Today we’re joined by Murali Akula, a Sr. director of Software Engineering at Qualcomm. In our conversation with Murali, we explore his role at Qualcomm, where he leads the corporate research team focused on the development and deployment of AI onto Snapdragon chips, their unique definition of “full stack”, and how that philosophy permeates into every step o ... Show More
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From Voice Agents to AI Avatars with Alexander Smola - #777
Voice AI has gotten remarkably good, but natural conversation remains a high bar. Small delays, awkward interruptions, or the wrong tone can quickly break the illusion—and adding vision and visual presence only raises the stakes. In this episode, Alex Smola, co-founder and CEO of ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 1
World Models and the Future of Spatial AI with Justin Johnson - #775
In this episode, Justin Johnson, co-founder of World Labs, joins us to discuss world models and the emerging field of spatial AI. We explore why many researchers see capabilities beyond language as an important frontier for AI, and what it means to build models that can understan ... Show More
1h 6m
Aug 2025
911: The Future of Python Notebooks is Here, with Marimo’s Dr. Akshay Agrawal
Reproducibility, Python notebooks, and data science communities: Software developer Akshay Agrawal speaks to Jon Krohn about Marimo, the next-generation computational notebook for Python, how he built and fostered a thriving community around the product, and what makes this noteb ... Show More
58m 20s
Nov 2025
939: Mixture-of-Experts and State-Space Models on Edge Devices, with Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta
State space models (SSMs), granite models, and Mamba: Dell’s Tyler Cox and Shirish Gupta discuss with Jon Krohn why state space models can process information so efficiently, and how Dell’s AI factory helps enterprises manage custom AI workloads. Hear the latest on the Dell Pro A ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2023
AI in Machine Learning Infrastructure with Emmanuel Turlay, Founder & CEO of Sematic
In this episode, I talk with Emmanuel Turlay, Founder & CEO of Sematic, about the pivotal role of AI in Machine Learning infrastructure. Emmanuel shares his expertise in designing and building platforms for Machine Learning pipelines at scale, discussing key components such as da ... Show More
26m 56s
Oct 2024
Ep18. Jensen Recap - Competitive Moat, X.AI, Smart Assistant | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
<p>Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, joined by Sunny Madra (Groq) they discuss Jensen Huang’s recent appearance on the podcast, including scaling intelligence towards AGI, NVIDIA's ... Show More
54m 6s
