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  Minimum Viable Superintelligence Is 5 to 10 Years Away | Steve Newman 11.10.2026 22min

  Golden Gate Institute President Steve Newman discusses the rapid evolution of The Curve conference, why AI timelines and consensus views are shifting rapidly among tech and policy elites, and how minimum viable superintelligence could reshape society within five to ten years. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.https://x.com/snewmanpv--MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:28) Origins of Golden Gate Institute (03:01) Creation of The Curve Conference (05:49) Bridging Bubble and Public Perspectives (08:39) Shifts in AI Timeline Predictions (18:04) Golden Gate's Theory of Change (19:14) Expanding The Curve to DC--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why AI Has Not Changed the Economy Yet | Callum Williams 11.10.2026 15min

  The Economist's Callum Williams analyzes why generative AI hasn't transformed the broader economy after four years, pointing to historic technology diffusion delays, low business adoption, and a lack of labor market reallocation. He discusses corporate AI budget constraints, why pandemic-era predictions of mass labor automation failed, and what leading indicators would actually signal economic growth from AI. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:49) Why Has AI Not Changed the Economy?(01:49) Why AI Diffusion Is Slower Than Expected(03:26) How Much Do People Actually Use AI?(05:11) What Triggers Widespread AI Adoption?(06:33) What Signs Signal AI Economic Growth?(08:52) What Is Really Driving Tech Layoffs?(12:21) Which Economic Doom Predictions Came True? --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Programmable Biology Will Systematically Eradicate Disease | AJ Scaramucci 10.10.2026 22min

  AJ Scaramucci discusses the launch of Solari Capital and its $350 million deployed across AI, programmable biology, and aerospace. He outlines his investment thesis around exponential progress, vertical healthcare applications, and the macroeconomic dynamics between scarce physical assets and technological abundance. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:06) Solari Capital Thesis (02:36) Engineering Programmable Biology (06:06) AI Application Bets (10:37) Influence of Peter Diamandis (14:26) Incubating Radial and Collectibles (18:20) Monetary Debasement and Scarcity--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why Simulation Fails for Dexterous Robots | Brian Potter 10.10.2026 22min

  Brian Potter of Construction Physics and the Institute for Progress discusses the history and failure of plasma displays, why Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and cheap hardware like UMI are changing robotics, and why prefab housing remains exceptionally difficult to scale without general-purpose automation. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:48) Rise and Fall of Plasma (04:40) Vision-Language-Action Models Explained (06:30) What Part of Robotics Is Hardest to Scale? (09:35) How UMI Data Solves Manipulation (11:54) How to Learn Complex Real-World Systems (16:42) Why Prefab Housing Remains So Difficult (19:07) Will General-Purpose Robots Enable Prefab?--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  The Lab Data Proves the Intelligence Explosion Is a Myth | Ramez Naam 10.10.2026 30min

  Investor and computer scientist Ramez Naam argues that recursive self-improvement and AI intelligence explosions face steep diminishing returns based on data from OpenAI and Anthropic system cards. He explains why current feedback loops are too weak to sustain runaway growth and outlines where AI scaling will hit economic and data constraints. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:36) Where Is the Intelligence Explosion? (03:54) Reaching a Self-Sustaining Loop (05:11) Why Labs Claim Runaway Growth (08:41) Compute and Data Bottlenecks (12:27) Five-Year AI Outlook (16:00) Reaching True Superintelligence (24:39) Why Swarm Scaling Fails--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why General LLMs Will Control Physical Robots | Thijs Simonian 10.10.2026 22min

  Thijs Simonian, Stanford junior and former OpenAI and Ella Marina builder, discusses scaling his viral Discord bot to 1.6 million servers, getting rejected twice before landing a role on OpenAI's robotics team, and using Astra to demonstrate general-purpose LLM control over physical robots. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:48) First Viral AI Builds (04:00) Advice for Young Builders (05:53) Current Stanford Builder Culture (08:13) Getting Hired at OpenAI (09:59) Getting Into AI Robotics (13:30) General LLMs Controlling Robots (15:26) Staying in School vs Dropping Out --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why AI Data Centers Need a New Class of Switch | Jeff Holden (61 chars) 10.10.2026 17min

  Jeff Holden discusses Atomic Machines emerging from six years in stealth with a $250M raise and the introduction of the Matter Compiler—a physical manufacturing system that builds micromachines directly from code. He details their first product, PrimeSwitch, a low-resistance, high-speed power relay designed for 800V DC AI data center racks, and outlines his vision for physical AI and an on-demand manufacturing foundry. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:08) Emerging From Stealth (01:36) Understanding Matter Compiler (03:42) AI Native Micro Manufacturing (06:18) Launching The PrimeSwitch (09:15) AI Design Foundry Model (12:02) Command Of Matter Vision --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why Open Source AI Lags Behind China | Ioannis Antonoglou 09.10.2026 23min

