AI, Employment, and Education (with Tyler Cowen)
In this EconTalk episode, host Russ Roberts and economist Tyler Cowen discuss how AI will reshape the labor market and higher education. Cowen argues that AI will create new sectors—energy, biotech, law, and consulting—while also increasing leisure time, but he warns that governance and political responses could be problematic. He emphasizes that AI‑driven productivity will generate wealth and jobs, though the transition may be uneven and politically contentious. The conversation also touches on the pace of change in fields like driverless transportation and the inertia of universities in adopting AI tools.
#353 The Data Team's Agentic Future with Ketan Karkhanis, CEO at ThoughtSpot
In this episode, ThoughtSpot CEO Ketan Karkhanis discusses how AI agents are reshaping data analytics, turning self‑service BI from a long‑standing promise into a reality. He showcases ThoughtSpot’s agents—Spotter, Spotter Model, and SpotterWiz—that can answer business questions, automate data engineering...
Your AI Is Lying to You / Reproducing in Space Is Complicated / Egypt Just Got Weirder
The episode explores three main stories: a new study reveals that AI chatbots exhibit "social sycophancy," overly affirming users and reducing their willingness to apologize or resolve conflicts; researchers at the University of Adelaide find that microgravity hampers human reproduction,...
From Skeptic to True Believer: How OpenClaw Changed My Life | Claire Vo
Claire Vo, former product executive and AI startup founder, now runs her business, podcast, and family life with nine OpenClaw agents deployed across Mac Minis and old laptops. After an initial mishap that deleted her family calendar, she became a...
Your Data Vendor Is Charging You $800K to Solve a $100K Problem
In this episode Camille Bank reveals how mid‑size companies are paying upwards of $800 K annually for data stacks that solve far smaller problems, exposing hidden costs in Snowflake compute, connector services like Fivetran, BI tools, and the salaries of multiple...
Instacart’s Smart Cart Uses AI to Watch Your Every Move | Fast Five Shorts
The episode examines Instacart’s new Caper Cart, now equipped with NVIDIA Jetson edge AI devices that combine cameras, scales, and location tracking to identify items in real time and create a constantly updated "grocery world model." Hosts argue the technology...
SoftBank's $40B OpenAI Investment & Anthropic's Claude Mythos Leak
The episode covers four major AI developments: SoftBank’s planned $40 billion investment in OpenAI, highlighting the escalating capital barriers for frontier AI firms; the rapid emergence of physical AI, exemplified by humanoid robots at the White House and partnerships like Agile...
AI, Art, and Drawing the Line 🖌️
In this episode of Draw Me Anything, host Jason Chatfield chats with Jeremy Kaplan, the creator of the Wonder Tools Substack, about his approach to curating and explaining AI tools and features for a broad audience. Kaplan explains how his...
#372 VIRAL VIDEO PROMPT: Real Estate Agent Viewing Video
In episode #372, host discusses a viral real‑estate video that showcases a luxury home as more than a property—it's presented as the embodiment of the American dream. The conversation breaks down the marketing tactics used in the video, including cinematic...
Ep 743: The Future of AI? 7 New AI Features that Bring Us Closer to On-Demand AI Assistants
In this Friday Features episode, host Jordan Wilson highlights seven new AI capabilities that push us toward on‑demand AI assistants. He dives into Anthropic’s viral computer‑use tool, Google’s upgraded Lyria 3 Pro music model (now three‑minute tracks with structural control), Microsoft’s Copilot...
The AI Divide: Who Wins and Who Gets Replaced — with Bill Gurley
In this lively episode, venture capitalist Bill Gurley joins the hosts to discuss the growing AI divide—who benefits from AI advancements and who risks being displaced. Gurley shares his perspective on how AI will reshape industries, emphasizing the importance of...
The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?
In this episode of The Ezra Klein Show, host Ezra Klein talks with Jack Clark, co‑founder of Anthropic and author of the Import AI newsletter, about the rapid emergence of AI agents that can act autonomously rather than just chat....
