Sebastian is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the author of six books, including «More Money Than God» and «The Power Law».

His latest, «The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence», comes from more than 30 hours with Demis and interviews with 100+ researchers.
We spoke twice before, but this was our first time in person, on stage at Wave by Vento last month, where we went one layer deeper:

↳ The Nobel medal Demis pulled out of a backpack, and why its design was "the perfect image" for him
↳ If this would be a Marvel movie, who's the villain and who's the good guy among the AI leaders
↳ Why every AI leader quietly thinks "I am a good person, so I'd better be first"
↳ Why calling AI safety "regulatory capture" is, in his words, "crazy nonsense"
↳ The real risk: a Chernobyl moment, not the end of humanity

His bet for Europe is our own data centres, open-weight models on European clouds, and cheaper energy. He put his own money into a European neocloud.

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In this episode, Casper Henningsen, CEO of GetWhy, explains why companies can have more data than ever and still fail to truly understand their customers.We explore how AI is transforming consumer research, why understanding the “why” behind customer behavior creates a competitive advantage, and how agentic AI, synthetic consumers, and autonomous workflows could completely change how companies make decisions.Casper also breaks down why the winners of the AI era won’t just use AI to become 10% more efficient. They’ll use it to rethink how the business works entirely.

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“AI Slop is a skill issue.”

That’s James Cadwallader's take. And he’s putting some serious backing behind it.

His company, Profound, raised $180M from investors led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, at a $1.8B valuation. More than 2,500 brands use the platform. 👀

I sat down with James to ask: if AI is recommending products, comparing brands and making buying decisions… who are we actually marketing to?

We got into:
↳ Why some marketers create slop while others create great work with the same tools.
↳ How to get your brand into AI’s answers.
↳ What changes when your next customer is an agent.

This conversation was recorded at Wave by Vento. 🤍

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