Intelligent Machines (Audio)

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Intelligent Machines (Audio)
INTELLIGENT MACHINES

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The 21st Century began with the rise of the Internet and social media. The next decade will mark the rise of the Intelligent Machines. AI will inhabit all our devices from cars and appliances to smart phones and robots. The Intelligent Machines podcast explores the most exciting revolution humanity has ever seen, filled with promise and peril. More than ever we need to understand what these new devices will bring to our lives and how to make best use of them as the 21st century unfolds. On this show you'll meet the AI pioneers, inventors, and innovators who are about to disrupt every aspect of modern life. You'll learn what's real and what's hype, and you'll come away with a deep understanding of the intelligent future that awaits us all. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    My Life in Tokens - The Founders of Bee.Computer, Majorana 1, Grok 3

    Interview with the founders of Bee.computer Would Paris or Jeff get a Bee? Scarlett Johansson Urges Government to Limit A.I. After Faked Video of Her Opposing Kanye West Goes Viral Microsoft announces quantum computing breakthrough with new Majorana 1 chip A 'Teleportation' Breakthrough for Quantum Computing Is Here Google's AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, releases its latest flagship model, Grok 3 Marcus: Elon Musk's terrifying vision for AI Richard Feynman: Can Machines Think? The Humane AI Pin: A $700 Brick of E-Waste AI Notetakers In Meetings Are Making Me Queasy - Bloomberg AI Designs Plastic-Digesting Enzyme Nikola, Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy Google Lens powering new 'Screen Search' in Chrome for iOS Extra Finger ring On Probabilism and Determinism in AI My Life in Weeks by Gina Trapani A delightful look into the Murdochs' Succession Drama James Murdoch interview Roasted Chicken Thighs With Hot Honey and Lime Leobait: Thermomix cult Australian lamb video with comments section Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guests: Ethan Sutin and Maria de Lourdes Zollo Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: zscaler.com/security

    2h 42m

  2. 13 FEB

    I'm Piffed - Musk Vs. Altman, YouTube on TV, WikiTok

    Elon Musk's Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up Trump plans to nominate Brian Quintenz, a16z Crypto's head of policy to lead the CFTC Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says TV has overtaken mobile as the "primary device for YouTube viewing in the US", indicating YouTube is "the new TV" Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US FYI related: Court Unplugs AI Fair Use Defense, But Context Is Key "Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right": Meta emails unsealed How Sam Altman outflanked Elon Musk to win over Donald Trump, including by telling Trump in a phone call that the tech industry will achieve AGI during his term Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition "Atrophied and Unprepared" The Strategy Behind Musk's $97 Billion Bid for OpenAI 'Doomers' Review: Hunkered Down, Debating the Peril and Promise of A.I. 25 Years of The Sims Turning Players Into Gods - The New York Times WikiTok BuzzFeed wants to fight AI-driven social media with a platform of its own Tesla sales dropped 60% in Germany Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Paris Martineau, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: get.stash.com/machines

    2h 24m

  3. 6 FEB

    Doomers, Gloomers, Bloomers, and Zoomers - Zack Kass Interview, DeepSeek Hype, EU AI Act

    Interview with Zack Kass, Former GTM for Open AI Why you can deep-six the DeepSeek hype Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone OpenAI has undergone its first ever rebrand, giving fresh life to ChatGPT interactions AI Has Shown Me My Future. Here's What I've Learned. Senator Hawley Proposes Jail Time for People Who Download DeepSeek Hugging Face researchers aim to build an 'open' version of OpenAI's deep research tool Anthropic makes "jailbreak" advance to stop AI models producing harmful results WSJ: The Manhattan Project Was Secret. Should America's AI Work Be Too? EU AI Act: Ban on certain AI practices and requirements for AI literacy come into effect Cathy Gellis: When It's Not Just A Coup But A CFAA Violation Too a16z slides on AI and voice Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman poaches three Google DeepMind former colleagues, including two who built NotebookLM's Audio Overviews and worked on Astra Meta's CTO said the metaverse could be a "legendary misadventure" if the company doesn't boost sales, leaked memo shows The Salvadoran Mega-Prison Offering to Take America's Worst Criminals Hilarious analyst on Tesla How the DJI Flip uses AI Marketers will have to market to AI agents AI systems could be "caused to suffer" if consciousness achieved, says research Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan Guest: Zack Kass Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: zscaler.com/security

    2h 46m

  4. 30 JAN

    Big Potato - Death Roulette, Influencer Voice, HillmanTok

    Leo's AI Toys DeepSeek How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions Mark Zuckerberg post re: Llama 4 17th Century Death Roulette ☠️ Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates 23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money The rise of 'influencer voice': Why this TikTok creator accent is taking over the internet and maybe the world Paris' new TV Scoldy Mastodon Pluralistic: It's not a crime if we do it with an app (25 Jan 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow Comcast unveils ultra-low lag Internet connection Dr. Barlow and HIllmanTok Philip Low, long-time friend and peer of Elon Musk, posts open letter calling him out for what he is. Why doesn't Siri know what it doesn't know? New Vatican document examines potential and risks of AI Technological puritanism All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot By Paris: Before Google's $2.7 Billion Deal With AI Startup, a Stark Warning on Safety The mayor of Merrymac Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google (and Intelligent Machines) at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    2h 43m

  5. 23 JAN

    Dadscrolling - Stargate, SkyTok, Chromebook Facial Control

    "Stargate" Squares Some AI Circles Old enough to remember Trump's Foxconn factory What Stargate Means and What It Doesn't Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law SkyTok, BlueSky's TikTok, made with Surf on ActivityPub The Second Trump Presidency, Brought to You by YouTubers Google will let you control your Chromebook with your face Walgreens replaced its refrigerator doors with digitized ad-laden glass. It might become a $200 million debacle Nokia's reaction to the iPhone The Ankler launches standalone trade publication on the creator economy Bassinet backlash reflects debate over adding fees to connected devices Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show The Whole World is Whining Netflix's UK Audience Reach Overtook BBC1 For The First Time Last Year Genrevision podcast Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: zscaler.com/security

    2h 30m

  6. 16 JAN

    A Sycophant in Your Pocket - Supreme Court Briefs, Leo's New AI Toys

    Justice Kagan Acknowledges Bluesky, And Other Notes From The TikTok Oral Argument Alito and Playboy A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed Free our feeds fundraising The people should own the town square Lemley's post Google's 'Daily Listen' lab is a personalized podcast based on your Discover feed Leo's AI toys She Is in Love With ChatGPT Jawboning In Plain Sight: The Unconstitutional Censorship Tolerated By The DMCA Personalized voice recordings by Elwood "You've got mail!" Edwards American Psycho with Huey Lewis and Weird Al Physicists figure out the perfect Cacio e Pepe recipe Cursormania! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Cathy Gellis Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    2h 33m

  7. 9 JAN

    Human Beans - Meta Stops Fact-Checking, Public Domain 2025

    Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a "community notes" system similar to X (30+) kottke.org: "oh s**t new logo just dropped" Masnick: The Good, The Bad, And The Stupid In Meta's New Content Moderation Policies Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down I watched the Nvidia keynote; can summarize -jj The Bitter Lesson Hank Green's Cripslock Test for AGI Public Domain Day 2025 CES 2025 New AI powered Samsung refrigerators will allow direct grocery ordering with Instacart Gemini is taking over Google TV - in a good way Google's AI Help Me Read feature Deepseek seems to be a big deal: Chinese model, cheaper to train Altman's latest gospel Choose your Silicon Valley Thinkbro Nicvember Post Mortum The Habermas Machine: AI mediating disagreements VPN Demand Surge in Florida after Adult Sites Age Restriction Kicks In Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: zscaler.com/security

    2h 9m

  8. 23/12/2024

    The Best of 2024 - Tree Pruning 101, Cow Magnets, The Skin

    Jeff's op-ed proposing that Bell Labs be turned into a Museum and School of the Internet Paris reveals her passion for pruning trees in NY Molly White's first appearance, stupid Wikipedia edit wars Ed Zitron's first appearance, elon's shady non-profits NYC apartment with a podcast studio What are cow magnets? Paris and Cathy, tab hoarders Paris digs into the source of the human cells used in a robotics experiment Craig stops by to talk about pancakes and his philanthopy Leo's audition for Megalopolis AI Genereated podcast of Paris' stories Paris getting her license to prune trees in NY Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

    51 min
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About

The 21st Century began with the rise of the Internet and social media. The next decade will mark the rise of the Intelligent Machines. AI will inhabit all our devices from cars and appliances to smart phones and robots. The Intelligent Machines podcast explores the most exciting revolution humanity has ever seen, filled with promise and peril. More than ever we need to understand what these new devices will bring to our lives and how to make best use of them as the 21st century unfolds. On this show you'll meet the AI pioneers, inventors, and innovators who are about to disrupt every aspect of modern life. You'll learn what's real and what's hype, and you'll come away with a deep understanding of the intelligent future that awaits us all. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.

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  • Creator
    TWiT
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2025
  • Episodes
    140
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
  • Show Website
    Intelligent Machines (Audio)
  • Provider
    TWiT, LLC

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