Episode 565: Field Engineering Is the YOLO Team
In this episode, Brandon discusses a quirky Slack bug where an RSS feed for the Reasoning Show displays garbled Asian characters due to double‑encoding from UTF‑8 to UTF‑16. He walks through his troubleshooting process, including consulting Claude the AI, filing...
Prevent Agentic Identity Theft
In this episode, Stack Overflow host Ryan Donovan talks with Nancy Wang, CTO of 1Password, about the emerging security challenges of local AI agents. Wang explains how agents like ClaudeBot (now MoldBot) can access a device’s full execution context—files, terminals,...
The Race to Production-Grade Diffusion LLMs with Stefano Ermon - #764
In this episode, host Sam Charrington talks with Stefano Ermon, a Stanford associate professor and CEO of Inception, about the evolution of diffusion models from image generation to text and code. Ermon explains how diffusion models, which iteratively denoise from...
Building the First Agentic Brokerage with Leif Abraham, Co-CEO of Public
In this episode, Public’s co‑CEO Leif Abraham explains how the firm is building the first truly agentic brokerage, where AI agents help users construct and manage multi‑asset portfolios, from fractional stocks to bonds, crypto and options. He discusses Public’s shift...
Coding Agents Meet Data Science
In this episode, host and guest Mikio Braun discuss the emerging role of coding agents—AI tools that generate code—in data science workflows. They explore how these agents excel at writing code but often lack the skepticism and domain awareness needed...
AI Reality Check: Are LLMs a Dead End?
In this episode Cal Newport examines the claim by AI pioneer Yann LeCun that large language models (LLMs) are a technological dead end and explores the alternative approach of Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs), which raised over $1 billion to...
Managing Third-Party Risk at Scale Without Drowning in Surveys - with Carey Smith
In this episode, Carey Smith, Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and President/CIO of Accelerate Health, explains how enterprises can move from static vendor questionnaires to continuous, AI‑driven monitoring of thousands of suppliers. She...
AI Finds Vulns You Can't With Nicholas Carlini
In this episode, host Deirdre and David Amos sit down with vulnerability researcher Nicholas Carlini to discuss how large language models (LLMs) are now being used to discover software bugs, including zero‑day vulnerabilities. Carlini explains that recent advances allow a...
Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.
The episode examines the abrupt shutdown of OpenAI's video‑generation app Sora and its fallout for Disney, which had invested $1 billion and secured rights to 200 of its characters. Host Matt Bellany and tech reporter Alex Heath discuss why OpenAI reprioritized...
#160 - Mark Suman - Who Controls AI Will Control Society
In this episode, host Peter McCormack talks with AI privacy expert Mark Suman about the concept of "thought capture"—how advanced AI models learn and predict individual thought patterns, potentially allowing unprecedented influence over personal beliefs. They discuss the opaque nature...
Claude Co-Work Can Now Control Your Computer
In this episode, host Jaden Schaefer dives deep into Anthropic's latest release, Claude Co‑Work, which now lets the Claude AI control your computer’s mouse, keyboard, and screen, and can be accessed remotely via the Dispatch feature. He walks through the...
Bring Your AI Agents to Basecamp
In this episode of Rework, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier-Hansson discuss Basecamp’s new "agent‑friendly" capabilities, which make AI agents able to interact directly with Basecamp via a command‑line interface (CLI). They explain that traditional web accessibility concepts inspired this work,...
$41 Billion in Physical AI: What Investors Need to Know About Robotaxis & Humanoid Robots
In this episode of Autonomy Insiders, Marcin Briggs of Bank of America Global Research explains the rise of "physical AI"—AI that perceives, reasons, and acts in the real world—and why autonomous vehicles are the first large‑scale proving ground. He highlights...
