The Builders

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Whose imagination do you want to live in? In this new series, bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson sits down with the most consequential names in AI and tech to understand the futures they're racing to build. Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Fei-Fei Li, Dario and Daniela Amodei, and more open up about their ambitions, what frightens them, how they think about humanity, and what drives them to build so big and so fast. The conversations are intimate, charming, and sometimes chilling. But mostly, they're impossible to dismiss. Because whether or not you agree with them, it's their imagination we're all starting to live in. ABOUT THE HOST Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of...

Latest episodeAfter The Builders: On Dario & Daniela Amodei and Mustafa SuleymanOctober 30, 2026 · 48 min

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Latest episodes

1. After The Builders: On Dario & Daniela Amodei and Mustafa SuleymanOctober 30, 2026 · 48 min
2. Mustafa Suleyman: AI Should Serve Humanity, Not Replace ItOctober 29, 2026 · 52 min
3. Dario & Daniela Amodei: "This Is Gonna Determine the Fate of Nations and the Future of Humanity”October 27, 2026 · 40 min
4. After The Builders: On Musk and ThielOctober 23, 2026 · 50 min
5. Peter Thiel: “We Need to Hit the Accelerator As Hard As Possible” on AIOctober 22, 2026 · 58 min
6. Elon Musk: "Humans Won't Be in Control" When AI Becomes Smarter Than UsOctober 20, 2026 · 40 min
7. ON MUSK Episode Four: What is Musk's Legacy?October 17, 2026 · 44 min
8. ON MUSK Episode Three: Storytelling and Hot TakesOctober 16, 2026 · 45 min
9. ON MUSK Episode Two: DemonsOctober 15, 2026 · 44 min
10. ON MUSK Episode One: GeniusOctober 14, 2026 · 32 min

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