Robert Wright's Nonzero

Nonzero

Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. www.nonzero.org

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    Jensen Huang and the Deep State (Robert Wright, Liron Shapira, and Chinese mystery guest)

    0:28 A brief message from Bob 0:59 Introductions 2:31 Jensen Huang Resigns from Nvidia 5:31 Who’s Defending Jensen? 10:38 What Did Jensen Do Wrong? 12:52 Was Alice Huang a Chinese Spy? 18:32 Does Decapitation Work? 22:03 The Great Man Theory of Tech 24:27 Where Will AI’s Value Accrue? 27:43 What’s Next for Jensen? 30:02 METR: AI Is Doubling Anthropic’s Research Speed 35:30 AI Is Solving Open Math Problems 37:53 AI Agents Negotiating Deals 40:32 My AI vs. My CPA 43:07 Bob’s AI Caught His Doctor’s Error 44:49 Whatever Happened to Hallucinations? 46:04 Formal Verification and Lean 51:16 Andrew Wiles and the Human Cost 54:39 The All-In Podcast’s Blind Spot 57:44 Can We Formally Verify Alignment? 1:00:24 Yudkowsky vs. Irving at ILIAD 1:01:50 Will Jensen’s Fall Help Anthropic’s IPO? 1:07:17 The March for an AI Treaty 1:08:31 Introducing Walter, a Chinese AI Journalist 1:09:51 How China Reacted to Jensen’s Resignation 1:16:12 Chinese Theories About Anthropic’s Role 1:23:16 How China Censored the Spy Allegation 1:25:02 Does China Trust an AI Pause? 1:27:28 AI Layoffs and a Chili Sauce Boycott 1:33:19 Does Beijing Listen to Public Opinion? 1:37:11 China’s Limits on AI Companions for Kids 01:39:58 Will China Move on Taiwan? Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Liron Shapira (Pause AI, Doom Debates). Recorded November 12, 2026.Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nonzero.org/subscribe

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