Impact of AI on jobs, Scale AI fallout and chatbot conspiracies
Could AI take your job? In episode 60 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, Chris Hay and Volkmar Uhlig. First, the impact of AI on the job market is all the rage online. Between the Godfather of AI revealing which jobs he feels are safe, and Jensen Huang responding to Dario Amodei’s thoughts, our experts analyze the chatter. Next, Scale AI is facing some fallout. What can we learn about data security? Then, an article from the New York Times details how chatbots can take users down “conspiratorial rabbit holes,” Who is benefitting from these conversations? Finally, how is AI affecting the startup ecosystem?Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out! 00:01 – Intro 01:17 -- AI and jobs 12:28 -- Scale AI fallout 22:00 -- Chatbot conspiracies 35:20 -- AI startup ecosystem The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Apple’s WWDC, Meta & Scale AI, o3-pro and fault-tolerant quantum computing
Did Apple’s WWDC 2025 live up to expectations? In episode 59 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Magrahoui and Shobhit Varshney. Today, the experts analyze all things Apple—from Apple Research’s recent paperThe Illusion of Thinking to Apple Intelligence. Next, OpenAI released o3-pro: we continue the analysis on AI reasoning. Then, Meta purchased Scale AI for a whopping $15 billion. Why? Finally, an exciting new announcement on fault-tolerant quantum computing: IBM Quantum Starling will arrive by 2029. What does this mean and why should we care? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 00:01 – Intro 01:58 -- Apple's WWDC 16:47 -- OpenAI o3-pro 30:43 -- Meta & Scale AI's "superintelligence" lab 37:56 -- Fault-tolerant quantum computing The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Resources:How IBM will build the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/large-scale-ftqcVisit the Mixture of Experts podcast page to learn more: https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsSubscribe for AI updates: https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120 Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence
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NY Tech Week, open source AI reports and Claude 4 behaviors
Is open source winning the AI race? In episode 58 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Anthony Annunziata, Ash Minhas and Sarah Amos live from New York Tech Week. First, we dive into the various themes coming out of NY Tech Week, specifically practical uses of AI. Next, we analyze a couple of different reports about the impact of open source on AI. Finally, Claude 4 has some really weird behaviors. What does this teach us about AI safety and model development? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 00:01 -- Intro 01:09 -- New York Tech Week 2025 11:36 -- Open source AI reports 31:33 -- Weird behaviors from Claude 4 The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Claude 4 system prompt, Jony Ive at OpenAI and Microsoft’s “agent factory”
Claude 4’s system prompt leaked? In episode 57 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kate Soule and Aaron Baughman to debrief a hectic week in AI. First, Anthropic’s system prompt for Claude 4 was leaked; what stuck out to our experts? Then, Rick Rubin and Anthropic are vibe coding? We debrief “The Way of Code.” Next, OpenAI paid $6.5 billion for Jony Ive’s company, LoveFrom . Finally, Microsoft theorizes the development of “agent factories”. Is there a “winner takes all” in the AI agent's space? Tune in to this week’s Mixture of Experts for more! 00:01 – Intro 00:51 -- Claude 4 system prompt 13:23 -- The Way of Code 23:03 -- Jony Ive and OpenAI 32:30 -- Microsoft’s “agent factory” The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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Claude 4: Everything you need to know
How long until Anthropic drops Claude 5.0? On today’s bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky and Shobhit Varshney to analyze the newly released Claude 4.0 family: Opus 4 and Sonnet 4. What do we know about the model architecture vs. What is speculation? In this special episode we talk Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and the rest of the competition in the AI race! Who will win? Tune-in to this bonus Mixture of Experts for more! 00:01 – Intro 00:32 – Claude 4.0 12:48 – OpenAI and Jony Ives 22:27 – Anthropic full-stack The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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