Are browsers the right entry point for AI tools? In episode 71 of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Mihai Criveti to talk about the verdict in the Google antitrust case and what it means for agentic AI. Next, as Anthropic raised&nbsp; $13 billion in a recent funding round, bringing its valuation to $183 billion, we discuss investment in AI startups. Finally, the discourse on GPT-5 and AI model innovation created “AI winter.” What does this mean for the future of AI innovation? All that and more on today’s Mixture of Experts.&nbsp; &nbsp;00:00 – Intro&nbsp;1:38 – Safer GPT, IBM and AMD, Amazon Lens Live and AI and Starbucks&nbsp;2:59 – Google antitrust&nbsp;27:08 – Anthropic and AI valuation&nbsp;41:42 – AI winter&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp; <ul><li>Subscribe for AI updates → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Mihai Criveti

Distinguished Engineer, Agentic AI 

Kaoutar El Maghraoui 

Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Hybrid Cloud Platform

Gabe Goodhart 

Chief Architect, AI Open Innovation

Bryan Casey

Host 

Google’s antitrust verdict, Anthropic’s $183B leap, and GPT-5’s role in AI winters—what does it all mean for the future of AI? Listen to today’s Mixture of Experts to find out.

Google Antitrust, Anthropic's $183B leap and are we in the AI winter?

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Would you trust a 100-page prompt to do your taxes? In episode 70 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Lauren McHugh to talk about KPMG’s 100-page prompt they used to build their agentic TaxBot. Next, we debrief on OpenAI’s teasing of selling infrastructure in the future. The image model generation goes bananas, with the latest AI Image Model from Gemini: nano-banana. Finally, Aaron Baughman demonstrated three new features for the US Open website, powered by IBM watsonx-built generative AI models: Match Chat, Key Points, and Live Likelihood to Win. All that and more on today’s 70th episode of Mixture of Experts. 00:00 – Intro&nbsp;3:05 –&nbsp;KPMG’s monster prompt&nbsp;&nbsp;16:37 – OpenAI’s infra for sale?&nbsp;25:10 – Gemini's nano-banana&nbsp;35:11 – US Open experimentations &nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp; <ul><li>Subscribe for AI updates → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li><li>US Open powered by IBM Watsonx&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ibm.com/sports/usopen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/sports/usopen</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Lauren McHugh

Program Director, AI Open Innovation 

Aaron Baughman

IBM Fellow and Master Inventor

Chris Hay

Distinguished Engineer, CTO of Customer Transformation

Would you trust a 100-page prompt to do your taxes? Mixture of Experts #70 covers KPMG's 100-page agentic TaxBot prompt, OpenAI's infrastructure hints, and nano-banana AI image model. Plus, an overview of IBM watsonx-powered US Open features: Match Chat, Key Points, &amp;Live Likelihood to Win

Monster prompt, OpenAI’s business play, nano-banana and US Open experimentations

Is enterprise AI in danger? In episode 69 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Marina Danilevsky, Nathalie Baracaldo and Sandi Besen to debrief MIT’s report on gen AI pilots. Next, GPT-5 has a hidden system prompt? Then, we revisit the conversation about chain of thought (CoT) reasoning with our researchers. Are large reasoning models not thinking straight? Finally, Anthropic announced Claude will close down "distressing” conversations and we debate AI welfare. All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.&nbsp; 00:00 – Intro&nbsp;1:13 – US Open, Meta restructuring Superintelligence lab and Robot Olympics&nbsp;3:11 – Gen AI pilots fail&nbsp;11:09 – GPT-5's hidden prompt revealed&nbsp;22:47 – Reasoning model flaws&nbsp;33:55 – Claude closing chats&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp; <ul><li>Subscribe to the Think newsletter → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Nathalie Baracaldo

Senior Research Scientist and Master Inventor

Sandi Besen

AI Research Engineer

Marina Danilevsky

Senior Research Scientist

Is enterprise AI in danger? This episode covers MIT’s report showing most generative AI pilots are failing, GPT-5’s hidden system prompt, new concerns over  chain of thought reasoning, and Anthropic’s move to let Claude shut down “distressing” conversations.

