Best Human Machine Interaction Podcasts (2025)

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Week In Tech: Can A Chatbot Help You Get Closure? 35:44

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Is it still ghosting if the chatbot texts you back? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah discuss the recent changes to Apple’s App Store policies, the future of brain implants, and the plans for AI-powered Netflix ads. On TechSupport, 404 Media’s Sam Cole explains how one startup is using chatbots to help people process being ghosted – and w…

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The Story: Embracing AI and All Life’s Uncertainties w/ David Spiegelhalter 28:16

2d ago28:16

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Statistician David Spiegelhalter is no stranger to AI – he used it to help him research his recent book and, back in the late 70s, he helped develop foundational algorithms for the tech. So, he understands the pandora’s box that technology can represent, as well as the uncertainty embedded in its future development. Spiegelhalter sits down with Oz …

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How AI Assistants Can Transform Education 28:13

3d ago28:13

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Malcolm Gladwell visits Kennesaw State University to learn about Jiwoo, an AI Assistant that helps future teachers practice responsive teaching by simulating classroom interactions with students. Discover how AI can enhance teaching methods to prepare teachers for the classroom. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podca…

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New Season of Smart Talks with IBM Coming Soon 1:03

6d ago1:03

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Smart Talks with IBM returns Tuesday, May 20th, and this season, we’re really shaking things up. Host Malcolm Gladwell will visit various companies to tell stories of how IBM clients are using artificial intelligence and data to transform the way they do business. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. Visit us at ibm.com/smarttalks See omnystudio.…

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Week in Tech: AI-Induced Psychosis 34:30

7d ago34:30

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What kind of technology do air traffic controllers use? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah discuss how AI determines your real age, why chatbots can lead to delusions and what to know about a familiar sounding blood-testing startup. On TechSupport, features writer at New York Magazine’s Intelligencer, James D. Walsh, explains how AI-fueled…

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The Story: The World According to SimCity w/ Chaim Gingold 29:19

9d ago29:19

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Chaim Gingold is a game designer and author of the book Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine, which explores the simulation games created by developer Will Wright. Gingold sits down with Oz to discuss why a computer game about city planning became such a big hit in the ‘90s, the surprising legacy of SimCity, and the deeper cultural a…

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Week in Tech: CheatGPT 40:16

14d ago40:16

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Could you be on a livestream for three years straight? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah explore the push to include AI education in schools, the parallel universe of the Chinese car market and why criminals should be wary of Interpol. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology reporter Drew Harwell reflects on his time shadowing Em…

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The Story: Mineral Wars w/ Nicolas Niarchos 30:33

16d ago30:33

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Nicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose work focuses on conflicts, migration and, most recently, the energy transition. Specifically, the hidden costs of extracting minerals like cobalt, which remains a critical element in the technology we use to run our lives. Niarchos sits down with Oz to discuss what he’s observed in mineral-rich Congo and Indon…

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Dating in the Age of AI: The Real-Life Hitch on Love, Algorithms & Authenticity - with Connell Barrett 47:10

13d ago47:10

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Are dating apps ruining romance—or just reshaping it? It was super fun to sit down and have a deeply human conversation with with Connell Barrett, bestselling author of Dating Sucks, But You Don’t and host of The How to Get a Girlfriend Podcast. Often dubbed the real-life Hitch, Connell shares how AI, apps, and filters are rewriting the rules of lo…

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Week in Tech: Who’s A Good Drone? 40:05

21d ago40:05

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Can AI help search-and-rescue dogs do their job? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah explore the AI-powered technologies being used in war and why some Meta staffers worry about underage users interacting with their AI companions. On TechSupport, Olivia Carville, an investigative reporter at Bloomberg and the host of the podcast Levittown, …

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The Story: The Silicon Valley “Death Cult” w/ Evan Ratliff 29:12

23d ago29:12

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Evan Ratliff is an investigative journalist and podcast host. His Wired article, “The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians,” marked the culmination of a two-year deep-dive into a group of young tech radicals and their spiral into violence. Ratliff sits down with Oz to unpack how the group formed, what they believed – the parts w…

