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Practical AI

Changelog Media

Weekly show on real-world machine learning and AI implementations — useful background for tracking how AI compute demand, including space-based datacenter proposals, actually gets built.

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E369Building the Foundation for the Agentic AI EraHow do we build an AI ecosystem where agents, tools, and systems can work together at scale? Angie Jones, VP of the Agentic AI Foundation, joins Chris to discuss the open standards and projects shaping the agentic future, including MCP, A2AAug 28 · 45 min
E368AI Proficiency: From Users to BuildersAs AI continues to reshape how organizations work, companies are increasingly asking what AI proficiency should look like across their workforce, and how they can help employees adapt without simply mandating AI adoption. Our returning guesAug 25 · 56 min
E367Models, Harnesses, and Multi-Agent SystemsAI has moved far beyond chatbots, but what exactly are AI models, agents, agent harnesses, and multi-agent systems, and why do they matter? In this episode, Daniel and Chris break down the terminology behind today's AI landscape, explain thAug 6 · 50 min
E366Reconstructing how OpenAI agents attacked Hugging FaceWhat happens when AI agents driven by a top frontier model escape their secure sandbox? Join Daniel and Chris as they unpack the AI wonk's equivalent of a murder mystery! OpenAI agents went rogue and successfully attacked Hugging Face privaJul 30 · 44 min
E365Surviving the New Economics of a Post-Agentic WorldThe agentic transformation isn’t coming. It has already begun. Companies are deploying thousands — and sometimes tens of thousands — of AI agents. Enterprise software giants are watching their old economic moats erode. Capital is moving, prJul 23 · 36 min
E364The Future of AI Infrastructure with CoreWeaveAs AI applications become more complex, the infrastructure powering them needs to evolve. Corey Sanders, SVP of Product at CoreWeave, joins Chris to discuss why AI requires a fundamentally different approach than traditional cloud computingJul 17 · 50 min
E363Building Durable AI AgentsWhat does it take to move AI agents from demos to reliable production systems? In this episode, Hamza Tahir explores how MLOps principles are shaping the future of generative AI, covering workflows, agent harnesses, fleets, and the infrastrJul 9 · 47 min
E362Image Generation and Visual Intelligence with Black Forest LabsHow has AI image generation evolved from blurry outputs to powerful visual intelligence models? Dustin Podell, Co-Founder and Researcher at Black Forest Labs, explains the progression from diffusion to flow matching, how modern image modelsJul 2 · 48 min
E361AIUC-1: Building trust in AI agentsHow do we build trust in AI agents before the AI hailstorm arrives? Emil Lassen from the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) joins the show to discuss how the enterprise flywheel of standards, certification, audit, and insurJun 25 · 45 min
E360Zero Trust for AI AgentsAs AI agents become more capable and autonomous, they also introduce new security challenges. In this 'Fully Connected' episode, Dan and Chris unpack Anthropic’s Zero Trust for AI Agents security framework and what it means for organizationJun 11 · 47 min
E359Breaking down the 2026 Stanford AI Index ReportAI models can win math olympiads… but still struggle to read an analog clock. In this fully connected episode, Dan and Chris break down the latest Stanford AI Index Report and explore what it reveals about the current state of AI. They discJun 4 · 47 min
E358Rebooting Enterprise AI with MCP and KubernetesWhat happens when AI agents start acting less like chatbots and more like coworkers? In this episode, Dan and Chris sit down with Craig McLuckie, CEO of Stacklok to explore MCP, Kubernetes, ToolHive, enterprise AI, and the emerging infrastrMay 28 · 48 min
E357Hermes Agent: Agents that grow with youOpen Source AI is entering a new era, one shaped by self-improving AI Agents, recursive learning systems, and rapidly evolving AI Tools that blur the line between software and autonomous collaborators. In this episode, Daniel and Chris sit May 21 · 52 min
E356U.S. Congressman Beyer on AI challenges facing America and the WorldU.S. Congressman Don Beyer returns to Practical AI for another far-reaching conversation with Chris about many of the most important AI challenges facing America and the world. Blending political savvy and statesmanship with his unique techMay 14 · 45 min
E355The Myth of Model Wars: Open vs Closed AI in 2026In this fully connected episode, Dan and Chris break down one of the biggest questions in AI today: do open vs. closed models still matter? From the rise of physical AI and edge devices to the shifting landscape of open-source models like LMay 7 · 42 min
E354The mythos of Mythos and Allbirds takes flight to the neocloudIn this Fully-Connected episode, Dan and Chris start with Anthropic's Mythos frontier model, parsing what is publicly known about its cybersecurity capabilities and projecting its possible implications from "We've been here before. 🙄" to "Apr 23 · 45 min
