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  1. AI agents in 2025: Why agentic commerce isn't ready for Black Friday yet

    28 november 2025 · 42 min

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    Will Black Friday 2025 be the breakout moment for agentic commerce? This week on Mixture of Experts, we're departing from our usual format for a Thanksgiving special focused entirely on AI agents. Host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to debate whether 2025 is truly the "year of agents." Our experts break down why consumer-facing agentic commerce still faces major hurdles. We also explore the massive gap between building agent prototypes and deploying them at scale and discuss why the developer ecosystem needs a "Shopify moment." Then, could language-to-agent interfaces bypass traditional development entirely? From coding agents like Claude Code to cost optimization challenges, this episode covers what needs to happen for agents to move from POC to production. And finally, who's positioned to dominate the space? Lees meer

    Plus: Anthropic dropped Claude 4.5 Opus this week. We sit down with Mihai Criveti to discuss initial impressions of the new model. Does this put Anthropic back at the top of the AI game?

    00:00 – Introduction
    01:12 – Claude 4.5 Opus is here
    09:32 – Will Black Friday be big for agentic commerce?
    16:11– Agent experience for consumers vs. Enterprise
    17:31 – Is 2025 the year of the Agent?
    23:02 — AI agents in the developer ecosystem
    31:16 — Who will win the agent race?

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  2. Google’s Gemini 3: AI agents, reasoning and search mode

    21 november 2025 · 47 min

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    Does Gemini 3 live up to the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the release of Google’s Gemini 3 model. Next, OpenAI released a new benchmark about the impact of AI on the economy, GDPval. We debate AI automation and the job market. Then, we always talk AI agents, today we discuss some great innovations coming out of IBM Research and more. Finally, Anthropic disrupted an AI-led cyberattack, what does this mean for AI agents and malicious actions? Join host Tim Hwang and our AI experts Marina Danilevsky, Merve Unuvar and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts to learn more. Lees meer

    00:00 – Introduction

    01:09 – Microsoft’s AI infrastructure deal, IBM and UFC AI platform and ChatGPT for Teachers

    02:00 – Gemini 3

    12:50 – AI agent innovation

    24:00 – OpenAI GPDval

    37:17 – Anthropic cyberattack

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    Boost your agent toolkit → https://research.ibm.com/blog/altk-agent-toolkit

    Listen to cybersecurity expert takes on Anthropic's cyberattacks → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence/anthropic-stops-ai-spies-owasp-top-10-rise-small-time-ransomware

  3. GPT-5.1 and Kimi K2: What ‘Thinking AI’ really means

    14 november 2025 · 32 min

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    Which model is better, GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2 Thinking? This week on Mixture of Experts, we have two new AI model releases: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 and Moonshot AI’s new open-source reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking. We discuss user experience and personalization with AI tools and how open-source AI is changing the AI race. Finally, is Microsoft launching full “agentic users” for enterprise? Our experts discuss AI in enterprise—the risks and considerations for both technology and humans. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Aaron Baughman and Mihai Criveti on this week’s Mixture of Experts, to learn more. Lees meer

    00:00 – Introduction

    1:12 – Anthropic’s data center investment, Tesla’s AI chips, Baidu’s new chips and AI cat robots

    1:59 – GPT-5.1

    12:00 – Kimi K2 Thinking

    21:35 – Microsoft agent users

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  4. 1X NEO humanoid robot enters the home

    7 november 2025 · 36 min

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    "Would you trust a humanoid robot to unload your dishwasher? This week on Mixture of Experts, we revisit 1X NEO, a new humanoid robot, as it finally enters the home, seeking to automate tasks. How far are we from this reality? Next, Japan’s copyright dispute with Sora 2, we discuss how AI training, synthetic data and IP are all impacting AI models. Finally, are there too many AI alliances? Our experts analyze the OpenAI and AWS partnership and what it means for AI infrastructure and multi-cloud strategies. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Ambhi Ganesan, Ash Minhas and Sandi Besen on this week’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    01:10 – Perplexity integrates with Snapchat, Coinbase AI agents, Instacart AI assistants and Google AI chips go to space

    02:16 – 1X NEO humanoid robot

    15:23 – Sora 2 copyright

    26:49 – OpenAI and AWS partnership

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  5. Anthropic’s TPU move and NVIDIA’s Starcloud

    31 oktober 2025 · 48 min

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    It’s spooky week in AI! This week on our Halloween -edition of Mixture of Experts, we chat about Anthropic’s new billion-dollar TPU deal with Google Cloud. Plus, NVIDIA announces bringing data centers to outer space. Two different approaches to the future of AI compute that our experts discuss. Then, OpenAI released how they’re strengthening ChatGPT’s responses to sensitive conversations. We talk AI governance and AI safety. Finally, we discuss the new paper, Underwriting Superintelligence; would you insure your AGI? Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Chris Hay, Gabe GoodHart and Kate Soule on this week’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    01:05 – OpenAI goes for profit, NVIDIA’s worth USD 5 Trn, and Amazon smart glasses

    02:16 – Anthropic TPU announcement

    12:49 – Underwriting Superintelligence

    27:54 – ChatGPT sensitive conversations

    42:14 – NVIDIA Starcloud

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  6. ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s new web browser

