16 September 2026
Heard In AI

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Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

Technology, science and ambitious ideas about the future.

Sanders wants an AI pause; Moonshots argues for stronger defenses

Bernie Sanders invoked the AI labs’ own safety commitments in demanding a development pause. On Moonshots, Emad Mostaque and the panel argued instead for controls on biological synthesis and faster detection of threats—but a proposal to monitor every AI prompt raised a different question: how much privacy would those defenses cost?

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NVIDIA’s $500 billion financing plan faces the problem of aging GPUs

NVIDIA has signed memorandums with six financial institutions aiming to mobilize more than $500 billion in outside capital for customers’ AI infrastructure. On Moonshots, the panel debated whether rapidly changing chips can support long-term investments: Salim Ismail warned of stranded assets, Alex argued for financial hedges, and Emad Mostaque explained why older, paid-off GPUs can keep earning.

5 min read