In this episode, research fellow Tomasz Hollanek explains critical design studies, showing how it encourages both users and designers to question power dynamics and the assumptions behind AI systems. He argues that "good" technology is context‑dependent and that purposeful friction—or "cognitive glitching"—can make users pause and reflect rather than interact mindlessly. Drawing on intersectional feminist critique, he highlights ways to embed recurring consent and other disruptive mechanisms into AI products, and discusses how designers can cultivate epistemic humility by engaging with critical humanities texts.

In Episode 9 of Drug Dealin, hosts Kenny and Shibu demonstrate how patients can use publicly available tools like ClinicalTrials.gov and AI language models to uncover novel treatment options, focusing on a hypothetical Parkinson’s disease case inspired by a TV...

In this episode, hosts discuss the looming impact of AI-driven automation on white‑collar work, referencing a viral speculative essay about a 2028 AI crisis and its economic fallout. They explore how agentic AI could collapse B2B SaaS models, reduce demand...

In this AI Answers episode, hosts Paul Reitzer and Kathy McPhillips field 15 live questions from their Intro to AI class, covering topics such as structured prompting, the relevance of prompt libraries, and the practical value of custom GPTs. They...

In this episode, Magnetar Capital Managing Director Neil Tiwari explains how his firm finances the massive AI compute infrastructure boom, leveraging its expertise in private credit, real‑estate, and energy assets. He details innovative financing structures—such as SPV debt backed by...

In this Technovation episode, a panel of CIOs discusses how to define, measure, and communicate AI value, sharing real‑world approaches from Ally Financial and Avery Dennison. Satish Muthukrishnan describes Ally’s cautious, 18‑month rollout of Ally.ai, emphasizing risk‑based governance, human‑in‑the‑loop design, and...
In this brief episode, host Rebecca McCabe highlights Sage Intacct's new AI-powered features for finance teams, including a finance intelligence agent, close automation, cash intelligence, and a data cloud, aimed at reducing system switching and enhancing decision‑making. She also covers...

The episode dives into ByteDance's new AI video generator, SeedDance 2.0, highlighting its impressive quality, lack of copyright filters, and the backlash from Hollywood over potential trademark and deep‑fake violations. Hosts discuss practical uses—from filmmakers and advertisers to YouTubers and...

In this episode of Legal Speak, Supreme Court litigator Adam Unikowski discusses the rapid adoption of AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude in high‑court advocacy. He describes experiments where AI generated oral arguments and answered justices’ questions, highlighting AI’s speed,...

In this OmniTalk Retail interview at eTail West 2026, David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook outlines the company’s “Aisle to Algorithm” strategy, an AI‑driven, asset‑light approach that condenses the 300‑task wedding planning process into a single click. She describes the “tech...

In this episode, Ann Mazinga chats with Alex Seaman, SVP and co‑founder of Furniture.com, about the platform’s AI‑driven solution to furniture‑shopping decision fatigue. Furniture.com aggregates dozens of trusted retailers into a single, agentic checkout experience, using AI to standardize product...

In this episode, Dan Lee, co‑founder and CEO of Nooks, unveils the new Agent Workspace and AI Sequences, explaining how AI‑native tools are reshaping the top‑of‑funnel sales process. He contrasts Nooks with legacy sequencing platforms, highlighting its ability to automate...

In this brief episode, host explores the controversial use of Anthropic's Claude AI model in the alleged Venezuelan invasion, discussing legal and ethical concerns around its deployment in military operations. Guest Amos Toh, a researcher at the Brennan Center, explains...
In this episode Jordan dives into three major NotebookLM updates: enhanced mobile capabilities that let users edit infographics, slide decks, and generate full‑screen video overviews on their phones; a new conversational studio generation workflow that lets users iteratively chat with...

In this episode, host Claire Vo talks with homeschooling mother and AI enthusiast Jesse Genet about how she uses five OpenClaw agents on multiple Mac minis to automate her family’s homeschooling, finances, and personal workflows. Jesse explains how she layered...
The episode discusses the alarming rate of medical errors—estimated at 800,000 to a million deaths annually—and explores how AI can help reduce these mistakes. The host highlights personal experience using AI tools like OpenEvidence, GPT, and Gemini to obtain specialist-level...

