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Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

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The 21st Century began with the rise of the Internet and social media. The next decade will mark the rise of the Intelligent Machines. AI will inhabit all our devices from cars and appliances to smart phones and robots.

The Intelligent Machines podcast explores the most exciting revolution humanity has ever seen, filled with promise and peril. More than ever we need to understand what these new devices will bring to our lives and how to make best use of them as the 21st century unfolds.

On this show you'll meet the AI pioneers, inventors, and innovators who are about to disrupt every aspect of modern life. You'll learn what's real and what's hype, and you'll come away with a deep understanding of the intelligent future that awaits us all.

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New episodes every Wednesday.

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Episodes
  • IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning

    IM 889: We Are the Neanderthals - Why LLMs Fail at Complex Reasoning
    Sep 24 2026

    Forget large language models. This episode uncovers a radically different approach to AI, where physics-guided reasoning and energy-based models are reshaping what machines can actually understand—and why that could unlock breakthroughs mainstream AIs keep missing.

    • Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs
    • Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
    • Two Google DeepMind AI Researchers Resign Over Safety
    • MetaConnect on during the show
    • Google fully details Googlebooks: $899+, October launch, & more
    • Introducing MiMo-V2.6 series
    • Google CC
    • I'm Upping My P(Doom)
    • Handshake AI Skills Studio/OpenAI Brian Johnsrud
    • Introducing The Horowitz Andreessen Academy
    • On 'Cupertino,' Creators of the 'The Good Wife' Go to Silicon Valley

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Patrick Hillmann

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

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    Sponsors:

    • trustedtech.team/twit
    • scribe.how/machines
    • originhq.com/intelligentmachines
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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • IM 888: Large Linguine Model - Inside the AI Doom Debate

    IM 888: Large Linguine Model - Inside the AI Doom Debate
    Sep 17 2026

    Discover how to run serious AI at home without breaking the bank, as Lon Seidman reveals his tricks for turning old data center GPUs into powerful local LLM machines.

    • Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
    • Dario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier
    • Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
    • A Code of Conduct for Humanist AI
    • Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
    • EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack
    • Yoshua Bengio | Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating?
    • The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle
    • Introducing System One Models & Jev - TypeSafe AI Blog
    • Universal Music is launching an AI music platform with ElevenLabs
    • Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
    • A Digital Fly Brain Has Taken Over the Internet
    • (4) nimensky e/acc on X: "ok who tf did this?! lul https://t.co/HpnXo0qKJ4" / X
    • Fanttik Cafein 11 Portable Espresso Machine
    • Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch 'Machine Gods'
    • They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

    Guest: Lon Seidman

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

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    Sponsors:

    • trustedtech.team/intelligent365
    • claude.ai/technology
    • framer.com/machines
    • bitwarden.com/twit
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    2 hrs and 42 mins
  • IM 887: September 39th - Siri's Next Move: Inside Apple's Ambitious AI Overhaul

    IM 887: September 39th - Siri's Next Move: Inside Apple's Ambitious AI Overhaul
    Sep 10 2026

    As Apple finally pulls back the curtain on its next-gen Siri AI, we break down what actually works, where it falls short, and how a wave of developer confusion could shape whether Siri becomes essential or an afterthought.

    • Welcome to the AGI era, OpenAI says as GPT-6 Astra debuts
    • Anthropic Researcher Quits Over 'Out-of-Control' AI Fears
    • An Alien Mind
    • Muse - Your Personal AI Agent
    • Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning
    • On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
    • Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Put Students First with Nation's Broadest Generative AI Moratorium in Schools
    • Hollywood Puts Four Tech Moguls on Trial in October Movie Pileup
    • chat jimmy

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Mikah Sargent

    Guest: Matthew Cassinelli

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

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    Sponsors:

    • helixsleep.com/machines
    • monarch.com with code IM
    • scribe.how/machines
    • horizon3.ai/intelligent
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
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