#870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early

Jun 17, 2026 · 1h 46m · YouTube

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0:00Oh, boy.

0:02Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs.

0:04This is Tim Ferriss.

0:05Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job to re-record my intro 7 million times every time I do an episode.

0:12Just kidding.

0:13It's my job to interview world-class performers and the people who study world-class performers.

0:17My guest today is one of my favorite nonfiction authors, Sebastian Malaby.

0:22He is the Paul A.

0:23Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of six books, including More Money Than God, Love It, The Power Law, Love It, The Man Who Knew, and The World's Banker.

0:39I've not read the latter two.

0:40Previously a columnist at The Washington Post and The Economist, Sebastian now co-hosts the CFR podcast.

0:46CFR is Council on Foreign Relations podcast, The Spillover, which examines the ripple effects of global events across policy, geopolitics, economics, finance, and technology.

0:55His latest book is The Infinity Machine, Demis Hasabas, Deep Mind, and the Quest for Superintelligence.

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