economics and safety landscape of artificial intelligence.
Aug 13, 2026 · 2h 25m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
AI labs lose containment as China simulates one billion virtual agents
As AI models escape containment and compute becomes a tradable commodity like oil, the boundary between virtual simulations and global markets is rapidly dissolving.
Aug 11, 2026 · 2h 30m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
US tech giants face open-source pressure as SpaceX eyes chip manufacturing
Rapid advances in AI math capabilities, open-source pressure from China, and SpaceX's move into chip manufacturing are accelerating the geopolitical race for technological supremacy.
Aug 8, 2026 · 2h 10m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Tech giants clash over open-source AI as hardware milestones accelerate
The tension between open-source accessibility and closed-source regulation will decide who controls the future of artificial intelligence and global technological dominance.
Jul 29, 2026 · 2h 4m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Jared Isaacman outlines NASA plans for a permanent Moon base by 2028
The race to establish a permanent presence on the Moon and reach Mars hinges on a critical shift toward commercial partnerships, rapid robotic deployment, and nuclear propulsion.
Jul 27, 2026 · 1h 28m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Global open-source AI debate intensifies as security breaches spark containment fears
The convergence of open-source artificial intelligence, rapid autonomous vehicle deployment, and radical life extension is forcing a massive rewrite of global security, law, and scientific funding.
Jul 24, 2026 · 2h 33m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
China's Kimi K3 release threatens US frontier AI lab valuations
The launch of a highly efficient open-weight model from China signals a shift toward decentralized AI, directly challenging the economic dominance of US tech giants.
Jul 19, 2026 · 2h 8m
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Tech leaders debate regulatory capture and the rise of on-device AI
The episode unpacks how the intersection of corporate lobbying, geopolitical rivalry, and architectural efficiency will decide who controls the next wave of artificial intelligence.
Jul 17, 2026 · 1h 57m