Ethereum’s Vitalik on Self-Agency, Ex NASA physicist says Australia is chopped, and Post-AI’s Permanent Underclass | Best Of 5/14/26

The best moments from MTS on May 14: Vitalik Buterin on sanctuary technology and crypto's role in a changing world, Casey Handmer on Energy Autarky, and the economic collapse of nations, Jasmine Sun on AI labor disruption and the permanent underclass meme, and Dr. Topol and Dr. Slotkin on autonomous vehicles as a public health breakthrough, Steven Glinert on Cerebras IPO, wafer scale chips, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing.Timecodes:(00:00) Introduction(00:34) Vitalik Buterin on sanctuary technology, autopilot to agency, crypto's future(17:25) Casey Handmer on Terraform Industries, synthetic fuel, solving climate change(34:55) Dr. Topol and Dr. Slotkin on autonomous vehicles, road deaths, public health(50:14) Jasmine Sun on permanent underclass meme, AI jobs disruption, transitional friction(01:03:45) Steven Ovadia on Cerebras IPO, wafer scale chips, Taiwan semiconductor manufacturingMTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | https://twitter.com/MTSliveYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituationSpotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763 Substack | https://mtslive.substack.com/MTS is brought to you by:Granola - The AI notepad. Try it once and never go back. ⁠⁠⁠https://granola.ai/mts⁠⁠⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. ⁠⁠⁠https://konghq.com⁠⁠⁠Blitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. ⁠⁠⁠https://blitzy.com⁠⁠⁠Merge — OpenAI, Dropbox, and Ramp use Merge to get AI to production faster.  ⁠⁠⁠https://merge.dev/mtsAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. ⁠⁠⁠https://adquick.com⁠⁠⁠Macroscope - AI codebase understanding for engineering leaders. ⁠⁠⁠https://macroscope.com/mts⁠⁠⁠