# Bill Thompson

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Real Alpha has cut 3 moments of Bill Thompson (Founder & CEO, Spartan Forge) talking, from an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience published Oct 21, 2026.

- Role: Founder & CEO, Spartan Forge

## What Bill Thompson said

- [AI could make local production and human-made work more valuable](https://realalpha.app/s/ai-could-make-local-production-and-human-made-work-more/)
  The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min
  > “a good output from AI would be we have these open-weighted systems that are available to everyone.” — Bill Thompson · [2:43:39](https://realalpha.app/v/vamsa0e8y4Y/?t=9819)
- [Spartan Forge models thermals from terrain, canopy and weather](https://realalpha.app/s/spartan-forge-models-thermals-from-terrain-canopy-and/)
  The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min
  > “the less time that i have to interact with an app in order to get more information i've increased bandwidth” — Bill Thompson · [40:56](https://realalpha.app/v/vamsa0e8y4Y/?t=2456)
- [Bots and algorithms can distort public opinion](https://realalpha.app/s/bots-and-algorithms-can-distort-public-opinion/)
  The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 4 min
  > “And it's such a real thing to a degree that people just don't understand how they're being manipulated by these things.” — Bill Thompson · [2:32:06](https://realalpha.app/v/vamsa0e8y4Y/?t=9126)

## The episode

- [Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson](https://realalpha.app/v/vamsa0e8y4Y/) · The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026