The Vatican’s Stance on AI, The Mass Tech Layoffs, and China’s 2027 Moon Flyby | EP #259

This episode is a sprawling Moonshots roundup with three big pillars: AI governance and religion, AI’s impact on jobs and entrepreneurship, and a moon/space-compute future centered on SpaceX, Starlink, and Tesla. Education survey: https://moonshots.com/survey 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 Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Apply for Salim’s Pilot Program: https://openexo.com/organizational-singularity-pilot?video=I9c8STV7Hnw Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Pope Leo Warns of AI Risks in 42K+ Word Encyclical 21:30 - Anti-Doomer Pushback Delays White House AI Exec. Order 27:45 - Deepswe: Frontier Labs Performance 38:00 - AI Token Prices Are Falling, Token Demand Is Rising 42:00 - Frontier Labs Revenue Explodes 51:30 - Deepmind’s LLM Matches Superforecaster Performance 58:50 - Tech Impact on Jobs and Economy 01:13:50 - Moonshots Survey: How well is Education Preparing Students? 01:19:00 - SpaceX Launches Massive Starships V3 Test Flight & Tesla Merge 01:36:00 - Starlink Announces Plans for Gigabit Lunar Connectivity 01:38:45 - NASA Expects China Crewed Moon Flyby in 2027 01:42:00 - Final Thoughts – 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 Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter _ Connect with Peter: X: https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter Instagram: https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram Substack: https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis Website: https://www.diamandis.com/ Xprize: http://www.xprize.org Connect with Dave: Web: https://db2.ai X: https://x.com/davidblundin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin Connect with Salim: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/ X: https://x.com/salimismail Apply for Salim’s Pilot Program: https://openexo.com/organizational-singularity-pilot?video=I9c8STV7Hnw Subscribe to Salim’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCh2iw67YgoRcp-oYBn89c5g Exponential Venture Capital: https://organizationalsingularity.fund Resources: https://openexo.com/resource-hub Connect with Alex: Web: https://www.alexwg.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/ X: https://x.com/alexwg Email: [email protected] Substack: https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl Threads: https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple: https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast Spotify: https://qr.diamandis.com/spotifypodcast - *Recorded on May 28th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.