In this Planning Aces episode, three CFOs—Kevin Rubin (Zscaler), Bruce Schumann (Universal Technical Institute), and Rizak Jalloh (Flowcast)—share how disciplined, foundation‑first approaches to planning and AI adoption drive growth and decision speed. Rubin emphasizes a centralized AI governance function that...

In this episode, SaaStr host Jason Lemkin discusses the recent crash in software stock valuations and what it means for SaaS founders, emphasizing that true AI companies must show accelerating growth. He critiques public SaaS companies for superficial AI hype...

In this episode, Matthew DeMello talks with Hemant Banavar, Chief Product Officer at Motive, about applying purpose‑built AI to the physical economy—industries like transportation, construction, and energy that make up about half of global GDP but have been under‑served by...

In this episode of Risky Business, host Patrick Gray and panelists James Wilson and Adam Wallow dissect a wave of AI-driven cyber incidents, from a threat actor leveraging AI to mass‑compromise Fortinet devices to Chinese labs attempting large‑scale model distillation...

The episode examines the emerging anti‑AI sentiment, noting that while it isn’t a single organized movement, public skepticism is growing and is reflected in recent media coverage and polls. Host highlights data showing a majority of Americans distrust AI, fear...

The episode examines the escalating competition between Anthropic and OpenAI to dominate the enterprise AI market, focusing on each company's recent strategies for deploying AI agents within organizations. Anthropic unveiled an aggressive enterprise agent program that offers pre‑built, department‑specific AI...

In this episode, Max Harms of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute discusses the existential risks posed by artificial superintelligence, emphasizing that a misaligned AI could irrevocably reshape the world and threaten humanity’s survival. He critiques the prevailing approach of instilling...

In this episode, Andy Yeoman of Concierus walks hosts Jared and Ben through the evolution of InsurTech, from early marine analytics to the current AI‑driven platform that delivers both speed and certainty in underwriting. He stresses that technology must be...

In this Law Next on Location episode, co‑founder of Casetext Pablo Arredondo reflects on the rapid evolution of legal AI—from early brief‑analysis tools like CARA to the launch of Co‑Counsel, the first AI legal assistant built on GPT‑4, and its...

In this episode, Oracle SVP Hari Sankar discusses how finance is evolving toward automation, AI‑driven predictive insights, and seamless connectivity. He explains that finance has been slower to adopt new tech due to its high standards for accuracy, governance, and...
In this episode, Tim Peacock and Anton Chuvakian host Alex Pabst, Deputy CISO at Allianz, and Mike Sinnoh, Director of Detection & Response at Google, to discuss evolving SOC metrics in the age of AI and automation. They critique traditional...

In this episode, Michael Keegan talks with Andrea Bonime‑Blanc, author of *Governing Pandora*, about the unprecedented convergence of generative AI and other exponential technologies and what it means for leadership and governance. Bonime‑Blanc explains her "exponential governance mindset," a five‑part...

In this episode, host Chris Walton and Amir Khoshniyadi, VP at Williott, dissect five supply‑chain trends that will define 2026, emphasizing that technology adoption is moving from pilot‑phase hype to mandatory, budget‑driven implementation. They explain "physical AI" as the fusion...
The episode covers a whirlwind of AI news, highlighting Google’s release of Gemini 3.1 Pro with a three‑tier reasoning system that pushes it to the top of benchmark charts, and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 impressing on similar metrics. It delves...

In this episode, host Jordan Cooney and Otterly AI CEO Thomas Paham discuss how AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini are rendering traditional SEO metrics—rankings and clicks—obsolete, with the majority of queries now resulting in zero clicks. Thomas...

In this episode, Ankur Sethi, founder of Winner Capital, explains why he believes consumer AI is the present, not the future, and why it remains vastly underfunded compared to enterprise SaaS. He highlights the democratization of large language models that...

In this episode, Ivan Poupyrev, CEO of Archetype AI, explains that "physical AI" goes far beyond robotics, embedding foundation‑model intelligence into everyday devices—from washing machines to HVAC systems—and enabling them to communicate and optimize as a unified system. He outlines...

