Making artificial intelligence practical, productive & accessible to everyone. Practical AI is a show in which technology professionals, business people, students, enthusiasts, and expert guests engage in lively discussions about Artificial Intelligence and related topics (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, GANs, MLOps, AIOps, LLMs & more). The focus is on productive implementations and real-world scenarios that are accessible to everyone. If you want to keep up with the latest advances in AI, while keeping one foot in the real world, then this is the show for you!
The AI landscape is shifting from a focus on individual model performance to the development of complex, agentic systems. Physical AI—the integration of intelligence into hardware, robotics, and edge devices—represents a significant growth area, moving beyond traditional cloud-based applications. As large language mode...
Allbirds’ pivot from footwear to AI compute infrastructure highlights a growing trend where companies leverage existing capital to enter the AI market, despite lacking domain-specific expertise. This shift underscores the rise of "NeoCloud" or AI-native cloud platforms, which prioritize massive GPU workloads over gener...
Autonomous driving technology leverages open-source software to provide advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for existing vehicles. Harold Schaefer, CTO at Comma AI, explains how the OpenPilot stack utilizes end-to-end machine learning models to process raw sensor data and execute steering, acceleration, and braki...
The Practical AI podcast analyzes the leak of Anthropic's Claude Code, a terminal-based coding agent assistant, and its implications for AI safety and software development. The discussion highlights that the agent harness, rather than the model itself, constitutes the core IP in such systems. Key points include Claude ...
This podcast explores the impact of AI-driven "vibe coding" on open-source software, questioning whether it threatens the open-source model. Dr. Miklos Voren, an economics professor, discusses how AI is changing software development incentives. He argues that while AI lowers the cost of creating software, it also dimin...
Edge AI's current state and future possibilities are explored with Brandon Shibley, Edge AI Solutions Engineering Lead at Edge Impulse, a Qualcomm company. The definition of "edge" is established as anything outside the cloud, emphasizing AI's increasing presence closer to real-world data capture. The discussion highli...
The discussion centers on the evolving role of AI in software development, particularly its impact on established coding practices and developer workflows. Steve Klabnik, a software engineer known for his work on Rust, shares his journey from AI skepticism to embracing its potential. He highlights the need for epistemi...
The conversation centers on the intersection of AI technology, policy, and national security, particularly focusing on the US's position in the global AI landscape. Ben Buchanan, former White House Special Advisor on AI, offers insights into the unique challenge AI presents to policymakers, as it is largely driven by t...
The podcast explores the intersection of AI, innovation, and human empathy in organizational leadership with Deb Golden, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte. Golden shares her personal journey of overcoming adversity and unlearning established logic to foster innovation. She emphasizes the necessity of vulnerability a...
The podcast explores the landscape of AI incidents, verification, and evaluation with Sean McGregor, co-founder and lead research engineer at the AI Verification and Evaluation Research Institute, and founder of the AI Incident Database. McGregor discusses the necessity of collecting usable datasets to motivate safety ...
The podcast explores the implications of AI agents in business through the experiences of journalist Evan Ratliff, who created a company run almost entirely by AI agents. Ratliff shares insights from his experiment, including the unexpected behaviors of AI employees, such as an AI CEO independently contacting job appli...
The podcast explores the intersection of AI and democracy, questioning whether AI serves to improve or undermine democratic processes. Bruce Schneier, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center, introduces his book, "Rewiring Democracy," which examines AI's impact on elections, legislation, government administration, the cou...
The podcast explores the challenges of AI model security and safety, particularly focusing on generative models. Ali Khatri, founder of RINX, discusses the limitations of current guardrail solutions that only analyze inputs and outputs, describing them as merely "checking IDs at the gate." He advocates for a new approa...
The Practical AI podcast kicks off the year discussing key AI trends from 2025 and predictions for 2026. A major theme explored is the rise of AI agents and their transformative impact, particularly in coding, where they've enabled significant productivity gains for those with domain expertise. However, the hosts cauti...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson host Jason Beutler, CEO of RoboSource, to discuss the impact of AI on people's perception of meaningful work. Jason shares his insights on helping individuals find purpose in their jobs, especially as AI transforms the work ecosystem. The co...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson are joined by Ramin Mohammadi to discuss the evolving roles of AI, machine learning, and data science professionals in both industry and academia. The conversation explores how the job market has shifted from valuing theoretical knowledge to...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, co-hosts Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson discuss the evolution and practical applications of AI in document processing. They explore various modeling techniques, including OCR, document structure models like Dockling, language vision models, and DeepSeek OCR, highlighting ...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, Chris Benson, co-host of Practical AI, joins Jerod Santo and Adam Stachowiak of the ChangeLog podcast to discuss a range of topics including AI, drones, robotics, swarming technology, home automation, and the Rust programming language. The conversation begins with a look bac...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson interview Krish Ramineni, co-founder and CEO of Fireflies AI, about the evolution of AI note-taking technology and the journey of building Fireflies. Krish discusses the early challenges of AI-driven conversation understanding, the shift fro...
In this episode of the Practical AI podcast, Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson interview Drago Anguelov, VP and Head of AI Foundations at Waymo, about the advancements and challenges in autonomous driving since 2020. Drago discusses Waymo's expansion to multiple cities, safety performance, partnerships with Uber, Lyft,...
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