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12.05.25

WIRED’s Big Interview series prides itself on being the place for engaging conversations with political leaders, creators, executives, and scientists moving the world forward.

In 2024, we brought those talks to a stage in San Francisco for the very first time. This year, we did it again, bringing together AMD CEO Lisa Su, Wicked director Jon M. Chu, Anthropic cofounder Daniela Amodei, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, and many more.

Revisit these in-depth, illuminating interviews with some of the biggest names in innovation today.

Lisa Su attends WIRED's Big Interview Event

AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER | 2-MINUTE READ

Lisa Su leads Nvidia’s biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED’s Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, the company’s CEO said, “Emphatically, from my perspective, no.”

Daniela Amodei attends the WIRED Big Interview event.

Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI

BY MARAH EAKIN | 2-MINUTE READ

The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees.

Matthew Prince attends the WIRED Big Interview Event.

Cloudflare Has Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN | 3-MINUTE READ

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince claims the internet infrastructure company’s efforts to block AI crawlers are already seeing big results.

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It’s Time to Save Silicon Valley From Itself

BY STEVEN LEVY | 3-MINUTE READ

Big Tech has lost its way. At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Techdirt editor Mike Masnick and Common Tools CEO Alex Komoroske announced a manifesto designed to help the industry get back on track.

Sahil Lavingia attends the WIRED Big Interview event.

Former DOGE Engineer Is Now Back in Government

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT | 2-MINUTE READ

Sahil Lavingia, previously a DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is now a career employee at the IRS. He said at WIRED’s Big Interview event that he expects to work there 10 years.

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Former USIP Lawyer on DOGE: ‘Brass Knuckles on an Authoritarian Fist’

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER | 2-MINUTE READ

George Foote, who served as the outside general counsel to the US Institute of Peace, said at WIRED’s Big Interview event that DOGE operatives arrived like a “strike team.”

Jeremy Allaire attends the WIRED Big Interview Event.

Circle’s Jeremy Allaire: We’re Building an ‘Economic OS’ for the AI Era

BY ANDREW COUTS | 2-MINUTE READ

The cofounder and CEO of Circle says “money as an app platform” is the next step in a digital-based global economic system that’s right around the corner.

Dr. Eric Topol attends the WIRED Big Interview event.

Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So

BY MARAH EAKIN | 3-MINUTE READ

The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.

Jon Chu attends the WIRED Big Interview Event.

Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of Wicked’s Best Moments

BY MARAH EAKIN | 2-MINUTE READ

The Wicked: For Good director says being able to improvise on set allows for the kind of moments that are hard for machines to make.

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