AI Insider CEO: The Models Too Dangerous for You to See. Emad Mostaque - #550
From Into the Impossible With Brian Keating by Big Bang Productions Inc.
April 13, 2026 · 1h 34m
About this episode
Emad Mostaque discusses the implications of powerful AI models that may never be released and the upcoming changes in technology within the next 800 days.
Emad Mostaque built Stable Diffusion. Now he says the most powerful AI models will never be released — and we have roughly 800 days before everything changes. What the trillion-dollar labs won't tell you about the models they're keeping locked away 👇 Emad Mostaque is the founder of Stability AI and creator of Stable Diffusion. In this conversation, he explains why the gap between public AI and private AI is about to become the most important story in technology — and why most people won't realize it until it's too late. We cover: why open source can't compete with trillion-dollar labs, what happens when humans have negative cognitive value on AI teams, how ancient faith traditions are adapting to superintelligence, and the 800-day timeline Emad puts on the biggest transition in human history. Timestamps: 00:00 The models too dangerous to release 10:06 Why physics needs axioms — and AI doesn't 11:43 The MIND framework most AI researchers won't use 17:36 The universe might be a computation 30:34 Should we let AI fly planes? 39:43 AI just invented a game no human could design 44:43 Why AI will cost almost nothing in 18 months 51:46 Can religion survive superintelligence? 57:36 The…
People in this episode
Host: Brian Keating
Guest: Emad Mostaque
Topics covered
- AI models
- superintelligence
- open source vs private AI
- cognitive value
- ancient faith traditions
- 800-day timeline
Keywords
- AI
- Stable Diffusion
- superintelligence
- open source
- cognitive value
- ancient faith
- technology transition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stability AI
Products: Stable Diffusion
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