The AI revolution has begun â the product of a seventy-year quest by scientists, mathematicians, and visionaries who set out to build machines that could think. But what began as a fringe idea has now become one of the most powerful forces of the 21st century. This is the story of that journey: its rivalries, its competing visions of utopia and apocalypse, and the race to build what may be humanityâs last invention.
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Introducing: The Last Invention
Monday, September 15, 2025 ⢠Duration 02:03
For over seventy years, technologists have dreamed of building a true âthinking machine.â An artificial intelligence so powerful it would reshape every aspect of human life. Would it unlock unimaginable abundance? Or bring about our destruction?
Today, many of the people closest to the latest A.I. breakthroughs believe that moment has arrived. Some are walking away from their jobs to sound the alarm. Others argue it canât be stopped, and the only choice is to unite as a society and try to get ready. Still others dismiss the fears, convinced weâre entering a thrilling new chapter of human history.
Whoâs right? Why are some of the most informed minds so sharply divided? And how, exactly, did we get here?
Episode one drops soon. Stay tuned.
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EP 4: Speedrun
Season 1 ¡ Episode 4
Thursday, October 16, 2025 ⢠Duration 01:02:22
Is the only way to stop a bad guy with an AGI⌠a good guy with an AGI? In a twist of technological irony, the very people who warned most loudly about the existential dangers of artificial superintelligenceâElon Musk, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei among themâbecame the ones racing to build it first. Each believed they alone could create it safely before their competitors unleashed something dangerous. This episode traces how their shared fear of an âAI dictatorshipâ ignited a breakneck competition that ultimately led to the release of ChatGPT.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Karen Hao, Keach Hagey, Jasmine Sun, Yoshua Bengio, Kevin Roose, Connor Leahy
LINKS:
Karen Haoâs book âEmpire of AIâ
Keach Hageyâs book The Optimist
Obamaâs Wired Interview
Ross Douthatâs Theil interview and article
Joe Rogan Experience 1169 - Elon Musk
Hardfork Podcast
Alpha Go Documentary
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â â â Scott Devendorfâ â â , â â â Ben Lanzâ â â , â â â Cobey Bienertâ â â , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â â â Jacob Bollâ â â
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EP 3: Playing the Wrong Game
Season 1 ¡ Episode 3
Thursday, October 9, 2025 ⢠Duration 51:17
What if the path to a true thinking machine was found not just in a lab⌠but in a game? For decades, AIâs greatest triumphs came from games: checkers, chess, Jeopardy. But no matter how many trophies it took from humans, it still couldnât think. In this episode, we follow the contrarian scientists who refused to give up on a radical idea, one that would ultimately change how machines learn. But their breakthrough came with a cost: incredible performance, at the expense of understanding how it actually works.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Yoshua Bengio, Liv Boeree, Geoffrey Hinton, Karen Hao, Keach Hagey, Jasmine Sun
LINKS:
â Karen Haoâs book: Empire of AI
Keach Hagey's book: The Optimist
Liv Boeree's podcast: Win Win
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â â Scott Devendorfâ â , â â Ben Lanzâ â , â â Cobey Bienertâ â , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â â Jacob Bollâ â
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EP 2: The Signal
Season 1 ¡ Episode 2
Thursday, October 2, 2025 ⢠Duration 54:06
In 1951, Alan Turing predicted machines might one day surpass human intelligence and 'take control.' He created a test to alert us when we were getting close. But seventy years of science fiction later, the real threat feels like just another movie plot.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Connor Leahy, Max Tegmark, Robin Hanson, Karen Hao, Nick Bostrom, Sam Harris, and Justin Murphy
LINKS:
Karen Haoâs book âEmpire of AIâ
Nick Bostrom's book "Superintelligence"
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â Scott Devendorfâ , â Ben Lanzâ , â Cobey Bienertâ , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â Jacob Bollâ
To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us â hereâ
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EP 1: Ready or Not
Season 1 ¡ Episode 1
Thursday, October 2, 2025 ⢠Duration 36:13
A tip alleging a Silicon Valley conspiracy leads to a much bigger story: the race to build artificial general intelligence â within the next few years â and the factions vying to accelerate it, to stop it, or to prepare for its arrival.
