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Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who"s interviewed the world"s top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.

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67:42

Booz Allen CTO: Can AI Fix The Government — With Bill...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Bill Vass is the Chief Technology Officer of Booz Allen. Vass joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how governments can harness AI to cut redundancy and deliver better citizen services. Tune in to hear his inside view on LLM deployments from the VA to the International Space Station and the difficulty of modernizing mass bureaucracies. We also cover autonomous driving, humanoid robots, and quantum computing’s first real use-cases. Hit play for fascinating look into public sector AI, along with

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56:25

Google’s Best Week Ever, AI’s Rising Costs, Putin and...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Google's Gemini may power Siri 2) Google gets to keep Chrome and Android 3) Google can keep paying Apple for distribution 4) Is generative AI enough rationale to allow the market to decide Google's fate? 5) Google's Nano Banana image creator goes viral 6) Google's stock is up 47% in the past year and still cheap 7) Do we want the iPhone 17 Air? 8) AI is getting more expensive to run 9) But AI is getting

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73:42

Brain Computer Interface Frontier: Movement, Coma,...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Dr. Ben Rapoport and Michael Mager are the co-founders of Precision Neuroscience, a company building a minimally invasive, high-resolution brain-computer interface. The two join Big Technology to discuss the modern day applications of BCIs and frontiers of the technology, including computer control, stroke rehab, decoding consciousness in coma patients, AI-powered neural biomarkers for depression, and the long-term prospect of merging human cognition with machines. Tune in for a fascinating look at

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59:27

Did OpenAI Break ChatGPT?, Apple’s New iPhones,...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/29

M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. He joins Big Technology podcast for the latest of our monthly discussions about Big Tech strategy and AI. Today we cover whether OpenAI broke ChatGPT with its GPT-5 rollout and whether new AI models are similar to typical technology rollouts. We also cover Apple's forthcoming new lineup of phones: the iPhone Air, the folding iPhone, and the curved glass iPhone. We conclude with a discussion of the U.S. taking ownership 10% of Intel.--- Enjoying Big

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53:13

The Hidden Science Behind Brain-Computer Interfaces —...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/27

Sally Adee is the author of We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds. Adee joins Big Technology Podcast to pull back the curtain on the body’s hidden wiring and brain-computer interfaces. We dig into how electricity drives every thought and twitch, why Neuralink’s first patient blew our minds, and what it will take to keep implants working long after the hype cycle fades. Tune in for a tour of limb-regrowing tadpoles, cancer cells that

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53:51

The Big GPT-5 Debate, Sam Altman’s AI Bubble,...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/22

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Did AI take a step back with GPT-5? 2) Is AI hype going to cool off? 3) GPT-5's switching problem 4) Do we need AI agents? 5) Thinking Vs. Doing AI 6) Sam Altman says parts of AI are a bubble 7) Eric Schmidt says the U.S. should stop overindexing on AGI and instead build it into products 8) GPT-6 is going to have much better memory 9) MIT study says 95% of AI projects fail to achieve their goals 10) AI

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64:30

Inside Google's Generative AI Reinvention — With Nick...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/20

Nick Fox is the SVP of Knowledge and Information at Google. Liz Reid is the VP of Search at Google. The two join Big Technology Podcast to discuss the way Google plans and builds in the generative AI era, including how it chooses what to ship and when. We also cover publisher traffic, search monetization and ads, shopping and product research, and the near-term future of the web. Hit play for a clear, no-fluff conversation with the leaders building search’s next chapter.--- Enjoying Big

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54:44

Can The Web Survive Generative AI? — With Matthew Prince

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2025/08/15

Matthew Prince is the CEO of Cloudflare. He joins Big Technology podcast to discuss whether the web can withstand a wave of generative AI companies scraping content, summarizing it, and not cutting the original creators into the revenue. Tune in to hear Prince masterfully dissect the problem and put forth a solution.

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56:40

Is The AI Going To Escape? — With Anthony Aguire

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/13

Anthony Aguirre is the executive director of the Future of Life Institute. He joins Big Technology to discuss how AI could fail in the worst case and whether our push toward increasingly autonomous, general systems puts control out of reach. Tune in to hear how agentic systems operating at superhuman speed complicate oversight, and why “just unplug it” is naive. Hit play for a cool‑headed, nuanced conversation with clear takeaways you can use to evaluate AI strategy, policy, and risk.--- Enjoying

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53:55

Does GPT-5 Live Up To the Hype?, AGI Wait Continues,...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/08

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI's launch of GPT-5 2) Whether GPT-5's tool calling ability is its hidden strength 3) GPT-5 is good at 'doing stuff' 4) But GPT-5 is not AGI 5) Do AI models need more than book smarts to thrive? 6) OpenAI's medicine play 7) GPT-5's coding use case 8) We need AI tables for travel 9) Do the big model players now subsume AI startups? 10) Gemini has a breakdown--- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast

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30:38

OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap: GPT-5's Capabilities, Why...