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AI Cybersecurity Wars, Federal Procurement Shakeup & China’s Rising AI Clout | AI Daily 28/04/25 5:00

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Decipher the collision of AI innovation, regulation, and global competition in today’s critical updates. Summary: Logan Reed breaks down Flashpoint and Palo Alto Networks’ AI security gambits at RSA Conference 2025, the White House’s push for open AI models, and China’s narrowing gap with U.S. AI dominance. Explore how Microsoft’s semantic search r…

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Week in Tech: Run, Robot, Run! 37:28

28d ago37:28

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Should you delete yourself from the internet? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into humanoid robots running a half-marathon, the AI-generated personas helping law enforcement interact with potential suspects and Google’s updated ‘Results About You’ tool. On TechSupport, Jeff Rosenthal, the co-founder of the venture capital firm CIV, …

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The Story: Stargate and the Rise of SoftBank’s Gambling Man w/ Lionel Barber 36:17

1M ago36:17

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Lionel Barber is a journalist, author, and former editor of the Financial Times. He’s interviewed state leaders like former US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But in Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son, Barber chronicles the life of SoftBank’s enigmatic CEO from his childhood as an ethnic Korean in Japan…

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Week In Tech: Zuck Takes the Stand 42:29

1M ago42:29

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How would Salvador Dalí have used generative AI? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into this year’s most common uses for generative AI, the rise of code editor, Cursor, and how Google DeepMind’s Veo2 interprets a surrealist screenplay. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s staff writer, Naomi Nix, discusses the first week of Meta’s an…

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The Story: Me, My TV & My Second Screen w/ Jen Statsky 38:35

1M ago38:35

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Jen Statsky is a comedian, writer, and producer who’s worked on some of TV’s biggest comedies like The Good Place, Parks & Recreation and Broad City. Most recently, she’s been behind the scenes as one of the co-creators of the hit show Hacks. Jen sits down with Karah to talk about how writing and producing for TV has changed in the face of accelera…

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Week in Tech: Tariffs, Ands Or Buts 33:15

1M ago33:15

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What’s a ‘mega API’? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah break down the ever-evolving landscape of tariffs and what it all means for tech companies, Tinder’s ChatGPT-powered dating game, and the rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in India. On TechSupport, The Wall Street Journal’s Family & Tech Columnist Julie Jargon explains how imposter scams…

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The Story: Whats Going Right w/ Reid Hoffman 42:46

1M ago42:46

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Reid Hoffman is a longtime entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Throughout his career, Hoffman has helped build or support some of the biggest tech companies we know today. He was one of PayPal’s first employees, a co-founder of LinkedIn and an early investor and board member for OpenAI. These days, Hoffman spends a lot of time thinking abo…

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Week in Tech: You, Me & Ghibli 41:08

2M ago41:08

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How do LLMs solve math problems? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah explore what AI models could mean for the fashion industry, the humble-but-mighty device our modern world depends on, and what Anthropic’s researchers learned about the inner workings of their LLM. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck e…

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Breaking the Fourth Wall: When AI Hosts Know They're AI 1:43

2M ago1:43

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This episode explores NotebookLM's interactive podcast capabilities through a self-referential AI dialogue. The discussion covers technical implementation details, real-world business applications, and the philosophical implications of AI systems discussing their own artificial nature.By Logan Reed

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The AI-Powered Learning Revolution: Exploring LCM Through Podcasts 1:23

2M ago1:23

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This episode explores Latent Context Modeling (LCM) through an AI-generated dialogue, demonstrating NotebookLM's ability to transform technical documentation into accessible audio content. The discussion covers core mechanisms, real-world implementations, and future potential of LCM in AI systems.By Logan Reed

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The Story: McLaren F1 Racing's Human-Machine Interaction w/ Zak Brown 32:32

2M ago32:32

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Zak Brown is the CEO of McLaren Racing, the second-oldest Formula 1 team. When he joined in 2016, McLaren was in a difficult spot — lagging behind in race wins, sponsorships, and morale. Brown set out to transform the team by elevating their in-house racing technology and fostering active collaboration. He led the team to win the F1 Constructors’ C…