    24 oktober 2025 · 45 min

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    OpenAI is back and coming for search. This week on Mixture of Experts, we debrief ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s new web browser and the impacts on search. Then, Andrej Karpathy is back with his pessimistic timeline to AGI. Later, we discuss DeepSeek-OCR. Finally, can your AI have brain rot? Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Aaron Baughman, Abraham Daniels and Martin Keen on this week’s Mixture of Experts to find out. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    00:55 – Goldman AI, Groq and IBM, Military AI and Uber

    02:05 – ChatGPT Atlas

    14:23 – Karpathy’s AGI timeline

    23:52 – DeepSeek-OCR

    34:30 – AI brain rot

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  7. OpenAI, Oracle & AMD shake up AI

    17 oktober 2025 · 50 min

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    What if Nvidia’s biggest advantage isn’t so big anymore? This week on Mixture of Experts, we break down the CAISI report on DeepSeek’s model risks, Reflection AI’s massive USD 2B fundraise for an open frontier lab, Oracle Cloud’s big bet on AMD chips over Nvidia and the wild story of a VC fund replacing analysts with AI agents.

    00:00 – Intro

    01:14 – Bad bot, Oracle + IBM, Dreamforce, 18+ ChatGPT

    02:19 – Oralce bets on AMD chips

    18:34 – CAISI DeepSeek report

    29:57 – Reflection AI raises USD 2B

    41:18 – VC fund replacing analysts with AI agents

    The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

  8. IBM partners with Anthropic, plus OpenAI drops AgentKit

    10 oktober 2025 · 44 min

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    The major AI players are not slowing down. In episode 76 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Olivia Buzek, Chris Hay and Mihai Criveti. First, we analyze OpenAI’s release of their new AgentKit. Then, IBM announced a partnership with Anthropic to accelerate enterprise-ready AI—we talk AI governance and the future of industry partnerships. Then, Chris Hay gives us his explanation of modular manifolds. Finally, we discuss the potential of AI becoming healthcare experts amid Deena Mousa’s The Algorithm Will See You Now. Will AI replace radiologists? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    01:09 – OpenAI and AMD, IBM’s Project Bob, chip diamonds and Peloton's AI Trainers
    02:20 – AgentKit
    13:29 – IBM & Anthropic partnership
    22:49 – Modular manifolds
    31:52 – AI in radiology

    The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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  9. This week in AI models: Granite 4.0, Claude 4.5, Sora 2

    3 oktober 2025 · 42 min

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    What’s new in AI models? In episode 75 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Kush Varshney to debrief a frenzy of model drops this week. IBM debuts Granite 4.0 hyper-efficient hybrid models, Claude Sonnet 4.5 delivers longer run times and sharper reasoning and Sora 2 takes vibe coding to the next level with vibe video production. Then, we dig into OpenAI’s new feature, Buy in ChatGPT. Finally, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we are joined by special guest, Matt Kosinski, host of the Security Intelligence podcast—can you trust your AI? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    1:17 – Meta Ads assistant, DoorDash Dot, Microsoft vibe working and Tilly AI Actor

    2:23 – Granite 4.0

    10:21 – Claude 4.5

    17:57 – Sora 2

    29:15 – Buy in ChatGPT

    37: 00 – Introducing Security Intelligence

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    Watch the latest episode of the Security Intelligence podcast → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDpUZD1ogEE&list=PLOspHqNVtKABGIbaWP1xYQHbwuXjZwqpH&index=1&t=225s

  10. NVIDIA’s USD 100bn investment and Google's AP2

    26 september 2025 · 53 min

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    Why did NVIDIA invest USD100bn into OpenAI? In episode 74 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Sandi Besen, Mihai Criveti and Gabe Goodhart to talk about the AI chipmaker’s next big move. Next, we analyze Tongyi DeepResearch and get into a conversation around open source. Then, Google released a new agent protocol, AP2. After that, will AI take over? We debrief a new book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. Finally, Apple shared that the new AirPods will have a translation feature powered by AI. Is Apple back in the game? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    01:17 – OpenAI's data centers, Alibaba and NVIDIA partnership, IBM Granite Docling and Meta's dating AI assistant
    02:23 – Tongyi DeepResearch
    13:12 – Google's AP2
    23:31 – "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies"
    33:50 – AirPods translation feature
    43:49 – NVIDIA invests USD100bn in OpenAI

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  11. Anthropic Economic Index, Virtual Agent Economies, AlterEgo and How People Use ChatGPT

    19 september 2025 · 47 min

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    What are the most common uses of ChatGPT? In episode 73 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Lauren McHugh, Martin Keen and Aaron Baughman to talk about a new report, How People Use ChatGPT. Next, Anthropic released an updated version of their economic index. Then, another paper, this one coming out of DeepMind on agent economies. How likely is this? Finally, how practical are AI wearables and what does a future with them look like? All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    1:10 – News: Alphabet Inc. $3 Trillion Market Cap, AI could boost trade value and the animal internet
    2:04 – How People Use ChatGPT
    15:47 – Anthropic Economic Index
    25:50 – Virtual Agent Economies
    35:36 – AlterEgo

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  12. Why language models hallucinate, revisiting Amodei’s code prediction and AI in the job market

    12 september 2025 · 42 min

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    Do we need more AI hallucinations? In episode 72 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Chris Hay and Skyler Speakman to talk about OpenAI’s paper, Why language models hallucinate. Next, in March 2025, Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, predicted that AI will be writing 90% of code for software developers. How is that turning out? Then, is AI making the job market hell? Finally, you can now run an LLM on a circuit board the size of a business card. Where does that take us? All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    1:18 – Oracle, data center construction, iPhone 17 and tech saint

    3:03 – Why language models hallucinate

    15:59 – Dario Amodei’s prediction

    22:45 – Job market is hell

    29:57 – LLM on a business card

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  13. Google Antitrust, Anthropic's $183B leap and are we in the AI winter?

