Best Affectiva Podcasts (2025)

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Walmart, AI, and the future of shopping, with Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar 33:14

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6d ago33:14

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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is starting an AI-driven transformation that it says will impact every aspect of shopping and operations. Suresh Kumar, Walmart's Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer, leads that effort. Kumar joins Pioneers of AI to take us inside Walmart’s adoption of robotics and AI in its warehouses, stor…

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Andrew Ng on winning the AI race, with DJ Patil 23:41

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Andrew Ng has been a leading voice in AI for over a decade. As Managing General Partner at AI Fund, and co-founder of Coursera and DeepLearning, among other roles, Ng has shaped the modern AI landscape and spread AI education to the masses. Onstage at this year’s Masters of Scale Summit, he sat down with former US Chief Data Scientist and now Gener…

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How To Make People Buy with Thomas Zoega Ramsoy - Brainfluence 32:44

19d ago32:44

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In this episode of Brainfluence, Roger Dooley is joined by Thomas Ramsoy, CEO and founder of Neurons, to discuss the evolving fields of neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience. Thomas Ramsoy shares insights from his book, "How to Make People Buy," which delves into the science behind what drives consumer behavior—emphasizing that genuine engagemen…

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Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in the world of AI 40:09

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Mark Cuban has spent decades as a serial entrepreneur and investor, with one of the best track records on the planet (including celebrity status on ABC’s Shark Tank). His success stems in part from an ability to spot opportunity early — and now he’s bringing that approach to AI. Cuban is backing AI companies that he sees taking bold swings and reim…

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Possible: Lisa Su on semiconductors, compute, and big bets 42:40

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What’s the role of semiconductors—and the companies that make them—in powering human progress? What does it look like to innovate thoughtfully in a landscape where the demand for power may be higher than the supply? With AI evolving faster and faster, how can we keep up? Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su joins the show to talk about hardware…

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How AI can unlock life-saving cures, with Siddhartha Mukherjee 28:58

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Discovering new medicines has long been a slow, inefficient, and expensive process. Siddhartha Mukherjee, esteemed cancer biologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies, is looking to change that. That’s why he partnered with Reid Hoffman to found Manas AI, a company that uses AI to accelerate drug discovery and…

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Designing AI for people and the planet, with Aza Raskin 44:34

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AI is rapidly changing what it means to be human, but is AI development truly human-centered? According to Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, the answer is largely “no.” The man who invented the “infinite scroll” is now working to understand why the most powerful technology so often fails to prioritize the human experience …

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Baratunde Thurston wants us to reimagine our relationship with AI 36:47

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How we decide to live with AI, at home or at work, will greatly impact our personal and professional futures. Baratunde Thurston, a comedian, writer, and commentator, has had a long career exploring what a harmonious relationship between human beings and our machines could look like. Now, as host and co-creator of the podcast Life with Machines, he…

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Could this be the future of K-12 education?, with Alpha School’s Joe Liemandt 24:39

2M ago24:39

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Educators around the world are wrangling with AI in learning. At Alpha School, a private K-12 school based in Texas, students use AI-driven software to complete core subjects in about two hours’ time. They spend the rest of the school day with guides for social-emotional learning, project-based work, and life skills. Joe Liemandt, longtime software…

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Vibe coding and the one-person start-up, with Lovable's Anton Osika 21:27

2M ago21:27

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“Vibe coding” is taking software development by storm, allowing users to build apps by simply chatting with AI. These tools will transform how digital products and companies are created – and who gets to create them. Anton Osika is the co-founder and CEO of Lovable, a vibe coding platform that’s garnered a reported $4 billion valuation since its fo…

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Rapid Response: Hollywood’s hottest AI partner, with Runway’s Cristóbal Valenzuela 33:11

2M ago33:11

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AI tools are disrupting all types of creative content, and Runway AI is a pioneer making major waves in Hollywood. In this episode of Rapid Response, Runway’s co-founder & CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela dissects the company’s breakneck growth, the risks and responsibilities of AI tool makers, and how AI is redefining both business expectations and our no…

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How Harvey is reinventing legal work with AI 34:19

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Law is one of the oldest professions in the world, a storied occupation steeped in traditions, where innovation can be challenging. Gabe Pereyra wants to change that with the power of AI. As Co-founder and President of Harvey, he’s creating legal AI tools that augment lawyers in their daily work, from drafting proposals to conducting research. Pere…

