Intelligent Machines (Audio)

TWiT

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. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.

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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. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.

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English

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http://twit.tv/twig

Episodes

IM 836: I See OJ and He Looks Scared - Modern Oracles or Modern BS?

9/10/2025

AI isn't just the ultimate nonsense generator—it's also a powerful tool students and teachers can't afford to ignore. In this episode, professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West reveal how their new "BS Machines" curriculum helps the next generation stay sharp and skeptical in a world overflowing with synthetic "facts." Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Co-Host: Harper Reed Guests: Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Duration:02:58:09

IM 835: Glitch Lord - Inside OpenAI's Secret Struggles and the 'Empire of AI' With Karen Hao

9/3/2025

Go behind the curtain at OpenAI as bestselling author Karen Hao shares stories of infighting, ego, and shifting agendas. Find out why even OpenAI's security had her face on alert during her investigation. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Co-Host: Harper Reed Guest: Karen Hao Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twitmonarchmoney.com with code IMhelixsleep.com/twitpantheon.io

Duration:02:44:22

IM 834: Gewgaw - Google's 'Nano Banana' Model

8/27/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: M.G. Siegler Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twitzscaler.com/securitypantheon.io

Duration:02:42:04

IM 833: The Most Popluar S3 Bucket Ever - AI Slop, Clankers, and Shrimp

8/20/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Rich Skrenta Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: pantheon.iohelixsleep.com/twit

Duration:03:11:25

IM 832: Surrounded by Zuck - Inside Google Gemini

8/13/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Tulsee Doshi Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: spaceship.com/twitMelissa.com/twit

Duration:03:16:51

IM 831: 9 Seconds of Google - Holy Widgets

8/6/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Vlad Prelovac Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: monarchmoney.com with code IMhelixsleep.com/twit

Duration:02:38:05

IM 830: I Pay A Gentleman on Etsy - Personal Superintelligence?

7/30/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Ian Krietzberg Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/securityhelixsleep.com/twitagntcy.org

Duration:02:52:55

IM 829: The Yonkers Questions - What's New With NotebookLM

7/23/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Steven Johnson Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: smarty.com/twitagntcy.org

Duration:02:56:34

IM 828: Stochastic Carrots - Navigating the Future of AI

7/16/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anil Dash Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twitagntcy.orgMelissa.com/twit

Duration:02:20:26

IM 827: Marco Rubio on Line 1 - The Promise of Personalized Software

7/9/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Mike Elgan Guest: Mike Masnick Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: agntcy.orgmonarchmoney.com with code IMsmarty.com/twit

Duration:02:48:10

IM 826: Cusp of Noodles - The AI Copyright Battle Heats Up

7/2/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: John Graham-Cumming Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twitsmarty.com/twitagntcy.org

Duration:02:36:11

IM 825: The Evil Clown of Middletown - Death By Powerpoint

6/25/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Richard Gingras Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: storyblok.com/twittv-25zscaler.com/securityMelissa.com/twitoutsystems.com/twit

Duration:03:06:14

IM 824: Full-Body Air-Quotes - AI in Higher Education

6/18/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Matthew Kirschenbaum Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: outsystems.com/twitbigid.com/imagntcy.org

Duration:02:11:34

IM 823: Intelligent with Two Gs - Google Has a Fox Problem

6/11/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Stephen Witt Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: agntcy.orgsmarty.com/twitmonarchmoney.com with code TWITspaceship.com/twit

Duration:03:11:35

IM 822: The One Man Unicorn - AI In Psychiatry

6/4/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau Guests: Jacob Ward and Daniel Oberhaus Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: bigid.com/im

Duration:02:53:13

IM 821: Just Count the Server Racks - Veo 3 in Action

5/28/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Adam Becker Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/securitystoryblok.com/twittv-25outsystems.com/twitagntcy.org

Duration:02:42:05

IM 820: Watch Your Wallet Jony - The Environmental Impact of LLMs

5/21/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Kate O'Neill (Tech Humanist) Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: smarty.com/twitagntcy.orgspaceship.com/twit

Duration:02:39:06

IM 819: Put The Fries in the Bag - Chaos at the Copyright Office

5/14/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guests: Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: storyblok.com/twittv-25outsystems.com/twitbigid.com/imcanary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

Duration:02:40:54

IM 818: Between Two Orbs - Meet Surf, Flipboard's Solution for a Fractured Social Web

5/8/2025

These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/818 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Mike McCue Sponsors: monarchmoney.com with code IMspaceship.com/twitbigid.com/imMelissa.com/twit

Duration:02:58:03

IM 817: Wheel 101 - AI's Impact on Human Behavior

4/30/2025

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Jacob Ward Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/securitybigid.com/im

Duration:02:42:53