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Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz
Openai
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic
Apple
Generative AI
Chatgpt
NVIDIA
Meta
Google
Microsoft
Artificial General Intelligence
Amazon
AI Models
Elon Musk
AI Technology
Gpt-5
Google Deepmind
China
Robotics
Tariffs

The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.

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Latest Episodes

Dylan Patel is founder and CEO of SemiAnalysis, Jordan Nanos is a member of its technical staff. Patel and Nanos join Big Technology to discuss whether AI’s massive infrastructure buildout can justify the trillions of dollars being spent on compute.... more

M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. Siegler joins Big Technology to discuss the escalating battle to build the dominant personal AI assistant. Tune in to hear why he thinks Meta’s Muse is surprisingly strong and what will ultimately determine who... more

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic's IPO S-1 document leaks 2) Anthropic's revenue growth 3) Anthropic's funding commitments 4) Does the entire stock market hinge on Anthropic pul... more

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Christian Klein is CEO of SAP. Klein joins Big Technology to discuss whether the Saaspocalypse is over and how AI is reshaping the future of enterprise software. Tune in to hear why he believes AI could soon become reliable enough to handle mission-c... more

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Recent Guests

Christian Klein
CEO of SAP
SAP
Episode: SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein
Neal Mohan
CEO of YouTube
YouTube
Episode: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It
Neil Mohan
CEO of YouTube
YouTube
Episode: AI Doom Backlash Arrives, Anthropic & OpenAI IPO Outlook, Frontier Business Momentum Slows
Nate Soares
President of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)
Episode: A Sober Conversation About AI Existential Risk — With Nate Soares
Matthew Prince
CEO of Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Episode: Cloudflare CEO: We're Ready To Block Millions of Websites From AI — With Matthew Prince
Campbell Brown
CEO of Forum AI, former Meta media executive
Forum AI
Episode: How AI Should Handle News, Politics, Medicine, and Mental Health — With Campbell Brown
Nick Bostrom
Famed AI philosopher and author of Deep Utopia and Superintelligence
University of Oxford (philosopher)
Episode: Nick Bostrom: Worries About AI Existential Risk Just Became More Concrete
Johan Hari
New York Times bestselling author; author of Magic Pill
Author, Magic Pill
Episode: Best of Big Technology: How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
Paul Kedrosky
Investor and analyst known for AI and tech market commentary
Self-employed/Various funds
Episode: Here's How The AI Bubble Bursts — With Paul Kedrosky

Hosts

Alex Kantrowitz
Host of the show, frequently leads interviews with top tech leaders and industry insiders
Ranjan Roy
Regular Friday guest and co-host on the show, affiliated with Margins

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • My Go To Podcast

    This is my “go to” every day. Alex has timely, thorough, balanced assessments that keep me

    on top of the market, and make me better at what I do…

    -CE Director, Google Cloud.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BoulderAdonis
    United States9 days ago
  • Great episodes recently about AI

    Tough questions are asked and every episode leaves me with greater clarity about what’s actually important, what’s political and what are still the unknowns. Friday shows with Ranjan, FTW!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Madhuvanth
    United States9 days ago
  • Best technology podcast by far

    Super informative. Hosts (Alex and Ranjan on Friday) are chill and funny and make good points.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rohan3.14
    United States11 days ago
  • Balance and opinion

    Alex and Ranjan’s Friday roundup is, actually, a great way to start the week. I love the balance of their long-term view vs the here and now. UK listener here, so I sometimes feel a bit neglected when stuff gets released sooner in the before hitting this side of the pond. Keep up the good work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pavosnoel
    United Kingdom11 days ago
  • Interesting Balanced Convos

    Interesting insights without being overly fanboy to one side.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sam Houston
    United States11 days ago

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Overall, the host is seen as knowledgeable with challenging but fair questioning.
Listeners value deep, balanced tech analysis and strong guest choices.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Who Wins The AI Assistant Wars? + Why Didn’t Google Build Muse?
Q: Which players currently dominate the competitive balance in personal AI assistants?
OpenAI with DOTS and Meta with Muse emerge as strong contenders, with Microsoft pursuing enterprise integration and Google struggling to land a cohesive consumer strategy, while Apple could win by default through deep device integration.
SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein
Q: Will frontier models be the long-term driver, or will standard/open-source models dominate due to cost?
There is a multi-model approach where SAP switches between frontier and open-source models to optimize outcome versus cost, and the platform remains model-agnostic to choose the best fit per task.
SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein
Q: Do you think AI will get over the hump and achieve autonomous decision-making in business?
The guest suggests that with the right combination of AI foundation, governance, and data context, autonomous functioning of agents becomes feasible for many enterprise tasks within a year or two, though governance and data quality remain critical constraints.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It
Q: Why is YouTube leaning into AI so aggressively with features like drafts and dynamic thumbnails?
To help creators be more efficient, test ideas quickly, and tailor content to audience preferences, while keeping the focus on human creativity and authentic connection with viewers.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It
Q: How much should AI decide what you watch on YouTube and determine what people create?
AI is a tool to empower creators and viewers, not to hand all creative decisions to machines. The platform uses AI to improve discovery and production workflows while preserving human storytelling and creator agency.

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The show consistently touches AI, frontier tech, and big-tech strategy, blending interviews with industry insiders and sharp-theory commentary. Episodes often explore pricing, compute, governance, and enterprise AI, with guests ranging from VC and CTOs to AI researchers and policy-focused voices. A hallmark is pragmatic, skeptical discourse that weighs business incentives, regulatory dynamics, and technical feasibility, making it valuable for listeners who want pragmatic context on how tech giants compete and how AI unfolds in real-world deployments.

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1. Christian Klein
2. Neal Mohan
3. Neil Mohan
4. Nate Soares
5. Matthew Prince
6. Campbell Brown
7. Nick Bostrom
8. Johan Hari

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