    5 september 2025 · 52 min

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    Are browsers the right entry point for AI tools? In episode 71 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Mihai Criveti to talk about the verdict in the Google antitrust case and what it means for agentic AI. Next, as Anthropic raised $13 billion in a recent funding round, bringing its valuation to $183 billion, we discuss investment in AI startups. Finally, the discourse on GPT-5 and AI model innovation created “AI winter.” What does this mean for the future of AI innovation? All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    1:38 – Safer GPT, IBM and AMD, Amazon Lens Live and AI and Starbucks

    2:59 – Google antitrust

    27:08 – Anthropic and AI valuation

    41:42 – AI winter

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  14. Monster prompt, OpenAI’s business play, nano-banana and US Open experimentations

    29 augustus 2025 · 44 min

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    Would you trust a 100-page prompt to do your taxes? In episode 70 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Lauren McHugh to talk about KPMG’s 100-page prompt they used to build their agentic TaxBot. Next, we debrief on OpenAI’s teasing of selling infrastructure in the future. The image model generation goes bananas, with the latest AI Image Model from Gemini: nano-banana. Finally, Aaron Baughman demonstrated three new features for the US Open website, powered by IBM watsonx-built generative AI models: Match Chat, Key Points, and Live Likelihood to Win. All that and more on today’s 70th episode of Mixture of Experts.

    00:00 – Intro
    3:05 – KPMG’s monster prompt
    16:37 – OpenAI’s infra for sale?
    25:10 – Gemini's nano-banana
    35:11 – US Open experimentations

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  15. Gen AI pilots fail, GPT-5's hidden prompt revealed, reasoning model flaws and Claude closing chats

    22 augustus 2025 · 45 min

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    Is enterprise AI in danger? In episode 69 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Sandi Besen to debrief MIT’s report on gen AI pilots. Next, GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt? Then, we revisit the conversation about chain of thought (CoT) reasoning with our researchers. Are large reasoning models not thinking straight? Finally, Anthropic announced Claude will close down "distressing” conversations and we debate AI welfare. All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    1:13 – US Open, Meta restructuring Superintelligence lab and Robot Olympics

    3:11 – Gen AI pilots fail

    11:09 – GPT-5's hidden prompt revealed

    22:47 – Reasoning model flaws

    33:55 – Claude closing chats

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  16. Perplexity’s bid for Chrome, Grok Imagine and GPT-5 check-in

    15 augustus 2025 · 41 min

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    Would you sell Chrome for USD 34.5 billion dollars? In episode 68 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Sophie Kuijt and Shobhit Varshney for another packed week in AI. First, AI startup Perplexity puts out a bid for Google Chrome at over double their valuation. Why? Next, xAI released Grok Imagine and claims it will be the next Vine. Our experts analyze the future of AI video generation. Finally, one week after the GPT-5 release and skeptics are saying it did not live up to the hype. Is AI development plateauing? All that and more on Mixture of Experts! Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    01:17 – MoE News: NVIDIA H20s, Apple AI devices, AI people pleasers and Google DeepMind’s bioacoustics model
    02:40 – Perplexity’s USD 34.5B bid
    12:10 – Grok Imagine
    24:23 – GPT-5 check-in

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  17. OpenAI dropped GPT-5, is AGI here?

    8 augustus 2025 · 34 min

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    Is GPT-5 better at code than Claude Opus 4.1? In this bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Mihai Criveti and Chris Hay to analyze OpenAI’s new release. Our experts dove into the new models and compared them with their favorites. In today’s special episode, we dive into the news, impacts on the industry and even share a demo. Can GPT-5 outperform Claude Opus 4.1? All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    1:26 -- GPT-5 is here
    13:43 -- Are we closer to AGI?
    20:50 -- Demo: Opus 4.1 vs. GPT-5

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  18. Gpt-oss, Genie 3, Personal Superintelligence and Claude pricing

    6 augustus 2025 · 44 min

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    OpenAI goes open-weight? In episode 67 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Chris Hay and Bruno Aziza to debrief OpenAI’s release of gpt-oss, their new open-source models. Next, the model releases continue as Google DeepMind dropped Genie 3. Our experts analyze the various AI model performance. Then, there’s been some drama surrounding the pricing of Claude Code. We’ll discuss where Anthropic landed and what it means. Finally, Mark Zuckerberg shared a new essay on Personal Superintelligence. Our experts take us through what superintelligence looks like across the major AI players. All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    01:20 -- Gpt-oss
    12:26 -- Genie 3
    22:12 -- Claude pricing
    33:04 -- Zuckerberg on Personal Superintelligence

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  19. ChatGPT study mode, shift from UX to AX and Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

    1 augustus 2025 · 49 min

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    Is ChatGPT making you dumb? In episode 66 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kush Varshney and Volkmar Uhlig. First, ChatGPT released a new study mode. The intention is to support education, but what is the reality? Next, AI agents are changing design interfaces; is agentic experience (AX) the new UX? Then, a new paper released by Nature about generative neural networks contextualizing ancient texts. How is AI supporting historical research? Finally, special guest, Suja Viswesan, joins us to debrief the 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report. What do we need to know about AI-driven cybersecurity attacks? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out!

