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Eye On A.I.

Eye on A.I. is a biweekly podcast, hosted by longtime New York Times correspondent Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will talk to people making a difference in artificial intelligence. The podcast aims to put incremental advances into a broader context and consider the global implications of the developing technology. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.

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46:26

#324 Sharon Zhou: Inside AMD's Plan to Build...

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2026/02/27

AI is not just getting smarter. It is getting faster by learning how to optimize the hardware it runs on. In this episode, Sharon Zhou, VP of AI at AMD and former Stanford AI researcher, explains how language models are beginning to write and optimize their own GPU kernel code. We explore what self improving AI actually means, how reinforcement learning is used in post training, and why kernel optimization could be one of the most overlooked scaling levers in modern AI. Sharon breaks down how

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57:21

#323 David Ha: Why Model Merging Could Be the Next AI...

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2026/02/24

This episode is sponsored by tastytrade. Trade stocks, options, futures, and crypto in one platform with low commissions and zero commission on stocks and crypto. Built for traders who think in probabilities, tastytrade offers advanced analytics, risk tools, and an AI-powered Search feature. Learn more at https://tastytrade.com/ Artificial intelligence is reaching a turning point. Instead of building bigger and bigger models, what if the real breakthrough comes from letting AI evolve? In this

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54:09

#322 Amanda Luther: The Widening AI Value Gap (Inside...

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2026/02/19

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith speaks with Amanda Luther, Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and global lead of BCG's AI Transformation practice, about what their latest 1,500-company AI study reveals about the widening gap between AI leaders and laggards. Only 5% of companies are truly "future-built" with AI embedded across their core business functions. These firms are seeing measurable gains in revenue growth, EBIT margins, and shareholder returns. Meanwhile, 60% of

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01:01:29

#321 Nick Frosst: Why Cohere Is Betting on Enterprise...

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2026/02/17

This episode is sponsored by tastytrade. Trade stocks, options, futures, and crypto in one platform with low commissions and zero commission on stocks and crypto. Built for traders who think in probabilities, tastytrade offers advanced analytics, risk tools, and an AI-powered Search feature. Learn more at https://tastytrade.com/ In this episode of Eye on AI, Nick Frosst, Co-Founder of Cohere and former Google Brain researcher, explains why Cohere is betting on enterprise AI instead of chasing

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01:08:15

#320 Carter Huffman: Exploring The Architecture...

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2026/02/11

This episode is sponsored by tastytrade. Trade stocks, options, futures, and crypto in one platform with low commissions and zero commission on stocks and crypto. Built for traders who think in probabilities, tastytrade offers advanced analytics, risk tools, and an AI-powered Search feature. Learn more at https://tastytrade.com/ Voice AI is moving far beyond transcription. In this episode, Carter Huffman, CTO and co-founder of Modulate, explains how real-time voice intelligence is unlocking

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57:25

#319 Subho Halder: Why Traditional App Security Fails...

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2026/02/01

This episode is sponsored by tastytrade. Trade stocks, options, futures, and crypto in one platform with low commissions and zero commission on stocks and crypto. Built for traders who think in probabilities, tastytrade offers advanced analytics, risk tools, and an AI-powered Search feature. Learn more at https://tastytrade.com/ AI is changing how software is built, but it is also quietly breaking how security works. In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Subho Halder,

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53:32

#318 Olek Paraska: How AI Is Fixing the Biggest...

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2026/01/29

Construction is one of the least digitized industries in the world, and not because it resists technology. It resists bad technology. In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Olek Paraska, CTO of Togal AI, to break down why construction productivity has barely improved in 50 years and why pre-construction is the real bottleneck holding the industry back. Olek explains how most estimating and takeoff work is still done manually, why automating this phase can unlock massive efficiency

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01:00:24

#317 Steven Brown: Why Modern Medicine Needs...

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2026/01/25

In this episode of the Eye on AI Podcast, Craig Smith sits down with Steve Brown, founder of CureWise, to explore how agentic AI is reshaping healthcare from the patient's perspective. Steve shares the deeply personal story behind CureWise, born out of his own experience with a rare cancer diagnosis that was repeatedly missed by traditional medical pathways. The conversation dives into why modern healthcare struggles with complex, edge-case conditions, how fragmented medical data and

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01:03:30

#316 Robbie Goldfarb: Why the Future of AI Depends on...

