Mixture of Experts
Mixture of Experts is a weekly podcast that provides a deep dive into the latest trends, innovations, and business impacts of artificial intelligence. Each episode features insightful discussions on breakthrough research and practical applications, exploring how AI is reshaping industries and driving efficiency. The show offers a balanced blend of expertise and analysis for professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Episodes
OpenAI's always-on agents, 700+ math manuscripts & HackerRank's AI interviewer
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Can AI take mathematics beyond human understanding? This week on Mixture of Experts, host David Zax is joined by Kush Varshney, Skyler Speakman, and Utsav Dholakia. First, OpenAI introduces Dots at DevDay, and Utsav shares his firsthand impressions as the panel discusses whether p
OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts What makes an AI company pull the plug on a model release? This week on Mixture of Experts, our newly minted full-time host David Zax is joined by Chris Hay, Madison Gooch, and Ash Minhas. First, OpenAI cancels the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, as the panel debates whether self-restrain
New frontier AI models, TypeSafe’s Jev AI, & NASA’s IBM collab
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It's been a wild week in AI, and on episode 126 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax talk to panelists Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Gabe Goodhart and Martin Keen to discuss what all these releases have in common: efficiency. We start with the model release pile-up
Pacing the AI frontier, IBM Granite 4.2 & Meta’s Muse assistant
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts On episode 125 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax are joined by Mihai Criveti and Abraham Daniels to discuss the back and forth of frontier AI development, IBM’s latest Granite news, and what’s next for personal agents. We open with the biggest story in te
OpenAI talks GPT-6 Astra and Millenium Prize, researchers create WeWorm exploit & IBM’s US Open app
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It's been a week that proves AI is moving faster than anyone can fully keep up with, unless you’ve got a good backhand. On episode 124 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax are joined by Bri Kopecki, Aaron Baughman, and Olivia Buzek to talk about new advances f
Anthropic reveals Claude updates and new hardware guidelines, OpenAI talks rogue agents, and Runway debuts Solaris
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts On episode 123 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host Sascha Brodsky are joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Kush Varshney to discuss this week’s full slate of frontier AI news. First, Anthropic introduced Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, positioning t
IBM’s mainframe chip collab, NVIDIA’s Poolside deal & Ox Alpha’s reveal
On episode 122 of Mixture of Experts, hosts Tim Hwang and Aili McConnon are joined by Gabe Goodhart, Ash Minhas, Skyler Speakman to talk hot chips, mystery models, and major money moves. We open with IBM's Hot Chips conference reveal of its dual-architecture mainframe processor built with Arm that lets IBM Z and LinuxONE systems run Arm-native Linux workloads right alongside z/OS. We break down w
Stripe buys OpenRouter, Ramp’s AI Index & IBM’s OpenAI deal
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts This week on Mixture of Experts, we talk partnerships, purchases, and predictions surrounding the AI industry's financial infrastructure. But first our panelists dive into IBM's newly announced collaboration with OpenAI, under which IBM Consulting will train and certify consultants
IBM’s cloud collab, Meta’s Muse Glimmer & OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts This week on Mixture of Experts, our team of panelists talk about big infrastructure changes and small models. IBM is teaming up with Together AI on a multi-year deal to build a massive inference cluster on IBM Cloud, powered by NVIDIA's newest chips. The goal: cheaper, faster acces
Anthropic’s sandbox breach, EU’s AI transparency push and DeepSeek’s cost-cutting model
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It seems OpenAI isn’t the only AI company dealing with badly behaving models. On this week’s episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang, joined by Bri Kopecki, Olivia Buzek, and Gabe Goodhart, discusses the latest sandbox breaches by both Anthropic and Meta, all stemming from mis
AI Security Costs Rise: Cost of a Data Breach Report & Claude Opus 5
Read the 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report → https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach Are AI-powered cyberattacks getting cheaper while defenses get more expensive? This week on Mixture of Experts Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kush Varshney, and Mihai Criveti to break down IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026, and AI dominates this year’s report. Next, Anthropic dropped Claude Opu
OpenAI hacks Hugging Face in security test gone wrong
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts AI can escape its sandbox, should we be worried? This week on Mixture of Experts, Jjoin host Tim Hwang and panelists Olivia Buzek, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Ambhi Ganesan. First, we unpack a stunning security incident where OpenAI's model broke containment during testing, exploited
Thinking Machines Lab drops Inkling & Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsIs customizable intelligence the future of AI? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Merve Unuvar to analyze Thinking Machines’ first model release, Inkling. Next, Meta makes its comeback with Muse Spark 1.1, positioning itself as the m
Reddit cracks down on AI slop & the future of AI compute
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Can you trade GPU compute like oil futures? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Mihai Criveti, Rynne Whitnah and Gabe Goodhart. First, we explore Reddit's aggressive new strategy to combat AI-generated spam and bots threatening platform authenticity. Next, w
GPT-5.6 Sol, AI investing & FIFA’s AI playbook
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsAre the new safety guardrails on GPT-5.6 Sol a breakthrough? This week Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Kush Varshney to debrief OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 Sol. The panel compares the new generation of models to Anthropic’s Mythos. Next, there’s growing skepticism
New AI models, token minimization and IBM’s new sub-1nm chip
Learn more about IBM’s new chip technology → https://research.ibm.com/blog/sub-1nm-node-chips IBM debuts world’s first 0.7nm chip technology! This week on Mixture of Experts, Sascha Brodsky sits down with Huiming Bu, VP of Silicon Technology R&D for a special segment diving into a major semiconductor breakthrough. Then, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Gabe Goodhart and Martin Kee
Microsoft’s new AI models & bots dominate the internet
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Are AI agents taking over the internet? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Rynne Whitnah and Sandi Besen. First, a Cloudflare study reveals that agentic AI bots now generate 57.4% of web requests globally, with humans accounting for just 42.6%. Ou
Claude Fable 5 & Apple’s NVIDIA deal
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is Claude Fable 5 worth the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Christopher Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Volkmar Uhlig to debrief about Anthropic’s new releases. Our experts analyze the tier routing system inn Claude’s Fable 5, a Mythos-class model. N
The future of software engineering, tokenmaxxing and AI in higher education
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts How is the role of a software engineer changing? This week on Mixture of Experts, we are live from IBM's One Madison office for New York Tech Week, guest host Aili McConnon is joined by Neil Sundaresan, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Thiru Venkatachalam. First, we dissect how software eng
Agent control planes & OpenAI model solves Erdős
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Are AI agents creative geniuses or controlled chaos waiting to happen? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Mihai Criveti, Olivia Buzek and Akash Srivastava. First, with companies running hundreds of ungoverned agents, we discuss why observability, policy enf
AI at college graduations and why Claude blackmails
AI isn’t just a tool anymore—it’s forcing us to rethink ownership, trust and creativity. This week on Mixture of Experts, the team explores a wave of stories highlighting both the promise and the perils of AI adoption. We start with a surprising shift in public sentiment, as younger generations question AI’s impact on their futures—raising questions about control, opportunity and where humans fit
AI skills security, Open AI Deployment Company & zero days
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is the AI cybersecurity nightmare closer than we realize? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Aaron Baughman, and special guests Dustin Haywood (Evil Mog) and Briana Frank. We tackle three critical developments reshaping enterprise AI. First,
Live from Think 2026: AI operating model, VC funding & CAIO evolution
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts We are live from IBM Think 2026! This week on Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang and panelists Ambhi Ganesan, Hillery Hunter and special guest Tim Crawford from AVOA. We analyze IBM’s new AI operating model and provide reactions on the releases from the conference floor. Next,
AI Hardware: Training, inference, devices and model optimization
In Episode 10 of Mixture of Experts we are talking all hardware all the
time. Guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Chris Hay, and
Kaoutar El Maghraoui to explore the intricacies of AI hardware. Is Apple
creating a pattern for the industry with their on device and cloud
architecture? Tune in to hear the experts debate the details.The
