The Cognitive Revolution
Erik Torenberg and Nathan Labenz
Deep dives into AI research and development with experts from companies like DeepMind and Criteo.
Why we picked this
We picked The Cognitive Revolution for listeners who want to track artificial intelligence beyond the daily news cycle. The show features rigorous interviews with researchers, founders, and policy experts who build the systems shaping the future. Instead of surface-level tech hype, the host presses guests on technical realities, alignment bottlenecks, and governance failures. It is an unvarnished look at the frontier of computer science that rewards anyone trying to understand the actual mechanics of change.
Recent episodes
AI:AM Highlights: Clean Neurons, Black October, the GPU Credit Crunch, and Buying the Supply Chain
Oct 24, 20261h 29m
A World Model of Life: Biohub's Alex Rives on Virtual Cells, Measurement, & the $1.8B Data Push
Oct 20, 20261h 5m
AI:AM: Where's the Steering Wheel? My Agent Set the Password, Hidden Valence, Proofs Find Linux Bugs
Oct 17, 20261h 27m
Governing AI Agents: Alan Chan of GovAI on Monitoring, Agent IDs, Rogue Agents & Preparing for RSI
Oct 14, 20262h 19m
How Agents Decide: Goodfire's Eric Bigelow on Critical Tokens, Phase Shifts, & In-Context Learning
Oct 10, 20262h 2m
AI:AM: A Level We Shouldn't Pass? Notes from The Curve + Tokens vs. Salaries & Is SaaS Cooked?
Oct 8, 20261h 28m
Software That Never Breaks: OutSystems CEO Woodson Martin on Building Enterprise-Grade Apps at ...
Oct 7, 20261h 11m
One Brain, Any Body: Google DeepMind's Keerthana on Gemini Robotics 2, Cross-Embodiment & Humanoids
Oct 3, 20261h 32m
AI:AM: Was Trump-Xi Anything? What Counts as Utopia? + AWS GPUs Cost 3X & AI Diagnoses Rare Diseases
Oct 1, 20261h 29m
Obsolete or Irreplaceable? Garrison Lovely on Stopping the Race to Replace Human Labor
Sep 29, 20262h 14m
AI:AM: What If It Works Too Well? Colluding Agents, $200M Safety Orgs, Virtual Cells Saturate at 2%
Sep 27, 20261h 47m
What is Utopia? Presenting The Receipt Horizon, by Joel Borgen – Chapters 1–4
Sep 26, 20262h 51m
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