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2025/08/08

Brad Lightcap is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenAI. Lightcap joins Big Technology to discuss the launch of GPT-5, how it works, what sets it apart from previous models, and whether it's AGI. We also cover scaling laws, post-training breakthroughs, enterprise adoption, health care applications, pricing strategy, and the company’s profitability outlook. Hit play for a front-row seat to OpenAI’s thinking on the future of AI. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in

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65:31

Vibe Coding: Everything You Need To Know — With Amjad...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Amjad Masad is the CEO of Replit. Masad joins Big Technology podcast for a frank discussion about vibe coding, or building software via prompt. We discuss all the use cases, whether anyone can do it or whether it's just a tool for already-technical builders, whether vibe coding replaces saas, and what the role of the engineer becomes in the future. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss whether the AI coding business is sustainable given the costs of delivering the

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58:38

Mark Zuckerberg’s Personal Superintelligence, Layoffs...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/04

M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. He joins Big Technology podcast for the latest of our first Monday of the month discussion about Big Tech strategy and AI. Today we cover Mark Zuckerberg's vision for personal superintelligence and whether it's more of a recruiting play or a real difference in the way the company builds AI. We also cover the massive bets on AI and whether they'll ever pay off, how interlinked big tech is with AI, and whether you should outsource your writing to

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51:20

Anthropic’s Potential, AI Video Gets Crazy, Market...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/08/01

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's profile of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei + extra reporting 2) Are Anthropic's convictions earnest or marketing? 3) Where does Anthropic fit in the broader AI landscape 4) Will one AI company 'win it all' 5) Anthropic is raising at a new, $170 billion valuation 6) OpenAI hits 700 million ChatGPT users 7) Hyped for GPT-5? 8) AI video creation's promise 9) Videos in Google's NotebookLM 10) Is the stock

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68:49

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: AI's Potential, OpenAI...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/30

Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a raw, unfiltered conversation about AI's potential, its stakes, and the source of his outspokenness. The interview is part of a major Big Technology profile about Amodei, ft. interviews with more than two dozen of his colleagues, friends, and critics. You can read that story for free here: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/the-making-of-dario-amodeiWe also cover Mark Zuckerberg's AI talent spending spree, Amodei's rivalry

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65:21

Countdown to GPT-5, OpenAI’s Stargate Sputters, AI...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/25

Financial Times San Francisco Bureau Chief Stephen Morris joins for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Is GPT-5 really on its way? 2) GPT-5's reported capabilities 3) Is Sam Altman going to call GPT-5 AGI? 4) If GPT-5 codes well, where does that leave Anthropic? 5) Stargate hasn't made a single data center deal yet 6) Scaling Laws back in vogue? 7) AI math olympiad faceoff 8) AI data centers energy costs 9) Google's impressive earnings 10) Tesla's dark outlook 11) Satya

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96:01

Are AI's Economics Unsustainable? — With Ed Zitron

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Ed Zitron is the owner of EZPR, host of Better Offline, and author of the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter. Zitron joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether the generative-AI boom is an unsustainable bubble ready to pop. Tune in to hear him debate OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar burn rate, Microsoft’s leverage, and the economics behind ChatGPT. We also cover Nvidia’s GPU market, SoftBank’s colossal bets, advertiser drift from Google Search, and the hype around “AI companions." Hit play for a sharp,

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54:30

Grok's AI Lovebot, Aqui-Hire-Sition Backlash,...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/18

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Can Zuck and Elon buy their way into the AI race? 2) Will scaling laws turn AI progress over to the biggest tech 3) Grok's new AI avatars - Rudy and Ani 4) Grok's Ani AI bot gets steamy quickly 5) Why AI companies are counting on companion/love bots 6) The backlash to Aqui-Hire-Sitions after Windsurf, Scale, etc. 7) Did Big Tech antitrust backfire? 8) OpenAI announces ChatGPT Agent 9) Is Perplexity's

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42:41

Condoleezza Rice: U.S. Tech at Risk Amid University...

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Condoleezza Rice is a former U.S. Secretary of State and current director of Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Rice joins Big Technology to discuss whether the United States can hold its technological edge as China races ahead in AI, batteries, and advanced manufacturing. Tune in to hear her candid take on the U.S.–China tech arms race, the ripple effects of chip export controls, and why she believes democracies are safer stewards of frontier technologies. We also cover the squeeze on university

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8:16

Big Technology @ Five Years

Big Technology Podcast ·

2025/07/14

Big Technology Podcast is five years old. Today, we share a quick update with 1) Gratitude for our listeners 2) A change in ad network and what our ads will sound like next 3) Our editorial philosophy 4) How you can help. --- Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Questions? Feedback? Write

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