opinions expressed in this podcast are solely
Granite 4.1, IBM Bob & the quantum computing future
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts What do enterprises need to make AI work? This week on Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang and panelists Marina Danilevsky, Gabe Goodhart, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and special guest Jamie Garcia. First, we break down IBM Granite 4.1, a family of specialized multimodal models for vi
Apple’s new CEO & how AI understands intent
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Will Apple finally get AI right? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze Apple's latest move to appoint a new CEO—John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, is next in line. Next, how does AI really understand customer intent? Our experts break down search optim
Claude Opus 4.7, Apple’s AI glasses and Allbirds AI pivot
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Anthropic dropped Claude Opus 4.7, what’s new with this release? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Abraham Daniels and Lauren McHugh-Ollende. First, a special segment with Chris Hay and Aili McConnon analyze Anthropic's surprise release of Claud
Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing and AI cybersecurity risks
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is your infrastructure safe from the next generation of AI? This week on Mixture of Experts host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Martin Keen. First, Anthropic's Project Glasswing reveals why the company won't release its Mythos model andour experts discuss AI securit
SpaceX IPO & AI data centers in space
Is AI infrastructure moving to space? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Mihai Criveti and Sandi Besen to break down SpaceX's IPO filing targeting AI and orbital infrastructure. Our experts analyze IBM's latest research on orbital AI infrastructure and what this means for the future of compute. Next, we tackle Bluesky's new AI tool, Attie, which became the
AI agent adoption: From scientists to CFOs
Unlock new value with trusted, autonomous AI, talk with your rep for attendance options Think 2026 – May 4-7 in Boston → https://ibm.biz/BdpMzG From GPT-2 chatbot to GPT-5.3! In this milestone 100th episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ritika Gunnar, Volkmar Uhlig and Kaoutar El Maghraoui, to explore how AI has evolved since episode 1. First, a homeowner uses ChatGPT to sell
NVIDIA NemoClaw, OpenAI’s pivot and Shopify agents
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpZc5NVIDIA announces NemoClaw. This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Merve Unuvar, Martin Keen and Olivia Buzek—who is reporting live from NVIDIA GTC. Jensen Huang revealed $1 trillion in orders for Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems through 2027, plus the launch of NemoClaw—NVIDIA’s enterprise-gr
AI code security: Codex agents & crypto mining
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpZc5Can your AI agent hack its own evaluation? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Sandi Besen to analyze OpenAI’s Codex Security launch. Next, we explore eval awareness as Anthropic revealed Opus 4.6 figured out it was being tested, located the answer key
Inside Perplexity Computer’s agent platform
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpZc5Is Perplexity still focused on search? This week on Mixture of Experts, Host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Chris Hay and Aaron Baughman to break down what Perplexity Computer really offers—and whether closed systems can compete with open alternatives like OpenClaw, LangGraph and AutoGPT. Next, Anthropic in
Mainframe modernization explained: COBOL and AI
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpZc5Where does AI actually fit into the mainframe modernization journey? In this week’s episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by experts Skyla Loomis, Maryam Ashoori and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. We dive into conversation around AI-powered mainframe modernization and AI builders. Next, 84% of the world h
India's USD $200B AI hub & Claude builds C compiler
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpsYqDo AI agents still need humans? This week on Mixture of Experts, guest host Matt Kosinski from Security Intelligence is joined by Mihai Criveti, Martin Keen and Kush Varshney.First, we unpack Google and DeepMind’s massive USD 200B AI infrastructure investment in India— “The Biggest AI Infrastructure Deal in Histor
Copilot usage reveals AI adoption patterns
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/Bdp4XzWhat do people really use AI for? This week on Mixture of Experts, we unpack Microsoft's Copilot usage report revealing AI adoption patterns. Host Tim Hwang is joined by IBM Fellow Kush Varshney, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to discuss enterprise AI costs, the Ralph Wiggum prompting strategy for coding a
Codex launch & OpenClaw/Moltbook chaos: This week in AI