E353Open Source Self-Driving with Comma AIAutonomous driving is not just a big tech or closed-source game, it's becoming accessible through open innovation and real-world deployment. Dan and Chris sit down with Harald Schäfer, CTO at Comma AI, to explore how OpenPilot is bringing sApr 16 · 46 min
E352Post-Mortem of Anthropic's Claude Code LeakIn this fully connected episode, Dan and Chris break down the Anthropic Claude Code leak, what went wrong and what it reveals about agentic systems, AI architecture, and AI safety. They also explore how the open source community is respondiApr 9 · 45 min
E351Agentic Coding and the Economics of Open SourceAI is rapidly transforming how software is built, shifting economic incentives from open source code and collaboration toward on-demand, personalized development through agentic coding a.k.a. vibe coding. In this episode, Chris speaks with Apr 2 · 49 min
E350AI at the Edge is a different operating environmentWhat does “AI at the edge” really mean in 2026, and why does it matter now more than ever before? In this episode, we’re joined by Brandon Shibley, Edge AI Solutions Engineering Lead at Qualcomm’s Edge Impulse, to discuss the current state Mar 25 · 47 min
E349Humility in the Age of Agentic CodingWhat happens when an AI hater starts building with AI agents? In this episode, we talk with software engineer Steve Klabnik, known for his work on the Rust programming language, about his journey from criticizing AI to experimenting with itMar 17 · 55 min
E348AI policy and the battle for computing powerAI is reshaping global power, from chip manufacturing and computing power to AI governance and US-China relations. In this episode, Ben Buchanan, Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and former White House Special Advisor forMar 9 · 49 min
E347Cognitive Synthesis and Neural AthletesAs AI accelerates innovation and adoption, leaders are facing rising cognitive load, shifting systems, and new emotional realities inside their organizations. In this episode, Deloitte’s Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Golden joins us to eFeb 18 · 52 min
E346AI incidents, audits, and the limits of benchmarksAI is moving fast from research to real-world deployment, and when things go wrong, the consequences are no longer hypothetical. In this episode, Sean McGregor, co-founder of the AI Verification & Evaluation Research Institute and also the Feb 13 · 43 min
E345Inside an AI-Run CompanyAI agents are moving from demos to real workplaces, but what actually happens when they run a company? In this episode, journalist Evan Ratliff, host of Shell Game, joins Chris to discuss his immersive journalism experiment building a real Feb 2 · 49 min
E344How is AI shaping democracy?As AI increasingly shapes geopolitics, elections, and civic life, its impact on democracy is becoming impossible to ignore. In this episode, Daniel and Chris are joined by security expert Bruce Schneier to explore how AI and technology are Jan 27 · 48 min
E343Controlling AI Models from the InsideAs generative AI moves into production, traditional guardrails and input/output filters can prove too slow, too expensive, and/or too limited. In this episode, Alizishaan Khatri of Wrynx joins Daniel and Chris to explore a fundamentally difJan 20 · 44 min
E3422025 was the year of agents, what's coming in 2026?In this start-of-year FC episode, Chris and Daniel break down what really mattered in AI in 2025, and what to expect in 2026. They explore the rise of AI agents, the practical reality of multimodal AI, and how reasoning models are reshapingJan 9 · 51 min
E341Beyond chatbots: Agents that tackle your SOPsAs AI reshapes the workplace, employees and leaders face questions about meaningful work, automation, and human impact. In this episode, Jason Beutler, CEO of RoboSource, shares how companies can rethink workflows, integrate AI in accessiblDec 17, 2025 · 46 min
E340The AI engineer skills gapChris and Daniel talk with returning guest, Ramin Mohammadi, about how those seeking to get into AI Engineer/ Data Science jobs are expected to come in a mid level engineers (not entry level). They explore this growing gap along with what sDec 10, 2025 · 46 min
E339Technical advances in document understandingChris and Daniel unpack how AI-driven document processing has rapidly evolved well beyond traditional OCR with many technical advances that fly under the radar. They explore the progression from document structure models to language-vision Dec 2, 2025 · 49 min
E338Chris on AI, autonomous swarming, home automation and Rust!This episode is a special crossover between the Practical AI podcast and The Changelog podcast. Chris was recently invited by longtime friends Jerod Santo and Adam Stacoviak, cohosts of The Changelog, to join them on the show. They discuss Nov 26, 2025 · 1h 37m
E337Beyond note-taking with FirefliesFireflies CEO, Krish Ramineni shares how the company is transforming AI-powered note-taking into a deeper layer of knowledge automation. He breaks down the technology behind real-time functionality like Live Assist, the user behavior patterNov 19, 2025 · 49 min
