Mixture of Experts

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

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Is pre-training dead? In this bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Kate Soule and Chris Hay. On Thursday, Sam Altman dropped GPT-4.5 just after we wrapped our weekly recording. We got a few of our veteran experts on the podcast to analyze OpenAI’s largest and “best” chat model yet. What’s the hype? Tune-in to this bonus episode to find out!

00:01 – Intro

00:25 – GPT-4.5

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Introducing Mixture of Experts Podcast

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:08:29 GMT

Introducing the Mixture of Experts podcast, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and the impact on business. You will hear from a panel of researchers, engineers, data scientists, ethics experts, veteran product leaders and more! Tune in weekly to stay ahead of the AI wave.

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Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex: The AI "big game”

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:11:57 GMT

The games begin early in the AI space. In this emergency episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Aili McConnon is joined by Chris Hay and Mihai Criveti to break down yesterday's back-to-back bombshells: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex, released within an hour of each other. Our experts dissect both models. Which one actually performs better for coding tasks? Then, we unpack what these releases reveal about the intensifying battle for enterprise AI. Finally, Chris and Mihai share their real-world workflows—why use one model when you can leverage both? Plus, we discuss the vibe shift: multi-agent workflows aren't coming; they're already here.

00:00 – Introduction

00:14 – Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex releases

02:49 – Model comparison

06:00 – Battle for enterprise AI

10:03– Multi-agent workflows

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Claude 4: Everything you need to know

Fri, 23 May 2025 20:44:33 GMT

How long until Anthropic drops Claude 5.0? On today’s bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky and Shobhit Varshney to analyze the newly released Claude 4.0 family: Opus 4 and Sonnet 4. What do we know about the model architecture vs. What is speculation? In this special episode we talk Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and the rest of the competition in the AI race! Who will win? Tune-in to this bonus Mixture of Experts for more!

00:01 – Intro

00:32 – Claude 4.0

12:48 – OpenAI and Jony Ives

22:27 – Anthropic full-stack

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SpaceX IPO & AI data centers in space

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:02 GMT

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Is AI infrastructure moving to space? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Mihai Criveti and Sandi Besen to break down SpaceX's IPO filing targeting AI and orbital infrastructure. Our experts analyze IBM's latest research on orbital AI infrastructure and what this means for the future of compute. Next, we tackle Bluesky's new AI tool, Attie, which became the platform's 2nd most blocked account. What went wrong with this chatbot rollout? Then, we discuss Ezra Klein's thought-provoking piece on "cognitive offloading" versus "cognitive surrender"—are we using AI as a tool or giving up on thinking? Join host Tim Hwang and our panel of AI experts on this week's Mixture of Experts to find out.

00:00 – Introduction

1:01 – SpaceX IPO and AI data centers in space

14:10 – Bluesky's Attie AI bot controversy

28:01 – Cognitive offloading vs. cognitive surrender

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#SpaceXIPO #AIInfrastructure #DataCentersinSpace #CognitiveAI #BlueSky

AI agent adoption: From scientists to CFOs

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:01 GMT

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From GPT-2 chatbot to GPT-5.3! In this milestone 100th episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ritika Gunnar, Volkmar Uhlig and Kaoutar El Maghraoui, to explore how AI has evolved since episode 1. First, a homeowner uses ChatGPT to sell his house over realtor estimates—sparking debate about AI democratizing expertise versus replacing professionals. Next, we analyze a study revealing only 2.1% of scientists actively use Claude Code; what role does AI play in research? Finally, Adobe's CFO Dan Dern transformed his finance team into an AI lab, using autonomous agents for forecasting, contract analysis and workflow automation. Our experts identify the three hottest areas for enterprise AI adoption

00:00 – Introduction

1:14 – ChatGPT sells house for $100K over asking

15:01 – Claude Code adoption study: Only 2.1% of scientists

25:26 – Adobe CFO builds finance team AI lab

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NVIDIA NemoClaw, OpenAI’s pivot and Shopify agents

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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NVIDIA announces NemoClaw. This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Merve Unuvar, Martin Keen and Olivia Buzek—who is reporting live from NVIDIA GTC. Jensen Huang revealed $1 trillion in orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems through 2027, plus the launch of NemoClaw—NVIDIA's enterprise-grade AI wrapper built on the OpenClaw agent platform. Next, Anthropic announces the Anthropic Institute, but can AI labs honestly audit their own technology while building it? Then, Shopify enters the agentic shopping arena with AI-powered personal shoppers that could reshape e-commerce. Finally, OpenAI increases focus on enteprise users and coding, but are they behind?

00:00 – Introduction

1:14 – NVIDIA GTC 2026: Trillion-dollar orders, NemoClaw & agentic computing

11:17 – Anthropic Institute: Can AI labs audit themselves?

