In this episode, we host Anders Arpteg to discuss GROK 3’s rapid innovation, the competitive AI landscape, and the rise of Chinese models. We explore Elon Musk’s influence, AI power concentration, open-source challenges, and the Tesla Agile DNA. The conversation concludes with insights into AI reasoning, AGI development, and future challenges.…

In this episode we speak to Anders Indset, a philosopher, deep tech investor, and best-selling author. We discuss AI’s real-world impact, emphasizing Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) that optimize industry-specific data in fields like healthcare, finance, and logistics. Anders critiques Europe’s cautious investment culture, advocating for a bolder …

In this episode we chat to Niklas Silfverström, CEO of Klang.ai, about Europe's need for AI independence. We discuss data privacy risks, the Cloud Act, and AI bias, emphasizing the need for European infrastructure and language models. Niklas highlights how relying on American AI companies threatens sovereignty, and why investing in GPUs, data cente…

In this episode, Ather speaks to Galina Esther Shubina, Senior Director of AI Strategy at King. They discuss how AI improves gameplay and development at King through AI-powered playtesting bots. Galina is excited about robotics but sees major technical challenges ahead. On AGI, she is skeptical, predicting it won’t emerge for at least 100 years due…

In this episode, Ather speaks to Mehrdad Mamaghani, Volvo Group’s Head of Data Science. They discuss AI’s role in predictive maintenance, financial forecasting, and sustainability. Merdad critiques the hype around AGI, emphasizing transparency and practical applications, and highlights the need for AI talent and expertise in Europe.…

Merry Christmas folks! This week, guest host (Sifted's) Mimi Billing and Ather discuss December's AI news updates. Highlights included Uber's entry into AI data labeling, Google DeepMind's Genie 2 for training AI in simulated environments, and Amazon's collaboration with Anthropic to develop a mega AI supercomputer. We covered the importance of new…

This week, guest host (Sifted's) Mimi Billing and Ather discuss November's AI news updates. Topics include; OpenAI’s Slush presentation, which revealed both innovation and cultural challenges, and the diminishing returns of AI scaling laws. They explore the rise of specialized models, new players like Gemesis and Mistral, and OpenAI's ChatGPT searc…

Det vita snuset har lockat till sig en våg av nya användare och beskrivs som en svensk framgångssaga. P3 Nyheter spårar nikotinet i de vita prillorna, något som visar sig vara svårare än vi trott. Det kommer att bli en resa från Sverige, via Tyskland, till leriga fält i en helt annan världsdel. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Efter at…

Christian Guttmann, Executive Director of the Nordic AI Institute, discusses AI as both a philosophical aspiration and a practical tool. He highlights applications like personalized banking recommendations and data querying with large language models but notes their limitations in reasoning and understanding. Advocating for hybrid AI models and ric…

This week we welcome back; Reggie Townsend, Vice President of Data Ethics at SAS Institute and member of President Biden's National AI Advisory Council. We discussed AI development and regulation in the US. He stressed balancing innovation incentives with government restraint and cited the CHIPS Act as key for AI infrastructure, though most investm…

This episode, recorded live, at the third installment of AI-Podden live at Epicenter, features Ingrid af Sandeberg, Strategic Advisor at Epicenter and Chairman of the board at Stockholm AI. She joins Ather & Mimi on the stage to discuss AI trends and tools, including Notebook LM, highlighting the shift toward smaller, specialized models like those …

This episode, recorded live, is the third installment of Ather and Mimi's special news updates at Epicenter Stockholm. They discuss Elon Musk's We, Robot controversy, OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding round, and AI limitations like pattern matching. They also highlighted neurosymbolic AI’s potential, Nobel winners in machine learning, and the rapid ado…

I ett det här avsnittet tittar P3 Krim närmare på några aktuella svenska fall av misstänkt Münchhausen by proxy, där mammor ställs inför rätta för att ha gjort sina barn sjuka. Våren 2021 föds en flicka i Göteborg. Hon är född åtta veckor för tidigt och ordineras extra mat trots det går hon inte upp i vikt. Flickan har också väldigt låg hjärtfrekve…

Ted Schönbeck, Nordic CTO, Google Cloud discusses the current and future landscape of AI, emphasizing its ability to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, with machine learning allowing systems to learn independently. Google, an "AI-first" company since 2016, has integrated AI into products like Maps and Search. Schönbeck highlig…

This episode features special guest, Tom Sodestrom, AWS Enterprise Strategist, speaking on the latest trends in AI and edge computing. Tom shares his insights on the upcoming trends in the next 5-10 years, including the rise of generative AI, increased data volume and importance, productive edge computing, and digital twins and simulation at scale.…

This episode, recorded live, is the second installment of Ather and Mimi's special news updates at Epicenter Stockholm. They discuss OpenAI and concerns about its shift from research to product development, as well as AI advancements in math reasoning by DeepMind and OpenAI’s new "Strawberry" model. The hosts also touch on Sam Altman's Worldcoin pr…

