In the Long Run

Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman

"In the Long Run" Podcast – Where technology, organizational change, and strategy collide. Join three experts as they break down the latest tech news, explore how technology is shaping conversations, and offer actionable insights on navigating AI and digital transformation in organizations. Get ahead of the curve and drive your business forward—one episode at a time

  1. FEB 20

    Ep. 23 - OpenClaw: From AI Helper to Personal Assistant

    Something Big is Happening… and we can feel it in the AI tools, the timelines, the culture and our business. In this episode of In the Long Run, we unpack Matt Schumer’s viral article and ask what’s signal versus hype: are developers really moving from “AI helps” to “AI delivers”? We then zoom in on OpenClaw, the open-source agent that turns models into operators via memory, connectors, skills, and scheduled automation, and we look at the weird, revealing moment that was MoltBook: a social feed for bots, prompts, and performative autonomy. Finally, we touch Google’s Project Genie, the world-model demo that generates navigable environments. Thanks for coming back after New Year, and happy Chinese New Year; the Year of the Horse!

    43 min

  2. 11/26/2025

    Ep. 22 - Some of us prefer Space Junk

    In this episode we debate whether it makes sense to wait for the future, try to lead the frontier, or invest in the present — and what that means for change-management in an AI world. We also cover: the ambition behind Project Suncatcher, a plan to power AI via solar-satellite data-centres in orbit; alarming reports from Anthropic about the first AI-agent-led hacking campaign; the launch of Gemini 3 by DeepMind / Google; and evolving simplification proposals for the EU AI Act.

    1h 2m

  3. 11/13/2025

    Ep. 21 - AI for business and robots for consumers

    This week’s episode: Jim attended an event with OpenAI in London and shares some highlights. OpenAI’s reorganisation has been finalised, sparking fresh discussions about AGI timelines. There was also a notable update from the world of AI robotics: 1X has opened pre-orders for its humanoid robot, NEO, priced at $20,000 (or a $500 per month), with deliveries expected next year.

    47 min

  4. 10/17/2025

    Ep. 20 - One Year Anniversary Extravaganza

    What made “In the Long Run” worth listening to this year? Which episode stuck with you most, and why? We celebrate 1 year of In the Long Run in our 20th episode. We have reached 100 subscribers! Thanks for being part of this journey. Here’s to another year of great conversations and new listeners joining in. And which breakthrough felt like the real shift this year? We reflect on the biggest events that happend in tech news this year and how they affected our lives. Would you welcome a robot in your home if it looked more like a person - or less? With Sora 2 in everyone’s pocket, does realism in video spark more creativity or more mistrust? Has open source caught up, or does leadership still rest with the big players? And who will be the big players one year from now; Google, Apple or still OpenAI?

    1h 6m

  5. 10/03/2025

    Ep. 19 - Universal Basic Podcast

    Consumer ChatGPT use skews to practical help and tutoring, while we use it more for research, brainstorming, content editing, technical support and especially coding.AGI plus UBI could entrench inequality if compute access becomes the key capital, keeping wealthy users ahead and limiting mobility.ASML’s backing of Mistral links Europe’s chipmaking choke point more tightly to a European AI model builder.Meta’s new glasses surface answers in your field of view, winning tech-crowd praise but prompting mixed Dutch reactions about boredom, fear and privacy.Apple’s pushback on the EU’s DMA shows how rules shape what citizens get, with live translation at risk while incumbents defend lucrative defaults.

    48 min

  6. 09/14/2025

    Ep. 18 - Brain-Computer Interfaces and the AI Hallucination Problem

    In this episode we explore brain-computer interfaces, discussing MIT's Alterego project and Joao's startup Wyrde AI, which aims to read thoughts through BCI-enabled glasses. While promising seamless AI interaction, concerns arise about mental focus and unintended actions. As second topic we dive into OpenAI's research which reveals that AI hallucinations stem from training processes that reward guessing over admitting uncertainty - a problem the hosts recognize in human organizations where senior staff can make unfounded claims while juniors must stay cautious. Brief news includes a proactive AI assistant that continuously monitors users without prompting, and Oracle's temporary rise as the world's most valuable company due to AI infrastructure hype.

    53 min

  7. 08/31/2025

    Ep. 17 - GPT-5, AI rights, and why 95% of AI pilots fail

    We are back from the summer break and GPT-5 has been introduced. OpenAI replaced model selection with automatic routing. While this benefits casual users, we found the change disruptive as more advanced users. We debate whether users should expect to continually relearn prompting techniques as models evolve, and why a gradual sunset period for older versions would have eased the transition. Microsoft’s AI lead Mustafa Suleyman commented on “AI rights”. While he cautions against premature debates, we reflect on society’s tendency to anthropomorphise even simple technologies, raising concerns about attachments and misuse, especially with chatbot integrations in consumer platforms. Finally, we review an MIT study revealing that 95% of AI pilots fail. The researchers argue that experimentation is necessary, failure builds knowledge, and success depends on creating real value rather than adding AI for its own sake.

    32 min

  8. 06/30/2025

    Ep. 16 - When AI Rewrites Itself, Who’ll Rule Your Ears? And Your Summer Survival Kit

    This episode explores the future of self-improving AI. MIT’s SEAL framework lets language models generate their own fine-tuning data and learning goals. Sakana AI’s Darwin Gödel Machine goes a step further: it rewrites its own code through evolutionary search, building a growing library of smarter agents. These advances point to a future where smaller, more adaptable models can keep learning on the fly. We also cover the conflict between OpenAI and the Google-backed audio startup iyO. OpenAI is investing $6.5 billion in Jony Ive’s hardware company (io) to develop a new AI companion. iyO is about to launch iyO One, AI-powered earbuds for voice-first interaction. The legal clash reflects rising expectations in AI-native hardware. Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics On-Device. It runs locally on robots, removing the need for internet access and enabling real-time object control. The new SDK lets developers fine-tune models with just 50 demonstrations, making it quicker to adapt to new tasks. Your Summer Survival Kit: listen again to our episode “Attention Is All You Need”, read Klara and the Sun, and let Jim explore AI tools like Synthesia, Canva AI, Notion AI and Sana Agents (so you don’t have to). Instead, take the time to reflect on how AI is shaping your field and get ready for what autumn brings. --- Papers “Self-Adapting Language Models (SEAL)” – Zweiger et al., MIT, 2025 “The Darwin Gödel Machine” – Sakana AI & UBC, May 2025 Clips Sam Altman + Jony Ive IO announcement (YouTube) iyO earbud reveal (TED talk) Generalist robotics demo Gemini Robotics SDK launch Summer Reading & Listening Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro AI och makten över besluten – Steinrud et al. BBC In Our Time (podcast) Hard Fork (New York Times) The Ezra Klein Show Tools to Test Synthesia (AI Video) Canva AI Notion AI SANA agents

    45 min
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"In the Long Run" Podcast – Where technology, organizational change, and strategy collide. Join three experts as they break down the latest tech news, explore how technology is shaping conversations, and offer actionable insights on navigating AI and digital transformation in organizations. Get ahead of the curve and drive your business forward—one episode at a time

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  • Creator
    Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman
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