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://ibm.biz/BdpEK5Is OpenAI Codex a game-changer or just catching up? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze OpenAI's first-party coding agent app, Codex. Host Tim Hwang and panelists Abraham Daniels, Ambhi Ganesan and first-time guest Sandhya Iyer debate whether Codex gives OpenAI an edge in the crowded AI coding space—or if
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex: The AI "big game”
Read more about the Anthropic vs OpenAI showdown → https://ibm.biz/BdpEkv The games begin early in the AI space. In this special episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Aili McConnon is joined by Chris Hay and Mihai Criveti to break down yesterday's back-to-back bombshells: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex, released within an hour of each other. Our experts dissect both mo
OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Open-source agents go mainstream
Have open-source AI agents finally gone mainstream? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Marina Danilevsky and Aaron Baughman. First, we dive into Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), the open-source AI agent that’s sparked a buying frenzy of Mac minis. What makes this agent different? Next, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back with another essay, this time on A
The new AI race: Enterprise innovation in 2026
Is Claude Code having its ChatGPT moment?This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Gabe Goodhart and Francesco Brenna to unpack the shifts happening in AI as 2026 kicks off. First, OpenAI confirms ads are coming to ChatGPT, raising questions about trust, economics and the future of AI product models. Next, Claude Code is exploding in popularity! Developers are discove
Claude Cowork analysis & Apple picks Gemini
Is your desktop ready for AI agents? In episode 90 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Olivia Buzek and Mihai Criveti to break down Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch—bringing the power of Claude Code to everyday job tasks. Would you trust an AI agent to organize your files? Next, Apple announces a partnership with Google to power the next generation of Siri with Gemini
CES 2026 AI highlights: NVIDIA Rubin & wild gadgets
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is NVIDIA unstoppable? In this episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Martin Keen to unpack the biggest announcements from CES 2026. First up, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang revealed the Rubin platform—a chip architecture promising 5X t
AI year in review: Trends shaping 2026
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsWhat defined AI in 2025 and what’s coming in 2026? In this special year-end episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang sits down with veteran panelists to review the biggest AI moments of 2025 and make bold predictions for the year ahead. Kaoutar El Maghraoui unpacks the AI hardwa
AI code generation: Wins, fails and the future
What’s the future of AI code generation? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Olivia Buzek and Gabe Goodhart to debrief the biggest AI use-case of 2025: AI-powered software engineering. Claude Opus 4.5 solved a months-long optimization in under an hour but failed spectacularly at simple tasks. The barbell effect is real. Next, who's the architect—you or the mod
Disney's AI bet: USD 1B OpenAI content deal explained
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Why did Disney pay OpenAI a billion dollars to use their characters? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and experts Marina Danilevsky, Martin Keen and Kush Varshney analyze Disney's three-year OpenAI licensing deal, and what it means for IP owners, content creators and
GPT-5.2 code red & AWS Nova models drop
Should we care about GPT-5.2? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the “code red” release of GPT-5.2 as OpenAI responds to Gemini 3. Are the constant model drops benefitting consumers? Next, Stanford released their Foundation Model Transparency Index, revealing a troubling trend that most labs are becoming less transparent. However, IBM Granite achieved a 95/100 score. Then, our experts dis
AI model analysis: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 & Claude Opus 4.5
Is open source winning the AI race? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze three major model releases that dropped in the final weeks of 2025: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 and Claude Opus 4.5. Our experts discuss what makes each model unique—from Mistral’s multimodal capabilities to DeepSeek’s reasoning-first approach and Claude’s developer focus. Are there too many good models? Next, a provocat
AI agents in 2025: Why agentic commerce isn't ready for Black Friday yet
Will Black Friday 2025 be the breakout moment for agentic commerce? This week on Mixture of Experts, we're departing from our usual format for a Thanksgiving special focused entirely on AI agents. Host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to debate whether 2025 is truly the "year of agents." Our experts break down why consumer-facing agentic commerce still faces
Google’s Gemini 3: AI agents, reasoning and search mode
Does Gemini 3 live up to the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the release of Google’s Gemini 3 model. Next, OpenAI released a new benchmark about the impact of AI on the economy, GDPval. We debate AI automation and the job market. Then, we always talk AI agents, today we discuss some great innovations coming out of IBM Research and more. Finally, Anthropic disrupted an AI-led cybe
GPT-5.1 and Kimi K2: What ‘Thinking AI’ really means
Which model is better, GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2 Thinking? This week on Mixture of Experts, we have two new AI model releases: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 and Moonshot AI’s new open-source reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking. We discuss user experience and personalization with AI tools and how open-source AI is changing the AI race. Finally, is Microsoft launching full “agentic users” for enterprise? Our experts disc
1X NEO humanoid robot enters the home
"Would you trust a humanoid robot to unload your dishwasher? This week on Mixture of Experts, we revisit 1X NEO, a new humanoid robot, as it finally enters the home, seeking to automate tasks. How far are we from this reality? Next, Japan’s copyright dispute with Sora 2, we discuss how AI training, synthetic data and IP are all impacting AI models. Finally, are there too many AI alliances? Our exp
Anthropic’s TPU move and NVIDIA’s Starcloud
It’s spooky week in AI! This week on our Halloween -edition of Mixture of Experts, we chat about Anthropic’s new billion-dollar TPU deal with Google Cloud. Plus, NVIDIA announces bringing data centers to outer space. Two different approaches to the future of AI compute that our experts discuss. Then, OpenAI released how they’re strengthening ChatGPT’s responses to sensitive conversations. We talk
ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s new web browser
OpenAI is back and coming for search. This week on Mixture of Experts, we debrief ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s new web browser and the impacts on search. Then, Andrej Karpathy is back with his pessimistic timeline to AGI. Later, we discuss DeepSeek-OCR. Finally, can your AI have brain rot? Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Aaron Baughman, Abraham Daniels and Martin Keen on this week’s Mixture of Expert
OpenAI, Oracle & AMD shake up AI
Visit the Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content: https://ibm.biz/BdbYa4What if Nvidia’s biggest advantage isn’t so big anymore? This week on Mixture of Experts, we break down the CAISI report on DeepSeek’s model risks, Reflection AI’s massive USD 2B fundraise for an open frontier lab, Oracle Cloud’s big bet on AMD chips over Nvidia and the wild story of a VC fund replacing analyst
IBM partners with Anthropic, plus OpenAI drops AgentKit
The major AI players are not slowing down. In episode 76 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Olivia Buzek, Chris Hay and Mihai Criveti. First, we analyze OpenAI’s release of their new AgentKit. Then, IBM announced a partnership with Anthropic to accelerate enterprise-ready AI—we talk AI governance and the future of industry partnerships. Then, Chris Hay gives us his explanation of m
This week in AI models: Granite 4.0, Claude 4.5, Sora 2
What’s new in AI models? In episode 75 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Kate Soule and Kush Varshney to debrief a frenzy of model drops this week. IBM debuts Granite 4.0 hyper-efficient hybrid models, Claude Sonnet 4.5 delivers longer run times and sharper reasoning and Sora 2 takes vibe coding to the next level with vibe video production. Then, we dig into
NVIDIA’s USD 100bn investment and Google's AP2
Why did NVIDIA invest USD100bn into OpenAI? In episode 74 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Sandi Besen, Mihai Criveti and Gabe Goodhart to talk about the AI chipmaker’s next big move. Next, we analyze Tongyi DeepResearch and get into a conversation around open source. Then, Google released a new agent protocol, AP2. After that, will AI take over? We debrief a new book, If Anyone
Anthropic Economic Index, Virtual Agent Economies, AlterEgo and How People Use ChatGPT
What are the most common uses of ChatGPT? In episode 73 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Lauren McHugh, Martin Keen and Aaron Baughman to talk about a new report, How People Use ChatGPT. Next, Anthropic released an updated version of their economic index. Then, another paper, this one coming out of DeepMind on agent economies. How likely is this? Finally, how practical are AI wea
Why language models hallucinate, revisiting Amodei’s code prediction and AI in the job market
Do we need more AI hallucinations? In episode 72 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Chris Hay and Skyler Speakman to talk about OpenAI’s paper, Why language models hallucinate. Next, in March 2025, Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, predicted that AI will be writing 90% of code for software developers. How is that turning out? Then, is AI making the job market hell? Finally
Google Antitrust, Anthropic's $183B leap and are we in the AI winter?
