Why Meta's AI Has No Point of View
In this 9‑minute episode, Taylor explains why a robust context layer is essential for AI to produce reliable insights, using a live demo where an AI tool misinterprets a performance dashboard until it’s given a clear hierarchy of metrics. He shows how providing a methodological framework—like the "pyramid of success" that prioritizes contribution margin—transforms the AI from hallucinating to delivering actionable, interactive HTML analyses. The discussion highlights Meta’s Monos tool, which lacks an intrinsic point of view and relies entirely on user‑supplied context, underscoring the need for businesses to define clear objectives for AI-driven decision‑making.
The Anticipation Gap: Why 4 Problems Have to Be Solved Together for Consumer AI to Work
The episode explores why consumer AI has hit an "anticipation gap" in 2026, where powerful software creates more management overhead than value. It argues that chatbots and isolated agents are insufficient, as users are burdened with juggling multiple tabs, prompts,...
More Than the Sum of the Parts - Episode 7 of Unbuffered
In this episode of Unbuffered, host Christopher Mitchell talks with Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute and author of *Getting Out of Control*. Chilson argues that top‑down, centrally planned solutions often miss the nuanced, tacit knowledge...
Ep 770: What’s Coming Next: 5 AI Trends, Problems and Opportunities Around the Corner
In this episode, host Jordan Wilson shares five emerging AI trends he observed during recent trips to Silicon Valley and St. Louis: autonomous vehicles outperform human drivers, the decline of true AI generalists, the rise of "AI homework" for office...
How to Use AI to Grow Your Business on Social Media in 2026
In this episode, Gary Vaynerchuk and his guest discuss how AI is becoming as essential as electricity for small business owners, using the example of dog trainers who want to boost their social‑media presence. They outline practical AI tools—like Runway...
The “Mirror Test” Every Leader Needs Before Adopting AI
In this episode, host David Rice and AI‑strategy expert Victoria Pelletier discuss why leaders must first "hold up a mirror" to understand the actual task‑level work happening in their organizations before launching AI initiatives. They explain a bottom‑up approach that...
AI Adoption in Finance: What CFOs Get Wrong (And How to Do It Right)
In this episode of CFO Weekly, host Megan Weiss talks with Ashok Manthena, CFO and Chief Finance AI at Chatfin, about the current state of AI adoption in finance. Ashok explains that CFOs are moving from curiosity to active experimentation,...
Claude Code for Everyone: How to Get Started
In this episode, host Michael Stelzner talks with AI educator and consultant Tyler Reed about how non‑developers can leverage AI tools like Claude CloudCode to build and automate applications without writing code. Reed shares his journey from a computer‑science background...
What (Un)exactly Do You Mean by Semantic Search?
In this episode, Ryan Donovan and Quadrant’s Brian O'Grady compare traditional Lucene‑based text search engines (like Elasticsearch) with modern vector databases for semantic search, outlining when each is appropriate. They explain that exact term matching excels in log analytics and...
CEO of Yanolja on AI Agents Running Hotels
In this episode, Ajaz Sodowala, CEO of Yanolja Cloud Solution, explains how his company powers over 33,000 hotels in 170+ countries with a unified, cloud‑based platform that combines PMS, booking engine, channel management, dynamic pricing and more. He traces Yanolja’s...
In Focus: Equity & Credit Update on AI CapEx
In this episode, JPMorgan equity strategist Bupinder Singh and credit head Nathaniel Rosenbaum examine the surge in AI‑related capital expenditures, which are set to double to roughly $1.4 trillion for public firms and could reach $2.5‑3 trillion when private and non‑U.S. spending...
Will AI Make You Stupid?
In this episode, the hosts explore how constant reliance on AI for tasks like copy‑pasting, answering, and outsourcing can boost productivity while potentially dulling our own thinking skills. They discuss the paradox that AI can make us more efficient yet...
