Kimi K3 and the Open-Weight Race, AI Treasure Hunting, Bitcoin Falls Further Behind Gold

Kimi K3 and the Open-Weight Race, AI Treasure Hunting, Bitcoin Falls Further Behind Gold

July 17, 2026 · 1h 27m

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of AI and creativity, the implications of the open-weight AI race, and Bitcoin's performance compared to gold.

0:00 Making music with AI and the limits of today’s models 3:21 - Latent spaces & the future of creativity 8:04 - Will AI surpass human curiosity? 12:54 - Using AI to rediscover the ancient past 18:23 - How AI is transforming real-world treasure hunting 33:09 - Using Buzz and agents to solve unsolved mysteries 42:32 - Project Loupe’s early success and who should it scan next? 48:07 - Which projects deserve Loupe's audits? 1:08:20 - What Stripe could gain by acquiring PayPal 1:09:56 - Bitcoin’s worsening performance against gold 1:15:51 - Kimi K3, the open-weight AI race, and what it means for frontier AI labs

People in this episode

Hosts: David King, Max Webster, Steve Lee

Topics covered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stripe, PayPal, Project Loupe

Products: Kimi K3

Places: Gold

More episodes of Presidio Bitcoin Jam

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Presidio Bitcoin Jam podcast page.