FEATURING:
Mike Brock, Kevin Roose, Geoffrey Hinton, Connor Leahy, William MacAskill, Liv Boeree, Sam Harris, and Yoshua Bengio
LINKS:
Sam Harris 2016 TED Talk, Can We Build AI Without Losing Control Over It
Nick Bostrom's book Superintelligence
Sam Harris' Making Sense podcast
Center for AI Safety
Hard Fork podcast
Geoffrey Hintonâs resignation coverage: Â Why the âgodfather of AIâ left Google to warn about existential risk
William MacAskill's book What We Owe the Future
Eliezer Yudkowsky's book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Liv Boeree's podcast: Win Win
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll
To become a Longview subscriber you can visit us here
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EP 6: The AI Doomers
Season 1 ¡ Episode 6
Thursday, November 6, 2025 ⢠Duration 57:26
What happens when some of the most idealistic techno-optimists come to believe that superintelligence poses a threat to humanity's survival? Today, the best case for the worst case scenario. We sit down with Nate Soares and Connor Leahy and ask them to make their case for why we need to stop ASI, before itâs too late.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Connor Leahy, Natasha Vita-More, Max More, Keach Hagey, Nate Soares
LINKS:
Nate Soaresâs book (with Eliezer Yudkowsky) If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Connor Leahyâs AI safety startup Conjecture
Natasha Vita-Moreâs books
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â â â â â Scott Devendorfâ â â â â , â â â â â Ben Lanzâ â â â â , â â â â â Cobey Bienertâ â â â â , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â â â â â Jacob Bollâ â â â â
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EP 5: Contact
Season 1 ¡ Episode 5
Thursday, October 23, 2025 ⢠Duration 51:50
In the strange months after ChatGPTâs release, the world made contact with something new. A tech CEO begged to be regulated, a chatbot seemed to fall in love, and the godfathers of AI became frightened by the implications of what theyâd spent their lives building.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Keach Hagey, Kevin Roose, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton
LINKS:
Keach Hageyâs book The Optimist
Sam Altman testifies at Senate artificial intelligence hearing, May 16, 2023
Sam Altman testifies at Senate hearing on artificial intelligence, May 8, 2025
Kevin Rooseâs article on Sydney
Kevinâs podcast: Hard Fork
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â â â â Scott Devendorfâ â â â , â â â â Ben Lanzâ â â â , â â â â Cobey Bienertâ â â â , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â â â â Jacob Bollâ â â â
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EP 7: The Scouts
Season 1 ¡ Episode 7
Thursday, November 13, 2025 ⢠Duration 55:22
A decade ago, the leading minds in AI gathered to make sure this technology would benefit everyone. Today, those hopes are colliding with the reality of an AI arms race. Today, game theorist Liv Boeree and philosopher William MacAskill lay out what they see as the ânarrow pathâ between a future of limitless potential and one of irreversible loss.
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Max Tegmark, Nick Bostrom, Liv Boeree, William MacAskill
LINKS:
Max Tegmarkâs book âLife 3.0, Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligenceâ
Nick Bostrom's book "Superintelligence"
Liv Boereeâs Website
Liv Boereeâs Podcast
William MacAskillâs book âWhat We Owe the Futureâ
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner
Music for this episode was composed by â â â â â â Scott Devendorfâ â â â â â , â â â â â â Ben Lanzâ â â â â â , â â â â â â Cobey Bienertâ â â â â â , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â â â â â â Jacob Bollâ â â â â â
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EP 8: The Accelerationists
Season 1 ¡ Episode 8
Thursday, November 20, 2025 ⢠Duration 53:34
Meet the accelerationists: a rising movement that believes expediting AI development is not only inevitable but morally necessary â humanityâs best chance at transcending its limits. What happens when the worldâs most powerful technologists treat AI progress as a duty rather than a danger?
THIS EPISODE FEATURES:
Olivier Oullier, Guido de Croon, Alex Williams, Reid Hoffman, Guillaume Verdon/âBeff Jezosâ
LINKS:
Beff Jezos/Guillaume Verdonâs Twitter
David Sinclairâs website
Olivier Oullierâs Company
Alex Williamss is a contributor here
Reid Hoffmanâs Personal Website
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner.
Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Matthew Boll
Listen to the soundtrack Music From The Last Invention by Devendorf Lanz
The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll
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Ezra Klein on the Uncertain Politics of A.I.
Season 1 ¡ Episode 9
Friday, December 19, 2025 ⢠Duration 01:01:57
Ezra Klein â New York Times opinion columnist and an influential voice on the American left â joins us at a hinge moment in the A.I. revolution. As artificial intelligence accelerates, Klein examines whatâs at stake politically, socially, and morally: the role that government should play in shaping this technology, the disruptions he believes matter most, and how to think clearly when the landscape is shifting so rapidly.
LINKS:
Ezra Kleinâs book Abundance
The Ezra Klein Show
This Changes Everything
CREDITS:
This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello.
Music for this episode was composed by â Scott Devendorfâ , â Ben Lanzâ , â Cobey Bienertâ , and Matthew Boll
The Last Invention artwork by â Jacob Bollâ
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