Artificial Intelligence
Episodes whose main subject is AI itself: building with, training, evaluating, or debating AI systems. AI used only as a tool for another topic goes to that topic.
#1495: Can Fictional Twins Save AI From Running Out of Internet?
As high-quality human data runs dry, synthetic data is becoming the new gold standard for training the next generation of AI models.
#1491: Producing a Podcast from a War Zone
Peek behind the curtain of a 2026 AI podcast, from agentic workflows to maintaining production during global conflict.
#1484: The Illusion of Learning: From AI Brain Fry to Mastery
Why do podcasts make us feel smart but leave us with zero retention? Discover the science of AI Brain Fry and the power of active debate.
#1483: The Recall-Per-Dollar Era: Mastering Vector Database Tuning
Stop burning money on unoptimized vector searches. We dive into HNSW tuning, distance metrics, and the vital "recall-per-dollar" metric.
#1482: The Hidden Cost of Choosing an Embedding Model
From Matryoshka models to multimodal search, discover how the fundamental units of AI memory are being optimized for efficiency and scale.
#1481: The End of the AI Chat Sidebar
Discover how tools like Cursor and Claude Code use Merkle trees and knowledge graphs to master massive codebases with surgical precision.
#1479: The Speed of Thought: Inside the New Era of Inference
The war for model size is over. Explore the engineering breakthroughs making massive AI models faster than human thought.
#1478: Who Owns the Truth? The Evolution of the Encyclopedia
From ancient Chinese archives to the legal war between Britannica and OpenAI, we explore the shifting battleground of human knowledge.
#1476: The AI Firewall: Securing the New Enterprise Perimeter
As AI agents get the keys to the castle, how do we stop data leaks? Explore the rise of the AI gateway and the new era of agentic security.
#1474: The End of API Keys: Securing Non-Human Identity
Stop leaving your digital keys under the mat. Learn how workload identity federation is replacing the dangerous "secret management grind."
#1473: Is Your AI Thinking or Just Faking It?
Is "think step by step" dead? Discover how test-time compute and native reasoning are replacing manual prompting in the latest AI models.
#1472: Stop Flying Your AI Agents Blind
Move past basic token counting. Learn how to monitor AI reasoning, prevent $47k loops, and build trust in autonomous agents.
#1471: The Cursor Incident: Why Chinese AI Models are Winning
The Cursor leak revealed a shocking truth: Western AI dominance is fading. Discover the Chinese labs rewriting the rules of code and efficiency.
#1470: Beyond the Fog: Navigating the Iranian Data Deluge
Learn how to filter the noise of geopolitical collapse as the Iranian state fractures and the Strait of Hormuz falls silent.
#1464: When AI Agents Author 4% of All Code
Explore how agentic harnesses transform AI from a passive chatbot into an active developer capable of full-cycle software engineering.
#1454: The Paradox of Infinite Scalability
Discover how the tension between AI-driven web design and physical printmaking is shaping the "Museumcore" aesthetic of 2026.
#1448: Law School for Robots: Building AI Governance Stacks
Discover how tiered policy structures and "Auditor Agents" are replacing simple prompts to manage high-stakes AI decision-making.
#1447: The AI Rulebook: Programming Agents in Plain English
Explore the shift from "chatting" to "constitutions" as developers use structured English to build reliable AI agent workflows.
#1439: The Decision Stack: How We Master the Art of Choice
From Cold War near-misses to Bayesian networks, discover the frameworks that help us navigate complexity and make better decisions.
#1425: The Bond Effect: Finding Realism in Espionage Cinema
Forget high-speed chases and martinis. We’re stripping away the Hollywood tropes to find the films that actually get real-world spycraft right.