    00:00 – Intro
    01:09 – ChatGPT study mode
    13:52 – Agentic experience
    12:08 – Decoding ancient texts with AI
    39:55 – Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

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  20. AI Action Plan, ChatGPT agents and DeepMind at IMO

    25 juli 2025 · 43 min

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    What does the White House have to say about AI? In episode 65 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Gabe Goodhart and first-time guest, Mihai Criveti. First, Google DeepMind shared that Gemini Deep Think won Gold at IMO. Next, who is using ChatGPT agents? We get our experts’ thoughts. Then, Mihai takes us through MCP Gateway and what this means for next-gen AI systems. Finally, special guest, Ryan Hagemann, joins us to analyze the White House’s new AI Action Plan, released this week. What does this mean for AI policy? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out!
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    00:00 – Intro
    01:16 - DeepMind at IMO
    16:27 - ChatGPT agents
    25:43 - MCP Gateway
    35:43 - AI Action Plan

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  21. Kimi K2, DeepSeek-R1 vibe check and Google’s data center investments

    18 juli 2025 · 48 min

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    Is Kimi K2 actually better than Claude? In episode 64 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Chris Hay and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. First, Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, their trillion-parameter MoE model, and our experts analyze the benchmarks and what this really means. Then, we reflect on DeepSeek-R1 6 months later; did it live up to the hype? Next, Google is investing $25 billion in AI infrastructure, and it’s not just AI chips. How does this compare to their competitors? Finally, Anthropic’s Claude for Enterprise announced an expansion with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory —what AI safety concerns might this raise? Tune in to today’s episode of Mixture of Experts to find out. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    01:18 – Kimi K2

    12:07 – DeepSeek-R1 vibe check

    28:49 – Google's data center investments

    41:20 – Claude powers LLNL research

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  22. Perplexity’s Comet browser, Cloudflare blocks AI scrapers and Wimbledon Match Chat

    11 juli 2025 · 52 min

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    How will AI agents change search? In episode 63 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Kate Soule. First, Perplexity released their Comet browser, and there are rumors that OpenAI is next. Who will win the AI browser war? Then, we discuss frontier model transparency amid Anthropic’s call for a “targeted transparency framework”. Does this only support large model developers? Later, Cloudflare blocks AI scrapers. Is this a good thing? Finally, we discuss how AI is showing up at Wimbledon this year and enhancing the fan experience via Match Chat. Tune in to today’s episode of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    1:06 -- AI browser wars

    13:10 -- Anthropic on model transparency

    28:57 -- Cloudflare scrapers

    41:32 -- Wimbledon Match Chat

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  23. Anthropic’s Project Vend, computer science education and AI prompts in papers

    4 juli 2025 · 50 min

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    Will AI agents run all businesses? In episode 62 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Kush Varshney and Marina Danilevsky to debrief Anthropic’s Project Vend. Next, do we still need massive data centers? We analyze DiLoCoX and discuss the possibility of distributed model training. Then, the New York Times released an article discussing how computer science education has changed in the era of AI; should people still study computer science? Finally, is the paper review process broken? And is it AI’s fault? All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro
    01:07 -- Anthropic’s Project Vend
    13:38 -- DiLoCoX
    25:56 -- Computer science education
    40:57 -- AI prompts in papers

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  24. Your brain on ChatGPT, human-like AI for safer AVs, and AI-generated ads

    27 juni 2025 · 36 min

    Afspelen
    "In episode 61 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Gabe Goodhart and, joining us for the first time, Ann Funai. First up, a new paper from MIT: “Your brain on ChatGPT”. Are we using AI and LLMs to augment our intelligence, or are we becoming optimally lazy? Next, our experts explore the surprising evolution of autonomous vehicles: they are driving more aggressively, and the results might actually be... safer? Finally, a conversation about AI-generated ads, AI-video generation and the risks that come with them. Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    01:11 – Your brain on ChatGPT

    13:38 – Safer autonomous vehicles?

    24:39 – AI-generated ads

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  25. Impact of AI on jobs, Scale AI fallout and chatbot conspiracies

    20 juni 2025 · 42 min

    Afspelen
    Could AI take your job? In episode 60 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim
    Hwang is joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, Chris Hay and Volkmar Uhlig.
    First, the impact of AI on the job market is all the rage online.
    Between the Godfather of AI revealing which jobs he feels are safe, and
    Jensen Huang responding to Dario Amodei’s thoughts, our experts analyze
    the chatter. Next, Scale AI is facing some fallout. What can we learn
    about data security? Then, an article from the New York Times details
    how chatbots can take users down “conspiratorial rabbit holes,” Who is
    benefitting from these conversations? Finally, how is AI affecting the
    startup ecosystem?Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out!
    Lees meer