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Week in Tech: 23andBankruptcy 37:30

2M ago37:30

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What even is a crypto mixer? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into potential Slack-enabled corporate espionage, the recall of a Kim K-beloved product and the group chat that broke the internet. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler discusses 23andMe’s financial woes and what it means for the genet…

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The Story: Levittown Deepfakes 31:15

2M ago31:15

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This is the first episode of a new podcast called Levittown. It’s a real-life horror story for the AI generation. In this six-part series from Bloomberg, Kaleidoscope and iHeartPodcasts, reporters Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy take listeners from the quiet suburbs of New York to as far as New Zealand and into the darkest corners of the internet.…

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"Hi" is a versatile term primarily used as an informal greeting in English, equivalent to "hello." Originating in the 1800s from a Kansas Native American usage[1][4], it has become a universal casual salutation ... 2:03

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Generated from AI content.By Logan Reed

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Week in Tech: Careless People, Mindful Chatbots 27:56

2M ago27:56

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How do you calm down a chatbot? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis dig into the book that Meta doesn’t want you to read, chatbot reactions to stressful stimuli, and the new home of Pokémon Go data. On TechSupport, 404 Media’s Joseph Cox discusses a tool with surprising data scraping capabilities that is used by US agencies …

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Is AI Better at Being Human Than We Are? Here’s Why It Might Be, And How That Might Save Us All 16:02

2M ago16:02

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🎙 Is AI Better at Being Human Than We Are? 🤯 Why is it so hard to have conversations with people who fundamentally disagree with us? If you're like me, it can make you anxious and stressed. But at the same time, maybe you actually DO want to understand how and why someone feels the way they do. Because you care about them...but... Maybe you're abso…

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The Story: An Innovation Playground w/ Astro Teller 34:22

2M ago34:22

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Astro Teller is Alphabet’s Captain of Moonshots. He oversees projects at X – the moonshot factory behind innovations like Waymo and Google Brain. To celebrate X’s 15 years of pushing boundaries, Astro Teller decided to take listeners inside the factory. On The Moonshot Podcast, inventors and entrepreneurs behind breakthrough technologies reflect on…

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AI Cures Paralysis, UN's Facial Recognition Passports & Weather Warfare Crisis | AI Daily 14/03/25 5:54

2M ago5:54

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Navigate today's most transformative AI breakthroughs and the ethical dilemmas they create. Summary: Logan Reed examines Neuralink's neural bridge restoring movement to paralyzed patients, the UN's controversial AI passport system, and DeepMind's quantum-proof encryption breakthrough. Explore Tesla's educational experiment showing troubling trade-o…

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Week in Tech: Duping Big Tech’s Tech Test 31:34

2M ago31:34

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Could AI help you land an internship? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis explore the rise of vibecoding, what it means for the future of software development and how one college programmer hopes to reform the Big Tech hiring process. On TechSupport, Oz chats with the founder and researcher of the Exponential View newsletter…

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The Coaching Industry Has It Wrong—Here’s What Actually Works 21:10

2M ago21:10

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As a former perfectionist, I spent years on personal development, leadership growth, therapy, and coaching—but I still felt stuck. If this is you, you’re not alone. In this episode, I reveal the fundamental flaw in the coaching industry and why two dominant coaching approaches—emotional processing and mindset work—often keep people spinning their w…

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Fusion Breakthrough, AI Patent Rights & Earthquake Prediction Saves Thousands | AI Daily 13/03/25 6:23

2M ago6:23

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Navigate today's most consequential AI developments—from unlimited energy to algorithmic diplomacy risks. Summary: Logan Reed explores ITER's fusion reactor breakthrough, the Supreme Court's revolutionary AI patent ruling, and Indonesia's life-saving earthquake prediction system. Discover how algorithmic hiring decisions face legal scrutiny and why…

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The Story: What is AI Love? w/ David Eagleman 30:29

2M ago30:29

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, author, entrepreneur and host of the podcast Inner Cosmos. In his podcast, he explores how our brains interpret the world and construct reality. Eagleman sits down with Oz to discuss AI relationships, the human urge to anthropomorphize chatbots and the benefits of living on the exponential curve. See omnystudio.c…

