Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast

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The podcast by and for AI Engineers! In 2025, over 10 million readers and listeners came to Latent Space to hear about news, papers and interviews in Software 3.0. We cover Foundation Models changing every domain in Code Generation, Multimodality, AI Agents, GPU Infra and more, directly from the founders, builders, and thinkers involved in pushing the cutting edge. Striving to give you both the de... more

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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	189	Founded	3 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	ScienceTechnology

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Latest Episodes

Marc Andreessen introspects on The Death of the Browser, Pi + OpenClaw, and Why "This Time Is Different"

Fresh off raising a monster $15B, Marc Andreessen has lived through multiple computing platform shifts firsthand, from Mosaic and Netscape to cofounding A16z.

In this episode, Marc joins swyx and Alessio in a16z’s legendary Sand Hill Road office to... more

3 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 16 min

Moonlake: Causal World Models should be Multimodal, Interactive, and Efficient — with Chris Manning and Fan-yun Sun

We’ve been on a bit of a mini World Models series over the last quarter: from introducing the topic with Yi Tay, to exploring Marble with World Labs’ Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson, to previewing World Models learned from massive gaming datasets with ... more

2 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 6 min

Mistral: Voxtral TTS, Forge, Leanstral, & what's next for Mistral 4 — w/ Pavan Kumar Reddy & Guillaume Lample

Mistral has been on an absolute tear - with frequent successful model launches it is easy to forget that they raised the largest European AI round in history last year. We were long overdue for a Mistral episode, and we were very fortunate to work wi... more

30 Mar 2026 • 48 min

🔬Why There Is No "AlphaFold for Materials" — AI for Materials Discovery with Heather Kulik

Materials science is the unsung hero of the science world. Behind every physical product you interact was decades of research into getting the properties of materials just right. Your gym clothes contain synthetic fibers developed over decades. The g... more

24 Mar 2026 • 35 min

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Recent Guests

Heather Kulik

Professor of chemical engineering at MIT

MIT

Episode: 🔬Why There Is No "AlphaFold for Materials" — AI for Materials Discovery with Heather Kulik

David Singleton

CEO/founder or leader discussing Dreamer and its ecosystem

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Episode: Dreamer: the Personal Agent OS — David Singleton

Simon Eskildsen

Founder and Chief Architect, Turbopuffer

Turbopuffer

Episode: Retrieval After RAG: Hybrid Search, Agents, and Database Design — Simon Hørup Eskildsen of Turbopuffer

Nader Khalil

Co-founder/leader at Brev, Open source agent marketing, Dev tools

Brev (acquired by NVIDIA)

Episode: NVIDIA's AI Engineers: Agent Inference at Planetary Scale and "Speed of Light" — Nader Khalil (Brev), Kyle Kranen (Dynamo)

Kyle Kranen

Engineering leader and architect of Dynamo

NVIDIA

Episode: NVIDIA's AI Engineers: Agent Inference at Planetary Scale and "Speed of Light" — Nader Khalil (Brev), Kyle Kranen (Dynamo)

Aaron Levie

CEO of Box, investor and founder on enterprise data and AI agents

Box

Episode: Every Agent Needs a Box — Aaron Levie, Box

Jeff Huber

CEO of Chroma, guest host facilitating enterprise AI discussion

Chroma

Episode: Every Agent Needs a Box — Aaron Levie, Box

Joel Becker

An influential AI researcher focusing on model evaluation and AI safety.