Runt 2017 uppmärksammas det spektakulära återvinningsföretaget NMT Think Pink. Ett rosaskimrande företag med en enkel affärsidé att mot betalning ta emot byggsopor. Men istället för att sortera och återvinna avfallet misstänks företaget ha dumpat och grävt ner hundratusentals ton avfall på flera platser i Sverige. Alla elva åtalade nekar till brott…

I slutet av mars 2023 grips den 31-årige amerikanske journalisten Evan Gershkovich av ryska säkerhetstjänsten FSB. Det är första gången sen kalla kriget som en amerikansk journalist grips anklagad för spioneri. Frågan som alla ställer sig är: vad krävs för att få Evan hem till USA? Dokumentären uppdaterades i augusti 2024. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i …

Hösten 2019 försvinner en sjuårig pojke i mormonstaden Rexburg, Idaho. När polisen börjar leta efter pojken avslöjas en rad mystiska försvinnanden, dödsfall och något som liknar en domedagssekt. I centrum för utredningen står ett par: en sci fi-författare och en före detta beauty queen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Dokumentären gjo…

This week, guest host (Sifted's) Mimi Billing and Ather discuss June's AI news updates. Topics include Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over a nonprofit agreement, Anthropic’s Cloud 3 outperforming ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, and major investments in Anthropic by Google and Amazon. They also cover the EU AI Act's approval, marking the first regu…

I april 2024 går studentprotesterna i USA mot Israels krigföring i Gaza in i ett nytt skede. Några demonstranter slår upp tält på gräsmattan utanför Columbia University i New York och snart sprider sig tältprotesterna som en löpeld över hela världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Dokumentären gjordes i Juni 2024 av Irma Eneroth och …

In this episode, Ather interviews Tom Soderstrom, AWS Enterprise Strategist, on his career and insights into innovation and generative AI. Tom shares his journey from Sweden to the US, becoming NASA’s first CTO for IT at JPL, and introducing cloud computing. He emphasises innovation through small, low-risk experiments, or “two-way door decisions,” …

Med hjälp av reklam i sociala medier säljer en av Sveriges största tandvårdskedjor osynliga tandställningar till unga patienter för tiotusentals kronor. Det trots att man ofta vet att behandlingarna sannolikt inte kommer att fungera och riskerar att skada patienternas tänder. Flera anställda vittnar om att det fanns en press från ledningen att sälj…

In this episode, Ather interviews Lele Cau, AI research scientist at MotherBrain, part of EQT Partners. They discuss AI as a system integrating software and hardware for intelligent decision-making. Lele describes MotherBrain’s role in aiding deal professionals with data and algorithms, emphasising the importance of knowledge graphs in large langua…

In this episode, Ather meets Caroline Ohlsson, Data & AI Director at Verdane. Caroline explains Verdane's investment in tech-enabled companies and how her team supports them with data and AI. She discusses Verdane's use of generative AI tools like Verdain GPT and Microsoft Co-pilot to boost productivity, and shares examples of AI-driven improvement…

In our first ever live recording at Epicenter Stockholm, Ather and Mimi Billing open with Kai-fu Lee's prediction that AI will take 50% of jobs by 2027 and the market's projected growth to $184 billion by 2024. Despite major investments, the profitability of large language models (LLMs) remains uncertain. OpenAI's financial success is noted, but hi…

In this episode, Ather interviews Anastasia Varava, Research Lead at SEBX, SEB Banken, about AI in banking. Anastasia's work at KTH and SEB Banken focuses on machine learning, robotics, and AI applications to enhance employee efficiency, decision-making, crime prevention, and customer experience. She discusses data sensitivity, the shift to cloud s…

In this episode host Ather interviews Mikael Huss, co-founder and Principal Data Scientist at Codon. They discuss the evolution of AI, noting the shift from traditional data science to large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. Mikael highlights the overshadowing of other AI applications by LLMs and generative AI. They emphasize the importance of d…

This week our guest host, Sifted's Mimi Billing and Ather discuss April's AI developments, including; implications in geopolitics and business, highlighting Microsoft's warning about AI's potential use to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea, and India. They explore China's advancements in AI, the impact of quantum computing on AI development, …

In this episode, Ather hosts guest Alex Baker, global retail strategist, entrepreneur, and Principal at Nordic Retail Hub. They discuss the evolution of AI in retail, highlighting its shift from backend applications to enhancing customer-facing experiences with technologies like dynamic pricing and personalized promotions. They also explore various…

Ather interviews Vilhelm von Ehrenheim, co-founder and CAIO of QA Tech, discussing the use of AI in automating quality assurance for web applications. Wilhelm details how their AI agents test web functionality to ensure reliability before launch, leveraging large language models for enhanced decision-making. He also addresses the challenges of adap…

In this episode, Ather interviews Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, AI director at ManageEngine, who clarifies AI's role as a practical tool for pattern recognition and productivity in IT management, rather than a threat to human jobs. Ram discusses how ManageEngine has integrated AI across their product suite since 2011 to optimize IT operations and custome…

This week our guest host, Sifted's Mimi Billing and Ather discuss March's AI developments, including; Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, alleging violation of their nonprofit agreement through a Microsoft collaboration and deviation from open-source values. Concurrently, Musk introduced his open-source language model, GROK. Meanwhile, Anthropic's new AI, C…

