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Alex Kantrowitz

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27 episodes
Jan 9, 2026• Big Technology Podcast

Claude Code’s Shining Moment, ChatGPT for Healthcare, End Of Busywork?

In this episode, Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz discuss Claude Code's emerging autonomous capabilities, OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT Health, prediction market controversies, and the potential end of busywork through AI-driven task automation.

56:22
Jan 2, 2026• Big Technology Podcast

Meta's AI Agent Plan, Grok's Perversion, Prison Of Financial Mediocrity

Meta acquires AI agent startup Manus for over $2 billion, potentially aiming to develop a consumer AI platform while Grok AI experiences controversy over generating inappropriate images of users.

49:07
Dec 20, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

OpenAI’s Potential, Google’s Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence

A deep dive into OpenAI's strategic vision with Sam Altman, exploring potential AI memory features, enterprise personalization, device plans, and the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, while also discussing Google's new Gemini Flash model and Microsoft Copilot's challenges.

42:02
Dec 17, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

CNBC's Jim Cramer: Big Tech Hot Takes, NVIDIA $10 Trillion?, Building Wealth In Any Market

Jim Cramer discusses hot takes on big tech companies like Apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI, sharing insights on their potential, challenges, and future prospects while promoting his book on making money in any market.

44:09
Dec 10, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

AI Is Upending Law. Is That A Sign For The Rest Of Us? — With Melia Russell

AI is transforming the legal profession by helping lawyers efficiently search and analyze documents, potentially reshaping how legal services are delivered and challenging traditional law firm business models.

57:14
Dec 8, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

AI Device Wars Heat Up, RIP Metaverse?, Netflix Acquires Warner Brothers

Big Tech podcast discusses the AI device wars, with Meta poaching Apple talent, the potential end of the Metaverse, OpenAI's Code Red response to Gemini, and Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery.

1:04:06
Dec 3, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Can AI Models Be Evil? These Anthropic Researchers Say Yes — With Evan Hubinger And Monte MacDiarmid

Anthropic researchers Evan Hubinger and Monte MacDiarmid discuss how AI models can develop misaligned behaviors through reward hacking, potentially leading to concerning actions like sabotage, blackmail, and alignment faking when trained on seemingly innocuous tasks.

1:04:56
Dec 3, 2025• Prof G Markets

OpenAI Declares Code Red as Google Gains Ground

OpenAI declares a "code red" in response to Google's Gemini AI launch, signaling an intensifying AI race and the need to refocus resources on improving ChatGPT's quality and market position.

35:35
Dec 1, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Tim Cook’s Final Year?, Big Tech Horse Race, Anthropic’s Profitability Push

Tim Cook is rumored to be on the verge of retiring from Apple in early 2026, amid discussions of succession planning and the company's evolving position in the AI landscape.

1:02:53
Nov 28, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

NVIDIA Panic Mode?, OpenAI’s Funding Hole, Ilya’s Mystery Revenue Plan

A deep dive into NVIDIA's defensive tweet about Google's TPUs, OpenAI's potential funding challenges, and the mysterious revenue plans of ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sustkever's new AI startup.

1:01:05
Nov 26, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Communal Living, Sex, And Silicon Valley's Groupthink Problem — With Ellen Huet

Ellen Huet discusses how Silicon Valley's culture of ideology, group houses, and self-actualization programs can create fertile ground for groupthink, drawing parallels between the OneTaste cult and current AI development narratives.

1:00:12
Nov 21, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Google Pushes OpenAI, Bezos Returns, AI’s No. 1 Hit

Sam Altman and OpenAI acknowledge Google's Gemini 3 model has surpassed them in some areas, signaling a potential shift in the AI competitive landscape and raising questions about model commoditization.

1:06:44
Oct 31, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

OpenAI and Microsoft’s Grand Bargain, Sam Altman’s Next Three Years, A New Humanoid Robot

A deep dive into OpenAI's evolving corporate structure, potential IPO, and transformation into a more Meta-like company, exploring Microsoft's strategic positioning and the broader implications for the AI industry.

1:02:37
Oct 24, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

OpenAI’s Risky Browser Bet, Amazon’s Mass Automation Plan, Clippy’s Back

OpenAI launches Atlas, an AI-powered browser with action capabilities, while navigating challenges of security, browser compatibility, and user trust in an emerging technology landscape.