    00:00 – Intro

    01:17 -- AI and jobs

    12:28 -- Scale AI fallout

    22:00 -- Chatbot conspiracies

    35:20 -- AI startup ecosystem

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  26. Apple’s WWDC, Meta & Scale AI, o3-pro and fault-tolerant quantum computing

    13 juni 2025 · 52 min

    Afspelen
    Did Apple’s WWDC 2025 live up to expectations? In episode 59 of Mixture
    of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Magrahoui
    and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts analyze all things Apple—from
    Apple Research’s recent paperThe Illusion of Thinking to Apple
    Intelligence. Next, OpenAI released o3-pro: we continue the analysis on
    AI reasoning. Then, Meta purchased Scale AI for a whopping $15 billion.
    Why? Finally, an exciting new announcement on fault-tolerant quantum
    computing: IBM Quantum Starling will arrive by 2029. What does this mean
    and why should we care? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of
    Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    01:58 -- Apple's WWDC

    16:47 -- OpenAI o3-pro

    30:43 -- Meta & Scale AI's "superintelligence" lab

    37:56 -- Fault-tolerant quantum computing

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

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    How IBM will build the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/large-scale-ftqc

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  27. NY Tech Week, open source AI reports and Claude 4 behaviors

    6 juni 2025 · 45 min

    Afspelen
    Is open source winning the AI race? In episode 58 of Mixture of Experts,
    host Tim Hwang is joined by Anthony Annunziata, Ash Minhas and Sarah
    Amos live from New York Tech Week. First, we dive into the various
    themes coming out of NY Tech Week, specifically practical uses of AI.
    Next, we analyze a couple of different reports about the impact of open
    source on AI. Finally, Claude 4 has some really weird behaviors. What
    does this teach us about AI safety and model development? All that and
    more on this week’s Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 -- Intro

    01:09 -- New York Tech Week 2025

    11:36 -- Open source AI reports

    31:33 -- Weird behaviors from Claude 4

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  28. Claude 4 system prompt, Jony Ive at OpenAI and Microsoft’s “agent factory"

    30 mei 2025 · 44 min

    Afspelen
    Claude 4’s system prompt leaked? In episode 57 of Mixture of Experts,
    host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kate Soule and Aaron Baughman to
    debrief a hectic week in AI. First, Anthropic’s system prompt for
    Claude 4 was leaked; what stuck out to our experts? Then, Rick Rubin and
    Anthropic are vibe coding? We debrief “The Way of Code.” Next, OpenAI
    paid $6.5 billion for Jony Ive’s company, LoveFrom . Finally, Microsoft
    theorizes the development of “agent factories”. Is there a “winner takes
    all” in the AI agent's space? Tune in to this week’s Mixture of
    Experts for more!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:51 -- Claude 4 system prompt

    13:23 -- The Way of Code

    23:03 -- Jony Ive and OpenAI

    32:30 -- Microsoft’s “agent factory”

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  29. Google I/O, NLWeb, llm-d and is Stack Overflow dead?

    23 mei 2025 · 42 min

    Afspelen
    Should you pay for Google’s AI Ultra subscription plan? In episode 56 of
    Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Gabe
    Goodhart and Marina Danilevsky to debrief the announcements from Google
    I/O 2025. Next, RedHat dropped llm-d, a Kubernetes-native distributed
    inference serving stack; what is it and why does it matter? Then, we
    analyze Microsoft’s NLWeb: is everything becoming conversational?
    Finally, Stack Overflow has been on a decline. Is AI to blame? Find out
    more on this week’s Mixture of Experts!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:52 --Google I/O 2025 announcements

    11:36 -- Stack Overflow

    22:04 -- llm-d

    30:08 -- NLWeb

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  30. Mistral Medium 3, OpenAI HealthBench and AI chips to Saudi Arabia

    16 mei 2025 · 37 min

    Afspelen
    Can Mistral make Europe a global AI contender? In episode 55 of Mixture
    of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Volkmar Uhlig and
    Kaoutar El Maghraoui to discuss the drop of Mistral Medium 3. Next, we
    analyze the AI chip sales both NVIDIA and AMD made to Saudi Arabia.
    Then, with IBM’s new ITBench and OpenAI’s HealthBench, we dive deeper
    into benchmarks for AI evaluation. Tune in to this week’s Mixture of
    Experts for more!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:47 -- Mistral Medium 3

    12:26 -- AI chips to Saudi Arabia

    21:21 -- AI evaluation benchmarks

    31:47 -- Amazon's AI-generated pause ads

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  31. IBM Think 2025, OpenAI Windsurf acquisition, reasoning models and hallucinations

    9 mei 2025 · 28 min

    Afspelen
    Has AI hallucination gotten out of control? In episode 54 of Mixture of
    Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Skyler Speakman and
    Kaoutar El Maghraoui to analyze reasoning models and rising
    hallucinations. Next, as IBM Think 2025 wraps, the experts unpack the
    biggest highlights from IBM’s biggest show of the year: new AI agents,
    Ferraris and ... penguins? Then, OpenAI is making moves with its
    acquisition of Windsurf. What does this mean? Tune in to this week’s
    Mixture of Experts for more!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    01:12 – IBM Think 2025

    09:27 – Reasoning models and hallucinations

    19:23 – OpenAI Windsurf acquisition

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  32. LlamaCon, Qwen3, DeepSeek-R2 rumors and JP Morgan’s open letter on AI

