About this podcast
Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Join him for wide-ranging conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more.
Episodes
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- AI and Mathematics, from Beijing – #123 · 36 min · Season 2Special episode recorded in Beijing. Steve discusses the future of mathematics in light of recent AI breakthroughs, the state of AI in China, and some thoughts on China's…
- AI Boom or Bust? – #122 · 40 min · Season 2Are we in an AI bubble? Steve reviews analysis on CapEx, AI revenues, OAI+ANT burn rates. AI revenue has to reach $trillions per annum within the next few years (an increase of…
- Effort News and AI-Driven Journalism with Brian Chau – #121 · 1 h 11 min · Season 2Brian Chau is a mathematician, machine learning specialist, and the founder of Effort News, an independent media outlet focused on data-first, document-led investigative…
- Machine God: Hsu, Greer, Huang – #120 · 1 h 14 min · Season 2Machine God is a feature-length AI documentary film, created by Steve Hsu, John Greer, and Lei Huang. This episode discusses the film's creation and content. Chapter Markers: •…
- How to Build a Research Institute: Thomas Fink of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences – #119 · 1 h 0 min · Season 2Dr. Thomas Fink is an Anglo-American physicist, author, and entrepreneur who serves as the founding Director of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS). He studied…
- Venture Capital and Technology in China with Bohan Lou – #118 · 1 h 5 min · Season 2Bohan Lou is a partner at Chemistry Ventures, based in SF. https://x.com/loubohan Bohan's report on the venture ecosystem in China…
- Iran, AI, and the Third World War (Crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts Podcast) – #117 · 53 min · Season 2This is a crossover episode with Alf Beckinsale, an Oxford University student who hosts the Seeking Truth From Facts podcast. The main topics are the US-Iran conflict…
- State of AI, Summer 2026 – #116 · 52 min · Season 2Steve discusses the state of AI in summer 2026. Topics covered include: AI in math and theoretical physics, Recursive Self-Improvement, Agent swarms and tokenomics, IPOs and…
- Beff Jezos and Effective Accelerationism: Machine God of Loving Grace – #115 · 1 h 40 min · Season 2Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon) is a Canadian physicist, quantum computing researcher, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder of the Effective Accelerationism…
- Razib Khan at Manifest 2026: Genetic Discoveries, AI, and Academia – #114 · 1 h 20 min · Season 2This episode was recorded live at Manifest 2026. Razib Khan is a prominent writer, population geneticist, and podcaster. He is best known for his extensive deep-dives into human…
- Letter from Beijing 2: Tsinghua University – #113 · 1 h 21 min · Season 2This special episode was recorded at Tsinghua University in Beijing, generally regarded as the top university in China. Our guests are 3 Americans studying and working at…
- AI Billionaire on Existential Risk: Jaan Tallinn – #112 · 1 h 40 min · Season 2Jaan Tallinn is a tech billionaire and founding engineer of Skype who leverages his wealth to mitigate existential risks from artificial general intelligence (AGI). He co-founded…
- Embryo Selection and Frontier Genomics with Dr. Alex Young – #111 · 1 h 30 min · Season 2Dr. Alex Young, a statistical geneticist and assistant professor in the Human Genetics department at UCLA, joins Steve Hsu to discuss the cutting edge of genomic prediction. They…
- Iran War is the First Missile War (crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts podcast) – #110 · 49 min · Season 2Steve and Alf discuss the Iran War, emphasizing what it reveals about modern missile and anti-missile technology, drones, and the implications for a US-China conflict in the…
- Dreamers and Doomers: Our AI future, with Richard Ngo – #109 · 1 h 51 min · Season 2Richard Ngo is an independent AI researcher and philosopher known for his work on AGI safety and alignment. He recently resigned from OpenAI, where he was a member of the…
- China, Acceleration, and Nick Land - with Matt Southey – #108 · 1 h 3 min · Season 2Matt Southey is an editor for an AI safety organization. He wrote his PhD dissertation on the philosophy of Nick Land. Matt's "A Brief History of Accelerationism" can be found…
- Shenzhen is the Technology Capital of the World, with Taylor Ogan – #107 · 1 h 11 min · Season 2Recorded live in Shenzhen with Taylor Ogan, the founder and CEO of Snowbull Capital, which invests in Chinese technology companies. Taylor on X: https://x.com/TaylorOgan Previous…
- AI DOOM: Jesse Hoogland of Timaeus · 1 h 42 min · Season 2This is the second episode of our series based on interviews for the documentary film, Dreamers and Doomers, about the SF Bay Area in the last days before AGI. Steve interviews…
- Dreamers and Doomers: Jeremy Nixon at AGI House – #105 · 2 h 14 min · Season 2Jeremy Nixon is a prominent AI researcher, entrepreneur, and the co-founder of AGI House, a leading "hacker house" community for artificial intelligence developers in Silicon…
- Industrial Maximalism and Its Discontents: Dan Wang on US-China Competition – # 104 · 1 h 24 min · Season 2Links: Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future https://www.amazon.com/Breakneck-Chinas-Quest-Engineer-Future/dp/1324106034 Dan's 2025 annual letter…