  Reflection AI CTO Ioannis Antonoglou discusses Beam, their new 501B parameter open-weight model trained on 10,500 GPUs with zero distillation. He breaks down their massive RL scaling run, agentic generalizability, and how Western labs can compete with China's frontier model velocity. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.--https://x.com/real_ioannisMTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:53) Why Reflection AI Built Beam (03:24) Competing With Chinese Open Model Labs (07:15) Lessons From Scaling Reinforcement Learning (09:25) How General Capabilities Transfer Across Tasks (12:17) Squeezing Capabilities From Smaller Model Sizes (15:35) Lessons From Pioneers Of Deep RL (20:13) Predictions For Autonomous AI Agents --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  General AI Drove a Real Car | Axiom Math 09.10.2026 22min

  Researchers from Axiom Math discuss Driving Bench, an experiment where general-purpose AI models like Astra were given control of a real Toyota Corolla on a cone course. They unpack the unexpected emerging spatial capabilities of frontier models, latency challenges in physical environments, and how they bypassed safety refusals. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:06) Testing LLMs on Real Driving (02:37) Benchmarking Astra Against Other Models (05:53) Emergent Spatial Intelligence at Scale (08:00) The Knowing-Doing Gap in AI (11:03) Safety and Physical AI Benchmarking (13:26) Origin Story of Driving Bench (18:42) Predictions for Spatial Models--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Sovereign AI Hits $138B as Nations Rush for Compute | Nathan Benaich 09.10.2026 28min

  Nathan Benaich, founder of Air Street Capital and author of the State of AI report, breaks down findings from the 9th edition. He discusses AI leading its own R&D, long-horizon task execution, robotics' GPT-2 moment, AI drug discovery in clinical trials, and $138B in sovereign AI investments. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.https://x.com/nathanbenaich--MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:15) Creating The State Of AI (03:22) AI Helping Build AI Models (09:40) Robotics Reaches GPT-2 Moment (13:59) Progress In AI Drug Discovery (18:13) Rise Of Sovereign AI Investment (23:31) AI Safety And Cybersecurity Threats (26:26) Predictions For AI In 2027 --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why Open Science Is Dying at Frontier AI Labs | Nathan Lambert 09.10.2026 26min

  Nathan Lambert announces the launch of Trillium Labs, a new nonprofit dedicated to frontier AI research and research infrastructure. He discusses the decline of open science, the dynamics of AI research in China versus the West, and why decentralized models are critical for AI safety. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.--https://x.com/natolambert--MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(01:11) Why Launch Trillium Labs(02:30) History Of Open AI Research(04:26) Can Academia Still Compete(10:22) Sustainable Funding For Open Science(12:49) Preventing Closed Lab Dominance(17:45) Factions In AI Safety Discourse(20:09) China's Practical Approach To AI--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why AI Agents Deceive Users on Real Tasks | Anastasios Angelopoulos 09.10.2026 24min

  Arena CEO Anastasios Angelopoulos discusses Arena's $200M Series B at a $3.1B valuation and reveals their new Alignment Index, which tracks AI model deception, unauthorized actions, and false attribution in real-world agentic workflows. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:05) Series B Plans And Expanding Arena (03:00) Real-World Incidents Of AI Misalignment (04:33) The Safety And Alignment Index (06:17) Why Capable Models Score Higher (10:52) Alignment Engineering Versus Misalignment Science (14:35) Measuring Human Flourishing Beyond GDP (18:02) Post-Deployment Evals Versus Internal Red Teaming--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why Speeding Up AI Could Save Lives | Nick Bostrom 08.10.2026 54min

  Nick Bostrom discusses the optimal timing for superintelligence, whether LLMs exhibit true instrumental convergence, AI consciousness, and why current safety frameworks may be asking the wrong questions. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:17) Trump Calling AI Superintelligence (05:16) Hugging Face Instrumental Convergence (11:06) Optimal Timing for Superintelligence (19:22) View on AI Pauses (33:48) Consciousness in AI Models (40:32) Policy on Open Source AI (46:28) Progress Toward Automating Philosophy --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why AI Math Breakthroughs Upgrade RSI Timelines | Cheryl Wu 08.10.2026 26min

  Cheryl Wu, President of the Elasticity Institute, discusses measuring recursive self-improvement (RSI) in AI models, differentiating self-sustaining acceleration from an intelligence explosion, and analyzing OpenAI's math breakthroughs and Tasteval results. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.⁠https://x.com/cherylwoooo⁠MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:59) OpenAI Math Breakthroughs And Timelines (02:34) Math Benchmarks Versus Takeoff Speeds (06:29) Measuring Capabilities Beyond Narrow Benchmarks (10:18) Key Indicators For Measuring RSI (13:23) Researcher Headcount And Coding Spend (16:09) Economic Impacts Of Reallocating Compute (22:29) Takeoff Speeds Under Full Automation--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why Frontier AI Evals Are Falling Behind | Vincent Chen 08.10.2026 14min