    2 mei 2025 · 40 min

    Afspelen
    We are celebrating MoE podcast’s one year anniversary! In episode 53 of
    Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the O.G. panel of
    experts from our pilot—Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney and Kush Varshney.
    This week, we cover some exciting announcements at LlamaCon. Then, we
    discuss some new Chinese AI models from Qwen3 to the rumored
    DeepSeek-R2. Next, J.P. Morgan’s CISO, Patrick Opet, released “An open
    letter to our third-party suppliers,” covering the need for AI security.
    Are we doomed? Finally, we look back at some of the topics we discussed
    in episode 1—the Rabbit AI device, GPT-2 chatbot, Apple
    Intelligence—after all that, who was the first person to say “agents” on
    the podcast? Tune in to find out, on today’s one-year celebration of
    Mixture of Experts.
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    00:00 -- Intro

    00:38 -- LlamaCon

    10:34 -- Qwen3 and DeepSeek-R2

    23:23 -- J.P. Morgan’s open letter

    39:45 -- One year of MoE

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  33. OpenAI social network, Anthropic’s reasoning study and humanoid half-marathon

    25 april 2025 · 38 min

    Afspelen
    Is OpenAI going to enter the social media game? In episode 52 of Mixture
    of Experts host, Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Kate Soule and
    Marina Danilevsky. First, Sam Altman is rumored to be testing an
    internal prototype social network; why is this a potential next move for
    the AI giant? Next, for our paper of the week, we analyze Anthropic’s
    study on chain-of-thought reasoning, “Reasoning Models Don’t Always Say
    What They Think.” Then, AI scraping puts a strain on Wikimedia; what’s
    the impact of this? Finally, China held a humanoid robot half-marathon,
    where humans raced alongside robot competitors. Who wins this AI race?
    All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.
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    00:41 -- OpenAI social network

    10:02 -- Anthropic’s reasoning study

    20:56 -- AI bots strain Wikimedia

    31:33 -- Humanoid half-marathon

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  34. o3 and o4-mini, Google Gemini on-prem and NVIDIA’s U.S. chip manufacturing

    18 april 2025 · 42 min

    Afspelen
    OpenAI just dropped o3 and o4-mini! In episode 51 of Mixture of Experts
    host, Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Vyoma Gajjar and special guest
    John Willis, Owner of Botchagalupe Technologies. Today, we analyze Sam
    Altman’s new AI models, o3 and o4-mini. Next, Google announced that by
    Q3 you can run Gemini on-prem; what does this mean for enterprise AI
    adoption? Then, John is on the show today to take us through AI
    evaluation tools and why we need them. Finally, NVIDIA is planning to
    move AI chip manufacturing to the U.S. Can they pull this off? All that
    and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:56 – OpenAI o3 and o4 mini

    14:57 – Google Gemini on-prem

    23:43 – AI evaluation tools

    34:59 – NVIDIA's U.S. chip manufacturing

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  35. OpenAI goes open source, Anthropic interpretability, Amazon AI agents and Apple Intelligence updates

    4 april 2025 · 43 min

    Afspelen
    Will OpenAI be fully open source by 2027? In episode 49 of Mixture of
    Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Ash Minhas and
    Chris Hay to analyze Sam Altman’s latest move towards open source. Next,
    we explore Anthropic's mechanistic interpretability results and the
    progress the AI research community is making. Then, can Apple catch up?
    We analyze the latest critiques on Apple Intelligence. Finally, Amazon
    enters the chat with AI agents. How does this elevate the competition?
    All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 -- Introduction

    00:48 -- OpenAI goes open

    11:36 -- Anthropic interpretability results

    24:55 -- Daring Fireball on Apple Intelligence

    34:22 -- Amazon’s AI agents

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

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  36. DeepSeek-V3-0324, Gemini Canvas and GPT-4o image generation

    28 maart 2025 · 42 min

    Afspelen
    What’s the best open-source model? In episode 48 of Mixture of Experts,
    host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Kush Varshney and Skyler
    Speakman to explore the future of open-source AI models. First, we chat
    about the release of DeepSeek-V3-0324. Then, more announcements coming
    out of Google including Gemini Canvas and Gemini 2.5. Next, Extropic has
    entered the chat with a thermodynamic chip. Finally, AI image
    generation is on the rise as OpenAI released GPT-4o image generation.
    All that, and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:42– DeepSeek-V3-0324

    09:48 – Gemini 2.5 and Canvas

    21:27– Extropic’s thermodynamic chip

    30:20 – OpenAI image generation

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  37. NVIDIA GTC, Baidu reasoning models, and Gemini AI image generation

    21 maart 2025 · 39 min

    Afspelen
    What’s the most exciting announcement coming out of NVIDIA GTC? In
    episode 47 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie
    Baracaldo, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Vyoma Gajjar. First, we dive into
    the latest announcements from NVIDIA GTC, including the Groot N1 model
    for humanoid robotics. Next, Baidu released some new AI reasoning
    models, and they’re not open source? Then, for our paper of the week we
    discuss the flaws of Chain-of-Thought reasoning. Finally, Gemini Flash
    2.0 has released image generation models for developer experimentation.,
    Iis Google catching up on the AI game? Tune -in to today’s Mixture of
    Experts to find out!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    01:27– NVIDIA GTC

