Episode · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2026-05-29
Books mentioned on Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
(0:00) Bill Gurley joins the show! (6:00) Making yourself valuable in the age of AI, first class of "AI Natives" (17:37) Reacting to Pope Leo's AI encyclical: Who guards the guardians?
Jason Calacanis recommended Running down a Dream by James Fore and others. David Sacks discussed 1984 by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Running down a Dream
Running down a Dream by James Fore and Frank Fore is an inspiring and practical guide focused on pursuing personal ambitions, lifelong learning, and following one's deepest fascinations.
Recommended“He's been running down a dream. If you haven't bought the book, get the book. It's incredible.”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“So, I do worry about the potential for AI to be used to surveil us, censor us, control us as Orwell described in 1984. So, if that's where the Pope is going with this, I very much agree with him.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Running down a Dream
“You wrote the book. You've now got a nonprofit.”
Plugged Running down a Dream
“So, I did a TED talk which will come out soon that's related to the book. Um I I uh there's a professor in Miami that's built a course around the book which I'm excited about”