In episode 61 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Gabe Goodhart and, joining us for the first time, Ann Funai. First up, a new paper from MIT: “Your brain on ChatGPT”. Are we using AI and LLMs to augment our intelligence, or are we becoming optimally lazy? Next, our experts explore the surprising evolution of autonomous vehicles: they are driving more aggressively, and the results might actually be... safer? Finally, a conversation about AI-generated ads, AI-video generation and the risks that come with them. 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. 00:01 – Intro01:11 – Your brain on ChatGPT13:38 – Safer autonomous vehicles?24:39 – AI-generated ads

Kaoutar El Maghraoui

Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Hybrid Cloud Platform 

Gabe Goodhart, 

Chief Architect, AI Open Innovation 

Ann Funai

CIO, VP Business Platform Transformation 

Tune in to Mixture of Experts, Episode 61, as we examine the frontiers of AI, autonomous vehicles, and GenAI-generated ads. Explore the risks, rewards and the future of AI in these domains. 

Your brain on ChatGPT, human-like AI for safer AVs, and AI-generated ads

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In episode 61 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Gabe Goodhart and, joining us for the first time, Ann Funai. First up, a new paper from MIT: “Your brain on ChatGPT”. Are we using AI and LLMs to augment our intelligence, or are we becoming optimally lazy? Next, our experts explore the surprising evolution of autonomous vehicles: they are driving more aggressively, and the results might actually be... safer? Finally, a conversation about AI-generated ads, AI-video generation and the risks that come with them. 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.

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!&nbsp;&nbsp;00:01 – Intro&nbsp;01:17 -- AI and jobs&nbsp;12:28 -- Scale AI fallout&nbsp;22:00 -- Chatbot conspiracies&nbsp;35:20 -- AI startup ecosystem&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;

Phaedra Boinodiris

Responsible AI Leader, IBM Consulting 

Volkmar Uhlig

VP, AI Infrastructure Portfolio Lead 

Chris Hay

Distinguished Engineer, CTO Customer Transformation 

Can AI take your job? Episode 60 of Mixture of Experts dives into AI's impact on the job market, data security concerns at Scale AI, chatbot conspiracy risks, and shifts in the startup ecosystem.

Impact of AI on jobs, Scale AI fallout and chatbot conspiracies

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.&nbsp; 00:01 – Intro&nbsp;01:58 -- Apple's WWDC&nbsp;&nbsp;16:47 -- OpenAI o3-pro&nbsp;30:43 -- Meta &amp; Scale AI's "superintelligence" lab&nbsp;37:56 -- Fault-tolerant quantum computing&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;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: <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;

Distinguished Engineer, CTO Customer Transformation

Shobhit Varshney

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

Oliver Dial

CTO, IBM Quantum 

Did Apple’s WWDC 2025 live up to the expectations? In episode 59 of Mixture of Experts, we cover Apple WWDC, OpenAI releasing o3-pro, Meta purchasing Scale AI and IBM announcing that Quantum Starling will be released in 2029. Watch the episode for all that and more. 

Apple’s WWDC, Meta & Scale AI, o3-pro and fault-tolerant quantum computing

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.&nbsp; 00:01 -- Intro&nbsp;01:09 -- New York Tech Week 2025&nbsp;11:36 -- Open source AI reports&nbsp;31:33 -- Weird behaviors from Claude 4&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;

Ash Minhas

Lead AI Advocate 

Sarah Amos

Product Manager, HumaneIntelligence 

    Anthony Annunziata

Director, AI Open Innovation 

Is open source winning the AI race? Episode 58 of Mixture of Experts analyzes key themes from NY Tech Week, including practical AI use cases, the growing influence of open source in AI and unexpected behaviors from Claude 4 that raise questions about AI safety and model development.

NY Tech Week, open source AI reports and Claude 4 behaviors

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.&nbsp; 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?&nbsp; Tune in to this week’s Mixture of Experts for more!&nbsp; 00:01 – Intro&nbsp;00:51 -- Claude 4 system prompt&nbsp;13:23 -- The Way of Code&nbsp;23:03 -- Jony Ive and OpenAI&nbsp;32:30 -- Microsoft’s “agent factory”&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;

Kate Soule

Director, Technical Product Management, Granite

Aaron Baughman

IBM Fellow, Master Inventor

Claude 4’s system prompt was leaked—what stood out? In Episode 57 of Mixture of Experts, our experts break down a wild week in AI: from Anthropic’s vibe coding with Rick Rubin to OpenAI’s $6.5B LoveFrom deal and Microsoft’s “agent factories” theory.

Claude 4 system prompt, Jony Ive at OpenAI and Microsoft’s “agent factory”

Should you pay for Google’s AI Ultra subscription plan? In episode 56 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Gabe Goodhart and Marina Danilevsky to debrief the announcements from Google I/O 2025. &nbsp;Next, RedHat dropped llm-d, a Kubernetes-native distributed inference serving stack; what is it and why does it matter? Then, we analyze Microsoft’s NLWeb: is everything becoming conversational? Finally, Stack Overflow has been on a decline. Is AI to blame? Find out more on this week’s Mixture of Experts!&nbsp; 00:01 – Intro&nbsp;00:52 --Google I/O 2025 announcements&nbsp;11:36 -- Stack Overflow&nbsp;22:04 -- llm-d&nbsp;30:08 -- NLWeb&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;

Gabe Goodhart

Chief Architect, AI Open Innovation 

Abraham Daniels

Senior Technical Product Manager, Granite

Marina Danilevsky

Senior Research Scientist

Should you pay for Google’s AI Ultra plan? In episode 56, we discuss Google I/O 2025, NLWeb, llm-d and the future of Stack Overflow.

Google I/O, NLWeb, llm-d and is Stack Overflow dead?

Can Mistral make Europe a global AI contender? In episode 55 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Volkmar Uhlig and Kaoutar El Maghraoui to discuss the drop of Mistral Medium 3.&nbsp;Next, we analyze the AI chip sales both NVIDIA and AMD made to Saudi Arabia. Then, with IBM’s new ITBench and OpenAI’s HealthBench, we dive deeper into benchmarks for AI evaluation. Tune in to this week’s Mixture of Experts for more!&nbsp; 00:01 – Intro&nbsp;00:47 -- Mistral Medium 3&nbsp;12:26 -- AI chips to Saudi Arabia&nbsp;21:21 -- AI evaluation benchmarks&nbsp;31:47 -- Amazon's AI-generated pause ads&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;

Kaoutar El Maghraoui 

Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Hybrid Cloud Platform

Is Europe in the AI race? We explore Mistral’s Medium 3, AI chip sales to Saudi Arabia and the next era of AI benchmarks in this week’s Mixture of Experts.

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