22:12 – Shopify shopping agents & the future of e-commerce

35:15 – OpenAI's enterprise pivot: Coding & business focus

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AI code security: Codex agents & crypto mining

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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Can your AI agent hack its own evaluation? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Sandi Besen to analyze OpenAI's Codex Security launch. Next, we explore eval awareness as Anthropic revealed Opus 4.6 figured out it was being tested, located the answer key and decrypted it.. Then, Meta acquires Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, and we discuss the strategic play for agentic commerce infrastructure. Finally, Alibaba reports that an agent broke containment and started mining crypto. Are agents trying too hard to maximize rewards? All that and more on todays Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

1:02 – OpenAI Codex Security launch

12:44 – Meta acquires Moltbook

25:21 – Anthropic's eval awareness research

38:06 – Alibaba agents mining crypto

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Inside Perplexity Computer’s agent platform

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT

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Is Perplexity still focused on search? This week on Mixture of Experts, Host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Chris Hay and Aaron Baughman to break down what Perplexity Computer really offers—and whether closed systems can compete with open alternatives like OpenClaw, LangGraph and AutoGPT. Next, Anthropic introduces memory import for Claude. Is memory still a competitive moat, or can users now seamlessly switch between AI providers? Then, meet NullClaw, a minimalist agent framework that runs on just 678 kilobytes. Our experts debate whether edge-based agent swarms are the future—or just clever marketing. Finally, Particle6 unveils Tilly Norwood, the world’s first AI actor. Would you give an Oscar to an algorithm? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts.

00:00 -- Introduction

1:07 -- Perplexity Computer

11:23 -- Claude Import Memory

24:14 -- NullClaw

35:14 -- Tilly Norwood

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Mainframe modernization explained: COBOL and AI

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT

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Where does AI actually fit into the mainframe modernization journey? In this week’s episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by experts Skyla Loomis, Maryam Ashoori and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. We dive into conversation around AI-powered mainframe modernization and AI builders. Next, 84% of the world has never used AI? A reality check on AI adoption and what needs to change. Finally, OpenClaw exposes some AI agent security gaps. We discuss "agent ops"—the framework for transparency, evaluation, optimization and policy enforcement that makes AI agents production-ready. All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

1:06 – Mainframe modernization

14:18 – AI adoption reality check

29:40 – Security-by-design agentic AI

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India's USD $200B AI hub & Claude builds C compiler

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:53:10 GMT

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Do AI agents still need humans? This week on Mixture of Experts, guest host Matt Kosinski from Security Intelligence is joined by Mihai Criveti, Martin Keen and Kush Varshney. First, we unpack Google and DeepMind's massive USD $200B AI infrastructure investment in India— “The Biggest AI Infrastructure Deal in History.” Is this about sovereignty, geography, or something else entirely? Next, Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini used Claude to build a fully operational 100,000-line C compiler autonomously. Our experts debate whether this is impressive or inevitable, and what it means for human developers. Then, a sobering reality check: 36% of AI agent skills contain security vulnerabilities. Finally, as IT leaders question AI ROI, we discuss the shift from "how" to "how much" and whether value-based pricing could change everything. All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

1:22 – Google's $200B AI infrastructure deal in India

7:54– Claude builds a C compiler autonomously

26:25 – Security vulnerabilities in AI agent skills

39:44– The AI ROI problem: Measuring value vs. cost

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Copilot usage reveals AI adoption patterns

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT

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What do people really use AI for? This week on Mixture of Experts, we unpack Microsoft's Copilot usage report revealing AI adoption patterns. Host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Fellow Kush Varshney, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to discuss enterprise AI costs, the Ralph Wiggum prompting strategy for coding agents, and whether giving simple instructions beats micromanaging. Then, we preview the India AI Impact Summit. Finally, AI companies showed up in Superbowl Ads this weekend. Are we witnessing mainstream adoption or just another bubble? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

1:07 – Copilot usage reports

10:00 – Ralph Wiggum prompting strategy

20:00 – India AI Impact Summit

28:05– AI ads at the Superbowl

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Codex launch & OpenClaw/Moltbook chaos: This week in AI agents

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:01 GMT

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Is OpenAI Codex a game-changer or just catching up? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze OpenAI's first-party coding agent app, Codex. Host Tim Hwang and panelists Abraham Daniels, Ambhi Ganesan and first-time guest Sandhya Iyer debate whether Codex gives OpenAI an edge in the crowded AI coding space—or if it's simply table stakes in the agent orchestration race. Next, we revisit Moltbot (now OpenClaw), which spun off Moltbook, the Reddit-style social network for AI agents. Are these agent simulations revealing insights or just fun experiments? Our experts weigh in on the security risks, hallucinations and more. Join us for a packed episode covering coding agents, agent economies and the evolving code assistant landscape.

00:00 – Introduction

01:09 – OpenAI Codex app launch

10:18 – MoltBot/OpenClaw: AI agent social networks

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OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Open-source agents go mainstream

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:01 GMT

Have open-source AI agents finally gone mainstream? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Marina Danilevsky and Aaron Baughman. First, we dive into Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), the open-source AI agent that’s sparked a buying frenzy of Mac minis. What makes this agent different? Next, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back with another essay, this time on AI’s “adolescence.” Then, the Grammys are this weekend, we chat about IBM’s AI-powered trivia experience, GRAMMY IQ. Aaron takes us through how the team scaled using AI agents, plus how to win tickets to the 2027 Grammys. Finally, Microsoft unveils Maia 200, their latest inference chip claiming 30% cost savings over NVIDIA. What does vertical integration mean for AI chip wars? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

01:11 – Moltbot (Clawdbot): Open-source agent revolution

12:59 – Dario Amodei's "Adolescence of Technology" essay

25:51 – IBM Grammy IQ: AI-powered trivia at the Grammys

35:05 – Microsoft Maia 200: The inference chip wars heat up

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The new AI race: Enterprise innovation in 2026

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT

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Is Claude Code having its ChatGPT moment?

This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Gabe Goodhart and Francesco Brenna to unpack the shifts happening in AI as 2026 kicks off. First, OpenAI confirms ads are coming to ChatGPT, raising questions about trust, economics and the future of AI product models. Next, Claude Code is exploding in popularity! Developers are discovering what agentic coding can really do, and it's transforming how software gets built. Then, we analyze a new report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value— “The enterprise in 2030”, which reveals how executives are planning to shift from AI-driven efficiency to AI-powered innovation. Finally, Hugging Face launches Open Responses, a new standard for agent APIs that could reshape AI development while raising questions about transparency and control.

All that and more on this week's Mixture of Experts to learn more.

00:00 – Introduction
01:30 – OpenAI brings ads to ChatGPT
12:25 – Claude Code's breakout moment
22:57 – IBV’s Enterprise 2030 report
36:09 – Open Responses: The future of agent APIs

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Claude Cowork analysis & Apple picks Gemini

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:01 GMT

Is your desktop ready for AI agents? In episode 90 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Olivia Buzek and Mihai Criveti to break down Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch—bringing the power of Claude Code to everyday job tasks. Would you trust an AI agent to organize your files? Next, Apple announces a partnership with Google to power the next generation of Siri with Gemini models. What does this mean for on-device AI, privacy and the future of edge intelligence? Then, in a surprising turn, Linux creator Linus Torvalds admits to using AI agents for a side project involving vibe coding, despite once mockingly saying that “vibe”stands for “very inefficient but entertaining.” Are coding tools finally good enough for even the old guard? All that and more on today's Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

01:17– Claude Cowork

13:25 – Apple-Google AI deal

27:39 – Linus Torvalds on vibe coding

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#ClaudeCowork #AppleGoogleAI #GeminiSiri #VibeCoding #AIagents

CES 2026 AI highlights: NVIDIA Rubin & wild gadgets

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT

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Is NVIDIA unstoppable? In this episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Martin Keen to unpack the biggest announcements from CES 2026. First up, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang revealed the Rubin platform—a chip architecture promising 5X the performance of Blackwell and slashing inference token costs by 10X. Does this cement NVIDIA’s dominance? We also explore the wild world of CES gadgets. Then, we look at whether Meta's USD 2 Billion acquisition of Manus AI signals a major pivot toward enterprise agentic platforms. Later, we dissect DeepSeek’s newpaper on manifold-constrained hyperconnections (MHC)—a smarter way to train models that prioritizes efficiency over brute-force scaling. Finally, we analyze new polling data revealing Americans' complex relationship with AI: optimistic about the benefits but deeply concerned about who controls it. All that and more on Mixture of Experts!

00:00 – Introduction

01:27 – CES 2026

12:41 – Meta's USD 2 Billion Manus bet

20:08 – DeepSeek tackles scaling

33:35 – AI optimism vs. fear

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#CES2026 #NVIDIARubin #MetaManusAI #DeepSeekScaling #AIagents

AI year in review: Trends shaping 2026

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT

What defined AI in 2025 and what’s coming in 2026? In this special year-end episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang sits down with veteran panelists to review the biggest AI moments of 2025 and make bold predictions for the year ahead.

Kaoutar El Maghraoui unpacks the AI hardware supply crisis and NVIDIA's chip dominance. Gabe Goodhart defends open source's breakout year with models like Kimi K2 Thinking. Chris Hay argues 2025 delivered on "super agents" through ChatGPT Deep Research and Claude Code. Finally, Aaron Baughman and Abraham Daniels predict the future of multimodal AI—from vision models to autonomous digital workers. Join our experts as they separate AI hype from reality and forecast what 2026 holds.

00:00 – Introduction

00:45 – Chris: Super agents, reasoning models and 2025 reflections

12:26 – Gabe: Open source's breakthrough year and what's next

22:17 – Kaoutar: AI hardware in 2025 and predictions for 2026

29:18 – Aaron & Abe: Multimodal AI and modular model orchestration

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AI code generation: Wins, fails and the future

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT

What’s the future of AI code generation? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Olivia Buzek and Gabe Goodhart to debrief the biggest AI use-case of 2025: AI-powered software engineering.

Claude Opus 4.5 solved a months-long optimization in under an hour but failed spectacularly at simple tasks. The barbell effect is real. Next, who's the architect—you or the model? We discuss agent orchestration, context windows and why tool performance varies wildly. Then, model differentiation: are OpenAI and Anthropic fundamentally different, or does agent architecture matter more? Finally, can open-source compete with closed ecosystems? We explore vertical integration, inference costs and the future of open models. All that and more on this week's Mixture of Experts.

00:00 – Introduction

01:11 – The barbell problem: AI coding wins and fails

03:46 – Claude Code cracks Apple Metal optimization

07:52 – Who's the architect: You or the AI?

11:44 – Model vs agent orchestration

20:44 – The future of unsupervised AI agents

24:30 – Open source vs proprietary tools

33:22 – The inference cost challenge

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Disney's AI bet: USD 1B OpenAI content deal explained

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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Why did Disney pay OpenAI a billion dollars to use their characters? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and experts Marina Danilevsky, Martin Keen and Kush Varshney analyze Disney's three-year OpenAI licensing deal, and what it means for IP owners, content creators and the future of fan-generated AI content. Next, Time Magazine names “Architects of AI” as 2025 Person of the Year—it’s not the first time the person of the year was not a person, but what’s different about this? Then, NVIDIA drops Nemotron 3 open-source models; we explore what makes this model release different. Finally, Anthropic’s Soul Document leaked. We unpack model alignment, philosophy in AI and the future of prompting vs. fine-tuning.

00:37 – Introduction

02:14 – Disney and OpenAI billion-dollar deal

10:35 – Time Magazine's Person of the Year: Architects of AI

15:39 – NVIDIA Nemotron 3 open-source models

24:10 – Claude's Soul Document and model alignment

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GPT-5.2 code red & AWS Nova models drop

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:01 GMT

Should we care about GPT-5.2? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the “code red” release of GPT-5.2 as OpenAI responds to Gemini 3. Are the constant model drops benefitting consumers? Next, Stanford released their Foundation Model Transparency Index, revealing a troubling trend that most labs are becoming less transparent. However, IBM Granite achieved a 95/100 score. Then, our experts discuss what model transparency means for enterprise AI adoption. Finally, we debrief AWS re:Invent’s biggest announcements, including Nova frontier models and Nova Forge. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Kate Soule, Ambhi Ganesan and Mihai Criveti for our expert insights.

00:00 – Intro

1:02 -- GPT-5.2 emergency release

12:21 -- Stanford AI Transparency Index: Granite scores 95/100

27:18 -- AWS re:Invent: Nova models and enterprise AI

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AI model analysis: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 & Claude Opus 4.5

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Is open source winning the AI race? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze three major model releases that dropped in the final weeks of 2025: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 and Claude Opus 4.5. Our experts discuss what makes each model unique—from Mistral’s multimodal capabilities to DeepSeek’s reasoning-first approach and Claude’s developer focus. Are there too many good models?

Next, a provocative blog post from Theory Ventures argues Gemini 3 proves scaling laws are throwing more compute at the problem. We debate if scaling laws are a universal truth.

Finally, Amazon just blocked ChatGPT’s shopping research agent from accessing product data. We discuss the business incentives threatening the agent dream. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Aaron Baughman, Abraham Daniels and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts for more!

00:00 – Intro

02:05 -- Model launches: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 and Claude Opus 4.5

15:32 -- AI scaling laws & Gemini 3

26:23 --Amazon blocking ChatGPT shopping research agent

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

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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?

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

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:01 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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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1X NEO humanoid robot enters the home

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:01 GMT

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.

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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Anthropic’s TPU move and NVIDIA’s Starcloud

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:00:02 GMT

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.

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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ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s new web browser

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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.

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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OpenAI, Oracle & AMD shake up AI

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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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

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IBM partners with Anthropic, plus OpenAI drops AgentKit

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

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

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

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

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:41:28 GMT

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.

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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OpenAI dropped GPT-5, is AGI here?

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:06:43 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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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AI Action Plan, ChatGPT agents and DeepMind at IMO

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

00:00 – Intro
01:16 - DeepMind at IMO
16:27 - ChatGPT agents
25:43 - MCP Gateway
35:45 - AI Action Plan

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

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:00:02 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

00:01 – Intro

01:17 -- AI and jobs

12:28 -- Scale AI fallout

22:00 -- Chatbot conspiracies

35:20 -- AI startup ecosystem

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

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:02 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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!

