Podcast Episodes

The Future of AI is Quantitative

Season 2 Episode 32

We join the MIT community in New York for an event focused on AI, innovation, and the evolving role of tech in society. 

SandboxAQ is a Google spinout that combines AI Large Quantitative Models and de…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Building a Decentralized Drone Imaging Network

Season 2 Episode 31

Most geospatial data is gathered by satellites and cameras attached to planes, but a new decentralized network is helping amateur drone pilots capture and contribute ultra high resolution data. 

In th…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Giving Shape to AI

Season 2 Episode 30

What might the future of AI look like? 

Robert Brunner is responsible for some of the most iconic industrial designs of this century, and Matt Biilmann coined the phrase AX, which considers the user e…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Race to Superintelligence

Season 2 Episode 29

The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Uncovering How Biology Works

Season 2 Episode 28

The application of artificial intelligence to help discover new medicines could become one of the more transformative ways we use this tech in the near term. Recursion Pharmaceuticals CEO Chris Gibso…

Published on 3 months ago

Digital Citizens or Digital Subjects?

Season 2 Episode 27

Frank McCourt is an American executive and philanthropist. He’s also the author of a new book about the internet, called Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Ag…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who's Human Online?

Season 2 Episode 26

Whether you're on a dating app or playing a game, how do you know if you're interacting with another human? We meet someone working on a possible solution to this problem in the latest installment of…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Building Trust in Online Reviews

Season 2 Episode 25

Browsing online reviews when you’re shopping for a new product or service can be incredibly helpful, but only if they’re real. 

We Meet: Trustpilot CEO Adrian Blair

Credits:

This episode of SHIFT was p…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

How to Build a Moonshot Factory

Season 2 Episode 24

Astro Teller, Alphabet’s Captain of Moonshots, joins us for a conversation about the importance of failure, workplace culture in a moonshot factory, and not throwing away your shot.

We Meet: 

Astro Tel…

Published on 4 months ago

The Future of Voting Is on Your Phone

Season 2 Episode 23

What if voting in a primary could be as simple as reaching for your phone? We explore mobile voting in the latest installment of our oral history project.

We Meet: 

Bradley Tusk, Founder & CEO of Tusk…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago