The AI Metagame

“Take us through your learning journey with [new technology/concept].”

The host uses this as a standard opener to frame the guest's origin story with the topic at hand.

“Can you confirm my understanding of your process?”

He frequently uses this technique to break down a guest's complex system into understandable components for the audience.

“When you were at your peak, how big was the operation?”

A recurring question to quantify the scale and impact of a guest's work, whether it's videos per day or claims in a database.

“Where does your AI get its source of truth?”

A technical question aimed at understanding the architecture and data dependencies of a guest's AI system.

“What would your perfect information diet look like?”

Asks guests to describe their ideal inputs, revealing what they value and how they think about knowledge acquisition.

“Can you explain the economics of that?”

Adams often pushes past the technical description to understand the underlying financial model and profitability.

“When you were [in a past career], did you have a similar process or mindset?”

He uses this to connect a guest's current work to their past in fields like chess or sports betting, surfacing transferable frameworks.

“Why do you think you can be non-consensus and right in this domain?”

A core question that probes the guest's fundamental philosophy on risk, edge, and contrarian thinking.

“What is your main objective right now?”

This question seeks to understand the guest's current core motivation and goals.

“Is this process something that other people could copy?”

After exploring a guest's unique system, he asks about its replicability to distill actionable advice.

“What can you teach the audience about [a specific risk, like security]?”

This question directly asks the guest to provide practical, cautionary advice based on their experience.

“Do you remember when we first met?”

Used with guests he has a personal history with to establish a long-standing, familiar rapport from the start.