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Arianna Huffington thinks AI could be a GPS for the soul 36:40

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Personal health and wellness tools are on the rise as more people take ownership of their physical and mental well-being. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post, believes AI is the key to unlocking small behavior changes for healthier living. As CEO and founder of Thrive Global, she has partnered with Sam Altman to launch Thrive AI H…

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How Microsoft is democratizing safe AI 36:21

3M ago36:21

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Responsible AI is more than a buzzword, it’s a guiding principle at Microsoft. Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of Responsible AI, leads the company’s efforts to build and deploy AI products with responsibility at the core. She and her team bring standards across the company’s AI efforts, and have played a central role in building Microsoft Copilo…

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The power of storytelling in VCs, with Jeffrey Katzenberg and ChenLi Wang 44:56

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WndrCo is a venture capital firm that views storytelling as the foundation of every successful business, and for good reason. Its founding partner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, helped build DreamWorks into one of the most celebrated animation studios in the world. He is joined at the helm by ChenLi Wang, WndrCo’s managing partner and one of the earliest hir…

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Replay: How AI is shaping the job market, with Hilke Schellmann 31:15

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This week, Pioneers of AI is bringing back one of our most thought-provoking conversations: How AI is transforming the job market. Hilke Schellmann, journalist and author of “The Algorithm,” has spent years diving into the impact of AI on who gets hired and moves up – or doesn’t. Revisit this episode where we talk about how and why she began report…

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Inside how The New York Times leverages AI 38:02

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For years, news organizations have walked a fine line between embracing new and emerging technologies and safeguarding their IP and content from those same technologies. The New York Times is no exception when it comes to its relationship with AI. Alex Hardiman, Chief Product Officer of The New York Times, is leading the storied news organization’s…

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Back to school: How AI is transforming the classroom, with Sal Khan 42:13

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It’s back-to-school season and questions about how AI is changing the classroom are top of mind for parents, students, and teachers. Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, an education platform that pioneered online learning, is one of the leading voices in the conversation about how AI is shaping education. He joins Pioneers of AI to discuss how A…

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Can artists and AI coexist? 38:40

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Award-winning visual artist Shantell Martin has made a name for herself through her signature black-line, graphic drawings that have scaled gallery walls and traced paths across Times Square. She's collaborated with iconic brands like Tiffany & Co, as well as leading artists like Kendrick Lamar. For the past ten years, Martin has also been at the f…

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Does OpenAI’s new model deliver on the hype? Inside GPT-5 with Jeremy Kahn 23:08

4M ago23:08

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OpenAI has released the latest iteration of its flagship product, GPT-5. It arrives after much anticipation, but does it live up to the hype? Jeremy Khan, AI Editor at Fortune, returns to the show to break down what this new model can do. We’ll explore how it performs compared to past iterations, what OpenAI decided to improve and why, and what GPT…

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Possible: Alexis Ohanian on the future of online and offline communities 53:31

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How do we build products and platforms that support a healthy, prosperous future? What will it take to “make the internet fun again?” Should kids be using AI? This week, serial entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian—who co-founded Reddit two decades ago and is currently working to reinvent the social news aggregator Digg—joins Reid and Aria to ta…

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How Writer is helping Fortune 500 companies become AI-forward 32:43

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As AI becomes a bigger part of the modern workplace, more companies are integrating agents into their workflows, redefining how employees and technology collaborate. At the forefront of this shift is Writer, a company deploying AI agents to take on time consuming tasks, from analyzing customer feedback to drafting business proposals. In this episod…

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How Google DeepMind is building AI that can help humanity 38:47

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Google DeepMind is the powerhouse artificial intelligence lab behind Google’s AI assistant, Gemini. It’s also behind the groundbreaking AI tool, AlphaFold, that can predict a protein’s 3D structure. DeepMind’s COO, Lila Ibrahim, who’s the former COO and President of Coursera, has built her career on exploring how technology can benefit humanity. Sh…

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Can AI talk us out of conspiracy theories? 30:37

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From deepfakes to fabricated news, AI has been shown to generate convincing deceptive images and videos, increasing the spread of misinformation. David Rand, a professor of Information Science and marketing at Cornell University, is using the same technology for a different purpose: debunking those very same conspiracy theories. In a recent and gro…

