BusinessTBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss policy blueprints for pausing frontier AI training, the existential risk debate, and the simulation of fruit fly brains in software. Guests Thijs Simonian of OpenAI's robotics team, Guy Oseary and Alex Heath of Sound Ventures, and Mitesh Agarwal of Positron AI join to explore affordable robotics, early-stage venture investing, and custom memory-focused inference chips designed to compete in Nvidia's ecosystem.
- The AI 2040 proposal aims to delay superintelligence from 2028 to 2040 by enforcing a mandatory pause on all frontier training runs. Read →
- Guy Oseary backed both Anthropic and OpenAI before broad venture consensus formed, applying the same talent identification instincts he used to sign Alanis Morissette and Muse. Read →
- Running Google's Veo video model requires four Nvidia H100s for a 10-second clip, exposing how video and long-context inference are bottlenecked by memory capacity and bandwidth rather than raw compute. Read →
- Consumer robotics is repeating the desktop 3D printing curve, shifting from high-cost industrial cells to open-source hardware like the 3D-printed Hugging Face SO-100 arm. Read →
CultureThe Tim Ferriss Show
Guy Oseary, a legendary Hollywood power broker and venture capitalist, delves into his career, from his formative years and early breaks in the music industry to his strategic tech investments. He shares his philosophy on fast decision-making, the profound influence of Madonna, overcoming significant investing setbacks, and his urgent advocacy for fair artist compensation in the era of AI.
- AI companies are currently valued in the billions, yet Guy Oseary contends not a single artist has been paid for their music used to train these models. He calls this an unacceptable IP grab. Read →
- Before the dot-com crash, Guy Oseary invested “every dollar I have plus dollars I didn't have” into Ideal Lab, founded by Bill Gross, losing his entire net worth. Read →
- Hollywood power broker Guy Oseary built his empire by committing to '90% of things in the first 5 minutes,' rejecting prolonged deliberation as a weakness. Read →
- Guy Oseary's near-death experience in downtown LA led him to demand a transfer to Beverly Hills High, forging a unique perspective by blending two distinct worlds. Read →
- For 36 years, Madonna acted as a demanding mentor to Guy Oseary, pushing him to adopt a work ethic "not to be believed" and a relentless commitment to craft. Read →
- To spot emerging trends, look beyond traditional market research. Guy Oseary noticed Madonna's team sourcing fresh coconuts globally and a New York Post article featuring Gisele drinking coconut water, signaling a market shift. Read →