Self Aligned by Robert Ta
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If we don't fully understand ourselves, then how can AI understand us? Bootstrapping epistemicme.ai to solve this in the open, and giving you the nitty gritty behind-the-scenes details of startup life. We feature founders, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, and builders interested in building a better future together. People doing big things with big stories to tell, from the frontlines. And we share our own story in real-time with radical transparency, of building this global open source venture in public. Join.
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You are the alignment problem
Introducing Epistemic Me: Open Source AI for Personalized Belief SystemsIn this episode, the founders of Epistemic Me discuss the inception and development of their project—a tool designed to deeply…
The Philosophy That'll Change How You See Reality
Introducing Epistemic Me: Open Source AI for Personalized Belief SystemsIn this episode, the founders of Epistemic Me discuss the inception and development of their project—a tool designed to deeply…
Your Cells Are Goal-Seeking Agents (And What That Means for AI Alignment)
Introducing Epistemic Me: Open Source AI for Personalized Belief SystemsIn this episode, the founders of Epistemic Me discuss the inception and development of their project—a tool designed to deeply…
S1E28 Why Your Product Has Too Many Features (Ex-Atlassian Engineer Explains)
What if the biggest threat to your product isn’t what you haven’t built yet, but everything you already have?I sat down with Rich—early at Atlassian, who spent years in the trenches building products…
S1E26 Building AI Products Right
What if the biggest mistake in AI development isn’t what you’re building—but how you’re measuring it?In this episode of ABCs for Building the Future, host Robert sits down with Hamel Husain — machine…
S1E25 Every Job Can Be A Climate Job With Louisa Henry
What if the most powerful lever for saving the planet isn’t a new technology — but a mindset shift at your current job?In this transformative episode of ABCs for Building the Future, host Robert sits…
S1E24 13 year old immigrant to AI Thought Leader
Opening Hook:What if the key to high-impact leadership in the AI age isn’t in your credentials — but in your ability to listen to your body, trust your joy, and design your own definition of…
S1E23 AI Context Engineering = AI Personalization Engineering
Can an AI truly understand you if it doesn’t understand your beliefs?That’s the provocative question guiding Episode 23 of ABCs for Building the Future. In a sweeping conversation that blends…
S1E22 Your Brain is a Beautiful Lie | Building AI That Understands Humanity
In this episode of the ABCs for Building the Future Podcast, we delve into the boundaries of consciousness and the Markov Blanket concept. We explore questions like where consciousness ends and the…
S1E21 Your Brain LIES To You
Where Do You End?Is there a clear boundary between you and the rest of the world?Is it your skin? Your thoughts? The limits of your awareness?In our latest episode of Epistemic Me, we unravel one of…
S1E20 What The Experts Are Saying About AI, Longevity, and Consciousness
In this episode, Robert and Jonathan recap their recent whirlwind tour through Sidebar (a product leadership conference) and Vitalist Bay (a longevity and biotech forum), where they stress-tested…
S1E19 A Technologist’s Quest for Meaning
Juan Carlos isn’t just an SVP of Technology at a fast-scaling healthtech company.He’s also a filmmaker turned product builder, full-time dad, part-time philosopher, and creator of a deck of mental…
S1E18 The Secret Weapon for Personalized AI Coaching?
Let’s get real. Every founder right now is asking the same question:“How do I build a hyper-personalized AI product… that actually works?”Not just a chatbot with nice vibes.But an AI that understands…
S1E17 AI Will Replace You... But Your Brand Will Save You
What happens when AI can do almost everything better than you?If you’re not building your personal brand today, you may not even exist tomorrow.That’s the clear, hard-hitting message from Joe Shalaby…
S1E16 Will Quantum Solve AI Consciousness?
What if the key to unlocking AI alignment—and even building conscious machines—starts not with data, but with the deeply personal, evolving structure of human beliefs?In this mind-expanding episode…
S1E15 AI Alignment: Beliefs and Mental Health
What if the root of mental illness — and the key to AI truly understanding us — lies hidden in the tangled web of our beliefs?In this thought-provoking episode of The ABCs for Building the Future,…
S1E14 Building In Public: How To Build An AI Health Coach
What if your health coach didn’t just know your data—but actually understood you?Like a real coach?In this week’s episode of the ABCs for Building the Future podcast, Robert and Jonathan dive deep…
S1E13 Religion and AI?
“If we’re not aligned on AI alignment, we’re pretty non-aligned.” – Robert TaWhat if our survival depends not on smarter machines, but smarter belief systems?As we enter the era of superintelligence,…
S1E12 The “One-Man Startup” that landed Rover - How David Stepania Built a Startup Without a Team, Code, or Funding
Most founders wait until they have the perfect product. David Stepania didn’t.He used a landing page, a few cold emails, and a clear vision—and convinced Rover, a billion-dollar company, to work with…
S1E11 From NEAR DEATH to Top Exec with Rahul Chaudhari
What happens when your life crashes—literally—and you’re forced to pause?What do you learn about yourself when you're bedridden, staring at a white ceiling, unable to hold up your own head?For Rahul…
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Self Aligned by Robert Ta has published 30 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
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