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How today’s AI giants mirror global empires of the past, with journalist Karen Hao 38:16

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In her New York Times bestseller “Empire of AI,” journalist Karen Hao traces the rise of an intriguing and controversial tech giant: OpenAI. In years spent chronicling the company, she came to a theory of how OpenAI’s operating model mimics imperialist empires of the past – and how other major AI players have followed suit. Hao’s history and analys…

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What humans get (and don’t get) from AI, with MIT’s Pattie Maes 37:23

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Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is the next horizon that could match or surpass human thinking. Companies are investing billions in it, but not necessarily in projects to help humans with our memory, health, or well-being. MIT Media Lab professor Pattie Maes believes a different approach to how we advance AI could center and even re-define…

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Possible: Latanya Sweeney on AI, trust, and privacy 54:55

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How does the rise of AI impact our sense of what’s true? How can humans maintain a degree of individual privacy and unlock the benefits of AI while mitigating potential harms? In this episode, Reid and Aria sit down with data privacy pioneer Latanya Sweeney, Professor of Government and Technology at Harvard; former Chief Technology Officer at the U…

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Elias Torres wants to reach unicorn status with just 100 employees 30:17

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Founders and entrepreneurs today are racing to build companies with the leanest teams possible. Elias Torres, founder and CEO of Agency AI, a B2B company that delivers personalized, AI-powered customer service, is doing exactly that. His goal? To reach unicorn status with just 100 employees. Formerly the VP of Engineering at HubSpot and co-founder …

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Possible: Jane Goodall on hope, AI, and the natural world 59:01

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What would it look like to keep all living creatures in the loop on the development of new technology? Reid sat down for a wide-ranging solo discussion with Jane Goodall on that very subject – and more. They talked about how to maintain hope and focus on local impact in today’s often chaotic world, how technology – and AI in particular – might be h…

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How to use AI to fight online image abuse, with Breeze Liu 35:37

6M ago35:37

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AI is a powerful tool full of possibilities, but it also carries the potential for significant harm. One disturbing misuse is the creation of synthetic “revenge porn” through deepfakes, targeting anyone without consent. Breeze Liu, a survivor of this form of online image abuse, has dedicated her career to preventing it from happening to others. As …

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Possible: Artful Intelligence, part 3, featuring Paul Trillo 56:38

6M ago56:38

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What does it take to create something the world has never seen before? In this final episode of Artful Intelligence, Reid Hoffman and Chris McLeod explore what it takes to spark a creative revolution with filmmaker Paul Trillo. Using OpenAI’s groundbreaking AI video generator, Sora, Paul directed the world’s first fully AI-generated music video. Af…

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How to build robots that can live alongside us, with Cynthia Breazeal 37:23

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Over the past several decades, the field of robotics has achieved remarkable milestones. Robots have been sent to Mars and to the deepest parts of the ocean. Cynthia Breazeal, a professor at the MIT Media Lab, believes there’s another frontier that robots should enter: our daily lives. As a pioneer in social robotics, Breazeal has devoted her caree…

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Possible: Artful Intelligence, part 2, featuring Elise Swopes 49:15

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How can you shape the future with AI to create the world you want to live in? Reid Hoffman and Chris McLeod explore this question with Elise Swopes, a trailblazing visual artist and educator blending AI with photography. Currently an evangelist for Adobe, Elise has been a creative force since the early days of Instagram, crafting surreal visuals fo…

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The hidden environmental costs of a single AI prompt, with Dr. Sasha Luccioni 34:59

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You may have heard that AI is a bit of a resource hog. It requires so much electricity that scaling it could have a tremendous impact on the planet through the increase of emissions. So, what is the exact footprint you’ll leave the next time you type a prompt into your AI model of your choice? Dr. Sasha Luccioni, Climate Lead at the global AI firm …

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Remarkable People: Deepak Chopra on becoming your own guru in the digital age 32:58

6M ago32:58

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Can AI and spirituality coexist? Deepak Chopra, world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, challenges our perceptions by embracing artificial intelligence as a spiritual tool. In this mind-expanding conversation, Chopra reveals why he believes AI represents "the most powerful technology for expanding awareness in ev…

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How AI helps women track hormonal health, with Marina Pavlovic Rivas 31:03

