Noah Smith is a star economics writer behind the “Noahpinion” blog and co-host of the Econ 102 podcast. Smith joins Big Technology to discuss whether generative AI is actually boosting productivity or still waiting for its “electricity moment.” Tune in to hear his contrarian take on the so-called AI jobs apocalypse and how businesses will need to reorganize ... Show More
Jul 7
Apple’s Anthropic Flirtation, Can Meta Build Superintelligence?, AI Browser Wars — With M.G. Siegler
M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. He joins Big Technology podcast for the first installment of our new monthly discussion about Big Tech strategy and AI! Today, we cover why Apple may want to outsource Siri's brain to Anthropic or OpenAI, the rise of voice Ai, why Anthropic ... Show More
58m 25s
Jul 4
$100 Million AI Engineers, Vending Machine Claude, Legend Of Soham
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta's reported $100 million offers to AI engineers 2) If those reports are false, who planted the rumor? 3) Why talent might be all that matters in AI right now 4) Will Meta's bet wor ... Show More
56m 57s
Aug 2024
Elon Musk's Grok AI Model Adds Image Generation FLUX
In this episode, we take a closer look at Elon Musk's AI research company, Grok, and its latest development: the addition of an image generation capability called FLUX to its AI model. We discuss the potential implications of this advancement, which combines text and image ge ... Show More
18m 15s
Sep 2024
Introducing: Pioneers of AI
We’re excited to launch WaitWhat's newest weekly series, Pioneers of AI — your guide to the latest technological frontier. Hosted by AI thought leader, scientist, and investor Rana el Kaliouby, tune in for insights from industry trailblazers, explore the ethical considerations of ... Show More
1m 58s
Sep 2024
Introducing: Pioneers of AI
We’re excited to launch WaitWhat's newest weekly series, Pioneers of AI — your guide to the latest technological frontier. Hosted by AI thought leader, scientist, and investor Rana el Kaliouby, tune in for insights from industry trailblazers, explore the ethical considerations of ... Show More
1m 58s
Sep 2024
Introducing: Pioneers of AI
We’re excited to launch WaitWhat's newest weekly series, Pioneers of AI — your guide to the latest technological frontier. Hosted by AI thought leader, scientist, and investor Rana el Kaliouby, tune in for insights from industry trailblazers, explore the ethical considerations of ... Show More
1m 58s
Jun 2024
794: Exciting (and Frightening!) Trends in Open-Source AI
Trends in open-source AI: Join Jon Krohn and a panel of data science icons as they discuss the most exciting and concerning developments in open-source AI. Hear insights from Drew Conway, Jared Lander, Emily Zabor, and JD Long on the transformative potential of AI and its future ... Show More
11m 2s
Feb 2025
Industry Roundup #3: The Rise of Reasoning LLMs, OpenAI Operator, Project Stargate, and Gemini’s Struggle for Recognition
Welcome to DataFramed Industry Roundups! In this series of episodes, Adel & Richie sit down to discuss the latest and greatest in data & AI. In this episode, we discuss the rise of reasoning LLMs like DeepSeek R1 and the competition shaping the AI space, OpenAI’s Operator and the ... Show More
29m 46s