Best Ben Clymer Podcasts (2025)

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Joe Carlsmith - A Wiser, AI-Powered Civilization is the “Successor” (Worthy Successor, Episode 15) 1:52:41

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This new installment of the Worthy Successor series is an interview with Joe Carlsmith, a senior advisor at Open Philanthropy, whose work spans AI alignment, moral uncertainty, and the philosophical foundations of value. In this conversation, Joe joins us in his personal capacity, not representing any brand or company, and offering his own thoughtf…

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The Business of Watches [006] Audience Q&A Special With Hodinkee's Editor-In-Chief James Stacey 42:04

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On this week's episode of The Business of Watches, we're doing something a little different. We're taking your questions, and we've got a special guest as Hodinkee Editor-In-Chief, James Stacey, joins the podcast to help answer your queries on the business side of the dial. We hit a lot of topics, from the best perpetual calendars under $20,000, to…

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Blaise Agüera y Arcas - AGI Symbiosis and the Arrow of Intelligence (Worthy Successor, Episode 14) 1:23:58

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This new installment of the Worthy Successor series is an interview with Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Vice President and Fellow at Google, and CTO of Technology & Society. In this conversation, Blaise talks about how life and intelligence seem to move in a single direction - toward greater complexity and deeper interdependence. Blaise describes this move…

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The Business of Watches [005] Frederique Constant CEO Niels Eggerding On Why He's Fighting To Keep FC's Perpetual Calendar Under $10,000 45:02

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On this episode of The Business of Watches Podcast we drop in on Niels Eggerding, the CEO of Frederique Constant (and sister marque Alpina), at the brand's headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland near Geneva. Eggerding has been in the corner office since 2018 and has steered FC through a series of challenges and triumphs during his time leadin…

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Brad Carson - AGI Competition with Civility and Understanding (US-China AGI Relations, Episode 5) 1:04:25

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This is an interview with Brad Carson, who served as a U.S. Congressman and as Under Secretary of the Army. Later, he served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, and now serves as President of Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI). You might expect someone with deep roots in national security to see AGI through a…

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The Business of Watches [004] Tag Heuer CEO Antoine Pin On Carbon Hairspring Setbacks, Pricing, Tariffs, And Formula One 27:16

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On this week's The Business Of Watches podcast, we catch up with Antoine Pin, the Chief Executive Officer of Tag Heuer. He's having quite a year. The brand is in the first season of a new decade-long deal to be the official timekeeping sponsor of Formula 1. It's a high-profile, multi-brand agreement that, if executed correctly, could launch Tag Heu…

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Irakli Beridze - Can the UN Help with Global AGI Governance? (AGI Governance, Episode 11) 52:52

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Joining us in our eleventh episode of our series AGI Governance on The Trajectory is Irakli Beridze, Director of the UNICRI Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics under the United Nations mandate. In this conversation, Irakli draws a stark contrast between yesterday’s arms-control templates and tomorrow’s AI. Chemical weapons were narrow, …

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Dean Xue Lan - A Multi-Pronged Approach to Pre-AGI Coordination (AGI Governance, Episode 10) 37:01

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Joining us in our tenth episode of our AGI Governance series on The Trajectory is Dean Xue Lan, longtime scholar of public policy and global governance, whose recent work centers on AI safety and international coordination. In this episode, Xue stresses that AGI governance must evolve as an adaptive network. The UN can set frameworks among nations,…

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The Business of Watches [003] Georges Kern: The Breitling CEO Talks Growth Despite Challenges Facing The Watch Industry 37:33

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RAND’s Joel Predd - Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics of AGI (US-China AGI Relations, Episode 4) 1:09:41

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This is an interview with Joel Predd, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation and co-author of RAND’s work on “five hard national security problems from AGI,”. In this conversation, Joel lays out a sober frame for leaders: treat AGI as technically credible but deeply uncertain; assume it will be transformational if it arrives; and recognize that …

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Drew Cukor - AI Adoption as a National Security Priority (US-China AGI Relations, Episode 3) 51:15

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USMC Colonel Drew Cukor spent 25 years as decades in uniform and helped spearhead early Department of Defense AI efforts, eventually leading project including the Pentagon’s Project Maven. After government service, he’s led AI initiatives in the private sector, first with JP Morgan and now with TWG Global. Drew argues that when it comes to the US-C…

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The Business of Watches [002] Sylvain Berneron On His Company’s Work Philosophy, Business Structure, And Future Watches 2:04:47

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Sylvain Berneron is in high demand, and so are his watch designs. Just last week, a 34-millimeter version of his debut time-only watch, the Berneron Mirage, came up for public auction for the first time, and bidding soared beyond the CHF80,000 high estimate to fetch a staggering CHF241,300, including fees. Having previously worked in the automotive…

