Happy New Year Predictions for Startups, AI, and Crypto

The Lightcone hosts are ringing in 2025 with their predictions for startups, AI, and crypto. In this mini-episode, they discuss their thoughts on the future of these industries and share their insights on what to expect in the coming year.

Introduction to the New Year's Episode

The hosts start by wishing their viewers a Happy New Year and introduce the topic of their predictions for 2025. They explain that they wanted to hit their viewers with some predictions on what's going to happen in the new year, and Diana starts by sharing her thoughts on the Nobel Prize. Intro to the New Year's episode

Nobel Prize Predictions

Diana shares her thoughts on the Nobel Prize, mentioning that last year AI won two Nobel prizes, one in physics and one in chemistry. She explains that the first Nobel Prize was awarded to Jeff Hinton for his work on deep nets, and the second was awarded to Demis and his team for their work on AlphaFold and protein folding. Nobel Prize predictions

Crypto Predictions

The hosts then move on to discuss their predictions for crypto in 2025. One of the hosts shares his prediction that crypto is going to go mainstream, with many people buying at least one thing using a stable coin. He explains that payment networks are actually just marketplaces, and that stable coins have emerged as a valuable use case. Crypto predictions

Interest Rates and Crypto

The hosts also discuss the relationship between interest rates and crypto, with one host explaining that interest rates are driven by many factors, including government deficit spending. They predict that if Doge fails in its mission to reduce government spending, interest rates may go up, and crypto prices may go down. Interest rates and crypto

AI Predictions

The hosts then move on to discuss their predictions for AI in 2025. One host shares his excitement about a new product that will allow people to have a zoom call with an AI person, with a virtual avatar that doesn't feel uncanny. AI predictions

Conclusion

The hosts conclude their episode by wishing their viewers a Happy New Year and thanking them for watching. They encourage their viewers to apply to Y Combinator and look forward to catching up with them in the next episode. Conclusion

Final Thoughts

The hosts share their final thoughts on the future of startups, AI, and crypto, and encourage their viewers to stay tuned for more predictions and insights in the coming year. Final thoughts