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AI’s Lifespan Breakthrough, Rescue Drones & School Surveillance Scandal | AI Daily 09/03/25 4:05

2M ago4:05

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Explore how AI is stretching lifespans, saving lives, and testing the limits of ethics and privacy. Summary: Logan Reed unpacks AI’s leap into longevity science, the drones outperforming humans in disaster zones, and the explosive EduSafe surveillance scandal. Discover how quantum farming is combating famine and why the line between innovation and …

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AI Robots Outthink Humans, Global Bank Heist & Element 151 Breakthrough | AI Daily 10/03/25 4:12

2M ago4:12

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Unpack AI’s leap into human-level reasoning, the chaos of AI-driven cyberwarfare, and the materials revolution rewriting tech’s future. Summary: Logan Reed dissects Boston Dynamics’ reasoning robots, the $200 billion AI cyberattack shaking global finance, and DeepMind’s superconducting element discovery. Explore how South Korea’s AI legal overhaul …

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Global AI Weapons Ban, NASA’s Rebel Rover & Healthcare Data Revolt | AI Daily 08/03/25 4:13

3M ago4:13

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Unpack the seismic shifts in AI ethics, space exploration, and data privacy—and what they mean for humanity’s future. Summary: Logan Reed breaks down the historic treaty banning lethal autonomous weapons, NASA’s Mars rover making autonomous decisions, and the explosive MedData scandal. Explore how AI-driven job losses are fueling policy battles and…

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Quantum AI Blackouts, Microsoft’s Robotics Gambit & Facial Recognition Riots | AI Daily 07/03/25 5:04

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Quantum AI Blackouts, Microsoft’s Robotics Gambit & Facial Recognition Riots | AI Daily 07/03/25 Show Notes: Decipher the chaos and potential of AI’s relentless march into energy, healthcare, and human rights. Summary: Logan Reed unpacks quantum AI’s catastrophic grid failure, Microsoft’s monopoly-defying merger, and London’s facial recognition rio…

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Week in Tech: Can a Woolly Mouse Make a Mammoth? 30:01

3M ago30:01

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What if AI could read your mind? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis explore the latest tech investment in the US, Meta’s brain-to-text breakthrough and the creation of the woolly mouse. On TechSupport, 404 Media’s Jason Koebler takes us to an AI-generated film festival… spoiler: the tech isn’t there yet. See omnystudio.com/…

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AI vs. Democracy, Climate Chaos Predictions & Louvre’s Robot Artist Revolt | AI Daily 06/03/25 4:44

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AI vs. Democracy, Climate Chaos Predictions & Louvre’s Robot Artist Revolt | AI Daily 06/03/25 Show Notes: Navigate the collision of AI, ethics, and human legacy in an era where machines reshape truth, creativity, and survival. Summary: Logan Reed unpacks the EU’s seismic AI regulations, MIT’s climate prediction models sparking global panic, and th…

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Memory-Editing AI, Quantum Internet Wars & Michelin-Star Robot Rebellion | AI Daily 05/03/25 3:48

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Show Notes: Unpack the ethical firestorms and technological leaps defining AI’s relentless march into uncharted territory. Summary: Logan Reed dissects NeuralTech’s memory-altering implants, China’s quantum internet supremacy, and the U.S. law letting corporations dodge AI accountability. Explore how a Michelin-starred AI chef’s self-destruction mi…

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The Story: A Spymaster Sheikh’s AI Ambitions w/ Bradley Hope 31:47

3M ago31:47

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Bradley Hope is a journalist, author and co-founder of Project Brazen, a narrative non-fiction production studio. His piece in Wired, ‘A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI,’ outlines how one Gulf royal – Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan – came to control vast sums of sovereign wealth. Hope sits do…

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AI Controls Earth’s Thermostat, Robo-Judges Rule Dubai & Hollywood’s AI Takeover | AI Daily 04/03/25 4:49

