# People Will Still Need to Be Inspired by People by Dave Blundin > "One of the few things that I think will survive [continuous AI self-improvement] is entertainers, athletes, spokespeople, motivators. At the end of the day, people need to be inspired by people. The podcast genre and the human component of it will go on, but there's gonna be a huge amount of AI content in the middle of it." > **— Dave Blundin**, *Moonshots #309, recorded November 6, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Midterms, Politics, AI, and Infrastructure Research - Moonshots|Midterms, Politics, AI, and Infrastructure Research — Moonshots]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [recording, 01:02:08–01:03:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-ADiC7Khs&t=3728s). - **Editorial form:** The readable quotation retains visible brackets and/or an ellipsis for source-supported clarification or omission. The candidate map below records the exact treatment. - **Context and treatment:** Dave Blundin identifies human performers and motivators as the actors, continuous AI self-improvement as the surrounding transition, and interpersonal inspiration as the reason a human layer may persist; [recording, 01:02:08–01:03:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-ADiC7Khs&t=3728s). Bracket replaces `all of this` with the question's explicit governing condition; immediate repetition and the final entertainment aside are trimmed. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/The Politics of AI Infrastructure|The Politics of AI Infrastructure]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American Infrastructure|American Infrastructure]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028|The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Dave Blundin|Dave Blundin]] - [[wiki/Leadership|Leadership]] - [[wiki/Moonshots 309|Moonshots 309]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "One of the few things that I think will survive [continuous AI self-improvement] is entertainers, athletes, spokespeople, motivators. At the end of the day, people need to be inspired by people. The podcast genre and the human component of it will go on, but there's gonna be a huge amount of AI content in the middle of it." — Dave Blundin, Moonshots #309, recorded November 6, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dave-blundin-people-will-still-need-to-be-inspired-by-people ```