Eddie Ramos: How AI Is Reshaping Investing and Boardrooms
In this episode, Eddie Ramos—a veteran investor, board director, and ESG advocate—explores how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping investment practices, board oversight, and capital formation. He explains AI’s rapid rise since ChatGPT’s debut, its integration into mutual funds, venture‑focused public...
Sarah Rogers: Free Speech, AI Diplomacy, and What America Owes Its Allies
In this episode, Undersecretary of State Sarah B. Rogers discusses how public diplomacy now centers on defending free speech and digital freedom abroad, reversing the previous administration’s content‑removal efforts. She argues that a "Western AI stack"—AI built on individualistic, consent‑based,...
#358 How AI Agents Will Work While You Sleep | Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Professor at Carnegie Mellon
In this episode, DataCamp talks with Carnegie Mellon professor Ruslan Salakhutdinov about the rapid evolution of AI agents, especially their growing capabilities in coding, computer‑use tasks, and long‑horizon problem solving. Salakhutdinov explains how agents are moving from minute‑scale actions to...
AI Agents Are About to Route Around Every Tool that Can't Pass 5 Structural Tests. Here's the Diagnostic.
The episode explores how issue trackers—tools like JIRA that were never intended for AI—have unexpectedly become critical infrastructure for AI agents in 2026. These systems provide essential features such as state management, ownership, permissions, and historical context, allowing agents to...
Dairy Queen’s AI Drive-Thru Actually Works | Fast Five Shorts
The episode examines Dairy Queen’s rollout of a voice‑AI drive‑thru system developed with Presto Phoenix, which now operates in the host’s local store and is slated for expansion to franchise locations across at least 25 U.S. states and Canadian provinces....
The Art of Crossing the Chasm: When Is a Startup Ready for Enterprise Adoption?
In this episode of the Robot Report, Steve Crow and Mike Oitzman discuss how startups can determine when they’re ready to sell to large enterprises, featuring insights from Neil Hanch, CEO of Silicon Foundry, on bridging the "chasm" to enterprise...
Hyperscalers Are Going Into Hyperdrive
In this episode, Travis Hoy, Lou Whiteman, and John Quast dissect the explosive growth of AI-driven cloud spending by the hyperscalers—Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta—highlighting staggering cloud revenue growth, massive remaining performance obligations (over $1.3 trillion), and soaring capex forecasts that...
Can AI Help You Start a Company? + What Social Media Regulation Really Means
In this episode the hosts explore the emerging role of AI as a personal companion, noting that many top AI apps are used for emotional support rather than productivity, with therapy-like interactions becoming the leading corporate use. They debate whether...
AI, Trust, and the Expanding Role of Finance: A Sage Future Special
In this special CFO Thought Leader episode, Sage’s CTO Aaron Harris, SVP John Fasoli, and construction‑segment SVP Julie Adams discuss how AI is shifting finance from a manual, assistive tool to an autonomous, strategic engine. Harris emphasizes that trust and...
#442 VIRAL VIDEO PROMPT: Famous Celebrity
The episode titled "#442 VIRAL VIDEO PROMPT: Famous Celebrity" appears to focus on a creative prompt involving a famous celebrity, likely encouraging listeners to generate viral video ideas. The brief description mentions "God helps keep giving you your homework 8...
The Buying Rule for Your Personal AI Computer (and How to Skip the $5,000 Mistake)
In this episode, the host explains how AI agents are reviving the importance of the personal desktop computer, reversing a 15‑year trend toward cloud‑only workflows. They outline a buying rule for a "personal AI computer," warning listeners to avoid overspending...
Episode 154: Visual Navigation in Insects and Robots - Andrew Philippides
In this episode, Professor Andrew Philippides explains how studying the visual learning behaviors of ants and bees—such as learning walks and flights—can inspire efficient navigation algorithms for robots. He outlines a research pipeline that moves from field observations and panoramic...
Phenom Buys Plum
In this episode of Speaking of RegTech, host Chris Russell covers three major news items: Windmill's $12 million seed round for its workforce context‑graph platform, Nomad Health's pivot to an AI‑driven staffing software with a new CEO, and Phenom's acquisition of...