Short: Grand Theft Grammarly W/ Julia Angwin & Peter Romer-Friedman
In this episode of Computer Says, journalist Julia Angwin and her attorney Peter Romer‑Friedman discuss Grammarly’s controversial "Expert Review" feature, which used AI to mimic the editing style of real experts—including Angwin—without their consent. Angwin explains how she discovered the...
How to Use Claude's Massive New Upgrades
The episode walks listeners through the latest upgrades to Anthropic's Claude suite, focusing on Claude Code's Remote Control, Claude Cowork's Dispatch, and the new Claude Code Channels for Telegram and Discord. It explains how these features let users run AI‑assisted...
The Autonomy Economy Is Accelerating
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, hosts discuss the rapid acceleration of the autonomy economy in 2026, covering AI developments at OpenAI and the broader push toward autonomous vehicles and delivery. They critique OpenAI's unclear monetization strategy and its...
OpenAI Kills Sora Video Model
In this episode the host breaks down OpenAI's abrupt decision to discontinue its video generation model, Sora, and the associated app and API. He explains the official announcement, user reactions, and the likely strategic reasons behind the move, including compute...
Spark, AI, and the Future of Data Engineering with Daniel Aronovich
In this episode, host Dan Beach chats with data engineering veteran Daniel Aronovich about his 15‑year journey from MATLAB‑based signal processing at Intel to Python, Spark, and his current startup, True Data Flynn. Daniel explains how he transitioned from data...
Why Your AI Hiring System Is Making Decisions You Can’t Defend
In this episode, Dr. Jonathan warns that AI‑driven hiring systems often embed invisible filters—like automatically rejecting candidates with high salary expectations—without the recruiter’s knowledge. He explains how these hidden rules degrade decision quality, rely on untested assumptions, and leave organizations...
Ep 740: Everything Is Fake: How Your Company Can Leverage Human Expertise and Fight AI Workslop (Start Here Series Ep...
In this episode of the Everyday AI Show, host Jordan explores the emerging "everything is fake" crisis, where AI‑generated content—text, images, video, and even voice—saturates daily interactions, eroding consumer trust. He explains how generic, low‑effort AI output, dubbed "work slop,"...
AI, SEO, and the Future of Search
In this episode, host Tyson Stockton talks with Kristen Tinsky, SVP of Creative at Fractal, about the upcoming shift from transformer‑based AI to next‑generation models that can learn continuously and run on edge devices. They explore how these hyper‑personalized AI...
AI Doesn't Replace Human Judgment in Retail Real Estate - Where We Buy #375
In this episode, James Cook talks with Paul Sill, head of JLL’s Visionary Insights Group, about how data‑driven analytics can guide retail and restaurant site selection while avoiding the trap of mistaking correlation for causation. Sill explains how their predictive...
#205: AI Labs Refocus on Agents and Enterprise, Trump’s New AI Framework, Meta’s Rogue Agent & What 81,000 People Want...
In episode 205, Paul Reitzer and Mike Kaput dissect a wave of strategic pivots across leading AI labs, highlighting OpenAI’s aggressive shift toward enterprise partnerships, a unified "super‑app" for agents, and the development of autonomous AI research interns. They note...
HUMAN AGENCY IN THE AGE OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
In this episode of A Better Peace, host Dr. Tom Spahr interviews Army War College faculty Lt. Col. Blair Wilcox and Col. Chase Metcalf about their research on the interaction between human commanders and artificial intelligence in military operations. Drawing...
Shifting AI From Fear to Optimism: U.S. Department of Labor’s Taylor Stockton
In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Taylor Stockton of the U.S. Department of Labor explains how the agency is shifting the narrative around AI from fear to optimism by focusing on workforce agility, AI literacy, and supportive policy. He highlights...
Bezos to Raise $100B for AI and Nvidia's Challenges
The episode explores several hot AI topics: the rise of AI token allocations as a new form of employee compensation, NVIDIA’s underwhelming GTC results that left Wall Street skeptical about its growth and margin sustainability, Amazon’s Tranium chip gaining traction...