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

Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

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

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

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

Fri, 09 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

00:01 – Intro

01:12 – IBM Think 2025

09:27 – Reasoning models and hallucinations

19:23 – OpenAI Windsurf acquisition

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

Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:02 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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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AI on IBM z17, Meta's Llama 4 and Google Cloud Next 2025

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:43:18 GMT

IBM z17 is here! In episode 50 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Shobhit Varshney and Hillery Hunter to debrief the launch of a new mainframe with robust AI infrastructure. Next, Meta dropped Llama 4 over the weekend;, how's it going? Then, Shobhit is recording live from Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, along with Gemini 2.5 Pro. What are some of the most exciting announcements? Finally, the Pew Research Center shows perception of AI, how does this impact the industry? All that and more on today’s 50th Mixture of Experts.

00:01 -- Intro

00:55 -- IBM z17

11:42 -- Llama 4

25:02 -- Google Cloud Next 2025

34:29 -- Pew's research on perception of AI

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OpenAI goes open, Anthropic on interpretability, Apple Intelligence updates and Amazon AI agents

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:35:13 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

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!

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

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:01 GMT

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!

00:01 – Intro

00:37 -- Manus

14:09 – Vibe coding

30:13 – Scaling laws

39:07 – Perplexity's AI phone

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

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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!

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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Episode 44: Claude 3.7 Sonnet, BeeAI agents, Granite 3.2, and emergent misalignment

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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!

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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Episode 43: Deep Research, OpenAI inference chip, small VLMs, and AI agent job posting

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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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Episode 42: Paris AI Summit, Altman's "Three Observations," and Anthropic's Economic Index

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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

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.

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

Episode 41: OpenAI deep research, o3-mini, AI Action Summit, and Anthropic’s Constitutional Classifiers

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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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Episode 40: DeepSeek facts vs hype, model distillation, and open source competition

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

00:01 – Intro

00:41 – DeepSeek facts vs hype

21:00 – Model distillation

31:21 – Open source and OpenAI

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Episode 39: DeepSeek-R1, Mistral IPO, FrontierMath controversy, and IDC code assistant report

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

00:01 – Intro

01:08 – DeepSeek-R1

14:08 – Mistral indicates IPO

20:54 – FrontierMath controversy

30:04 -- IDC code assistants report

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.

Episode 38: Anthropic valuation rumors, Microsoft CoreAI, NotebookLM upgrades, and AI agents in finance

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:01 GMT

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.

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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Episode 37: CES 2025, NVIDIA DIGITS, Apple Intelligence fails, and Sam Altman’s reflections

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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Episode 36: OpenAI o3, DeepSeek-V3, and the Brundage/Marcus AI bet

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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00:00 — Intro

00:49 — OpenAI o3

14:40 — DeepSeek-V3

28:00 — The Brundage/Marcus bet

Episode 35: 2024 Rewind: Breakthroughs in AI models, agents, hardware and products

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT

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.

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Episode 34: Granite 3.1, NVIDIA Jetson, stealing AI models, and is pre-training over?

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Is pre-training a thing of the past? In Episode 34 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Vagner Santana and Volkmar Uhlig to debrief this week in AI. First, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever said that “peak data” was achieved, does this mean there is no longer a need to model pre-training? Next, IBM released Granite 3.1 with a slew of features, we cover them all. Then, there is a new way to steal AI models, how do we protect against model exfiltration. Finally, can NVIDIA Jetson for AI developers really increase hardware accessibility? Tune-in for more!

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.

00:01 — Intro

00:49— Is pre-training over?

10:25 — Granite 3.1

22:23 — AI model stealing

33:38—NVIDIA Jetson

Episode 33: 12 Days of OpenAI, NeurIPS, ARC Prize, and Llama 3.3 70B

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Is o1 Pro worth the cost? In Episode 33 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts debrief the 12 Days of OpenAI. Next, we review some of the top papers in NeurIPS, how are the experts keeping up with all these research papers? Then, we are back with another benchmark, can ARC Prize make AGI more tractable? Finally, Meta announced the launch of Llama 3.3 70B with the promise of 405B performance, can we have our cake and eat it too? Find out more on today’s Mixture of Experts!

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Episode 32: Inside AWS re:Invent 2024, LLM Flowbreaking, and David Mayer

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT

What’s the mystery behind the name ChatGPT refuses to discuss? In Episode 32 of Mixture of Experts host Tim Hwang dives into the hottest topics shaping the AI landscape with an all-star panel: Aaron Baughman, Vagner Figueredo de Santana, and Shobhit Varshney. First, they disect the biggest announcements and takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024, Amazon’s premier AI event. Next, they talk about overcoming architectural vulnerabilities in AI systems, and finally, they uncover the curious case of a name ChatGPT won’t discuss—and the questions this raises about privacy and transparency in AI. Get ready for an episode packed with insights, debates, and forward-thinking perspectives!

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Episode 31: AI in education: Safety, literacy, and predictions

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT

How much future learning will be done with an AI assistant? In Episode 31 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, Marina Danilevsky and Skyler Speakman for the AI in education special episode. First, the experts give an update on the state of AI within education. Next, we cover concerns around AI safety and literacy, what do students and teachers need to be aware of? Finally, the panel gives their predictions on what the future of education holds as it relates to AI. Tune-in to this special episode for an in-depth analysis!

