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Mixture of Experts

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Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic
NVIDIA
IBM
AI Agents
AI Safety
Generative AI
Meta
Google
Apple
Open Source
Chatgpt
Deepseek
Reinforcement Learning
AI Hardware
Software Engineering
AI Literacy
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Open Source AI

Welcome to Mixture of Experts, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and their impact on business. From breakthrough research to practical applications, each episode offers a balanced blend of expertise and analysis. Explore how AI is reshaping industries, driving efficiency, and u... more

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What happens when an AI model can copy itself onto the devices in yout hoome?

This week on Mixture of Experts, host David Zax is ... more

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This week on Mixture of Experts, host David Zax is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Nick Gallagher, and Volkmar Uhlig. First, Micros... more

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Can AI take mathematics beyond human understanding?

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What makes an AI company pull the plug on a model release? This week on Mixture of Experts, our newly minted full-time host David Z... more

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Kaoutar El Maghraoui
Principal research scientist in AI Native Systems
IBM
Episode: Decision models take off & Anthropic bans cruelty to Claude
Nick Gallagher
Staff writer at IBM Think
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Episode: Decision models take off & Anthropic bans cruelty to Claude
Volkmar Uhlig
CTO and VP of Data Platforms
IBM
Episode: Decision models take off & Anthropic bans cruelty to Claude
Utsav Dholakia
Forward Deployed Engineer
IBM
Episode: OpenAI's always-on agents, 700+ math manuscripts & HackerRank's AI interviewer
Skyler Speakman
Senior Research Scientist
IBM
Episode: OpenAI's always-on agents, 700+ math manuscripts & HackerRank's AI interviewer
Kush Varshney
IBM Fellow
IBM
Episode: OpenAI's always-on agents, 700+ math manuscripts & HackerRank's AI interviewer
Chris Hay
Distinguished engineer
IBM
Episode: OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Madison Gooch
Vice President of Watson X for Americas
IBM
Episode: OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Ash Minhas
Practice manager, technical content
IBM
Episode: OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work

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Tim Hwang
Host of Mixture of Experts with affiliations across IBM Think and MOE. Occasional co-host with emphasis on AI governance, platform strategy, and enterprise AI discussions.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 59 ratings
  • The Video or Podcast

    I usually watch the podcast on YouTube, but when I'm in the car, this is a good alternative and better than missing the show.

    Definitely top notch in terms of technology and content.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    hh.de.eu.earth.solarsystem
    Germanya year ago
  • Excellent!

    Balanced, informed perspectives about AI from very smart individuals . The host also does an excellent job of facilitating the conversation.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cnaloha
    United Statesa year ago
  • Hype free and interesting

    Thoughtful critique on fundamental technical and ethical issues from people who really know their stuff.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jehrthebehr
    United States2 years ago
  • Real expertise

    Actual expertise in the area and not just charlatans guessing at prognostications. And a fun listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Curb Theme
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise considered, tech-savvy discussions with credible experts.
The show is helpful for understanding enterprise AI strategy and governance.
The conversations are balanced, avoiding hype and focusing on practical implications.
Guests are deep domain experts, not just industry talking heads.

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Decision models take off & Anthropic bans cruelty to Claude
Q: What is your point of view on this study, and when should practitioners use sub-agents rather than one capable agent?
Volkmar Uhlig says sub-agents are useful when independent tasks need to run in parallel to reduce wall-clock time, but coordination and integration add cost. For complex tasks where time is less important, a single agent with more reasoning may be a better use of resources.
Decision models take off & Anthropic bans cruelty to Claude
Q: Is this really a new model, and what is your take on how new this category is and how defensible it might be for TypeSafe or another early entrant?
Kaoutar El Maghraoui says the underlying techniques are not entirely new. Decision models bypass autoregressive text generation and use a classification head for structured outputs, making them a systems-design correction suited to agent workflows.
OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Q: How do mid-tier models like Sonnet 5.5 compare to Opus and Astra in practical tasks?
Mid-tier models are viewed as workhorses that balance cost and performance, with Sonnet 5.5 delivering strong, quick responses for agentic coding tasks and orchestration, sometimes even outperforming higher-cost options on specific tasks.
OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Q: What was your reaction to OpenAI scrapping Astra 6.1 and the reported testing outcomes?
The panel expresses skepticism about the transparency of eval data, noting a marketing narrative and emphasizing the need for clear, public evaluation data to assess model readiness and safety.
IBM’s mainframe chip collab, NVIDIA’s Poolside deal & Ox Alpha’s reveal
Q: Who benefits more from Nvidia's moves—the open-source community or Nvidia itself?
The panel points to a complex balance: the open ecosystem gains breadth and tooling support, while Nvidia secures an API and hardware moat that could steer model development, but it may also curb certain open-hardware innovations unless a firewall is maintained between open software and closed hardware.

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