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 $13 billion in a recent funding round, bringing its valuation to $183 billion, we discuss investment in AI s
Monster prompt, OpenAI’s business play, nano-banana and US Open experimentations
Subscribe for AI updates → https://ibm.biz/BdeKV4Would 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 ba
Gen AI pilots fail, GPT-5's hidden prompt revealed, reasoning model flaws and Claude closing chats
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 announc
Perplexity’s bid for Chrome, Grok Imagine and GPT-5 check-in
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
OpenAI dropped GPT-5, is AGI here?
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?
Gpt-oss, Genie 3, Personal Superintelligence and Claude pricing
OpenAI goes open-weight? 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 Cod
ChatGPT study mode, shift from UX to AX and Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025
Read the 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report → https://ibm.biz/BdejWfIs 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
AI Action Plan, ChatGPT agents and DeepMind at IMO
Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://ibm.biz/BdGSFCWhat does the White House have to say about AI? In episode 65 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Gabe Goodhart and first-time guest, Mihai Criveti. First, Google DeepMind shared that Gemini Deep Think won Gold at IMO. Next, who is using ChatGPT agents? We get our experts’ thoughts. Then, Mihai takes us thr
Kimi K2, DeepSeek-R1 vibe check and Google’s data center investments
Is Kimi K2 actually better than Claude? In episode 64 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Chris Hay and Kaoutar El Maghraoui. First, Moonshot AI released Kimi K2, their trillion-parameter MoE model, and our experts analyze the benchmarks and what this really means. Then, we reflect on DeepSeek-R1 6 months later; did it live up to the hype? Next, Google is investing
Perplexity’s Comet browser, Cloudflare blocks AI scrapers and Wimbledon Match Chat
How will AI agents change search? In episode 63 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Kate Soule. First, Perplexity released their Comet browser, and there are rumors that OpenAI is next. Who will win the AI browser war? Then, we discuss frontier model transparency amid Anthropic’s call for a “targeted transparency framework”. Does this only support large
Anthropic’s Project Vend, computer science education and AI prompts in papers
Will AI agents run all businesses? In episode 62 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Kush Varshney and Marina Danilevsky to debrief Anthropic’s Project Vend. Next, do we still need massive data centers? We analyze DiLoCoX and discuss the possibility of distributed model training. Then, the New York Times released an article discussing how computer science education ha
Your brain on ChatGPT, human-like AI for safer AVs, and AI-generated ads
"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 aggressi
Impact of AI on jobs, Scale AI fallout and chatbot conspiracies
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 fall
Apple’s WWDC, Meta & Scale AI, o3-pro and fault-tolerant quantum computing
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 f
NY Tech Week, open source AI reports and Claude 4 behaviors
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 rea
Claude 4 system prompt, Jony Ive at OpenAI and Microsoft’s “agent factory"
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. 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, L
BONUS: Claude 4: Everything you need to know
How long until Anthropic drops Claude 5.0? On today’s bonus episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Bryan Casey is joined by Chris Hay, Marina Danilevsky and Shobhit Varshney to analyze the newly released Claude 4.0 family: Opus 4 and Sonnet 4. What do we know about the model architecture vs. What is speculation? In this special episode we talk Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and the rest of the compe
Google I/O, NLWeb, llm-d and is Stack Overflow dead?
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. 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
Mistral Medium 3, OpenAI HealthBench and AI chips to Saudi Arabia
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. 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
IBM Think 2025, OpenAI Windsurf acquisition, reasoning models and hallucinations
Has AI hallucination gotten out of control? In episode 54 of Mixture of
Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Skyler Speakman and
Kaoutar El Maghraoui to analyze reasoning models and rising
hallucinations. Next, as IBM Think 2025 wraps, the experts unpack the
biggest highlights from IBM’s biggest show of the year: new AI agents,
Ferraris and ... penguins? Then, OpenAI is making mov
LlamaCon, Qwen3, DeepSeek-R2 rumors and JP Morgan’s open letter on AI
We are celebrating MoE podcast’s one year anniversary! In episode 53 of
Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by the O.G. panel of
experts from our pilot—Chris Hay, Shobhit Varshney and Kush Varshney.
This week, we cover some exciting announcements at LlamaCon. Then, we
discuss some new Chinese AI models from Qwen3 to the rumored
DeepSeek-R2. Next, J.P. Morgan’s CISO, Patrick Opet, rel
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