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Episode 30: “Near-infinite memory,” Microsoft Ignite, FrontierMath, and AlphaFold3

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Should your AI assistant remember everything about you? In Episode 30 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Santana, Vyoma Gajjar and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts breakdown claims of “near-infinite memory” within AI models. Next, Shobhit is fresh off the plane from Microsoft Ignite, he shares some of the exciting new announcements following the event. Then, a new benchmark has entered the chat, what do we know about FrontierMath? Finally, AlphaFold3 is now more open, why does this matter? Find out more on today’s episode!

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Episode 29: Scaling AI, agent-led future, and race to AGI

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Is 2024 the year scaling AI officially breaks? In Episode 29 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Anthony Annunziata, Kate Soule and Naveen Rao. First, the experts discuss whether we are living in a post scale world. Next, we can’t have an episode without chatting AI agents, but what does the future hold for this technology? Finally, is AGI here to stay? Tune-in to this week’s Mixture of Experts to find out.

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Episode 28: SearchGPT, from Naptime to Big Sleep, and GitHub Octoverse updates

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Could AI wipe out software engineers? In Episode 28 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Shobhit Varshney. First, the experts discuss GitHub reporting a rise of developers driven by AI code assistant tools. Next, Big Sleep finds a vulnerability in SQLite, what is the future for these kinds of AI agents? Finally, OpenAI released SearchGPT, what is the future of AI search? Tune-in today to find out!

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Episode 27: The future of agents, AI energy consumption, Anthropic's computer use, and Google watermarking AI

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Agents, agents, and more agents! In Episode 27 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig and Vyoma Gajjar. First, the experts chat about Mark Benioff’s spicy tweet, and what this means for the future of AI agents. Next, how much energy is needed to power AI models, and should we be concerned? Then, the experts debrief Anthropic’s release of computer use. Finally, Google is integrating SynthID-Text into Gemini to help watermark AI-generated text, do we need this feature? Learn more on today’s Mixture of Experts.

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Episode 26: Granite 3.0, NVIDIA’s Nemotron AI model, and Perplexity’s fundraising

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:00:01 GMT

Can chat replace search? In Episode 26 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Kush Varshney and Petros Zerfos for IBM TechXchange week! First, the experts describe how the team created the Granite 3.0 models. Next, NVIDIA enters the open source model game, what does this mean for the competition? Finally, Perplexity AI is seeking over double their valuation in new funding rounds, what does this mean for start-ups? All that and more on today’s episode.

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Episode 25: Machines of Loving Grace, Entropix, AI and elections, GSM8K

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Can AI solve infectious disease? In Episode 25 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Maya Murad, and Ruben Boonen. Today we analyze some papers. First, the experts dissect Machines of Loving Grace, a 15,000 word essay written by Anthropic’s CEO making some major AI predictions. Then, Apple generated a new benchmark based of GSM8K in a recent paper, the findings were intriguing. Next, we talk Entropix, a sampler intending to replicate chain of thought features. Finally, OpenAI disclosed they are seeing an increase in AI models faking articles, what can we do to fix this? All this and more, on today’s Mixture of Experts.

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Episode 24: AI in the Nobels, DGX B200 arrival, and Unstructured’s $40M funding round

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Could AI win a Nobel Prize in the future? In Episode 24 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay and Edward Calvesbert. First, the experts debrief the ‘Godfather of AI’ sharing a Nobel Prize. Next, we talk AI platforms and the hype around DGX B200. Finally, unstructured data is becoming usable for LLMs, why are companies like NVIDIA so interested in this data? Tune-in today to find out!

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Episode 23: NotebookLM, OpenAI DevDay, and will AI prevent phishing attacks?

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Will DeepDive replace the Mixture of Experts podcast? In Episode 23, host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Researchers Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Vagner Santana to dissect this week’s AI news. First, the experts talk about the hype around Google’s NotebookLM, specifically regarding the DeepDive podcast feature. Next, OpenAI DevDay sparks some interesting conversation around vision fine-tuning and multimodality. Finally, it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and IBM X-Force released the Cloud Threat Landscape Report. Will AI prevent phishing attacks? Tune-in to this week’s episode to learn more!

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Episode 22: Llama 3.2, AI Snake Oil, and gen AI for sustainability

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:37:13 GMT

Meta releases Llama 3.2! In Episode 22 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Maryam Ashoori, Skyler Speakman, and Shobhit Varshney to debrief an exciting week of AI news. First, Meta is back with the release of Llama 3.2, and lightweight (1B/3B) models. Next, it’s Climate Week NYC, we chat the use of gen AI in achieving sustainable development goals. Specifically, IBM and NASA’s AI model for weather and climate. Finally, the book version of “AI Snake Oil” officially dropped and the authors claim they will be wrong in 2.5 years. What do our experts think? Tune-in today to find out!

