Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

EP #232 Ben Horowitz: xAI Executive Exodus, Apple's AI Crisis, The Pace of AI

Written by Peter H. Diamandis | Feb 20, 2026 8:00:00 AM

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In this episode, the mates, along with guest Ben Horowitz, explore Elon Musk's shift to lunar AI data centers, mass drivers, O'Neill cylinders, Dyson swarms, and Optimus robots pioneering space.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), NY Times bestseller author, and creator of the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund.

Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

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