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Women’s health has historically been understudied and underfunded. And when it comes to women’s hormonal health, we’re missing some critical data. Marina Pavlovic Rivas is working to close that gap by leveraging AI. Her company, Eli Health, offers an at-home monitor that tracks hormonal levels through saliva, giving women access to health data that…

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Rapid Response: The enterprise AI revolution is underway, with Box’s Aaron Levie 34:14

7M ago34:14

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The buzz in Silicon Valley around AI agents has many asking: What’s real and what’s hype? Box’s co-founder and CEO, Aaron Levie, joins Rapid Response to help decipher between fact and fiction, taking listeners inside the fast-paced evolution of agents and its impact on the future of enterprise AI. Plus, Levie unpacks how AI is really being adopted …

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Investing in the age of AI, part 2: Jeff Bussgang 42:01

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Jeff Bussgang is a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. When he’s not helping his students become future founders, he’s writing books. His latest, The Experimentation Machine, is a guide for founders looking to leverage AI in their startups. In this episode, we surface practical stra…

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The Activator Advantage with Matt Dixon 34:54

7M ago34:54

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In this episode of Brainfluence, host Roger Dooley welcomes back Matt Dixon, founding partner of DCM Insights and co-author of the bestselling "The Challenger Sale." Dixon shares insights from his latest book, The Activator Advantage: What Today's Rainmakers Do Differently, which is rooted in groundbreaking research on how top professionals win and…

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Investing in the age of AI, part 1: Vinod Khosla 43:10

7M ago43:10

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Vinod Khosla is one of the leading investors and technologists of our time, consistently making Forbes’ Midas List (basically the Oscars for venture investors) as head of Khosla Ventures. He was an early innovator in the world of computer chips and an early investor in OpenAI, as well as backing successes like DoorDash, Stripe, and Headspace. We un…

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The start-up fixing AI's errors, with Invisible Technologies' Francis Pedraza 30:57

7M ago30:57

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Scaling a business means managing redundant tasks that take time and manpower. Through his company, Invisible Technologies, Francis Pedraza is looking to make that process easier by creating a digital assembly line with humans and AI working together. Now, ten years in, Invisible Technologies has worked with major household-name companies to train …

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Audacious with Mark Schaefer: How Humans Win in an AI World 32:57

7M ago32:57

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Brainfluence host Roger Dooley sits down with marketing thought leader and bestselling author Mark Schaefer, who returns to the show with insights from his latest book, Audacious. Mark shares his unique approach to writing—how each of his books is inspired by real problems facing marketers—and discusses the existential challenges and opportunities …

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Revisited: Dr. Joy Buolamwini wants AI to see everyone 37:34

7M ago37:34

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This week, Pioneers of AI is bringing back one of our favorite and first episodes. It’s our conversation with Dr. Joy Buolamwini, founder of Algorithmic Justice League and poet of code. In this episode, we explore how bias in data sets and algorithms, especially in facial recognition, is crucial to AI’s future, how Dr. Buolamwini uncovered the deep…

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Reid Hoffman on AI’s environmental impact and the path to sustainability 34:04

8M ago34:04

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One of the biggest debates in the AI revolution is its environmental impact – especially the vast amounts of energy we need to run AI, and the carbon emissions that could follow. Yet AI is also a super powerful tool for smarter, cleaner energy use around the world. Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI and friend of our show, joins…

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Preparing the next generation of AI scientists, with Taniya Mishra 36:07

8M ago36:07

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If you’re looking for outside-the-box innovation and boundless energy — look to the youth. Dr. Taniya Mishra and her company SureStart are doing just that as they train the next generation of AI innovators with pie-in-the sky ideas that could solve some of our biggest challenges. SureStart operates under the fundamental ethos that to build safer AI…

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With Groq, Jonathan Ross is taking AI inference to new speeds 34:44

8M ago34:44

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Jonathan Ross and his company Groq are building AI chips focused on fast inference, increasing the speed with which AI models can process new information. But it’s not just about speed. Faster inference means that AI can deliver answers more quickly, and in turn save on energy and compute costs. In this episode of Pioneers of AI, we explore why Gro…

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From Abundance Summit: How AI is shaking up the start-up ecosystem 29:48

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AI start-ups are shaking up the world of venture funding and changing what investors decide to back. At this year’s Abundance Summit, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby moderated a discussion with leading AI investors Anj Midha, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and Dave Blundin, founder of Exponential Ventures. In this special live panel presentation, we …