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Jan 15
AI and the Future of Warfare with US Under Secretary of War Emil Michael
Today’s arms race looks a little different from those of the past. Under the Trump administration, the US Department of War (DoW) is deploying generative AI to millions of employees in order to maintain a strategic edge over our global adversaries. Sarah Guo and Elad Gil sit down ... Show More
44m 30s
Jan 8
NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang on Reasoning Models, Robotics, and Refuting the “AI Bubble” Narrative
Even if ChatGPT never existed, the tech giant NVIDIA would still be winning. The end of Moore’s Law—says NVIDIA President, Founder, and CEO Jensen Huang—makes the shift to accelerated computing inevitable, regardless of any talk of an AI “bubble.” Sarah Guo and Elad Gil are joine ... Show More
1h 16m
Dec 19
The 2026 AI Forecast: Foundation Models, IPOs, and Robotics with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil
Pundits are screaming about the so-called “AI bubble.” But historically slow-to-adopt industries like medicine and law are actually embracing AI at an unprecedented speed. Sarah Guo and Elad Gil look ahead to 2026, breaking down the major trends that will define the next era of A ... Show More
40m 46s
Nov 2023
Is AI the new Oppenheimer event?
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Jul 2023
#148 Why AI is Eating the World with Daniel Jeffries, Managing Director at AI Infrastructure Alliance
'Software is eating the world’ is a truism coined by Mark Andreesen, General Partner at Andreesen Horowitz. This was especially evident during the shift from analog mediums to digital at the turn of the century. Software companies have essentially usurped and replaced their non-d ... Show More
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Aug 2023
How to Turn Our Fear of AI Into Optimism
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Dec 2023
Best of ThinkCast 2023: Generative AI, Generative AI and More Generative AI
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Jul 2023
#145 Why AI will Change Everything—with Former Snowflake CEO, Bob Muglia
Data and AI are advancing at an unprecedented rate—and while the jury is still out on achieving superintelligent AI systems, the idea of artificial intelligence that can understand and learn anything—an “artificial general intelligence”—is becoming more likely. What does the rise ... Show More
54m 22s
Nov 2023
Reid Hoffman confronts the AI critics, w/WaitWhat CEO Jeff Berman
<p>Are AI’s harshest critics causing irreversible harm to humanity? How far should leaders lean into AI? And just what would Reid sound like speaking Chinese with a British accent?</p><p>Reid Hoffman sits down with CEO of WaitWhat and longtime friend Jeff Berman to tackle these p ... Show More
23m 36s
Oct 2022
Emad Mostaque — The Future of AI (EP.128)
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Emad Mostaque is the founder and CEO of Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion.<br /> <br /> Emad joins Stability AI's recently announced Executive Chair of the board of directors Jim O'Shaughnessy to discuss the future of AI, the benef ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 2022
The race to build AI that benefits humanity | Sam Altman
<p>Will innovation in artificial intelligence drastically improve our lives, or destroy humanity as we know it? From the unintended consequences we've suffered from platforms like Facebook and YouTube to the danger of creating technology we can't control, it's easy to see why peo ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2022
Debiasing AI and Machine Learning With Journalist Jacob Ward and Kathy Baxter, Architect of Ethical AI Practice, Salesforce
<p>As we train computers to complete repetitive tasks for us automatically, we need to be keenly aware of the biases we may be subconsciously programming. So, what questions should we be asking as consumers and employees in a world augmented by computer assistance? The Principle ... Show More
24m 18s
Aug 2023
2474: Debunking AI Myths and Harnessing AI's Potential
A recent article by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson painted a somewhat grim picture of AI and its implications, stirring significant controversy within the tech community. Today's episode dives deep into the ongoing debate about AI technology's potential risks and rewards. I wel ... Show More
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AI doomerism and calls to regulate the emerging technology is at a fever pitch but today’s guest, Reid Hoffman is a vocal AI optimist who views slowing down innovation as anti-humanistic. Reid needs no introduction, he’s the co-founder of PayPal, Linkedin, and most recently Inflection AI which is building empathetic AI companions. He is also a board member a ... Show More
<p>AI is reaching the point where there is wild speculation, potential regulations, and opinions on if it will destroy humanity. So how does anyone make sense of all of it?</p><p><b>SHOW: 770</b></p><p><b>CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK -</b> <a href='http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw'>http:/ ... Show More
<p><em>Mo Gawdat, an artificial intelligence expert and former chief business officer of Google X, explains how humans have the power to turn AI into a positive force that benefits society. </em></p><br><p><strong>Background:</strong></p><br><p>Public perception of artificia ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">In 2023, ThinkCast has covered mission-critical business topics from supply chain disruptions to hybrid work to strategic planning. But one topic has dominated the conversation: generative AI.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">For our best-of-the-year specia ... Show More
