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Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Friday · 2 hr 44 min

Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288

The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss mounting warnings from AI labs, a researcher’s claim that we’re “gambling with our lives,” calls to slow AI development, and the accelerating race toward superintelligence. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. 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 ) Read Emad’s latest papers exploring the future of society, law, personhood and governance: https://ii.inc/common-wealth Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com – This episode is brought to you by: Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Substack Website Xprize A360 Connect with Dave: Web X LinkedIn Instagram TikTok Connect with Salim: LinkedIn X Join Salim’s 10X Shift Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel Exponential Venture Capital Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack Spotify Threads Connect with Emad ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn about Intelligent Internet: https://www.ii.inc Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube Follow MOONSHOTS: Instagram TikTok X Threads – *Recorded on September 10th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The mates sit down with Emad Mostaque to discuss mounting warnings from AI labs, a researcher’s claim that we’re “gambling with our lives,” calls to slow AI development, and the accelerating race toward superintelligence.

Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends  

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

Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

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 ) 

Read Emad’s latest papers exploring the future of society, law, personhood and governance: https://ii.inc/common-wealth

Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com 

This episode is brought to you by:

Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia 

Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy 

Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter 

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Connect with Peter:

X

Instagram

Substack

Website

Xprize

A360


Connect with Dave:

Web

X

LinkedIn

Instagram

TikTok


Connect with Salim:

LinkedIn

X

Join Salim’s 10X Shift

Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel

Exponential Venture Capital


Connect with Alex

Website

LinkedIn

X

Email

Substack 

Spotify

Threads


Connect with Emad 

⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠

Learn about Intelligent Internet: https://www.ii.inc

Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com 


Listen to MOONSHOTS:

Apple

YouTube


Follow MOONSHOTS: 

Instagram

TikTok

X

Threads


*Recorded on September 10th, 2026

*The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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