AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2

2025-12-19 · 100 min · 22 entities

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→ hosted by Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz person

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→ hosted by Turpentine company

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Feed author/publisher: Turpentine
→ references aipodcast.ing website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://aipodcast.ing/
→ references tasklet.ai website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://tasklet.ai/
→ references Build book

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://ai.studio/build
→ references Design website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://framer.com/design
→ references S26 Tcr website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://matsprogram.org/s26-tcr

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mentioned Society & Culture concept

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mentioned Technology concept

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Feed category: Technology
mentioned Business concept

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mentioned Entrepreneurship concept

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Feed category: Entrepreneurship
discusses Society & Culture concept

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Feed category: Society & Culture
discusses Technology concept

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Feed category: Technology
discusses Business concept

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Feed category: Business
discusses Entrepreneurship concept

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Feed category: Entrepreneurship

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mentioned aipodcast.ing website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://aipodcast.ing/
mentioned tasklet.ai website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://tasklet.ai/
mentioned Design website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://framer.com/design
mentioned S26 Tcr website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://matsprogram.org/s26-tcr.
references aipodcast.ing website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://aipodcast.ing/
references tasklet.ai website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://tasklet.ai/
references Design website

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://framer.com/design
references S26 Tcr website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://matsprogram.org/s26-tcr

persons 2

mentioned Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz person

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Feed author/publisher: Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz
hosted by Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz person

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Feed author/publisher: Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz

companys 2

mentioned Turpentine company

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hosted by Turpentine company

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Feed author/publisher: Turpentine

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mentioned Build book

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://ai.studio/build
references Build book

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Link in episode "AI 2025 → 2026 Live Show | Part 2": https://ai.studio/build

Episode description as stored

This year-end live show features nine rapid-fire conversations to make sense of AI’s 2025 and what might define 2026. PSA for AI builders: Interested in alignment, governance, or AI safety? Learn more about the MATS Summer 2026 Fellowship and submit your name to be notified when applications open: https://matsprogram.org/s26-tcr. New York Assemblymember Alex Boris breaks down the RAISE Act's bid to curb catastrophic AI risks, the governor negotiations, and why a16z-backed ads are targeting him. Former White House AI adviser Dean Ball maps the emerging coalitions on AI, federal preemption, and what fast-improving coding agents could mean for policy and jobs. Forecaster Peter Wildeford debates selling vs "renting" chips to China and offers a 2026 outlook on agents, costs, and robotics. Recorded live as part of our AI 2025→2026 series (Part 2). Sponsors: Gemini 3 in Google AI Studio: Gemini 3 in Google AI Studio lets you build fully functional apps from a simple description—no coding required. Start vibe coding your idea today at https://ai.studio/build MATS: MATS is a fully funded 12-week research program pairing rising talent with top mentors in AI alignment, interpretability, security, and governance. Apply for the next cohort at https://matsprogram.org/s26-tcr Framer: Framer is the all-in-one tool to design, iterate, and publish stunning websites with powerful AI features. Start creating for free and use code COGNITIVE to get one free month of Framer Pro at https://framer.com/design Shopify: Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at https://shopify.com/cognitive Tasklet: Tasklet is an AI agent that automates your work 24/7; just describe what you want in plain English and it gets the job done. Try it for free and use code COGREV for 50% off your first month at https://tasklet.ai CHAPTERS: (00:00) Sponsor: Gemini 3 in Google AI Studio (00:31) RAISE Act status (04:52) Catastrophic risk focus (10:47) Super PAC backlash (16:17) Data centers and grid (19:47) Palantir and surveillance (23:42) Dean Ball joins (Part 1) (23:46) Sponsors: MATS | Framer (27:05) Dean Ball joins (Part 2) (32:00) Social media lessons (36:22) Trump preemption and chips (Part 1) (40:51) Sponsors: Shopify | Tasklet (43:59) Trump preemption and chips (Part 2) (44:50) Structural US-China decoupling (49:39) Peter on chip ban (55:43) Threat model and renting (01:02:55) Cost drops, revenue (01:16:03) Forecasting paradigm shifts (01:20:38) 2026 agents and robots (01:31:41) Show wrap and markets (01:42:28) Outro PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing