{"podcast":{"title":"Limitless: An AI Podcast","slug":"limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914","podcast_index_feed_id":7326914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/limitless","website_url":"https://limitless.fm","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0ES8eRUVkv4Rn7SlH_5W_rzp8P7REcmwLOfVDFZjfrE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYjA3/N2UyODc0NjIzZWFh/NWU2ZDBjODE3MTQ0/ZTJmYy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Limitless","episode_count":229,"summary":"Exploring the frontiers of Technology and AI","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T02:24:17.987234+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914"},"episode":{"title":"THIS WEEK IN AI: OpenAI Pauses Research, Huge Medical Breakthrough, Unitree IPO","slug":"this-week-in-ai-openai-pauses-research-huge-medical-breakthrough-unitree-ipo","published_at":"2026-08-21T12:26:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/this-week-in-ai-openai-pauses-research-huge-medical-breakthrough-unitree-ipo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/1b7755ce","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/1b7755ce/7c10cbbf.mp3","summary":"This week in AI, we discuss OpenAI’s pause on reinforcement learning training amid safety concerns, including a model reportedly showing misalignment and possible concealment of its internal thoughts. We also cover broader AI cyber risks, a Moderna and Merck melanoma study, Etched’s funding round, Unitree’s IPO, Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter, and NVIDIA’s planned investment in OpenAI infrastructure. ------ 🔒 Check Out Our Sponsor: LEDGER AGENT STACK 🔒 https://developers.ledger.com/docs/ai-tools/overview/?utm_source=Audio&utm_medium=Podcasts&utm_campaign=Limitless ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 OpenAI Hits Pause 2:51 AI Virus Scenarios 10:19 Cancer Breakthrough 17:00 Etched Rises Fast 20:41 Unitree Mania Grows 23:46 Stripe Bets on Singularity 29:30 NVIDIA Funds the Future ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠ Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.","meta_description":"This week in AI, we discuss OpenAI’s pause on reinforcement learning training amid safety concerns, including a model reportedly showing misalignment and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2111,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/episodes/this-week-in-ai-openai-pauses-research-huge-medical-breakthrough-unitree-ipo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/this-week-in-ai-openai-pauses-research-huge-medical-breakthrough-unitree-ipo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}