Podcast Episodes

The Secret Engine of AI - Prolific [Sponsored] (Sara Saab, Enzo Blindow)

We sat down with Sara Saab (VP of Product at Prolific) and Enzo Blindow (VP of Data and AI at Prolific) to explore the critical role of human evaluation in AI development and the challenges of aligni…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

AI Agents Can Code 10,000 Lines of Hacking Tools In Seconds - Dr. Ilia Shumailov (ex-GDM)

Dr. Ilia Shumailov - Former DeepMind AI Security Researcher, now building security tools for AI agents

Ever wondered what happens when AI agents start talking to each other—or worse, when they start b…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

New top score on ARC-AGI-2-pub (29.4%) - Jeremy Berman

We need AI systems to synthesise new knowledge, not just compress the data they see. Jeremy Berman, is a research scientist at Reflection AI and recent winner of the ARC-AGI v2 public leaderboard.**S…

Published on 3 months ago

Deep Learning is Not So Mysterious or Different - Prof. Andrew Gordon Wilson (NYU)

Professor Andrew Wilson from NYU explains why many common-sense ideas in artificial intelligence might be wrong. For decades, the rule of thumb in machine learning has been to fear complexity. The th…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Karl Friston - Why Intelligence Can't Get Too Large (Goldilocks principle)

In this episode, hosts Tim and Keith finally realize their long-held dream of sitting down with their hero, the brilliant neuroscientist Professor Karl Friston. The conversation is a fascinating and …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Day AI Solves My Puzzles Is The Day I Worry (Prof. Cristopher Moore)

We are joined by Cristopher Moore, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute with a diverse background in physics, computer science, and machine learning.

The conversation begins with Cristopher, who call…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Timothy Bennett: Defining Intelligence and AGI Approaches

Dr. Michael Timothy Bennett is a computer scientist who's deeply interested in understanding artificial intelligence, consciousness, and what it means to be alive. He's known for his provocative pape…

Published on 4 months ago

Superintelligence Strategy (Dan Hendrycks)

Deep dive with Dan Hendrycks, a leading AI safety researcher and co-author of the "Superintelligence Strategy" paper with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.

*** SPONSOR MES…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

DeepMind Genie 3 [World Exclusive] (Jack Parker Holder, Shlomi Fruchter)

This episode features Shlomi Fuchter and Jack Parker Holder from Google DeepMind, who are unveiling a new AI called Genie 3. The host, Tim Scarfe, describes it as the most mind-blowing technology he …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Large Language Models and Emergence: A Complex Systems Perspective (Prof. David C. Krakauer)

Prof. David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute argues that we are fundamentally confusing knowledge with intelligence, especially when it comes to AI.

He defines true intelligence as the ab…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago