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In the Long RunEp. 16 - When AI Rewrites Itself, Who’ll Rule Your Ears? And Your Summer Survival KitThis episode explores the future of self-improving AI. MIT’s SEAL framework lets language models generate their own fine-tuning data and learning goals. Sakana AI’s Darwin Gödel Machine goes a step further: it rewrites its own code through evolutionary search, building a growing library of smarter agents. These advances point to a future where smaller, more adaptable models can keep learning on the fly.We also cover the conflict between OpenAI and the Google-backed audio startup iyO. OpenAI is investing $6.5 billion in Jony Ive’s hardware company (io) to develop a new AI companion. iyO is abou...2025-07-0144 minIn the Long RunEp. 15 - AI Factories, Wicked Problems, and the Limits of AlignmentJoão and Marie connect with Jim, who’s reporting directly from Nvidia’s GTC in Paris. Jim shares firsthand insights about CEO Jensen Huang’s ambitious vision for massive European “AI factories,” dives into the impact of Nvidia’s on the AI landscape, and reflects on what Disney’s humanoid robot, walking across a simulated desert, means for embodied intelligence and human-machine interactions.Back in the virtual studio, the trio shifts from advanced hardware to complex ethical challenges: Marie introduces the concept of “wicked problems,” highlighting the difficulty of defining universally acceptable solutions in scenarios such a...2025-06-1452 minIn the Long RunEp. 14 - Who Moved My Algorithm?João, Marie and Jim explore how the rise of AI is reshaping the world of work. They start with Microsoft’s 7,000-person layoff notice and ask whether this signals the end of tech’s boom years—or simply the next step in a fast-moving shift. Then it’s on to Duolingo and Shopify’s bold “AI-first” strategies. What do these statements really ask of employees, and why does the tone feel so different between Europe and North America?The conversation widens to include the hard reality of change inside established organisations. Marie brings up Who Moved My...2025-05-2548 minIn the Long RunEp. 13 - AI Wars: Giants, Startups, and Ethical BoundariesJoão, Marie, and Jim explore the future of AI competition, debating whether tech giants or agile startups will prevail. They discuss recent antitrust actions and regulatory changes in the U.S. and EU aimed at reducing monopolies and boosting innovation. Highlighting user convenience and market dominance through examples like search engines and social media, they question how habits influence technology adoption.They critically examine the ethics of a controversial study where AI secretly attempted to influence human opinions, comparing it to tactics used by social media giants. The episode concludes by reflecting on the rapid evolution a...2025-05-0249 minIn the Long RunEp. 12 - Attention Is All You NeedMarie, Jim, and João discuss balancing personal skill-building with technological ease. Using examples from woodworking, urban-planning videos, and navigating cities, they question when relying on technology becomes freeing and when it risks dulling essential abilities. Marie highlights three mental "muscles"—attention, reading, and memory—that technology might weaken. While AI can swiftly summarise complex content, they argue this convenience may undermine our ability to engage deeply, recall independently, or remain truly present. The trio consider future generations growing up alongside smart assistants, contemplating what minimum skills are needed.2025-04-1956 minIn the Long RunEp. 11 - The Brain Behind the Bot: Decoding AI's Hidden WorldWelcome to "In the Long Run," the podcast where we explore technology, data, and AI decision-making. In this episode, Jim and João discuss Anthropic's research on mechanistic interpretability, which aims to reverse-engineer neural networks to understand how AI models actually work. They compare AI models to human brains as "black boxes" with unclear internal processes and explore how multilingual models like Claude may use a universal "concept language" internally before translating to specific human languages. The conversation also touches in the part of the study that reveals evidence that AI models plan multiple words ahead rather t...2025-04-0442 minIn the Long RunEp. 10 - Manual Decisions in an Automated WorldWelcome to "In the Long Run," the podcast where we explore technology, data, and AI decision-making. Our conversation starts with AI safety, highlighting its paradoxical nature—caught between rapid advancement and existential caution. We discuss the control problem, analogies illustrating potential challenges of managing superior AI, and question whether our trajectory with AI is consciously chosen or blindly/economically driven.We examine the importance of data transparency, the pitfalls of gut decisions, and validating data-driven outcomes. Finally, we reflect on the tangible impacts—both beneficial and frustrating—of operating without powerful AI tools.Join u...2025-03-2553 minIn the Long RunEp. 9 - Recent AI News and a Company in a BoxWelcome to In the Long Run episode 9!Join Joao, Marie, and Jim as they dive into the latest AI breakthroughs, including the launch of cutting-edge foundation models Grok 3, Claude 3.7, and ChatGPT 4.5. They explore the promising potential of OpenAI's DeepResearch initiative and its real-world applications, while also examining recent advancements in AI video generation with Sora's EU launch and Alibaba's innovative WAN2.1 model.In the second half, our hosts share fascinating insights on the "company in a box" concept, unpacking what this means for business transformation and how it relates to organizational technology adoption in today's...2025-03-0346 minIn the Long RunEp. 8 - The ChatGPT Enterprise Rollout, Costs, Challenges, and Early LearningsWelcome to In the Long Run! Scania is now using ChatGPT Enterprise.Joao and Jim discuss how reaching an agreement with OpenAI required time due to legal and security concerns. Once finalised, they planned the ChatGPT Enterprise rollout, launching an early adopters program to test its impact.They share insights on training, collaboration, and AI adoption costs. The results are still being analyzed and will be covered in a future episode. They also explore AI breakthroughs like reasoning models, DeepSeek, Stanford’s $50 AI model, and Google’s AI offering.2025-02-0954 minIn the Long RunEp. 7 - CES 2025, Waymo Robotaxis and reflection on the 12 days of ShipmasWelcome to In the Long Run! To kick off the new year, Marie, Joao, and Jim cover some of the biggest tech updates:
CES 2024 Highlights: Joao and Jim share their experiences from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including Nvidia’s keynote by Jensen Huang. They discuss new graphics cards, Project Digits, and Nvidia Cosmos—a physics foundation model for training autonomous vehicles.
Autonomous Vehicles: Jim talks about riding Waymo’s robotaxis in San Francisco and what it’s like to travel without a driver. The hosts also discuss the challenges of rolling out self-driving technology in new plac...2025-01-271h 00In the Long RunEp. 6 - Beyond Categorization: Exploring the New Frontier of AIIn this In the long run episode, Marie and João discuss the implications of advancements in AI, specifically focusing on the difference between AI systems designed for categorization versus those that generate unpredictable outputs. They explore how these contrasting approaches relate to human behavior and organizational structures, questioning the limitations of solely relying on predictable systems. In the rapid fire news section they also touch upon recent AI developments, such as OpenAI's new model and Google's Gemini 2.0, and consider the practical applications and challenges of these technologies. Finally, the conversation concludes with some remark connected to the recent d...2024-12-1537 minIn the Long RunEp. 5 - AI to support decision makingIn this episode Marie returns to have an insightful discussion with Jim and Joao around a study called "Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People" focused on computational agents that replicate human behavior across domains. They explore how such solution can be leveraged to support leadership in terms of decision making and what kind of implication such approach might have.
In the rapid-fire segment, Jim, Marie and Joao share their view on the recent actions of Elon Musk adventures as well as a short reflection on a recent study that showed that AI outperforms humans as well as humans...2024-12-0236 minIn the Long RunEp. 4 - "We are hitting a wall" vs "There is no wall"This episode goes into the ongoing debate about the limits of AI scaling laws and the path toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). With Marie absent, the Joao and Jim explore whether we’re approaching a plateau in AI advancements due to limitations in computing power and data availability. They discuss recent news suggesting that companies like OpenAI and Google DeepMind might be struggling to achieve expected results with new models, questioning if simply adding more computational power and data is a sustainable strategy.
In the rapid-fire segment, Joao and Jim share their hands-on experiences with current AI to...2024-11-2342 minIn the Long RunEp. 3 - WorldCoin and the Future of Human IdentityIn this episode of In the Long Run, hosts Marie, Joao, and Jim take a good hard look at the complexities of human identity in an increasingly AI-driven world. They discuss WorldCoin, a project co-founded by Sam Altman, which aims to verify human identity through biometric data using “orbs” to differentiate humans from AI bots.
The conversation explores the challenges of trust and identity verification in the age of deepfakes and AI agents. They debate whether it’s essential to distinguish between humans and AI, and how concepts like WorldCoin could impact privacy, security, and societal norms. The ho...2024-10-2131 minIn the Long RunEp. 2 - Understanding AI Agents and the Power of NotebookLMIn this episode of In the Long Run, we go into the intriguing world of AI agents and agentic patterns. They explore what truly defines an AI agent, discuss the differences between agents and agentic frameworks, and consider the implications of integrating more AI agents into our daily lives. The conversation touches on real-world applications in finance and robotics, examining when it’s preferable for humans versus AI to make decisions.
After the break, they introduce Google’s Notebook LLM, a cutting-edge tool that allows users to interact with their documents in innovative ways—like chatting with PDFs a...2024-10-1941 min
In the Long RunEp. 1 - AI & UsIn this episode of In the Long Run, Joao, Marie and Jim dive into the exciting world of OpenAI’s latest release—the O1 preview model. Designed to spend more time “thinking” before responding, this new AI model is breaking barriers in complex problem-solving, coding, and mathematics. The hosts discuss how this represents a significant leap in AI capabilities, possibly even challenging our definitions of intelligence.
They also explore the evolving relationship between humans and AI, debating whether AI could be considered a new form of intelligence or even a separate “species.” The conversation touches on the importance o...2024-10-0832 min
Sticklunchen the PåddAvsnitt 18 - Levla upp din hobby: om kurser och förkovringVår kompis Marie Bemler gästar oss i detta avsnitt! Hon är den tredje medlemmen i Sticklunchen och även den som gått flest kurser - i alla fall de mest seriösa kurserna. Så om du funderar på att levla upp i din hobby, kanske släppa sargen (dvs sluta sticka slaviskt efter mönster) och istället sticka fritt efter eget sinne, kan en bra kurs ge dig ännu bättre förutsättning för detta i form av kunskap och inspiration. 2021-07-041h 15