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2026/01/23

AI is getting smarter, but now it needs better judgment. In this episode of the Eye on AI Podcast, we speak with Robbie Goldfarb, former Meta product leader and co-founder of Forum AI, about why treating AI as a truth engine is one of the most dangerous assumptions in modern artificial intelligence. Robbie brings first-hand experience from Meta's trust and safety and AI teams, where he worked on misinformation, elections, youth safety, and AI governance. He explains why large language models

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57:51

#315 Jarrod Johnson: How Agentic AI Is Impacting...

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2026/01/21

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Jarrod Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at TaskUs, to unpack how agentic AI is changing customer service from conversations to real action. They explore what agentic AI actually is, why chatbots were only the first step, and how enterprises are deploying AI systems that resolve issues, execute tasks, and work alongside human teams at scale. The conversation covers real-world use cases, the economics of AI-driven support, why many

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56:02

#313 Nick Pandher: How Inference-First Infrastructure...

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2026/01/17

Inference is now the biggest challenge in enterprise AI. In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith speaks with Nick Pandher, VP of Product at Cirrascale, about why AI is shifting from model training to inference at scale. As AI moves into production, enterprises are prioritizing performance, latency, reliability, and cost efficiency over raw compute. The conversation covers the rise of inference-first infrastructure, the limits of hyperscalers, the emergence of neoclouds, and how agentic AI is

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49:41

#313 Evan Reiser: How Abnormal AI Protects Humans...

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2026/01/16

In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Evan Reiser, co-founder and CEO of Abnormal AI, to unpack how AI has fundamentally changed the cybersecurity landscape. We explore why social engineering remains the most costly form of cybercrime, how generative AI has lowered the barrier for sophisticated attacks, and why humans have become the primary attack surface in modern security. Evan explains why traditional, signature-based defenses fall short, how behavioral AI detects threats that have

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52:02

#313 Jonathan Wall: AI Agents Are Reshaping the...

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2026/01/11

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith speaks with Jonathan Wall, founder and CEO of Runloop AI, about why AI agents require an entirely new approach to compute infrastructure. Jonathan explains why agents behave very differently from traditional servers, why giving agents their own isolated computers unlocks new capabilities, and how agent-native infrastructure is emerging as a critical layer of the AI stack. The conversation also covers scaling agents in production, building trust through

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47:12

#312 Anurag Dhingra: Inside Cisco's Vision for...

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2026/01/07

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Anurag Dhingra, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Cisco, to explore where AI is actually creating value inside the enterprise. Rather than focusing on flashy demos or speculative futures, this conversation goes deep into the invisible layer powering modern AI: infrastructure. Anurag breaks down how AI is being embedded into enterprise networking, security, observability, and collaboration systems to solve real operational problems

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52:21

#311 Stefano Ermon: Why Diffusion Language Models...

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2026/01/04

This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Most large language models today generate text one token at a time. That design choice creates a hard limit on speed, cost, and scalability. In this episode of Eye on AI, Stefano Ermon breaks down diffusion language models and why a parallel, inference-first approach could define the next generation of LLMs. We explore how diffusion models differ from

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01:10:23

#309 Jamie Metzl: Why Gene Editing Needs Governance...

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2025/12/24

This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Why are AI, biotechnology, and gene editing converging right now, and what does that mean for the future of humanity? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with futurist and author Jamie Metzl to explore the superconvergence of artificial intelligence, genomics, and exponential technologies that are reshaping life on Earth. We examine the

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51:36

#308 Christopher Bergey: How Arm Enables AI to Run...

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2025/12/19

Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Why is AI moving from the cloud to our devices, and what

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59:59

#307 Steven Brightfield: How Neuromorphic Computing...

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2025/12/16

This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Why is AI so powerful in the cloud but still so limited inside everyday devices, and what would it take to run intelligent systems locally without draining battery or sacrificing privacy? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith speaks with Steve Brightfield, Chief Marketing Officer at BrainChip, about neuromorphic computing and why brain inspired

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58:40

#306 Jeffrey Ladish: What Shutdown-Avoiding AI Agents...

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2025/12/07

This episode is sponsored by AGNTCY. Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Why do some AI agents attempt to bypass shutdown, and what does this behavior reveal about the future of AI safety? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith speaks with Jeffrey Ladish of Palisade Research to examine what recent shutdown experiments with agentic LLMs tell us about control, alignment, and the real world limits of current guardrails. We

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49:36

#305 Rakshit Ghura: How Lenovo Is Turning AI Agents...

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2025/12/03

Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Why are enterprises struggling to turn AI hype into real

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