Bernie Demands the Labs Stop, Wall Street Turns GPUs Into Bonds, Grok 4.7 Takes #1 ft. Emad Mostaque

The Mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss Bernie Sanders’ call to halt AI development, Wall Street turning GPUs into financial assets, Grok 4.7 taking the top spot, AI’s growing impact on Hollywood, and the race toward superintelligence.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

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Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc )

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Chapters
00:00 – AI acceleration, compute markets and the week’s biggest stories
02:52 – The race to extend healthspan and reverse aging
18:51 – How AI is transforming Hollywood and filmmaking
40:22 – Grok 4.6, Grok 4.7 and the race to the AI frontier
51:55 – NVIDIA, Wall Street and the financialization of compute
1:04:47 – New AI architectures and the limits of transformers
1:11:45 – Bernie Sanders’ call to pause AI development
1:20:36 – AI-designed viruses and the future of biosecurity
1:33:17 – Anthropic watermarks and labeling AI-generated content
1:41:47 – Zuckerberg’s vision for personal superintelligence
1:55:57 – Flying cars and the future of urban transportation
2:06:20 – AI alignment, abundance and questions from the audience
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*Recorded on August 12th, 2026
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