In this episode, Johannes Ulrich highlights three emerging threats: Japanese-language phishing campaigns that bypass English‑centric defenses, AI agents that ignore security guardrails and inadvertently expose data or make unauthorized changes, and the Starkiller phishing framework which proxies real login pages...

The episode examines how Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto has leveraged its advanced ceramic division to become a major supplier of AI‑related semiconductor components, driving a sharp rise in its stock price and drawing activist investor interest. It details Toto's role...

In this brief episode, Reuters' Mike Dolan highlights the upcoming earnings report from Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, and the market anxiety surrounding it. He points out that Nvidia’s soaring AI spending is heavily reliant on just four major...
In this episode, Derek Yan, Senior Investment Strategist at KraneShares, explains why humanoid robotics is moving from hype to real-world deployment, highlighting current enterprise pilots in factories and logistics that address chronic labor shortages. He stresses that investors should focus...

Target and Albertsons are piloting conversational ads in ChatGPT, where sponsored product suggestions appear alongside user queries based on keywords. Early results show a 40% monthly traffic lift for Target, and the ads are clearly labeled and separate from the...
In this episode, Alex Heath talks with Substack CEO Chris Best about Substack’s new integration with prediction market platform Polymarket, which lets writers embed live market data in their posts. Best explains his personal fascination with prediction markets, citing how...

In this episode, host discusses value investing in the modern era with George Kailas, CEO and co‑founder of Prospero.ai, a platform that transforms complex financial analytics into actionable investment signals. Kailas explains how Prospero.ai leverages AI and data science to...
The podcast features Fab Brasca, Kinaxis senior VP, discussing how AI is reshaping supply chains and which firms are leading adoption. It also reveals the American Transportation Research Institute’s ranking, naming Chicago as the nation’s most severe freight bottleneck. Additionally,...

The episode dives into Anthropic's new study revealing that AI agents are being used far more conservatively than their technical capabilities would allow, with users favoring short, highly supervised sessions. It highlights the expanding adoption of agents beyond coding into...

The episode covers four major HR tech developments: Employ Inc. appoints serial entrepreneur Jerry Jao as CEO, emphasizing a people‑first approach while accelerating AI innovation; hackajob’s AI recruiting agent Archer hits $1 M ARR in just 90 days by pre‑qualifying candidates...

In episode #357, Alex Roy, Kirsten, and Ed sit down with Nexar CEO Zach Greenberger to discuss why autonomous vehicles (AVs) require massive real‑world driving data to train and validate their systems. Greenberger explains how Nexar has built one of...

The episode examines how AI giants like Anthropic and OpenAI are deprioritizing safety as they chase trillion‑dollar valuations, highlighted by Anthropic’s safety lead quitting and a $20 billion funding round at a $350 billion valuation. It explores the tension between capital‑market incentives...

In this episode, Shahar Goldboim, co‑founder and CEO of Boom, explains why short‑term rentals (STRs) are the most complex asset class and how fragmented software tools trap hosts in a review‑driven revenue loop. He describes the genesis of Boom—a Business‑as‑Software...

In this episode, host Michael Stelzner talks with YouTube strategist Liron Segev about the platform’s newest AI-driven video creation and targeting tools and how they can be leveraged by businesses. Segev breaks down which content formats—especially short-form and searchable long‑form...

In this five‑minute interview, Maya Jose Bakvili, Stripe’s CRO of AI, explains "agentic commerce"—AI‑assisted chat purchases and AI‑delegated buying—and how Stripe’s infrastructure supports retailers in this emerging space. She highlights four persistent retailer concerns: maintaining control as merchant of record,...

In this episode, Stack Overflow’s Janice Manningham and Josh Zhang chat with Cloudflare VP Will Allen about the newly launched pay‑per‑crawl model that lets publishers charge crawlers for access. They explain how AI‑driven content scraping has upended the traditional open‑versus‑block...

In this episode, Emir Atli, co‑founder and CRO of HockeyStack, explains why the traditional, tool‑heavy GTM stack can’t simply have AI bolted on—it must be rebuilt around a unified, AI‑native platform with a single data foundation. He outlines HockeyStack’s evolution...