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 its host’s willingness to work through live problems on tape. Where most AI shows stick to funding rounds and model releases, this one tests claims against reality—running the same medical data through multiple models to compare outputs, or pressing a DeepMind engineer on internal distillation pipelines. The host is an AI consultant who uses the tools he covers, so the show operates from the friction of actual use, not just observation. The result is a feed that treats AI as a developing technology to be evaluated, not a hype cycle to be amplified.
Recent episodes
Lindy Teammate: Flo Crivello on Multiplayer Agents, Memory & Why He'd Ban the Chinese Models He Uses
Aug 10, 20262h 6m
Thinking in Silico: Goodfire CTO Dan Balsam on Concept Manifolds & a $1000/Month ML Research Agent
Aug 8, 20261h 57m
Pick Your Poison: Zvi Mowshowitz on the Unipolar/Multipolar AGI Dilemma, OpenFace & Pacing the ...
Aug 5, 20262h 57m
Nathan Goes to China – Part 2: AI Safety with Chinese Characteristics
Aug 2, 20262h 17m
Is Offense or Defense Dominant? FAR.AI's Adam Gleave on the AI Security Leaderboard
Jul 30, 20261h 44m
Nathan Goes to China – Part 1: Tech & Agent Setup, Chinese AI UX, WAIC, and Attitudes on AI
Jul 27, 20262h 24m
Alignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
Jul 12, 20262h 23m
AI:AM Highlights: Exploring the J-Space, AI Superforecasters, SambaNova's Chips, & LTX Video Gen
Jul 9, 20262h 7m
Intelligence on the Edge: Liquid AI's Ramin Hasani on the Search for Device-Native Foundation Models
Jul 4, 20261h 47m
1000 Designs a Day: Neural Concept's Thomas von Tschammer on AI-Native Engineering
Jul 1, 20261h 29m
AI:AM #4: Cameron on Model Consciousness, Duvenaud's Gradual Disempowerment, swyx's AI-Eng Alpha
Jun 27, 20261h 56m
The God We Deserve: Nonzero's Robert Wright on AI as Humanity's Ultimate Test
Jun 23, 20262h 29m
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