No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups

Sarah Guo and Elad Gil bring something rare to the AI podcast space: genuine insider access combined with sharp, unfiltered opinions. Guo founded the AI-focused venture firm Conviction, and Gil has backed companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and multiple AI startups. Together they sit down weekly with the people actually building the future of AI, from frontier lab researchers to startup founders deploying models in production. The format is straightforward interview-style, usually running 30 to 60 minutes. What makes it stick is the quality of guests and the hosts’ willingness to push back. They had Dario Amodei discussing the limits of exponential scaling, RJ Scaringe from Rivian talking autonomous vehicle architecture, and Dave Baszucki on AI-native gaming worlds. The conversation tends to move fast, skipping past surface-level hype to get at what is actually working and what is not. Guo and Gil are both investors, so there is a natural business lens here. They care about market dynamics, competitive moats, and where capital is flowing. But they also geek out on technical details when the guest warrants it. You will hear them dig into training compute economics one week and SaaS disruption patterns the next. With 153 episodes and a 4.3-star rating from 125 reviews on Apple Podcasts, No Priors has become a go-to for anyone who wants the VC perspective on AI without the empty buzzwords.