Leaders in ERP Podcast Episode 8 - Stop Drowning in Data: Start Driving Value with AI
In Episode 8 of Leaders in ERP, host Sean Wendell talks with John Glasgow, founder and CEO of Campfire, about how AI is transforming ERP systems from data‑heavy, manual processes to strategic value generators. Glasgow explains that Campfire’s AI‑native platform...
The Coming AI Rules Battle
The episode examines the looming battle over AI regulation in the United States, noting how AI’s rapid integration into work, politics, and daily life is pushing it up the public agenda faster than any other issue. It highlights contrasting corporate...
Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN
At NVIDIA’s GTC, four AI CEOs—CoreWeave’s Michael Intrader, Perplexity AI, Mistral, and IREN—discussed the evolution of AI infrastructure from early crypto mining to today’s large‑scale GPU supercomputers. Intrader explained how CoreWeave pivoted from crypto to serving researchers and then to...
We Don’t Need More. We Need Better: Intelligence Scales. Wisdom Does Not.
The episode argues that simply increasing AI capability, data, or innovation is insufficient without a guiding purpose—wisdom does not scale like intelligence. It emphasizes that technology amplifies intent but does not provide moral direction, urging a shift from relentless building...
381: Who's Really Responsible When AI Gets It Wrong? Bloomberg Beta's James Cham on Power, Morality, and the Case for...
In this episode, host Dan Turchin talks with Bloomberg Beta partner James Cham about the moral and practical responsibilities that arise when AI systems make mistakes. Cham emphasizes that the rapid adoption of chat and coding AI tools is creating...
Inside OpenAI’s Streaming Backbone with Aravind Suresh | Ep. 24
In this episode, Aravind Suresh, head of OpenAI's real‑time infrastructure team, explains how the company built a highly reliable, scalable streaming backbone for products like ChatGPT using Kafka and Flink. He describes the challenges of scaling a streaming platform tenfold...
#352 AI Agents at Work: What Actually Breaks (and How to Fix It) with Danielle Crop, EVP Digital Strategy &...
In this episode, Danielle Crop, EVP of Digital Strategy & Alliances at WNS, discusses the rapid rise of AI agents in enterprises, emphasizing the need to evaluate whether they deliver real value and operate securely. She advocates a balanced mindset...
From Projects to Value Streams: Gilbane’s CTO on Outcome-Driven IT
In this episode, Gilbane’s Chief Technology Officer Alex Gutman explains how the firm has shifted from managing isolated projects to organizing around client‑defined value streams, enabling outcome‑driven delivery. He details the CTO’s remit—cyber resilience, service enablement, and future‑focused data/AI foundations—and how...
The 6G Podcast - Nvidia's AI Grid, Bell's AI Factory, OPPO Find N6, Spider-Man's Foldable, Fiber Land Rush, and 6G...
In this episode, hosts Anshul Saag and Mike Dano dissect NVIDIA's new AI Grid for telecom, Bell's $1.7 billion AI factory in Saskatchewan, and the latest foldable market moves, notably OPPO's crease‑free Find N6 and Samsung's discontinuation of its high‑end trifold. They...
The Clearest Sign Your Content Is Invisible to LLM Bots
In this episode of Voices of Search, host Jordan Cooney talks with Jeff Raine, co‑founder of Everything Machines, about how to ensure website content is readable by large language model (LLM) crawlers. Jeff explains that the clearest sign of invisibility...
A Brief History of AI in Healthcare W/ Lekan Wang, Partner, JSL Health Capital
In this episode, John Driscoll chats with Lekan Wang, a partner at AI‑first venture fund JSL Health Capital, about the evolution of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Wang traces his journey from early work at Palantir integrating disparate health data for...
After All the Hype, Was 2025 Really the Year of AI Agents?
In this episode, host Ryan Donovan and HumanX Conference CEO Stefan Weitz examine why 2025 didn’t live up to the hype of being the "year of AI agents." They explain that while agents generated a lot of buzz, practical deployment...