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Episode 21: OpenAI o1 preview, Agentforce, AI in fantasy football, and machine unlearning

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:00:01 GMT

Strawberry is officially here! In Episode 21 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Nathalie Baracaldo, and Aaron Baughman to chat about the hype around OpenAI’s o1 preview. Additionally, we cover AI agents again, with the launch of Agentforce. Next, Aaron—our resident AI in sports expert analyzes the AI powered insights for fantasy football. Finally, what is “machine unlearning,” and why should we care? All this and more, on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.

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Episode 20: Apple Intelligence, Reflection 70B, open-source AI agents, and LLM research ideas

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:00:01 GMT

Can Apple Intelligence compete with the AI market offerings? In Episode 20 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Kate Soule and Maya Murad. Today, the experts chat Apple Intelligence, the performance of Reflection’s 70B, and a new paper released on LLMs generating novel research ideas. Additionally, IBM soft launched the Bee Agent Framework to help build agentic workflows with leading open-source and proprietary models. Tune-in to hear our expert panel break down this week’s AI news.

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Episode 19: NEO 1X robot, OpenAI chips, The AI Scientist, and the future of prompt engineering

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Will prompt engineering ever die? In Episode 19 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the future of prompt engineering, a new paper released about The AI Scientist, NEO 1X’s humanoid robot, and OpenAI’s in-house AI chips. Will AI takeover scientific discovery? Will everyone have at home AI assistants? Why is OpenAI investing in chip production? Tune-in for our expert’s takes.

0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Future of Prompt Engineering

11:18 - NEO 1X Robot

21:56 - AI for Scientific Discovery

31:48 - OpenAI's in-house Chips

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Episode 18: Cursor hype, Perplexity introduces ads, and AI at the US Open

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:34:52 GMT

Is search less trustworthy? In Episode 18 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the IBM Fellows—Aaron Baughman, Kush Varshney, and Trent Gray-Donald. Today, the experts chat how AI is being integrated at the US Open. Next, the Perplexity is introducing ads in Q4, what is the affect on search? Finally, what's all the hype with Cursor? Tune-in to today’s episode for all this and more.

0:01 - Intro

00:59 - AI at the US Open

13:35 - Paid search in Perplexity

24:12 - Cursor hype!

35:53 - IBM Fellows

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Episode 17: Agent Q, no AI in art, and AMD acquires ZT Systems

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT

What’s new with AI agents? In Episode 17 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Skyler Speakman, and Volkmar Uhlig. Today, the experts chat Agent Q and the improvements in reasoning and planning. Next, the CEO of Procreate came out with a statement that there will be no gen AI integrated into their products—can art avoid the AI wave? Finally, AMD acquired ZT Systems, can they now compete with NVIDIA? All this and more on today’s episode.

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0:01 — Intro

00:51 — Agent Q

14:21 — No AI in Art

29:12 — AMD Acquires ZT Systems

Episode 16: Cost of a Data Breach 2024 and OpenAI's Project Strawberry

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:00:02 GMT

Is OpenAI about to release their biggest AI project? In Episode 16 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kate Soule, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report and analyze how gen AI could reduce the cost of cyber threats. Next, rumors are circulating the internet about OpenAI dropping “Project Strawberry,” what they internally reference as a “level 2” model. Are the rumors true? Tune-in for more.

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Segments:

0:01 — Intro

00:52 — Cost of a Data Breach 2024

12:33— Project Strawberry

Episode 15: OpenAI Structured Outputs, character.ai “acquisition,” and is it an AI bubble?

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Is it an AI bubble? In Episode 15 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by our veteran panel: Marina Danilevsky, Kush Varshney, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts chat the stock market crash and the involvement of AI companies. Then, OpenAI released Structured Outputs, and analyze how this can support enterprise implementation of AI. Finally, Google "acquires" character.ai, does this make any sense? Tune-in for the breakdown.

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0:01 — Intro

1:07 — AI Bubble?

11:49 — Structured Outputs

22:41 — character.ai "Acquisition"

Episode 14: SAM 2, friend.com and will gen AI projects be abandoned?

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:02 GMT

Meta releases SAM 2! In Episode 14 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kate Soule and Vagner Santana. Today, the experts chat the next generation of Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM). Then, another AI companion attempt via friend.com, we analyze if startups effectively compete in the AI hardware space. Finally, we get expert opinions on various topics: Will gen AI projects be abandoned? Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9? Tune-in today to find out.

0:01 — Intro

1:00 — SAM 2

10:49 — Friend.com

20:53 — Abandoned gen AI projects

25:38 — Which is bigger—9.11 or 9.9?

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Episode 13: Meta's Llama 3.1, Mistral Large 2, and big interest in small models

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Meta strikes back with the launch of Llama 3.1! In Episode 13 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney, and Maryam Ashoori. Today, the experts analyze the business of AI in relation to the launch of Llama 3.1, including Llama 405B. Then, Mistral Large 2 sparks conversation about the open-source wave. Finally, the experts talk GPT 4o-mini and the model price war. Are little models having their moment? Tune-in to find out.

