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Anousheh Ansari on Innovation Prizes for Space, AI, Quantum Computing, and Carbon Removal

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9 August, 2024
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Anousheh Ansari on Innovation Prizes for Space, AI, Quantum Computing, and Carbon Removal

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      Anousheh Ansari joins the podcast to discuss how innovation prizes can incentivize technical innovation in space, AI, quantum computing, and carbon removal. We discuss the pros and cons of such prizes, where they work best, and how far they can scale. Learn more about Anousheh's work here. 

      Timestamps:

      00:00 Innovation prizes at XPRIZE

      08:25 Deciding which prizes to create

      19:00 Creating new markets

      29:51 How far can prizes scale?

      35:25 When are prizes successful?

      46:06 100M dollar carbon removal prize

      54:40 Upcoming prizes

      59:52 Anousheh's time in space

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