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Unpack today’s most polarizing AI breakthroughs, where ethics, creativity, and survival hang in the balance. Summary: Logan Reed dissects the UN’s risky bet on AI climate engineering, Dubai’s AI judiciary revolution, and Digital Dawn’s box office dominance—proof that algorithms now rival human creativity. Dive into debates over AI’s role in medicin…

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Quantum Encryption’s AI Paradox, Neuralink’s Thought Leaks & Fusion Energy Breakthrough | AI Daily 03/03/25 5:22

3M ago5:22

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Unpack the seismic AI developments redefining security, privacy, and energy—straight from the frontlines of innovation. Summary: Logan Reed dissects AI’s dual role in creating and destroying “unbreakable” quantum encryption, Neuralink’s brain-chip privacy scandal, and the fusion energy milestone that could end the climate crisis—or ignite new disas…

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AI Asteroid Mining, Quantum Bitcoin Crack & Oscar-Winning Robot Writer | AI Daily 02/03/25 5:26

3M ago5:26

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Logan Reed unpacks AI’s leap into asteroid mining, quantum computing’s demolition of blockchain security, and the Oscar-winning AI script igniting Hollywood’s fury. Explore the dual-edged promise of cancer-curing gene editors, LA’s drone surveillance backlash, and the urgent policy debates these advances demand. Key Topics 1. AI in Space: The Aster…

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Stop Relating to Yourself—Just Live 5:23

3M ago5:23

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We’ve been told to “build a better relationship with ourselves” as if we’re two separate people. But what if that’s the very thing keeping us stuck? In this episode, I explore a profound idea from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: the illusion of self-improvement. Basically, when we try to “fix” or “improve” our relationship with ourselves, we unc…

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NVIDIA’s Trillion-Dollar Lawsuit, AI Grid Collapse & Cancer Detection Breakthrough | AI Daily 01/03/25 5:21

3M ago5:21

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Logan Reed dissects the DOJ’s landmark antitrust case against NVIDIA, Europe’s AI-driven energy crisis, and DeepMind’s cancer detection revolution. Explore how AI is rewriting Hollywood’s creative rules, why autonomous lawyers are entering courtrooms, and the urgent policy debates these advancements ignite. Key Topics 1. NVIDIA’s Monopoly: The CUDA…

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China’s AI Data Crackdown, Neuralink’s 1Gbps Brain Tech & Climate Warnings | AI Daily 28/02/25 5:56

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Navigate today’s AI upheavals with expert insights into regulation, neurotech, and climate science. Episode Summary Logan Reed dissects China’s data sovereignty law reshaping global AI, Neuralink’s unprecedented brain-data breakthrough, Tesla’s drone-driven delivery revolution, and a healthcare AI scandal exposing lethal biases. Plus, AI’s grim cli…

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What the Tech? w/ Jonathan Strickland in Doha 38:53

3M ago38:53

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This week, Oz is on the road, at the Web Summit Qatar, and he’s not alone. Joining him from the iHeart pop-up studio in Doha is a very familiar figure, Jonathan Strickland. Oz and Jonathan sit down to discuss some of the highlights of the Web Summit, including the future of the AI chip race, advances in augmented reality and how news organizations …

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AI Regulation, DeepMind Drug Breakthrough & Saudi Cloud War: Global AI Shakeup | 27/02/25 4:46

3M ago4:46

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Logan Reed unpacks seismic shifts in AI regulation, healthcare, and geopolitics. Explore the EU’s groundbreaking AI Liability Directive, DeepMind’s Parkinson’s breakthrough, Saudi Arabia’s $200B cloud gambit, and the deepfake crisis threatening India’s election. Learn how these events intersect with AI ethics, pharma R&D, and data sovereignty—and w…

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Stargate AI’s $500B Bombshell, Apple’s Texas Chip Revolution & Quantum Encryption Crisis | AI Daily 26/02/25 6:06

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Episode Summary In this explosive episode of Tomorrow’s AI Today, Logan Reed dissects four transformative AI events reshaping global industries. From the $500 billion Stargate AI project—a deregulated tech megaproject sparking debates about corporate dominance—to Apple’s semiconductor revolution in Texas and Microsoft’s quantum encryption crisis, w…

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