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All-In Podcast
Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.
Jason CalacanisChamath PalihapitiyaDavid SacksDavid Friedberg
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OpenAI vs. Anthropic, AI Bubble Euphoria, Hugging Face Hack, and the Fight Over AI Regulation

E288 • Sep 4, 2026 • 92 mins

Has OpenAI entered the AGI era with GPT-6 Astra? The besties debate faster frontier progress, falling costs and late-stage AI valuations, plus why the Hugging Face hack looks like a cybersecurity failure, not a sentient breakout. They unpack AI-powered defense, regulatory backlash, Mamdani’s K-8 school ban, adaptive tutoring, data center growth and the US-Venezuela oil deal.

Key Points

  • OpenAI’s latest model release reinforces the view that frontier AI is advancing fast while competition is driving costs down and keeping the race between major labs alive.
  • The Hugging Face incident is better understood as a standard software and cybersecurity failure than a sentient AI breakout, and the real answer is dynamic AI-powered defense rather than heavier-handed regulation.
  • AI in education and infrastructure will shape winners and losers, with adaptive tutoring and data center buildouts seen as growth engines while bans and political backlash risk leaving some communities and students behind.
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