Skynet, The city of London & More

Skynet, The city of London & More

From Doug Casey's Take by Matthew Smith

March 13, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 433

About this episode

Doug and Matt discuss AI technology, military data systems, and various geopolitical issues.

Find us at www.crisisinvesting.com Doug and Matt discuss a Palantir Maven Smart System demo that fuses multiple military data feeds into one targeting workflow, likening it to "Skynet" and warning that removing the final human approval is near. They cover Anthropic's stance on not enabling "evil" uses versus dependence on government contracts, and debate whether massive AI data center spending could become stranded as models advance quickly and projects like "Stargate" fall apart. Member questions address biometric border expansion and the end of travel privacy, lab-grown/transmuted gold and future supply from seawater, kelp, and asteroids, Cuba's likely collapse and negotiations with the U.S., AI data center local costs, offshore gold storage and impending FX controls, City of London conspiracy claims, portfolio implications of Iran-related oil disruptions, gold miners vs juniors, broker access to Canada, stop-loss risks, Uruguay/Argentina as safer regions, and tech/nanotech as hardest to analyze. 00:00 Palantir Skynet Demo 04:24 Anthropic vs Pentagon 06:25 AI Data Center Bubble 10:19 Buenos Aires Round Table 12:59 Tourism Overcrowding 16:00 Air Travel Breaking Down 19:33…

People in this episode

Hosts: Doug, Matt

Topics covered

  • AI technology
  • military data systems
  • biometrics and privacy
  • gold supply
  • Cuba negotiations
  • City of London conspiracy

Keywords

  • Palantir
  • AI data centers
  • biometric border expansion
  • lab-grown gold
  • Cuba
  • City of London
  • oil disruptions
  • travel privacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palantir, Anthropic

Places: Cuba, City of London

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