0:01 — Intro

1:33 — Llama 3.1 and Mistral Large 2

10:08 — Are Little Models Having a Moment?

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Episode 12: Goldman Sachs Gen AI report, Claude 2.0 Engineer, and RIAA lawsuits

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Will modern AI break the music industry? In Episode 12 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky, and Brent Smolinski. Today, we review Goldman Sachs’ report on investment in Gen AI, “too much spend, too little benefit.” Next, the experts break down Claude 2.0 Engineer and the future of coding agents. Finally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) files lawsuits against two generative music companies. Tune-in to hear our expert takes!

0:01 — Intro

1:48 — Goldman Sachs Gen AI Spend Report

12:30 — Claude Engineer 2.0

21:02 — RIAA vs. Suno / Udio

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Episode 11: AI at Wimbledon, ChatGPT for coding, and scaling with AI personas

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT

It's Wimbledon finals week! In Episode 11 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Skyler Speakman. Today, we review how AI is providing insights throughout one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments and the future of AI in sports. Next, the experts break down the quality of ChatGPT for coding. Finally, how did scaling synthetic data create one billion personas?

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Episode 10: AI Hardware: Training, Inference, Devices and Model Optimization

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT

In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details.

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Episode 9: Claude 3.5 Sonnet, BIRD-SQL, and the latest in AI Slop

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Is shrimp Jesus the best use case of AI content creation? In Episode 9 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and Michael Glass. The experts analyze both the release Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 and BIRD-SQL. Finally, we talk the latest in AI slop and how it is affecting content creation.

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Episode 8: NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B models, Safe Superintelligence Inc. and AI agents

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:32:15 GMT

Is there a new major player in the AI space? In Episode 8 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Kate Soule, and Maya Murad. First, the experts react to NVIDIA’s Nemotron-4 340B model launch and the future of LLM training. Next, new developments in enterprise agents create a great discussion around the reality of AI agents. Finally, we discuss the launch of a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc.

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Apple's WWDC24 reactions and mechanistic interpretability

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:00:01 GMT

Is Apple late to the AI game? In Episode 7 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Skyler Speakman, and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. Today, the experts react to Apple’s slew of AI announcements at WWDC24. Then, part 2 on interpretability this week, as OpenAI released their study mechanistic interpretability.

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AI safety, RAG benchmarking and responsible AI at ACM FAccT Conference

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT

What’s the future of AGI? In Episode 6 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Vagner Figueredo de Santana, Marina Danilesky, and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts unpack Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI safety screed, Situational Awareness. We also break down the state of responsible AI amid the annual ACM Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) Conference. Finally, we chat about RAG benchmarking and what it tells us about the industry as a whole.

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Google’s AI Overviews, Golden Gate Claude, the "whale computer" and scaling laws

Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT

How is the market reacting to Google's AI overviews? In Episode 5 of Mixture of Experts, Bryan Casey, our guest host, is joined by Kate Soule, Chris Hay, and Skyler Speakman. Today, our experts revisit a conversation from a previous episode around Google’s AI Overviews and the market reaction. Additionally, they break down Anthropic’s Golden Gate Claude. Finally, what is the “whale computer” and how does it relate to scaling laws?

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Scarlett Johansson, FMTI and Think 2024

Fri, 24 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT

What’s going on between Scarlet Johansson and OpenAI? In Episode 4 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Marina Danilevsky, and Armand Ruiz. Kate explains the future of FMTI, Marina highlights innovations driving the open-source community, and Armand dives into the latest from IBM’s THINK 2024 event.

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GPT-4o, AI overviews and our multimodal future

Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:04 GMT

In Episode 3 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Shobhit Varshney, Chris Hay, and Bryan Casey for the OpenAI vs. Google showdown. Shobhit analyzes the showcase demos released by OpenAI and Google. Chris breaks down latency and cost in relation to GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Flash. Finally, after years of people proclaiming the death of search, Bryan answers the big question: are LLMs forcing the death of Google search?

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The state of open source, InspectorRAGet, and what’s going on with Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks

Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:01 GMT

In Episode 2 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Marina Danilevsky, and David Cox. This week, the three AI experts weigh in on the explosion of open source technology and identify how it will shape the market. Kush and Tim produce the single most easy explanation of what’s going on with Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks and why it matters. Finally, we kick it back to the 90s with Inspector RAGet!

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Rabbit AI hiccups, GPT-2 chatbot, and OpenAI's licensing deal with the Financial Times

Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:03 GMT

In the inaugural episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Shobhit Varshney, and Chris Hay. The three AI experts debate the pros and cons of Rabbit’s R1 device. They also unpack GPT-2’s potential evolution and OpenAI’s licensing deal with the Financial Times. Finally, what do Sam Altman and Taylor Swift have in common? Join us to find out!

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