<description>&lt;p&gt;Read the essay &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/thoughts-on-ai-progress-dec-2025-video"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Timestamps&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00:00 What are we scaling?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:03:11 The value of human labor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:05:04 Economic diffusion lag is cope00:06:34 Goal-post shifting is justified&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:08:23 RL scaling&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:09:18 Broadly deployed intelligence explosion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at &lt;a href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Dwarkesh Podcast

Dwarkesh Patel

Thoughts on AI progress (Dec 2025)

DEC 23, 202512 MIN
Dwarkesh Podcast

Thoughts on AI progress (Dec 2025)

DEC 23, 202512 MIN

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<p>Read the essay <a target="_blank" href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/thoughts-on-ai-progress-dec-2025-video">here</a>.</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>00:00:00 What are we scaling?</p><p>00:03:11 The value of human labor</p><p>00:05:04 Economic diffusion lag is cope00:06:34 Goal-post shifting is justified</p><p>00:08:23 RL scaling</p><p>00:09:18 Broadly deployed intelligence explosion</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at <a href="https://www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe</a>