Intelligent Machines (Audio)

By: TWiT
  • Summary

  • 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 / 21:00 UTC.
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Episodes
  • IM 815: Fire In the Hole! - Nikita Roy, Toxic Receipts, DolphinGemma
    Apr 17 2025
    • Interview with Nikita Roy
    • Linda McMahon just handed A.1. steak sauce an unbelievable opportunity
    • When is 4.1 greater than 4.5? When it's OpenAI's newest model.
    • Google DeepMind Is Hiring a 'Post-AGI' Research Scientist
    • Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
    • The Dark Power of Fraternities
    • Monkey.zip
    • High levels of toxic chemicals found in paper receipts used by US retailers
    • A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data
    • DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication
    • 'She helps cheer me up': the people forming relationships with AI chatbots
    • A meta-analysis of technology use and cognitive aging
    • Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says
    • OpenAI's new o3 and o4-mini models are all about 'thinking with images'
    • Boarding passes and checkin to be scrapped
    • Pickled Popeyes
    • A new season of Game Changer

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Nikita Roy

    Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines.

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    Sponsors:

    • spaceship.com/twit
    • monarchmoney.com with code IM
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    2 hrs and 35 mins
  • IM 814: Chesterton's Fence - Cory Doctorow, Fake Meta Benchmakrs, AI Therapy
    Apr 10 2025
    • Interview with Cory Doctorow
    • AI hasn't killed radiology, but it is changing it
    • Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks
    • Man Employs A.I. Avatar in Legal Appeal, and Judge Isn't Amused
    • Shopify Says No New Hires Unless AI Can't Do the Job
    • The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now
    • The 35th anniversary of Twin Peaks
    • Eddy Varekamp

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Cory Doctorow

    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

    Sponsors:

    • monarchmoney.com with code IM
    • Melissa.com/twit
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • IM 813: The Optimist - Keach Hagey, Twitter Leak, Skylight
    Apr 3 2025
    • Interview with Keach Hagey
    • The Secrets and Misdirection Behind Sam Altman's Firing From OpenAI
    • OpenAI's Latest Funding Round Comes With a $20 Billion Catch
    • Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name 'Grok'
    • Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to His A.I. Start-Up xAI
    • Replit CEO Amjad Masad says learning to code is a waste of time, citing Dario Amodei's prediction that AI may generate essentially all code by next year
    • AI: history of a brand by Thomas Haigh
    • Bloomberg Has a Rocky Start With A.I. Summaries
    • First Trial of Generative AI Therapy Shows It Might Help With Depression
    • Tinder wants you to chat with an AI bot before you fail with a real person
    • Twitter (X) Hit by 2.8 Billion Profile Data Leak in Alleged Insider Job
    • The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them
    • Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S.
    • (Oh, no) Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok's Chinese owners
    • Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake
    • Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser
    • Get ready! Catch Coachella 2025 live, only on YouTube
    • Amazon Nova
    • Perplexity AI CEO Denies Rumors Company Is Disintegrating Behind the Scenes
    • AI accent conversion
    • Kat Abughazaleh, from YouTube to Congress?
    • Wurst cursor
    • The fastest, most-accurate fast-food drive-throughs, and more!

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Richard Campbell

    Guest: Keach Hagey

    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

    Sponsors:

    • outsystems.com/twit
    • bigid.com/im
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    2 hrs and 56 mins
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