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Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

Welcome! We engage in fascinating discussions with pre-eminent figures in the AI field. Our flagship show covers current affairs in AI, cognitive science, neuroscience and philosophy of mind with in-depth analysis. Our approach is unrivalled in terms of scope and rigour – we believe in intellectual diversity in AI, and we touch on all of the main ideas in the field with the hype surgically removed. MLST is run by Tim Scarfe, Ph.D (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecsquizor/) and features regular appearances from MIT Doctor of Philosophy Keith Duggar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-keith-duggar/).

Episodes

Why AI Needs Culture (Not Just Data) [Sponsored] (Sara Saab, Enzo Blindow - Prolific)

18 Oct 2025

1h 19m

AI Agents Can Code 10,000 Lines of Hacking Tools In Seconds - Dr. Ilia Shumailov (ex-GDM)

04 Oct 2025

1h 1m

New top score on ARC-AGI-2-pub (29.4%) - Jeremy Berman

27 Sep 2025

1h 8m

Deep Learning is Not So Mysterious or Different - Prof. Andrew Gordon Wilson (NYU)

19 Sep 2025

2h 3m

Superintelligence strategy and the future of AI development hinge on balancing competitive geopolitical pressures with existential risk management. Dan Hendrycks, an expert in AI safety and strategy, argues that current benchmarks like MMLU and "Humanities Last Exam" are becoming saturated, necessitating more complex, ...

DeepMind Genie 3 [World Exclusive] (Jack Parker Holder, Shlomi Fruchter)

05 Aug 2025

58m

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The podcast features an interview with Shlomi Fruchter and Jack Parker Holder from Google DeepMind, who discuss Genie 3, their latest world model capable of generating interactive environments from text prompts. They contextualize Genie 3 by comparing it to its predecessors, Genie 1 and 2, highlighting the advancements...

Large Language Models and Emergence: A Complex Systems Perspective (Prof. David C. Krakauer)

31 Jul 2025

49m

Pushing compute to the limits of physics

21 Jul 2025

1h 23m

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Kenneth Stanley, Akarsh Kumar)

06 Jul 2025

2h 16m

The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis (Intro)

05 Jul 2025

15m

Three Red Lines We're About to Cross Toward AGI (Daniel Kokotajlo, Gary Marcus, Dan Hendrycks)

24 Jun 2025

2h 7m

How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means - Prof. Christopher Summerfield

17 Jun 2025

1h 8m

"Blurring Reality" - Chai's Social AI Platform (SPONSORED)

26 May 2025

50m

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This podcast explores Chai, a social AI platform, and its unique approach to creating engaging chatbot experiences. It discusses Chai's origins, its focus on user-generated AI, and its success in building a large and loyal user base. The podcast delves into the technical aspects of Chai, including its use of reinforcem...