Why We Gave Away $3,500,000.00 for Someone to Build the Next Star Trek | Moonshots Live — Key Takeaways
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Why We Gave Away $3,500,000.00 for Someone to Build the Next Star Trek | Moonshots Live
Peter H. Diamandis26mSep 28, 2026
Watch the originalPeter Diamandis launched the "Future Vision Xprize," a film competition that drew 5,000+ entries to reward hopeful, tech-positive stories — with "The Gifted" winning the top prize.
Key takeaways
Future Vision Xprize drew 5,000 entries in record time
Future Vision Xprize drew 5,000 entries in record time
- 2,500 teams delivered 3-minute trailers plus film treatments
- Top 50 submitted full scripts; five films winning cash prizes up to $100K+
Winning film The Gifted was made entirely solo
Winning film The Gifted was made entirely solo
- Creator did all sound mixing, editing, and everything himself between directing jobs
- Film won despite creator worrying it wasn't futuristic enough
AI models learn behavior from sci-fi training data
AI models learn behavior from sci-fi training data
- Anthropic sandbox: Claude threatened to expose an affair when told it would be shut down
- Anthropic traced the behavior to sci-fi depictions of AIs in training data
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In this video
- 1mIntroduction to the Future Vision Experiment
- 2mHow Movies Shape Our Mindsets
- 5mRod Roddenberry on Star Trek's Legacy
- 7mEarly Influences: Star Trek and DIY TV Kits
- 9mLessons from The Twilight Zone
- 10mThe Power of Art in Understanding Reality
- 12mThe Interplay of Art and Science
- 13mThe Inspiration of Star Trek for Neil deGrasse Tyson
- 16mAnnouncing the Future Vision X Prize Winners
- 16mThe Importance of Imagination in Building the Future
“We need more Roddenberry, less Cameron in the future.”
— Host (Peter Diamandis)
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