    14:18– New Baidu AI models

    21:19– Chain-of-Thought reasoning

    32:18 – Gemini image generation

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  38. Manus, vibe coding, scaling laws and Perplexity’s AI phone

    14 maart 2025 · 50 min

    Afspelen
    Is Manus a second DeepSeek moment? In episode 46 of Mixture of Experts,
    host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Vyoma
    Gajjar to talk Manus! Next, the rise of vibe coding—what started as a
    joke has now become a thing? Then, we dive deep into the future of
    scaling laws. Finally, Perplexity is teaming up with Deutsche Telekom to
    release an AI phone—what’s the motivation here? Tune-in to today’s
    Mixture of Experts to find out more!
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    00:01 – Intro

    00:37 -- Manus

    14:09 – Vibe coding

    30:13 – Scaling laws

    39:07 – Perplexity's AI phone

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  39. Quantum leap, Model Context Protocol, CoreWeave IPO and an AI voice companion

    7 maart 2025 · 45 min

    Afspelen
    When can we expect quantum to reach consumer devices? In episode 45 of
    Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by special guest, Blake
    Johnson, to debrief the quantum noise in the news. Blake helps us
    understand the intersection between quantum and AI and how far we are
    from this technology. Then, veteran experts Chris Hay and Volkmar Uhlig
    hash out some other news in AI this week. We cover Anthropic’s Model
    Context Protocol, CoreWeave filing for an IPO and Sesame AI’s new voice
    companion. All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts!
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    01:06 – Quantum leap

    20:08 -- Model Context Protocol

    28:24 -- CoreWeave IPO

    40:12 -- Sesame AI voice companion

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  40. Bonus- OpenAI GPT-4.5- And the future of pre-training is...

    1 maart 2025 · 24 min

    Afspelen

    Is pre-training dead? In this bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Kate Soule and Chris Hay to debrief the release GPT-4.5!

  41. Claude 3.7 Sonnet, BeeAI agents, Granite 3.2, and emergent misalignment

    28 februari 2025 · 40 min

    Afspelen
    Granite 3.2 is officially here! In episode 44 of Mixture of Experts,
    host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Maya Murad and Kaoutar El
    Maghraoui to debrief a few big AI announcements. Last week we covered
    small vision-language models (VLMs), and this week Granite 3.2 dropped
    with new VLMs, enhanced reasoning capabilities, and more! Kate takes us
    under the hood to understand the new features and how they were
    created. Next, Anthropic dropped a new intelligence model, Claude 3.7
    Sonnet, and a new agentic coding tool, Claude Code. Why did Anthropic
    release these separately? Then, as we cannot have an episode without
    covering agents, Maya takes us through the new BeeAI agents! Finally,
    can fine tuning on a malicious task lead to much broader misalignment?
    Our experts analyze a new paper released on ‘Emergent misalignment.’ All
    that and more on this week's episode!
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    00:01 – Intro

    00:41 – Claude 3.7 Sonnet

    11:58 – BeeAI agents

    20:11– Granite 3.2

    29:23 – Emergent misalignment

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  42. Deep Research, OpenAI inference chip, small VLMs, and AI agent job posting

    21 februari 2025 · 46 min

    Afspelen
    What is all the hype around Deep Research? In episode 43 of Mixture of
    Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Volkmar Uhlig and
    Shobhit Varshney. This week, we discuss reasoning model features coming
    out of companies like OpenAI’s Deep Research, Google Gemini, Perplexity,
    xAI’s Grok-3 and more! Next, OpenAI is rumored to release an inference
    chip, but how likely is this to be a success in the AI chip game? Then,
    we analyze the capabilities of small vision-language models (VLMs).
    Finally, a startup, Firecrawl, released a job posting in search of an AI
    agent. Is this the future for AI tools in the workforce? Tune-in to
    today’s Mixture of Experts to find out.
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    00:01 – Intro

    00:35 – Deep Research

    11:58 – OpenAI inference chip

    22:17 – Small VLMs

    32:31 – AI agent job posting

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  43. Paris AI Summit, Altman's "Three Observations," and Anthropic's Economic Index

    14 februari 2025 · 40 min

    Afspelen
    Live from Paris, Tim Hwang is at the AI Action Summit 2025. In episode
    42 of Mixture of Experts, we welcome Anastasia Stasenko, CEO and
    Co-Founder of pleias along with our veteran experts Marina Danilevsky
    and Chris Hay. Last week, we touched on some potential conversations at
    the Paris AI Summit, this week we recap what actually happened. Is AI
    safety improving Globally? Next, for our paper of the week, we breakdown
    s1: Simple test-time scaling. Then, Sam Altman is back with another
    blog, “Three Observations,” what do our experts have to say? Finally,
    what can we learn from Anthropic’s Economic Index? All that and more on
    today’s Mixture of Experts.
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    00:01 – Intro

    00:42 – Paris AI Summit

    11:10 – s1: Simple test-time scaling

    19:32 – Sam Altman’s “Three Observations”

    30:41 – Anthropic’s Economic Index

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

    Resources:

    Read the paper about s1: Simple test-time scaling: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.19393

    Read Sam Altman's "Three Observations": https://blog.samaltman.com/three-observations

    Read Anthropic's Economic Index: https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index

