Artificial Intelligence
Episodes whose main subject is AI itself: building with, training, evaluating, or debating AI systems. AI used only as a tool for another topic goes to that topic.
#59: The Watermark You Didn't Consent To
Invisible watermarks in AI? Is it privacy or protection? We uncover the hidden truth behind AI-generated content.
#58: Clean Audio, Messy Reality: Noise Removal for Voice-to-Text
Fussy baby, clean audio? We dive into noise removal for voice-to-text. Discover why cleaner audio can transcribe worse.
#57: From Lawyers in Limousines to Developers in Their PJs: The Voice Tech Revolution
From limo-riding lawyers to pajama-clad coders, voice tech is booming. Discover how AI is making it a force for good.
#56: The Thought Experiment Nobody Runs
Building an AI model from scratch? It's a brutal reality of trillions of tokens and millions in GPUs. Discover the hidden costs of modern AI.
#55: Running Video AI at Home: The Real Technical Challenge
Video AI: Hype vs. Reality. Can your GPU handle it? We dive into the technical challenges of running video AI at home.
#54: How AI Unifies Images, Audio, and Text
Omnimodal AI: How do models process images, audio, video, and text all at once? Discover the engineering behind AI that accepts anything.
#53: Instructional vs. Conversational AI: The Distinction Nobody Talks About
Instructional vs. conversational AI: a crucial distinction reshaping how AI is built. Discover why it matters for the future of AI development.
#52: System Prompts vs. Fine-Tuning: Are We Building Solutions for Problems That Don't Exist?
Are we over-engineering AI solutions? We dive into system prompts vs. fine-tuning and ask: Do you even need to fine-tune?
#51: AI Policy Wargaming: Can Agents Argue Better Than Humans?
Can AI agents debate global policy better than humans? We explore AI wargaming, from UN simulations to stress-testing geopolitics.
#50: When AI Hacks Without Humans
AI gone rogue. The first autonomous cyberattack by Claude against US targets changes everything we know about AI safety.
#49: AI Cyberattacks Are Doubling Every 6 Months—Here's Why
AI cyberattacks are doubling every 6 months. Discover why AI is a force multiplier for threat actors and what organizations can do.
#48: Renting vs. Building: The Hidden Choices in AI Inference
Ever wonder how AI magic happens? We demystify AI inference, exploring where and how models truly operate.
#47: Compressing Days into Minutes: AI Control Nets in Architecture
See how AI and control nets transform abstract sketches into stunning, photorealistic designs. Architects are revolutionizing their workflow!
#46: Pixels, Prompts & Pseudo-Text: AI's Word Problem
AI paints stunning images, but can't spell "cat." Why do advanced models struggle with simple text? Dive into AI's weird word problem!
#45: When AI Safety Fails: The Guardrail Paradox
AI guardrails: Fences, failures, and free speech. Can we control AI's infinite output, or do digital fences always break?
#44: When AI Trusts Too Much: The Art of Prompt Injection
AI's Wild West: Battling prompt injection and poisoning. Discover how AI threats are shifting from sci-fi to insidious attacks on the models...
#42: AI's Secret: Decoding the .5 Updates
Uncover the hidden world of AI's .5 updates. It's not just bug fixes—it's hundreds of millions and countless hours shaping smarter, safer AI.
#41: The Butcher's Bargain: When Smaller AI Is Good Enough
Unlock powerful AI on your device! We demystify quantization, the ingenious trick making local AI a reality.
#40: The Three Tribes of Local AI
Local AI: privacy, creativity, and compliance. Discover why keeping AI close to home is more than a trend.
#39: When Smaller AI Is Smarter
Forget LLMs. Discover SLMs: the specialized, efficient AI powerhouses transforming workflows, from planning to edge devices.