What are AI billionaires hoarding? Altman hoards gold, Zuckerberg builds shelters
The person who created ChatGPT publicly stated ten years ago that he was hoarding guns, gold, and gas masks. However, what actually came knocking on the door of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on April 10, 2026, was not an out-of-control AI, but a twenty-year-old who was afraid of AI and a Molotov cocktail. In the last episode, we discussed "What are the people who know AI best afraid of?" In this episode, we won't listen to what they have to say; we'll go straight to their warehouses and see where they spend their money: • Ultraman's survival checklist for 2016: gun, gold, potassium iodide, antibiotics, batteries, water, Israel Defense Forces gas mask and the land of Big Sur, which do they protect against in the event of the apocalypse? • Former OpenAI Chief Scientist Sutskevich: "We will definitely build a bunker before releasing AGI." • Zuckerberg's underground ranch on Kauai, Hawaii, with an annual security budget of approximately $22.5 million. • Peter Thiel's New Zealand, Malta, and Argentina: not just stockpiling goods, but escape routes. • The truly largest warehouses are above ground: nuclear fusion power, data centers, and computing power. After reviewing the list, you'll find that almost nothing they stockpiled was for dealing with AI; all the defensive doors opened outwards. Finally, the article brings the wealthy's list back to the average person: Taiwan's "National Safety Guidelines" and evacuation kit list, why potassium iodide and antibiotics shouldn't be hoarded indiscriminately, and "options" you can also afford to store. In the AI era, what do you think is the most important thing to guard against? Feel free to leave a comment. ⏱ Chapter 00:00 Opening: A Molotov cocktail is thrown towards Ultraman's house. 01:52 Ultraman's Survival Checklist for 2016 02:34 Their mouths can act, but their warehouses can't: Look where they spend their money. 04:18 A list of seven possible doomsday scenarios 05:32 Potassium iodide, antibiotics, gas masks, batteries, and water—what do they each protect against? 08:12 Gold: The only thing on the list that made a big profit 09:09 The land of Big Sur, and the only gun pointed at a man. 10:19 What can deal with AI? None. 10:57 How did he later change his tune: Bunkers can't defend against AGI? 13:06 Sutskevi: "We will definitely build a bunker first." 15:51 Zuckerberg's Island: Hawaiian Ranches and Underground Space 19:15 $60,000 a day in security guard services vs. a $5.86 "National Security Guide" 20:34 Tyres: What they're hoarding isn't goods, it's "options" 23:20 Silicon Valley's Doomsday Insurance: New Zealand, LASIK Surgery, an Island, a Planet 25:33 What the wealthy are really hoarding: the power of choice 26:15 The largest warehouse is on the ground: nuclear fusion, longevity, and uploading to the brain. 27:52 5GW of power, $50 billion data center: How big is the main warehouse? 31:06 Which way does the door open: Who are they trying to protect themselves from? 32:04 The Rich Survive: After a disaster, will the security guards still listen to me? 33:36 The Dangers of AI: Two Timelines 35:08 Fear Spreads Downward: Shelter Business and $50,000 Beds 36:30 What can ordinary people take with them? Taiwan evacuation package checklist 38:34 Don't hoard potassium iodide and antibiotics. 39:05 Options for ordinary people: Reserve funds, second skill, connections 40:11 Three publicly available sources 41:39 Ending: What they guard against most is not machines, but people. 📚 Key sources: The New Yorker (2016, 2017); Sam Altman's blog; Karen Hao's Empire of AI*; *Wired*, Bloomberg (Zuckerberg); Meta Shareholders' Meeting Documents (SEC); *The New York Times*, Fortune, Stuff (Peter Thiel); MIT Technology Review; Newsweek (October 4, 2026); Douglas Rushkoff's *Survival of the Richest*; CDC; Ministry of National Defense's *Taiwan National Security Guidelines 🔥 Want to see more exciting content? Become a member and unlock exclusive videos! 🔥 👉 Join as a member: / @moneyrules8 👉【More exciting videos】 ▶Wealth Truth • 財富真相◆Wealth Truth ▶Insights into Stock Trading◆ • 股海悟道◆Stock Trading ▶Economic Insights◆ • 經濟看點 Economy Insights ▶Personal Development◆ • 個人成長◆Personal Development ▶Financial Mindset◆Money Mindset • 財商思維◆Money Mindset ▶Human Nature • 人性真相◆Human Nature If you found this helpful, please like 👍, subscribe ❤️, and share it with others who might need it! ☀️