Futurati Podcasts

Jeffrey Ladish runs a security company called Gordian Research which provides operational security consulting services. He joins Trent to talk about the moratorium on AI research and the risks inherent in powerful cognitive technologies.

Thomas and Trent do a news round up, covering the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Balajis' bet on Bitcoin, finance and price theory, and (of course) AI.

Chris Mattmann is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as the Division Manager of the AI, Analytics, and Innovative Development Organization in the Information Technology and Solutions Directorate. He works on ensuring that cutting-edge technologies support NASA’s science missions.

Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum has spent 40 years as a pioneering mycologist. In this interview, he talks about his research on human health, the potential Candida Auris pandemic, and his daring escape from Saddam Hussein's invading army.

Emiliano De Laurentiis has spent decades trying to bring advanced technological tools to education. Here, he talks to us about using large language models to build 'knowledge avatars'.

Alex Goryachev is the former managing director of Cisco’s global Co-Innovation Center, where he spearheaded programs and initiatives to accelerate innovation, and he is often referred to as the ‘innovation therapist’.

Trent Fowler and Thomas Frey do a solo episode discussing the rise of new AI tools like ChatGPT--and what they'll mean for the future of work.

Jane Gatsby is a complexity theorist and political philosopher. Her digital series “Wonderland” explores philosophy and political theory from first principles.

Michael Strike was a computer architect for 20 years before turning his attention the Quantum Resistant Ledger, a blockchain ledger that can withstand the emergence of quantum computing.