E336Autonomous Vehicle Research at WaymoWaymo’s VP of Research, Drago Anguelov, joins Practical AI to explore how advances in autonomy, vision models, and large-scale testing are shaping the future of driverless technology. The conversation dives into the dual challenges of buildNov 13, 2025 · 52 min
E335Are we in an AI bubble?Dan and Chris unpack whether today’s surge in AI deployment across enterprise workflows, manufacturing, healthcare, and scientific research signals a lasting transformation or an overhyped bubble. Drawing parallels to the dot-com era, they Nov 10, 2025 · 50 min
E334While loops with tool callsDan and Chris sit down (again) with Jared Zoneraich, co-founder and CEO of PromptLayer, to discuss how prompt engineering has evolved into context engineering (and while loops with tool calls). Jared shares insights on building flexible AI Oct 30, 2025 · 45 min
E333Tiny Recursive NetworksIn this fully connected episode, Daniel and Chris explore the emerging concept of tiny recursive networks introduced by Samsung AI, contrasting them with large transformer based models. They explore how these small models tackle reasoning tOct 24, 2025 · 48 min
E332Dealing with increasingly complicated agents As AI systems move from simple chatbots to complex agentic workflows, new security risks emerge. In this episode, Donato Capitella unpacks how increasingly complicated architectures are making agents fragile and vulnerable. These agents canOct 16, 2025 · 55 min
E331The impact of AI on the workforce: A state-level case studyDaniel sits down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to explore the what AI innovation and impact look like on the ground. They discuss Chelsea's journey from the VC world into economic development/ innoOct 9, 2025 · 44 min
E330We've all done RAG, now what?Longtime friend of the show Rajiv Shah returns to unpack lessons from a year of building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and reasoning models integrations. We dive into why so many AI pilots stumble, why evaluation and error Sep 29, 2025 · 44 min
E329Creating a private AI assistant in ThunderbirdIn this episode, Daniel and Chris are joined by Chris Aquino, software engineer at Thunderbird to hear the story of how they developed a privacy-preserving AI executive assistant. They discuss various design decisions including remote (but Sep 23, 2025 · 53 min
E328Cracking the code of failed AI pilotsIn this Fully Connected episode, we dig into the recent MIT report revealing that 95% of AI pilots fail before reaching production and explore what it actually takes to succeed with AI solutions. We dive into the importance of AI model inteSep 11, 2025 · 47 min
E327GenAI risks and global adoptionDaniel and Chris sit with Citadel AI’s Rick Kobayashi and Kenny Song and unpack AI safety and security challenges in the generative AI era. They compare Japan’s approach to AI adoption with the US’s, and explore the implications of real-worAug 27, 2025 · 43 min
E326Inside America’s AI Action PlanDan and Chris break down Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan, issued by the White House in July 2025. Structured as three "pillars" — Accelerate AI Innovation, Build American AI Infrastructure, and Lead in International AI Diplomacy Aug 19, 2025 · 44 min
E325Confident, strategic AI leadershipAllegra Guinan of Lumiera helps leaders turn uncertainty about AI into confident, strategic leadership. In this conversation, she brings some actionable insights for navigating the hype and complexity of AI. The discussion covers challengesAug 12, 2025 · 48 min
E324Educating a data-literate generationDan sits down with guests Mark Daniel Ward and Katie Sanders from The Data Mine at Purdue University to explore how higher education is evolving to meet the demands of the AI-driven workforce. They share how their program blends interdiscipAug 8, 2025 · 45 min
E323Workforce dynamics in an AI-assisted worldWe unpack how AI is reshaping hiring decisions, shifting job roles, and creating new expectations for professionals — from engineers to marketers. They explore the rise of AI-assisted teams, the growing compensation bubble, why continuous lAug 1, 2025 · 44 min
E322Reimagining actuarial science with AIIn this episode, Chris sits down with Igor Nikitin, CEO and co-founder of Nice Technologies, to explore how AI and modern engineering practices are transforming the actuarial field and setting the stage for the future of actuarial modeling.Jul 25, 2025 · 41 min
E321Agentic AI for Drone & Robotic SwarmingIn this episode of Practical AI, Chris and Daniel explore the fascinating world of agentic AI for drone and robotic swarms, which is Chris's passion and professional focus. They unpack how autonomous vehicles (UxV), drones (UaV), and other Jul 15, 2025 · 46 min
E320AI in the shadows: From hallucinations to blackmailIn the first episode of an "AI in the shadows" theme, Chris and Daniel explore the increasing concerning world of agentic misalignment. Starting out with a reminder about hallucinations and reasoning models, they break down how today’s modeJul 7, 2025 · 45 min

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