{"id":232012,"date":"2026-02-25T01:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-ai-tsunami-is-here-society-isnt-ready-dario-amodei-x-nikhil-kamath-people-by-wtf"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:07:49","slug":"the-ai-tsunami-is-here-society-isnt-ready-dario-amodei-x-nikhil-kamath-people-by-wtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-ai-tsunami-is-here-society-isnt-ready-dario-amodei-x-nikhil-kamath-people-by-wtf","title":{"rendered":"The AI Tsunami is Here &amp; Society Isn\u2019t Ready | Dario Amodei x Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/68ylaeBbdsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I sat down with Dario Amodei in Bangalore. He built Claude, but he started as a biologist looking for a tool to cure disease. Today, he\u2019s at the helm of an AI revolution that he compares to a tsunami society is actively ignoring. We got into the heavy stuff: why Anthropic secretly withheld a working model before ChatGPT existed, whether AI is on the verge of consciousness, and if outsourcing our thinking is going to make humans measurably stupider. Dario makes the case that coding is a dying skill, critical thinking is our last real edge, and the absurd concentration of power in AI right now is a massive problem, even though he\u2019s one of the people holding it.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction.<br \/> 06:13 Scaling laws explained simply.<br \/> 13:27 Trust, humility, and corporate motives.<br \/> 22:44 Using Claude personally, AI knowing you.<br \/> 31:03 Rich people criticizing their own system.<br \/> 37:05 India\u2019s role and IT partnerships.<br \/> 44:15 Will AI surpass humans at everything.<br \/> 50:17 Career advice for young Indians.<br \/> 56:38 Open source vs closed AI models.<br \/> 1:02:40 Biotech as the next big bet.<\/p>\n<p>#NikhilKamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas.<br \/> Host of \u2018WTF is\u2019 &amp; \u2018People By WTF\u2019 Podcast.<br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikhilkamathcio\/\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikhilkamathcio\/<\/a><br \/> Instagram: \/ nikhilkamathcio.<br \/> LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nikhilkam\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nikhilkam<\/a>\u2026 <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ nikhilkamathcio #Darioamodei LinkedIN\u2013<img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ dario-amodei X \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarioAmodei\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarioAmodei<\/a> Instagram \u2014 <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ dario.amodei Watch \u2018WTF is\u2019 Podcast on Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nsm4ezn\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nsm4ezn<\/a> Watch \u2018People by WTF\u2019 Podcast on Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yme92c59\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yme92c59<\/a> Watch \u2018WTF Online\u2019 on Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4tjua4th\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4tjua4th<\/a> #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline.<br \/> Facebook: \/ nikhilkamathcio.<\/p>\n<p>#Darioamodei.<br \/> LinkedIN-\/ dario-amodei.<br \/> X \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarioAmodei\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarioAmodei<\/a>.<br \/> Instagram \u2014 \/ dario.amodei.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2018WTF is\u2019 Podcast on Spotify.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nsm4ezn\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4nsm4ezn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2018People by WTF\u2019 Podcast on Spotify.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-ai-tsunami-is-here-society-isnt-ready-dario-amodei-x-nikhil-kamath-people-by-wtf\">Continue reading \u201cThe AI Tsunami is Here &amp; Society Isn\u2019t Ready | Dario Amodei x Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down with Dario Amodei in Bangalore. 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