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MTS

MTS
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Open Source AI
Data Centers
Robotics
China
NVIDIA
Anthropic
AI Safety
Kong
Frontier AI
Autonomous Vehicles
Cybersecurity
AGI
Open Source Models
Whop
Open Source
Claude
Quantum Computing
Cerebras

MTS is a live news and interview show covering technology, business, politics, and culture as it happens. Welcome to the situation room. x.com/MTSlive

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Mercor economics researcher Aden Barton discusses benchmark testing for AI capabilities, revealing that models now outperform human accountants on specialized tasks, while 90% of US workforce time remains completely unrepresented in existing benchmar... more

Volantis co-founder and CEO Tapa Ghosh discusses how using microscopic optical interposers instead of electrical wires breaks the memory bandwidth and capacity bottleneck in AI inference, dramatically speeding up complex reasoning models and coding a... more

Foundational Industries CEO Jonathan Winer details why US re-industrialization requires AI-native factories rather than retrofitting existing facilities, how domestic frontier models offer a leapfrog advantage over China's legacy automation, and why ... more

AIUC CEO Rune Kvist explains how AI insurance works, why catastrophic risks can be audited without insuring total losses, and why novel agentic failure modes like loss of control and autonomous cyberattacks are changing frontier liability. Check out ... more

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Recent Guests

Ioannis Antonoglou
Co-founder and CTO of Reflection AI
Reflection AI
Episode: Why Open Source AI Lags Behind China | Ioannis Antonoglou
Nathan Benaich
Founder and General Partner at Air Street Capital; author of State of AI Report
Air Street Capital
Episode: Sovereign AI Hits $138B as Nations Rush for Compute | Nathan Benaich
Nathan Lambert
Former post-training research lead at the Allen Institute for AI; works on open models (Olomo and Tulu); writes the Interconnects newsletter
Allen Institute for AI
Episode: Why Open Science Is Dying at Frontier AI Labs | Nathan Lambert
Nick Bostrom
Professor at Oxford; founder of the Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford University / Future of Humanity Institute
Episode: Why Speeding Up AI Could Save Lives | Nick Bostrom
Cheryl Wu
President of the Elasticity Institute, economist studying the economics of transformative AI
Elasticity Institute
Episode: Why AI Math Breakthroughs Upgrade RSI Timelines | Cheryl Wu
Vincent Chen
Co-founder at Snorkel AI and leads Open Benchmarks grants
Snorkel AI
Episode: Why Frontier AI Evals Are Falling Behind | Vincent Chen
Ayan Barua
Co-founder and CEO of Ampersand
Ampersand
Episode: Why MCP Protocol Alone Won't Fix AI Agents | Ayan Barua
Tarek Alaruri
Co-founder and CEO of Stu, AI platform for automating accounts receivable
Stu
Episode: Why AI Agents Won't Take Over Enterprise Yet | Tarek Alaruri
Marissa Mayer
Founder and CEO of Dazzle
Dazzle
Episode: Your Camera Roll Is the Ultimate AI Context Layer | Marissa Mayer

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Sophia
Host of MTS; Co-host

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Millions of Small AIs Could Beat One Giant Model | Andrew Trask
Q: What is the day-to-day of an independent evaluator look like under your system?
An embedded evaluator works inside an organization, mapping data and APIs, and then external users run queries against simulated internal environments. This setup allows external researchers to test against live-style systems while using mock versions of internal APIs, enabling broader evaluation without compromising security.
Frontier AI Models Now Fit on Your MacBook | Sigil Wen
Q: Why is running models locally important for privacy and security?
Local models reduce exposure of data centers to breaches and give users direct control over their data, addressing concerns about data privacy and enabling faster, private AI tasks like meeting transcription and personal assistant actions.
Frontier AI Models Now Fit on Your MacBook | Sigil Wen
Q: How did Conway Pivot evolve into Underdog?
The pivot built on the idea of agents that can access the world and interface with the economy, representing a shift from earlier web-focused concepts to practical on-device autonomy and privacy-preserving AI.
Why Speeding Up AI Could Save Lives | Nick Bostrom
Q: How has your thinking on AI and existential risk changed since the advent of LLMs?
The guest indicates a shift from a purely optimization-focused view to a broader, value-oriented framing, with reinforcement learning pulling some focus back toward human values.
Why Speeding Up AI Could Save Lives | Nick Bostrom
Q: What's your opinion on Trump calling AI superintelligence?
The guest suggests the topic is a strange time for AI discourse and notes that hyperbole around terms like 'superintelligence' should be considered in context with actual capabilities.

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The show covers technology, business, policy, and culture through live interviews and timely analysis of how these forces intersect. Recurring threads include AI safety and governance, open-source AI dynamics, enterprise AI management, energy infrastructure for data centers, and the geopolitical and regulatory contexts shaping tech adoption. Guests range from AI researchers and policymakers to founders and engineers discussing real-world deployments, industry strategy, and the implications of rapid tech change. A notable strength is translating complex technical topics into practical implications for businesses and institutions, with a clear emphasis on governance, scalability, and responsible innovation.

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