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title: "EP #195 NVIDIA & the US Government Just Bailed out Intel, Sending the Stock Soaring w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wissner-Gross"
description: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman opens up on AI-driven job loss with Dave, Salim, and AWG on Moonshots with Peter Diamandis.
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# [EP #195 NVIDIA & the US Government Just Bailed out Intel, Sending the Stock Soaring w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wissner-Gross](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/dave-blundin-salim-ismail-alexander-wissner-gross)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Sep 19, 2025 7:00:00 AM

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Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO

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Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems.

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