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Stuart Russell - Avoiding the Cliff of Uncontrollable AI (AGI Governance, Episode 9) 1:04:32

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Joining us in our ninth episode of our AGI Governance series on The Trajectory is Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley and author of Human Compatible. In this episode, Stuart explores why current AI race dynamics resemble a prisoner’s dilemma, why governments must establish enforceable red lines, and how international coordi…

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Craig Mundie - Co-Evolution with AI: Industry First, Regulators Later (AGI Governance, Episode 8) 36:45

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Joining us in our eighth episode of our AGI Governance series on The Trajectory is Craig Mundie, former Chief Research and Strategy Officer at Microsoft and longtime advisor on the evolution of digital infrastructure, AI, and national security. In this episode, Craig and I explore how bottom-up governance could emerge from commercial pressures and …

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The Business of Watches [001] Rolex, The Making of a Status Symbol With Author Pierre-Yves Donzé 1:03:44

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Welcome to the first episode of a brand new podcast for Hodinkee. It's called The Business of Watches, and it's hosted by me, Andy Hoffman. Each episode, delivered once every two weeks, will feature conversations with authors, CEOs, industry insiders, and fellow journalists as we uncover the business behind your favorite watches and watch brands. W…

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Jeremie and Edouard Harris - What Makes US-China Alignment Around AGI So Hard (US-China AGI Relations, Episode 2) 1:33:06

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This is an interview with Jeremie and Edouard Harris, Canadian researchers with backgrounds in AI governance and national security consulting, and co-founders of Gladstone AI. In this episode, Jeremie and Edouard explain why trusting China on AGI is dangerous, highlight ongoing espionage in Western labs, explore verification tools like tamper-proof…

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Ed Boyden - Neurobiology as a Bridge to a Worthy Successor (Worthy Successor, Episode 13) 1:19:27

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This new installment of the Worthy Successor series features Ed Boyden, an American neuroscientist and entrepreneur at MIT, widely known for his work on optogenetics and brain simulation - his breakthroughs have helped shape the frontier of neurotechnology. In this episode, we explore Ed’s vision for what kinds of posthuman intelligences deserve to…

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Roman Yampolskiy - The Blacker the Box, the Bigger the Risk (Early Experience of AGI, Episode 3) 1:28:56

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This is an interview with Roman V. Yampolskiy, a computer scientist at the University of Louisville and a leading voice in AI safety. Everyone has heard Roman's p(doom) arguments, that isn't the focus of our interview. We instead talk about Roman's "untestability" hypothesis, and the fact that there maybe untold, human-incomprehensible powers alrea…

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Toby Ord - Crucial Updates on the Evolving AGI Risk Landscape (AGI Governance, Episode 7) 1:24:49

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Joining us in our seventh episode of our series AGI Governance on The Trajectory is Toby Ord, Senior Researcher at Oxford University’s AI Governance Initiative and author of The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity. Toby is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on long-term risk - and one of the clearest voices on how advan…

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Martin Rees - If They’re Conscious, We Should Step Aside (Worthy Successor, Episode 12) 1:17:06

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This new installment of the Worthy Successor series is an interview with the brilliant Martin Rees - British cosmologist, astrophysicist, and 60th President of the Royal Society. In this interview we explore his belief that humanity is just a stepping stone between Darwinian life and a new form of intelligent design - not divinely ordained, but con…

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Emmett Shear - AGI as "Another Kind of Cell" in the Tissue of Life (Worthy Successor, Episode 11) 1:30:42

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This is an interview with Emmett Shear - CEO of SoftMax, co-founder of Twitch, former interim CEO of OpenAI, and one of the few public-facing tech leaders who seems to take both AGI development and AGI alignment seriously. In this episode, we explore Emmett’s vision of AGI as a kind of living system, not unlike a new kind of cell, joining the tissu…

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Joshua Clymer - Where Human Civilization Might Crumble First (Early Experience of AGI - Episode 2) 1:51:37

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This is an interview with Joshua Clymer, AI safety researcher at Redwood Research, and former researcher at METR. Joshua has spent years focused on institutional readiness for AGI, especially the kinds of governance bottlenecks that could become breaking points. His thinking is less about far-off futures and more about near-term institutional failu…

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Peter Singer - Optimizing the Future for Joy, and the Exploration of the Good [Worthy Successor, Episode 10] 1:25:55