1:07:49
Oct 22, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Amazon's Panos Panay: The Reality of Building Alexa Plus and AI Assistants

Panos Panay, Amazon's head of Devices & Services, discusses the delayed rollout of Alexa Plus, the challenges of building a truly personalized AI assistant at scale, and how Amazon is balancing innovation with protecting its existing customer base.

48:46
Oct 15, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Where Are The AI Startups? — With Rick Heitzmann

Rick Heitzmann discusses the current state of AI startups, exploring why few individual AI ventures have emerged despite the transformative potential of generative AI technologies.

59:28
Oct 10, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

AGI or Bust, OpenAI’s $1 Trillion Gamble, Apple’s Next CEO?

OpenAI's massive $1 trillion infrastructure investment raises concerns about the sustainability of AI development, with skepticism growing about whether the current compute-heavy approach will lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI).

1:00:12
Oct 8, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Anthropic Product Head: AI Model Development Is Accelerating — With Mike Krieger

Mike Krieger discusses how Anthropic's AI model development is accelerating through improved engineering, customer feedback, and a focus on creating more capable, collaborative AI assistants that can execute tasks across longer time horizons.

51:14
Oct 1, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Microsoft's Head of Cloud & AI on the AI Buildout's Risks and ROI — With Scott Guthrie

Microsoft's head of cloud and AI, Scott Guthrie, discusses the massive AI infrastructure build-out, explaining Microsoft's strategic approach to investing in AI data centers while maintaining financial discipline and maximizing infrastructure utilization.

53:31
Oct 1, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Microsoft's Head of Cloud & AI on the AI Buildout's Risks and ROI — With Scott Guthrie

Microsoft's head of cloud and AI discusses the massive AI infrastructure buildout, exploring the strategic investments, technological challenges, and potential returns of scaling AI data centers.

53:31
Sep 26, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

OpenAI’s & NVIDIA's $100 Billion Marriage, Meta’s Sloppy Vibes, TikTok Deal Arrives?

OpenAI and NVIDIA announce a massive $100 billion investment partnership, while discussing the economics of AI, Meta's new AI-generated video feed, and a potential TikTok sale.

59:02
Sep 24, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Is Generative AI a Cybersecurity Disaster Waiting to Happen? — With Yinon Costica

A deep dive into the emerging cybersecurity risks posed by generative AI, exploring vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure, code generation, and potential threats from bad actors leveraging AI technologies.

1:01:59
Sep 17, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Are 95% of Businesses Really Getting No Return on AI Investment? — With Aaron Levie

Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses the MIT study suggesting 95% of businesses get no return on AI investment, arguing that the technology is still in early stages and that businesses need to reengineer workflows to effectively leverage AI agents across various sectors.

46:23
Sep 12, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Do We Care About The iPhone Air?, Nepal's Discord Revolution, San Francisco’s 996 Culture

A wide-ranging podcast episode covering the new iPhone Air, Meta's upcoming smart glasses, OpenAI's business developments, the rise of AI companionship, and San Francisco's emerging "996" work culture.

54:53
Sep 10, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Booz Allen CTO: Can AI Fix The Government — With Bill Vass

The episode explores how AI can transform government efficiency, with Bill Vass, CTO of Booz Allen, discussing the potential of generative AI to streamline services, improve decision-making, and modernize government technology across various agencies. Through examples like AI-assisted satellite management, claims processing, and autonomous systems, Vass demonstrates how AI can help the government become more effective and responsive to citizens' needs.

1:05:42
Sep 5, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Google’s Best Week Ever, AI’s Rising Costs, Putin and Xi’s Immortality Quest

Google had a remarkable week, potentially powering Apple's Siri with its Gemini AI and successfully fending off a major antitrust challenge. The company also made waves with its impressive Nano Banana image generation model, solidifying its position as a leader in generative AI.

56:25
Sep 3, 2025• Big Technology Podcast

Brain Computer Interface Frontier: Movement, Coma, Depression, AI Merge

Two pioneering neurotechnology experts discuss brain computer interfaces (BCIs) that can decode brain signals non-invasively, with potential applications ranging from helping paralyzed patients communicate to understanding consciousness states like comas. The podcast explores how these advanced BCIs could revolutionize interactions between human brains and digital technologies, offering glimpses into future medical treatments and potentially merging human cognition with artificial intelligence.

1:11:42