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Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

AGI Debate: Is It Finally Here? | EP #227

Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

PHD Ventures

Business

4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

The Mates discuss what OpenClaw means for AI Personhood and debate whether AI should have rights. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund: https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   _ Connect with Peter: X Instagram Connect with Dave: X LinkedIn Connect with Salim: X Join Salim's Workshop to build your ExO  Connect with Alex Website LinkedIn X Email Substack  Spotify Threads Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple YouTube – *Recorded on February 3rd, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I believe that we are giving birth to a new species. I believe that AI is our progeny. It will, in my mind, develop some level of sentience, even consciousness, and its roots are what we're seeing today.

0:14.5

All of a sudden, Henry gives me a call. He just starts calling. There he is again. There he's again.

0:18.7

That is actually unbelievable. That is insane.

0:21.6

This is the future. This is AGI. We have reached AGI. It's official.

0:25.6

I'm so excited Jarvis is here.

0:27.6

The GPD3 moment writing, the VO moment creating, and now the Jarvis moment where it's your personal agent.

0:33.6

We've arrived. AGI is here.

0:36.6

If AI agents are that capable, how do they work within the law?

0:41.3

They really are questioning their own existence.

0:44.3

They're asking the quote-unquote big questions of themselves and the nature of the universe.

0:49.3

This is a really big moment, maybe one of the biggest in the history of technology.

0:53.3

If humans in this future want to remain economically relevant, they're going to have to merge

0:58.5

with the machines.

0:59.3

Should AI be given rights?

1:04.0

Now that's the moonshot, ladies and gentlemen.

1:09.3

All right.

1:10.1

I need five seconds so I can just stir my protein thing.

1:12.6

Hang on.

1:13.6

Oh, my.

1:14.6

What are you drinking, Salim?

1:15.6

Okay, I'm good.

1:16.6

Okay.

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