Gilda Skolan är en av Sveriges mest kända hudvårdsutbildningar. Nu vittnar före detta elever och lärare om en hierarkiskt styrd skola där eleverna utsätts för offentlig förnedring och kollektiv bestraffning. Samtidigt saknas en myndighet som regelbundet utövar tillsyn på skolan. Skolan nekar till anklagelserna. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Rad…

This week our guest host, Sifted's Mimi Billing and Ather discuss February's AI developments, including OpenAI's new video tool, Sora, and its careful release strategy amidst ethical concerns. They explore the bias issues in Google's Gemini AI and contrast different AI philosophies, highlighting the debate between practical AI applications and the …

Salman Avestimehr, USC professor and FedML co-founder, discusses AI, federated learning, and large language models. This week's topics include; AI definition, distributed and federated systems research, current challenges in generative AI, and trustworthiness in ML. Ather and Salman explore the future of accessible LLMs on personal devices, stress …

In this episode of the AI Podcast, host Ather Gattami interviews Michal Sustr, co-founder of EquiLibre, a company that uses game theory and reinforcement learning for trading. Michal discusses the company's approach to trading, which is based on the idea that markets can be modelled as games. He explains that EquiLibre uses game theory to develop a…

Reinforcement learning is a type of machine learning that allows agents to learn by interacting with their environment. DeepMind researcher, David Abel is interested in using reinforcement learning to understand and build intelligent agents. One of the big questions in AI is what exactly "intelligence" is. Another big question is how to build intel…

El Salvador har länge varit ett av världens farligaste länder på grund av ett blodigt gängkrig. Men allt förändras när den unga presidenten Nayib Bukele startar krig mot gängen. Tusentals personer fängslas. Det blir lugnare på gatorna - men priset för presidentens hårda tag mot gängen är högt. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Dokumentä…

In this episode, Mimi and Ather delve into the impact of AI on elections and political communication as well as deepfakes and cybercrime. They address OpenAI's suspension of a developer for creating a politician-impersonating chatbot and an AI-generated robocall falsely imitating President Biden, demonstrating AI's potential misuse in politics. The…

Edward Hu, Researcher at OpenAI, known for his invention of LoRA, a widely used machine learning method to fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs) which he co-invented at Microsoft, shares his views on LoRa. Together with Ather he also discusses the development of GFlowNets as a promising tool for the development of reasoning and planning AI systems…

När Dee Dee Blanchard mördas i juni 2015 misstänker polisen att hennes dotter Gypsy Rose ligger bakom mordet. Men det som börjar som en vanlig mordutredning ska snart komma att bli ett av världens mest kända fall av Münchhausen by proxy. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Dokumentären gjordes i januari 2024 av Viola Gad och mixades av Ka…

P3 Nyheter dokumentär tipsar denna vecka om berättelsen om mannen bakom myten och om hur en mammig liten kille från Memphis kunde bli världens största artist och sexsymbol. P3 Musikdokumentär hittar du i appen Sveriges Radio Play.Av Sveriges Radio

I november 2023 grips en 71-årig ledare för en yogasekt i Paris, misstänkt för människohandel, kidnappning och våldtäkt. Det ska visa sig att den rumänska gurun även har politisk asyl i Sverige och under flera år drivit en internationell yogaskola med filialer i hela världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Dokumentären gjordes av Lin…

Mimi Billing, European editor at Shifted and Ather highlight the latest news in AI in December and take a look back at 2023. In this episode, you will hear the latest on the release of Google DeepMind's Gemini in its Ultra, Pro, and Nano versions. How European Union policymakers have reached a provisional agreement on AI rules under the EU AI ACT. …

Andy Karvonen, Prof. of Urban Design and Planning at Lund University talks of the “Urban Brain", where we have some kind of smart city control room managing all aspects, from traffic to transportation and the management of facilities. Andy and Ather discuss the pros and cons of such a future, delving into the hard but important questions of privacy…

Mika Gustafsson, Prof., and David Martinez, PhD student, both at Linköping University conduct research in Bioinformatics and precision medicine. They are exploring how to use complex patient data, both clinical and environmental (such as the lifestyle) to develop personalized treatments and to help understand diseases more in depth in order to take…

En fredagkväll i mars 2023 försvinner en 26-årig taxichaufför spårlöst utanför Enköping. Några dagar senare hittas taxibilen i Hjälstavikens naturreservat. Polisen misstänker tidigt några ungdomar som ska ha varit i området den kvällen, och efter att mannen hittas hängd i ett träd grips fem tonåringar misstänka för mord. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sv…

Let’s start with the company behind chatGPT, OpenAI. No one has missed the last couple of weeks' happenings at OpenAI, where the CEO and cofounder Sam Altman was fired on Friday the 17th and then on Monday evening reinstated as CEO. There have been a lot of rumours of why he was fired in the first place but I think we need to focus on something dif…

Agnes Lindell, Head of Data Driven Business at Elvenite shares her experience in building data driven tools in the food industry, all from some of their most successful use cases to how they managed to do it. She mentioned the biggest challenges and how they managed to tackle them. A few examples include inventory optimization with over 10% of savi…