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This is an interview with Peter Singer, one of the most influential moral philosophers of our time. Singer is best known for his groundbreaking work on animal rights, global poverty, and utilitarian ethics, and his ideas have shaped countless conversations about the moral obligations of individuals, governments, and societies. This interview is our…

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David Duvenaud - What are Humans Even Good For in Five Years? [Early Experience of AGI - Episode 1] 1:55:59

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This is an interview with David Duvenaud, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, co-author of the Gradual Disempowerment paper, and former researcher at Anthropic. This is the first episode in our new “Early Experience of AGI” series - where we explore the early impacts of AGI on our work and personal lives. This episode referred to the foll…

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Kristian Rönn - A Blissful Successor Beyond Darwinian Life [Worthy Successor, Episode 9] 1:47:40

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This is an interview with Kristian Rönn, author, successful startup founder, and now CEO of Lucid, and AI hardware governance startup based in SF. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. This episode referred to the f…

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Jack Shanahan - Avoiding an AI Race While Keeping America Strong [US-China AGI Relations, Episode 1] 1:41:56

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This is an interview with Jack Shanahan, a three-star General and former Director of the Joint AI Center (JAIC) within the US Department of Defense. This the first installment of our "US-China AGI Relations" series - where we explore pathways to achieving international AGI cooperation while avoiding conflicts and arms races. This episode referred t…

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Richard Ngo - A State-Space of Positive Posthuman Futures [Worthy Successor, Episode 8] 1:46:15

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This is an interview with Richard Ngo, AGI researcher and thinker - with extensive stints at both OpenAI and DeepMind. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. This episode referred to the following other essays and re…

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Yi Zeng - Exploring 'Virtue' and Goodness Through Posthuman Minds [AI Safety Connect, Episode 2] 1:14:19

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This is an interview with Yi Zeng, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on AI, and leader of the Beijing Institute for AI Safety and Governance (among many other accolades). Over a year ago when I asked Jaan Tallinn "who within the UN advisory group on AI has good ideas about AGI and …

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Watches & Wonders 2025: Daily Episodes Live From Geneva | Day 4 25:54

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It's the last day of the show, and James is joined by Malaika, Mark, and Tim to discuss our general impressions of the show, Tim's experience as a first-timer, and some of the highlights we saw from a day full of meetings with Sinn, Bulgari, Laurent Ferrier, Parmigiani, and more. We hope you loved the episodes, and if you want more podcasts about t…

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Watches & Wonders 2025: Daily Episodes Live From Geneva | Day 3 32:31

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For the team's third day at Watches and Wonders, James is joined by Rich, Malaika, and Tim to talk over our highlights from another full day of fun at the fair. We get into everything from the latest Panerai models and the new (and very bleu) execution of the Chanel J12 to some deeper picks from Cartier and James' experience with a fun and colorful…

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Watches & Wonders 2025: Daily Episodes Live From Geneva | Day 2 39:25

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We're back with Day 2 at Watches and Wonders as Ben, James, TanTan, and Mark recap another great day at the show and feature a fascinating conversation with Matthieu Humair, the CEO of Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation. From the new Tag Heuer Formula 1 and the most complex wristwatch ever made to our hands-on experiences at Tudor and Rolex, it'…

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Watches & Wonders 2025: Daily Episodes Live From Geneva | Day 1 30:10

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Welcome to the first episode of Hodinkee Radio at Watches and Wonders 2025. We will be recording and publishing daily podcast episodes to recap Watches & Wonders. Stay tuned for our takes on all the latest releases, takeaways from the show, and the general shenanigans that tend only to be captured on mic after a long day of seeing lots of watches a…

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Max Tegmark - The Lynchpin Factors to Achieving AGI Governance [AI Safety Connect, Episode 1] 26:06

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This is an interview with Max Tegmark, MIT professor, Founder of the Future of Humanity Institute, and author of Life 3.0. This interview was recorded on-site at AI Safety Connect 2025, a side event from the AI Action Summit in Paris. See the full article from this episode: https://danfaggella.com/tegmark1 Listen to the full podcast episode: https:…

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Michael Levin - Unfolding New Paradigms of Posthuman Intelligence [Worthy Successor, Episode 7] 1:16:35

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This is an interview with Dr. Michael Levin, a pioneering developmental biologist at Tufts University. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Listen to this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://www.yout…

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Eliezer Yudkowsky - Human Augmentation as a Safer AGI Pathway [AGI Governance, Episode 6] 1:14:45

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This is an interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI Researcher at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. This is the sixth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: ht…

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Connor Leahy - Slamming the Brakes on the AGI Arms Race [AGI Governance, Episode 5] 1:45:12

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This is an interview with Connor Leahy, the Founder and CEO of Conjecture. This is the fifth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/1j--6JYRLVk See t…