OpenAI’s Big Reset + A.I. in the Doctor’s Office + Talkie, a Pre-1930s LLM
In this episode of Hard Fork, hosts Kevin Roos and Casey Noon dissect OpenAI’s strategic overhaul, including a revised Microsoft partnership that removes the AGI revenue clause, a $50 billion investment and model‑hosting deal with Amazon’s Bedrock, and a shift away...
Balaji and Taylor Lorenz on AI and Media
In this episode, Balaji Srinivasan and tech journalist Taylor Lorenz discuss how AI is reshaping media, trust, and the economics of information. They argue that AI-generated content makes verification harder, prompting a push for cryptographic truth, decentralized identity, and human‑only...
AI Agents and the Future of Construction Sales
In this episode of AEC Business, host Arne Heiskanen talks with Paul Indinger, Managing Director of Building Radar, about how AI and generative AI are transforming sales in the construction sector. Paul explains the evolution of Building Radar from a...
AI Assistants That Sell You Things On The Side | Behind the Numbers
In this episode of "Behind the Numbers," hosts Marcus, Grace Harmon, and Nate Elliott dissect OpenAI's ambitious plan to generate $100 billion in ad revenue from ChatGPT by 2030. They critique the feasibility of scaling from a $100 million pilot to billions...
Snake Oilers: Ent AI, Spacewalk and Mondoo
In this episode of the Risky Business Snake Oilers podcast, host Patrick Gray interviews three AI‑focused security vendors. First, Brandon Dixon of Ent AI (formerly Ent Security) explains their intent‑aware endpoint solution that uses lightweight on‑device agents and edge‑run language...
Actionable Impact
In this brief episode, Andrew Bleeker, CEO of Bully Pulpit International, tackles the polarized discourse around AI—whether it’s a universal solution or a job‑stealing threat—and offers a pragmatic middle ground for communications and public affairs leaders. He outlines actionable strategies...
Inside the Department of Labor's Plan to Make American Workers AI-Ready
In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Taylor Stockton of the U.S. Department of Labor explains the agency’s push to make American workers AI‑ready through a comprehensive AI literacy strategy. He outlines the department’s AI 101 text‑message course, the AI literacy...
Will AI Help You Live 50 More Years? Immunologist Derya Unutmaz Weighs In
In this episode, NIH‑funded immunologist Derya Unutmaz discusses his bold predictions that AI will usher in a "biosingularity"—a convergence of artificial intelligence and biotechnology that could extend human lifespan by decades and automate half of white‑collar work within the next...
Agentforce Grid Enables Next-Gen Admins To Scale AI Workflows
In this episode, Avi Shah, product owner of Agent Force Grid, explains how the new spreadsheet‑like interface lets Salesforce admins combine data, automation, and generative AI in a single workspace. Grid offers data columns for importing records from Salesforce, Data...
Will AI Search Continue to Expand?
In this 90‑second episode of The Voices of Search, host Jordan Cooney chats with Garrett Sussman, Director of Marketing at iPollRank, about the evolving landscape of AI‑driven search. They explore how conversational AI is reshaping user behavior, the dual trend...
The Ethics of Autonomous Weapons Systems
In this episode, law professor Yuval Shani discusses the rapid integration of AI into warfare, highlighting how autonomous weapon systems—ranging from fully autonomous drones to AI-driven decision‑support tools—are already in use by militaries such as Israel, the United States, and...
Ep. 216: Proven Strategies for CMOs in the Canadian Retail Sector
In this 10‑minute episode, host Christian Klepp distills key takeaways from the DX3 Retail Reinvented conference in Toronto, highlighting how Canadian CMOs can navigate rising costs, AI disruption, and shifting consumer expectations. He outlines three AI‑driven strategies—using AI as a...