Gen AI pilots fail, GPT-5's hidden prompt revealed, reasoning model flaws and Claude closing chats

Would you sell Chrome for USD 34.5 billion dollars? In episode 68 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Sophie Kuijt and Shobhit Varshney for another packed week in AI. First, AI startup Perplexity puts out a bid for Google Chrome at over double their valuation. Why? Next, xAI released Grok Imagine and claims it will be the next Vine. Our experts analyze the future of AI video generation. Finally, one week after the GPT-5 release and skeptics are saying it did not live up to the hype. Is AI development plateauing? All that and more on Mixture of Experts! 00:00 – Intro 01:17 – MoE News: NVIDIA H20s, Apple AI devices, AI people pleasers and Google DeepMind’s bioacoustics model 02:40 – Perplexity’s USD 34.5B bid 12:10 – Grok Imagine 24:23 – GPT-5 check-in 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. <ul><li>Subscribe to the Think Newsletter&nbsp;→ <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Shobhit Varshney

VP & Sr. Partner, Americas Head of Data & AI 

Sophie Kuijt

Distinguished Engineer, CTO for IBM NCEE Region 

Abraham Daniels

Senior Technical Product Manager, Granite 

Would you sell Chrome for USD 34.5B? This week on Mixture of Experts, we unpack Perplexity’s shocking bid for Google Chrome, xAI’s Grok Imagine and its claim to be the next Vine and whether AI progress is plateauing after GPT-5’s debut. 

Perplexity’s bid for Chrome, Grok Imagine and GPT-5 check-in

Is GPT-5 better at code than Claude Opus 4.1? In this bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Mihai Criveti and Chris Hay to analyze OpenAI’s new release. Our experts dove into the new models and compared them with their favorites. In today’s special episode, we dive into the news, impacts on the industry and even share a demo. Can GPT-5 outperform Claude Opus 4.1? All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.&nbsp; &nbsp;00:00 – Intro&nbsp;1:26 -- GPT-5 is here&nbsp;13:43 -- Are we closer to AGI?&nbsp;20:50 -- Demo: &nbsp;Opus 4.1 vs. GPT-5&nbsp; &nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Subscribe for AI updates → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Guest Host, Mixture of Experts

Distinguished Engineer, CTO Customer Transformation 

Is GPT-5 better at coding than Claude Opus 4.1 ? In this bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, we compare model performance, explore AGI progress, break down industry impact and share a live coding demo. Don’t miss this expert analysis on the latest AI model showdown.

OpenAI dropped GPT-5, is AGI here?

OpenAI goes open-weight?&nbsp; In episode 67 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Chris Hay and Bruno Aziza to debrief OpenAI’s release of gpt-oss, their new open-source models. Next, the model releases continue as Google DeepMind dropped Genie 3. Our experts analyze the various AI model performance. Then, there’s been some drama surrounding the pricing of Claude Code. We’ll discuss where Anthropic landed and what it means. Finally, Mark Zuckerberg shared a new essay on Personal Superintelligence. Our experts take us through what superintelligence looks like across the major AI players. All that and more on today’s episode of Mixture of Experts.&nbsp; 00:00 -- Intro&nbsp;01:20 -- Gpt-oss&nbsp;12:26 -- Genie 3&nbsp;22:12 -- Claude pricing&nbsp;33:04 -- Zuckerberg on Personal Superintelligence &nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp; <ul><li>Subscribe for AI updates → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

Kaoutar El Maghraoui

Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Hybrid Cloud Platform 

Bruno Aziza

Vice President, Data, AI & Analytics Strategy 

OpenAI goes open-weight? Episode 67 of Mixture of Experts breaks down OpenAI’s new open-source models, DeepMind’s Genie 3, Claude Code pricing drama and Zuckerberg’s take on Personal Superintelligence.

Gpt-oss, Genie 3, Personal Superintelligence and Claude pricing

Is ChatGPT making you dumb? In episode 66 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kush Varshney and Volkmar Uhlig. First, ChatGPT released a new study mode. The intention is to support education, but what is the reality? Next, AI agents are changing design interfaces; is agentic experience (AX) the new UX? Then, a new paper released by Nature about generative neural networks contextualizing ancient texts. How is AI supporting historical research? Finally, special guest, Suja Viswesan, joins us to debrief the 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report. What do we need to know about AI-driven cybersecurity attacks? Tune in to Mixture of Experts to find out!&nbsp; 00:00 – Intro&nbsp;01:09 – ChatGPT study mode&nbsp;13:52 – Agentic experience&nbsp;12:08 – Decoding ancient texts with AI&nbsp;39:55 – Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Read the 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach</a> &nbsp;Subscribe for AI updates → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=news-urx-52120</a>&nbsp;Learn more about artificial intelligence → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/artificial-intelligence</a>&nbsp;Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts</a>&nbsp;

Suja Viswesan

Vice President, Security and Runtime Products 

Volkmar Uhlig

VP, AI Infrastructure Portfolio Lead

Kush Varshney

 IBM Fellow, AI Governance

Is ChatGPT making us dumber? We explore its new study mode, agentic design trends, AI’s role in history research and the future of AI-driven cyberattacks.

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