METR

Episode: METR’s Joel Becker on exponential Time Horizon Evals, Threat Models, and the Limits of AI Productivity

Max Welling

A pioneer in AI and materials science, co-founder of CuspAI, known for his work on variational autoencoders and graph neural networks

CuspAI

Episode: 🔬Searching the Space of All Possible Materials — Prof. Max Welling, CuspAI

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 345 ratings

Insightful, but Hard to Follow Sans Context
The discussions on this podcast are potentially insightful, but after four episodes, I'm frustrated. The hosts and guests often launch into deep conversations using industry acronyms and company-specific news without providing any necessary context for the average listener. This lack of consideration makes the show difficult to follow and defeats the purpose of learning. They need to prioritize context for the audience.
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chief_rocka
United States4 months ago
Immediate Impact
I love this podcast as I I pretty much walk away from every show with something I can apply in my work!
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Willm50
United States7 months ago
The hosts feel like they want to be characters on HBO’s Silicon Valley
I initially subscribed to this podcast because there’s a lack of quality podcasts in the AI, ML, LLM, ML Ops, whatever you’d like to call it, space. Unfortunately, Latent Space isn’t filling that void.
Even if you disregard the hosts’ condescending “everyone serious about tech is working for a startup in San Francisco” attitude, which comes up on every episode, the show is simply not organized. The hosts and their guests will discuss some library or article, and forget to link it in their epis... more
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Thank T.
United States7 months ago
Fantastic Info!
Really enjoying this podcast. The recent talk with Datology was really well done! Bring more of this! Good work!
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5
coolfactor
Canada7 months ago
My main source for AI commentary
The pace and magnitude of change driven by AI engineering is massive. This is how I stay on top of things! Appreciate the in-depth analysis and the breadth of topics. Great work!
Apple Podcasts
5
Jess Martin
United States9 months ago

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Listeners appreciate the practical insights and applications of AI technologies discussed in the episodes.

The show's focus on expert guests from industry and academia is highly valued, offering depth and relevance.

Some reviewers note that the discussions can be dense or challenging for those less experienced in AI, highlighting a potential need for context.

The hosts are praised for their engaging style, although some audience members point out a need for improved organization in episodes.

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Spotify	#50	United States/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#28	United States/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#15	United Kingdom/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#33	Canada/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#17	Australia/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#26	Germany/Technology

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Retrieval After RAG: Hybrid Search, Agents, and Database Design — Simon Hørup Eskildsen of Turbopuffer

Q: What are the core market signals that validate this architecture over incumbent solutions?

The combination of a new workload (AI-driven data use), a shift to S3-consistent storage, and the need for high-concurrency, low-latency queries across massive datasets were cited as key market signals supporting the architecture.

Retrieval After RAG: Hybrid Search, Agents, and Database Design — Simon Hørup Eskildsen of Turbopuffer

Q: How did Cursor influence Turbopuffer's trajectory?

Cursor's engagement demonstrated real-world demand; their migration cut costs dramatically and proved the viability of Turbopuffer's approach, reinforcing the team's decision to push forward with full product development.

Retrieval After RAG: Hybrid Search, Agents, and Database Design — Simon Hørup Eskildsen of Turbopuffer

Q: What inspired Turbopuffer's focus on a storage-first, object-storage-backed architecture?

Simon explains that the goal was to build a database that minimizes latency by keeping data in a scalable object store and only loading into NVMe/DRAM when needed, enabling cheap, large-scale search while retaining full fidelity of data.

Every Agent Needs a Box — Aaron Levie, Box

Q: What makes agent deployment different in the enterprise compared to coding?

In the enterprise, you must consider data governance, liability, and privacy; agents require oversight, and there are significant challenges around who is responsible for an agent's actions and what data they can access.

Every Agent Needs a Box — Aaron Levie, Box

Q: What is the core platform Box is building around agents?

Box is focusing on a secure, governable filesystem and data workspace where agents can access, search, and collaborate on enterprise content while maintaining strict access controls and privacy.

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Focused on the field of AI engineering, this show features discussions surrounding cutting-edge technologies, innovative research, and advancements in software development, particularly in AI applications. Topics include AI models, code generation, multimodality, and AI systems' engineering, emphasizing real-world applications and their implications in various domains. The hosts frequently invite industry leaders and pioneers who share their insights, making the episodes a rich resource for practitioners in the AI field who seek both actionable knowledge and theoretical understanding.

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3. Simon Eskildsen
4. Nader Khalil
5. Kyle Kranen
6. Aaron Levie
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