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Andrea Miotti - A Human-First AI Future [AGI Governance, Episode 4] 1:41:09

11M ago1:41:09

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This is an interview with Andrea Miotti, the Founder and Executive Director of ControlAI. This is the fourth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/L…

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A Look Ahead To 2025 – Part 2 With Mark and Rich 43:21

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We're back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find podcasts (try Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, o…

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A Look Ahead To 2025 - Part I with Malaika & TanTan 40:21

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5:09 Zenith Defy Revival Diver A3648 8:20 MB&F LM101 2021 Editions 13:43 Julien Tornare joins Hublot 15:33 Jaeger-LeCoultre Pop-Up at Hudson Yards NYC 16:40 Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 18:36 Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph Reissue 22:04 Special Link From Bruichladdich 27:26 Grand Seiko Dive Watches 28:38 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 34:15 Blancpain x…

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Looking Back On 2024 – Part 2 With Rich and Mark 37:32

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For this episode, James is hosting, and he is joined by Mark and Rich to discuss the last year in watches. The conversation is wide-ranging and includes everything from the continued popularity of shaped cases to Daniel Craig leaks, fan service in watches, the need for fun, the continued role of the Moonswatch, and a handful of favorite releases fr…

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Stephen Ibaraki - The Beginning of AGI Global Coordination [AGI Governance, Episode 3] 50:25

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This is an interview with Stephen Ibaraki, the Founder of the ITU's (part of the United Nations) AI for Good initiative, and Chairman REDDS Capital. This is the third installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. This episode r…

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Looking Back On 2024 – Part 1 With Malaika & TanTan 45:46

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For this episode, James is hosting and is joined by Malaika and TanTan to chat about the last year in watches. After a quick sidebar about the competition between the English supper and Thanksgiving dinner, the trio gets into the trends, major releases, and favorite moments from 2024. From the "mini" trend, solid additions from Omega, Lange, Hermes…

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Mike Brown - AI Cooperation and Competition Between the US and China [AGI Governance, Episode 2] 1:09:51

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This is an interview with Mike Brown, Partner at Shield Capital and the Former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the U.S. Department of Defense. This is the second installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore how important AGI governance is, what it should achieve, and how it should be implemented. Watch this episode on Th…

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Sébastien Krier - Keeping a Pulse on AGI's Takeoff [AGI Governance, Episode 1] 1:33:40

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This is an interview with Sebastien Krier, who works in Policy Development and Strategy at Google DeepMind. This is the first installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Watch this episode on The Trajectory YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/SKl7…

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Tania Edwards Of Collectability On The Rise Of Patek Philippe 54:07

1y ago54:07

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We're back with another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find podcasts (try Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, o…

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Everything You Need To Know About Stone Dials With Pierre Biver and Two Vintage Dealers 1:16:35

1y ago1:16:35

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Pierre Biver of J.C. Biver, Jasper Lijfering of Amsterdam Vintage Watches, and Erik Gustafson of Hairspring Watches join me in three separate conversations to provide a holistic overview of stone dials. Over the past few years, stone dials have seemingly popped up everywhere. More modern brands are making them. At the same time, vintage examples ha…

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Collecting Porsche Design with Andres Nicholls 38:32

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For this special episode, we're joined by Andres Nicholls. Andres is a dedicated collector of all things Porsche and Porsche Design. Andres' passion for the brand runs deep – he bought his first Porsche Design Chronograph 1 way back in 2000. As a trained designer and architect, he also brings a different perspective to the way in which Porsche Desi…

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Joscha Bach - Building an AGI to Play the Longest Games [Worthy Successor, Episode 6] 2:01:04

1y ago2:01:04

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This is an interview with Joscha Bach, cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and AI Strategist at Liquid AI. This is the sixth and final installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Watch this episode on The Trajectory YouTube channel: https://yo…

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Jeff Hawkins - Building a Knowledge-Preserving AGI to Live Beyond Us (Worthy Successor, Episode 5) 1:14:18

1y ago1:14:18

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This is an interview with Jeff Hawkins, Founder of Numenta and author of “A Thousand Brains." This is the fifth installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Watch this episode on The Trajectory YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/pfqsbT0cW0o This…

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In Conversation With Max Büsser 55:23

1y ago55:23

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There's no one quite like Max Büsser in the watch world. Each of his creations is so innovative, unique, and cutting edge, but also all clearly from the same mind, challenging conventions of watchmaking. Büsser got his start in watches working with Jaeger-LeCoultre during the rebirth of traditional watchmaking in the 1990s. From there, he joined Ha…