Ep 766: ChatGPT Images 2: How Even Non-Creatives Can Unlock Growth With Images 2
In this episode of the Everyday AI Show, host Jordan Wilson breaks down OpenAI's new ChatGPT Images 2 model, highlighting its "thinking mode" that plans composition, typography, and constraints before rendering, and its ability to pull real‑time web data for accurate,...
Data Center Debate: Are Energy Bills About To Explode?
The episode examines the looming energy crisis posed by the rapid expansion of AI data centers, noting that by 2030 they could consume twice today’s electricity—enough to power France and Germany combined—while the U.S. grid may lack sufficient capacity. Guests...
AI Can Make Software Now. That Changes Everything, with Paul Ford
In this episode, host Matt Buchel talks with technologist and writer Paul Ford about the rapid emergence of AI-powered code generation, which Ford calls "vibe coding." He explains how recent advances—particularly Anthropic's Cloud Code and improvements in large language models—have...
SaaStr 852: The Agents #003, Our Agent Now Runs Campaigns on Weekends, Plus Why We Pay More for Salesforce Than...
In this episode of The Agents, hosts Emilio LaRoute and the AI VP of Marketing, nicknamed 10K, showcase how their AI agent autonomously generated and prepared three marketing campaigns over a weekend, including audience segmentation and copywriting, though it still...
AWS in Orbit: Cloud, Space, and AI Convergence.
In this episode of AWS in Orbit, solution architect Tony Jacobs (AWS) and chief strategy officer Russell Glenn (Viasat) discuss how cloud, satellite communications, and generative AI converge to provide resilient, tactical‑edge connectivity for warfighter missions, especially autonomous drone swarms....
AI Ate Their Search Traffic. Here's What Springer Nature Built Instead — Prathik Roy
In this episode, Prateek Roy, Product Director for Data and AI Solutions at Springer Nature, explains how the rise of generative AI is shifting value in scientific publishing from raw article reads to AI‑generated summaries and data services. He outlines...
AI as Your New Team Member: Scaling with Confidence – with Michael Joyce
In this episode, Michael Joyce, Cisco’s enterprise service delivery and AI transformation leader, discusses how generative AI can be treated as a new team member to accelerate project delivery. He explains the value of PMI’s CPM AI certification for creating...
Why AI Is Being Used As An Excuse To Stop Investing In People
In this episode, Dr. Jonathan warns that many organizations are using AI as an excuse to stop investing in their workforce, treating it as an "escape hatch" to cut training, development, and support. He highlights three core issues: the relentless...
How Pandora Thinks About AI, Emotion, and the Future of Jewelry Retail | WRC 2026
In this OmniTalk Retail episode recorded at the World Retail Congress, host Chris Walton interviews David Boynton, Managing Director for Northern Europe at Pandora, about the brand’s strategy amid economic pressure, the role of physical stores, and the impact of...
ChatGPT 5.5 Scored 87 Where the Next Best Model Scored 67. Here's What that Gap Looks Like in Real Work.
In this episode the host argues that GPT‑5.5, scoring 87 versus the next best model's 67, represents a new performance ceiling for AI, especially in complex work tasks. He demonstrates the model's capabilities through a demanding executive knowledge package, a...
Not My First Rodeo: Alfie Pearce-Higgins with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, co‑founder and CEO Alfie Pearce‑Higgins walks through his unconventional path from finance and international development to launching Rodeo, a London‑based startup that uses AI to give job seekers personalized career planning tools. He explains how traditional job...
AI-Powered Longevity Science — One Gene to Reverse Aging? | Daniel Ives PhD
In this episode, Dr. Robert Lovekin talks with Dr. Daniel Ives, founder of Shift Bioscience, about moving from hypothesis‑driven aging research to data‑driven, AI‑powered approaches. Ives explains how his early focus on mitochondrial DNA mutations as the primary cause of...
Intro to Claude Cowork: How to Get Started
In this episode, host Michael Stelzner chats with AI strategist Dan Nessel about getting started with Claude Co‑work, Anthropic’s new AI agent platform. Dan explains what an AI "agent" is, debunks common misconceptions, and outlines how Co‑work acts as a...