    Read more about AGI:
    https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/artificial-general-intelligence

  44. OpenAI deep research, o3-mini, AI Action Summit, and Anthropic’s Constitutional Classifiers

    7 februari 2025 · 38 min

    Afspelen
    What does Sam Altman have up his sleeve? In episode 41 of Mixture of
    Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Nathalie Baracaldo,
    Marina Danilevsky and Chris Hay. Last week, we covered all things
    DeepSeek, and this week OpenAI has some new releases to share. Today,
    the experts dissect deep research and o3-mini. Next, our host Tim Hwang
    is travelling to AI Action Summit, he asks our experts what we can
    expect coming out of the event. Then, we talk about Anthropic’s
    Constitutional Classifiers. Finally, Microsoft is creating a unit to
    study AI’s impact, what does this mean? Find out all this and more on
    Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – intro

    00:41 – Open AI deep research and o3-mini

    13:51 – AI Action Summit

    20:17 – Anthropic’s Constitutional Classifiers

    28:54 – Microsoft AI Impact team

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

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  45. DeepSeek facts vs hype, model distillation, and open source competition

    31 januari 2025 · 39 min

    Afspelen
    Let’s bust some early myths about DeepSeek. In episode 40 of Mixture of
    Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Aaron Baughman, Chris
    Hay and Kate Soule. Last week, we covered the release of DeepSeek-R1;
    now that the entire world is up to speed, let’s separate the facts from
    the hype. Next, what is model distillation and why does it matter for
    competition in AI? Finally, Sam Altman among other tech CEOs shared his
    response to DeepSeek. Will R1 radically change the open-source strategy
    of other tech giants? Find out all this and more on Mixture of Experts.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    00:41 – DeepSeek facts vs hype

    21:00 – Model distillation

    31:21 – Open source and OpenAI

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  46. DeepSeek-R1, Mistral IPO, FrontierMath controversy, and IDC code assistant report

    24 januari 2025 · 40 min

    Afspelen
    What does the future hold for DeepSeek? In episode 39 of Mixture of
    Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Abraham Daniels, Kaoutar
    El Maghraoui and Skyler Speakman to discuss the release of DeepSeek-R1.
    Next, Mistral indicates going IPO. Then, FrontierMath’s new benchmark
    is particularly difficult, the experts debrief. Finally, IDC released a
    report on code assistants, what do we need to know about generalist and
    specialized coding assistants? Tune-in to this week’s episode to find
    out.
    Lees meer

    00:01 – Intro

    01:08 – DeepSeek-R1

    14:08 – Mistral indicates IPO

    20:54 – FrontierMath controversy

    30:04 -- IDC code assistants report

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    and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other
    organization or entity.

  47. Anthropic valuation rumors, Microsoft CoreAI, NotebookLM upgrades, and AI agents in finance

    17 januari 2025 · 45 min

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    What would you do with $2 billion? In episode 38 of Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Vyoma Gajjar to discuss the Anthropic valuation rumors. Next, Microsoft CEO Nadella created a new CoreAI group to build and run apps for customers. Then, NotebookLM upgraded some of its features, including podcast intervention. Finally, AI agents are making their way into the financial services industry. Can an agent invest all of your money? Tune-in to this week’s episode to find out. Lees meer

    00:01 -- What would you do with $2 billion?

    00:51 -- Anthropic valuation

    12:14 -- Microsoft CoreAI

    25:01 -- NotebookLM upgrades

    35:17 -- AI agents in finance

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  48. CES 2025, NVIDIA DIGITS, Apple Intelligence fails, and Sam Altman’s reflections

    10 januari 2025 · 36 min

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    What’s the most exciting CES AI announcement? In episode 37 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Skyler Speakman, Volkmar Uhlig and Shobhit Varshney to debrief CES 2025. Specifically, the experts dive into NVIDIA’S Project DIGITS, among other announcements from the AI hardware giant. Next, a new enterprise AI development survey came out that detailing how developers really feel about AI implementation. Then, Apple Intelligence experienced some major hallucination fails, what does this tell us about Apple’s stake in the AI game? Finally, Sam Altman of OpenAI released a reflection blog, what does he say about the future of AI? All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

    The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

  49. OpenAI o3, DeepSeek-V3, and the Brundage/Marcus AI bet

    3 januari 2025 · 39 min

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    Is deep learning hitting a wall? It’s 2025 and Mixture of Experts is back and better than ever. In episode 36, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kate Soule and Kush Varshney to debrief one of the biggest releases of 2024, OpenAI o3. Next, DeepSeek-V3 is here! Finally, will AI exist in 2027? The experts dissect the AI bet between Miles Brundage and Gary Marcus. All that and more on the first Mixture of Experts of 2025. Lees meer

    00:00 — Intro

    00:49 — OpenAI o3

    14:40 — DeepSeek-V3

    28:00 — The Brundage/Marcus bet

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  50. 2024 Rewind: Breakthroughs in AI models, agents, hardware and products

    27 december 2024 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Will 2025 be the year of AI agents? In Episode 35 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by some show veterans to debrief 2024 in AI. This week, we review AI models, agents, hardware and product releases with some of the top industry experts. What was the best model of 2024? Is NVIDIA king? What are some of the AI trends in 2025? All that and more on this special edition of Mixture of Experts. Lees meer

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