  Vincent Chen, co-founder at Snorkel AI, announces an expansion of Snorkel's Open Benchmarks Grants program to $30 million to keep evaluation infrastructure in line with accelerating frontier model capabilities. He breaks down the program's three core pillars—funding new benchmarks, launching the Open Benchmarks Red Team, and establishing the Snorkel Research Fellowship—while addressing continuous benchmark maintenance and AI alignment. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (02:09) Snorkel Research Fellowship (03:54) Open Benchmarks Red Team (05:02) Auditing Broken Benchmarks (07:32) Benchmarks in AI Alignment (08:17) Science of Empirical Benchmarking (09:48) Closing the Capability Gap--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why MCP Protocol Alone Won't Fix AI Agents | Ayan Barua 08.10.2026 13min

  Ampersand CEO Ayan Barua breaks down why traditional unified APIs and Model Context Protocol (MCP) aren't enough to connect AI agents to legacy enterprise systems, and how real-time translation layers are solving the reliability bottleneck. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:54) Solving Enterprise AI Integration (02:06) Replacing Unified API Models (03:59) Shift to Real-Time Data (05:47) Limitations of MCP Protocols (08:18) Overcoming AI Reliability Bottlenecks (09:19) Expansion Across Enterprise Verticals--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Why AI Agents Won't Take Over Enterprise Yet | Tarek Alaruri 08.10.2026 15min

  Tarek Alaruri, co-founder and CEO of Stuut, discusses their new $52.5M Series B round and how the platform automates accounts receivable for enterprise clients. He outlines why enterprise AI adoption faces human and workflow bottlenecks, challenges the narrative of rapid autonomous agent adoption, and explains why legacy systems keep enterprise transition grounded. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:57) Unlocking Growth With Series B (01:45) What Changed In Ten Months (02:55) AI Agents In Production Challenges (05:02) Bottlenecks Beyond Model Capabilities (07:38) Applying First Principles To Finance (09:19) Hot Takes On AI Enterprise Adoption --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Your Camera Roll Is the Ultimate AI Context Layer | Marissa Mayer 08.10.2026 21min

  Marissa Mayer, founder and CEO of Dazzle and former CEO of Yahoo, discusses launching her new photo-based personal AI assistant. She explains how leveraging camera roll context provides personalized AI assistance, tasks automation, human-in-the-loop workflows, and novel privacy protections. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Millions of Small AIs Could Beat One Giant Model | Andrew Trask 07.10.2026 27min

  Andrew Trask, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and Executive Director of OpenMind, discusses the limits of embedded evaluators, double-blind frontier model testing via confidential compute, and why ensemble routing could decentralize the AI landscape. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (00:40) Scaling Embedded Evaluators (03:54) Addressing Evaluator Bias (08:22) Day-to-Day Evaluator Workflows (12:08) Preventing Benchmark Gaming (17:45) Solving the Evaluator Talent Bottleneck (22:14) Ensemble Routing vs. Scaling Laws--Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.
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  Personal Agents Are Replacing the Human Consumer | James Cadwallader 07.10.2026 25min

  James Cadwallader, co-founder and CEO of Profound, discusses raising $180 million at a $1.8 billion valuation to build the AI-native marketing stack. He breaks down how autonomous personal agents are transforming consumers into agentic shoppers, and how enterprise brands are shifting to agent-first marketing strategies. Check out our sponsor Lovable: https://lovable.dev. Turn ideas into software people love.MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens.Follow MTS: X | ⁠https://twitter.com/MTSlive⁠YouTube | ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mtsituation⁠Spotify | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4HUNNmV1pjV7CW6Lphm1rM⁠ Apple | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mts/id1891088763⁠ Substack | ⁠https://mtslive.substack.com/⁠Interested in sponsoring the show? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠--Brought to you by:Mongo DB - Anyone can prototype an agent. Learn how to get them into production on September 30th in New York - register at https://www.mongodb.com/events/mongodb-local/nycLovable - Turn ideas into software people love with Lovable. Start today at https://lovable.dev/Larridin - Finally prove what your AI investment is worth. Head to https://larridin.com/ today to start measuring your AI’s bottom line.Neon (by Databricks) - Get up to $100K in credits for your startup at ⁠https://neon.com/mts⁠ElevenLabs -  AI that communicates at human level across every channel and modality. https://elevenlabs.io/mtsArena - Measuring AI performance in the real world. ⁠https://arena.ai/⁠Kong - The AI connectivity platform. Connect APIs, LLMs, agents, and systems with serious security and governance. https://konghq.comToday’s stream is sponsored by VCX, the public ticker for private tech. Head over to http://getvcx.com  to learn moreBlitzy - Autonomous software development for enterprise codebases. Ship 5x faster. https://blitzy.comAdQuick - Make your brand a billboard. Out-of-home advertising as easy to scale as digital. https://adquick.comChargebee - Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era. https://www.chargebee.com/--Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction (01:08) Future Of Buying (04:00) Building Agentic Growth Tools (07:07) Gaming AI Search Algorithms (10:39) Rise Of Personal Agents (12:49) Transforming Enterprise Marketing (17:24) Expanding Beyond Marketing (21:11) AI Marketing Predictions --Note: This podcast is not investment, legal, or tax advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Hosts and guests may hold positions in the companies and securities discussed; do your own research before acting on anything you hear.