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Radical Talks

Radical Ventures
Artificial Intelligence
Palantir
Radical Ventures
Reinforcement Learning
Software
Technology Innovation
Organizational Culture
Federal Government
Commercial Sector
Machine Learning
Voice AI
Deep Learning
Entrepreneurship
Recruitment
Deepmind
Rider
World Models
Spatial Intelligence
Continual Learning
Catastrophic Forgetting

Going beyond AI headlines with the researchers, founders, and investors shaping what comes next.

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Michael Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Firsthand, joins Radical's Molly Welch to dig into what's broken in digital advertising — a trillion-dollar-plus industry that AI isn't just improving, it's replacing entirely. Drawing on a career that spans... more

Varun Sivaram, Founder & CEO of Emerald AI, joins Radical Partners Molly Welch and Rob Toews to explore what's actually holding back AI infrastructure. While the conversation around AI bottlenecks tends to focus on chips and models, Varun explains wh... more

When Ori Eldarov started Offdeal, he wasn't thinking about AI as a productivity hack. He was thinking about what it would take for a small team to compete with firms that had been doing this for decades. Thirteen people. Nearly $10 million in their f... more

Arsham Ghahramani, CEO and Co-Founder of Ribbon, joins Radical Partner Sanjana Basu to unpack fundraising from the founder’s side of the table. With a PhD in AI focused on cancer research and early experience scaling recommendation systems at Amazon,... more

Jim Fan, Director and Distinguished Research Scientist at NVIDIA, joins Radical Partner Molly Welch to explore what's holding back embodied AI and robotics. While large language models have advanced rapidly, Jim explains why progress in the physical ... more

John Maslin, CEO and Co-Founder of Vulcan Elements, joins Radical Partner Molly Welch to unpack the overlooked physical infrastructure behind AI. While chips dominate most conversations, John explains why rare earth magnets are a foundational depende... more

Databricks Chief AI Scientist Jonathan Frankle joins Radical Partner Vin Sachidananda for a special conversation from Radical Ventures’ AI Masterclass Series. Together, they explore what it takes to move AI from academic insight to real-world, enterp... more

The story of modern AI cannot be told without Geoffrey Hinton and Jeff Dean. In this special episode of Radical Talks, recorded live at NeurIPS, the longtime collaborators and friends join Radical Ventures Co-Founder Jordan Jacobs to explore how bold... more

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Recent Guests

Geoffrey Hinton
Nobel laureate known as the godfather of AI
Episode: The Collaboration that Built Modern AI
Geoff Dean
Chief scientist at Google
Google
Episode: The Collaboration that Built Modern AI
Joelle Pineau
AI pioneer and Chief AI Officer at Cohere
Cohere
Episode: Radical Talks, Masterclass Edition: Joelle Pineau on Turning AI Research into Real World Impact
Dr. Fei-Fei Li
AI pioneer and co-founder of World Labs, a spatial intelligence AI company.
World Labs
Episode: Fei-Fei Li on Building Spatial Intelligence
May Habib
Co-founder and CEO of Rider
Rider
Episode: Radical Talks, Masterclass Edition: WRITER CEO May Habib on Full-Stack Enterprise AI
Ted Mabrey
Head of Palantir Commercial and long-time executive at Palantir
Palantir Technologies
Episode: Purpose-Driven Innovation at Palantir
Paul Eremenko
Co-founder and CEO of P-1 Ai, former CTO of Airbus and United Technologies.
P-1 Ai
Episode: Building the Physical World's First AI Engineer
Arsham Garamani
Co-founder and CEO of Ribbon AI
Ribbon AI
Episode: Voice AI's Enterprise Revolution - How Natural Conversation is Transforming Recruiting and Beyond
Sanjana Basu
Partner at Radical, specializing in voice AI investments
Radical
Episode: Voice AI's Enterprise Revolution - How Natural Conversation is Transforming Recruiting and Beyond

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Molly Welch
Partner at Radical Ventures (variant spellings present in records); frequently appears as a co-host and guest interviewer.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Building the Physical World's First AI Engineer
Q: How do you evaluate how good Archie is at its tasks?
They created a test called Archie IQ based on human cognitive psychology to compare Archie against human engineers.
Building the Physical World's First AI Engineer
Q: What inspired you to found P-1?
Eremenko was inspired by the lack of focus on AI for improving the physical world, and he saw an opportunity to explore that area.
Radical Talks, Masterclass Edition: Joelle Pineau on Turning AI Research into Real World Impact
Q: What advice could you give to the audience if they're starting at a small company?
Joelle suggested that while taking risks seems harder at smaller companies, they can take manageable risks to learn, and emphasized the importance of understanding team dynamics and interfaces.
Radical Talks, Masterclass Edition: Joelle Pineau on Turning AI Research into Real World Impact
Q: How do you think about when research is ready for commercialization or when it has true market potential?
Joelle explained that it involves a lot of uncertainties and often requires a leap of faith, along with strong evaluations and a feedback loop between research and practical applications.
Radical Talks, Masterclass Edition: Joelle Pineau on Turning AI Research into Real World Impact
Q: What attracted you to Cohere and how are you going to approach this change from a research and product perspective?
Joelle expressed that after her experience at Meta, she was ready for a new challenge at a smaller company like Cohere where she could work in an environment that pushes for practical applications of AI.

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This show explores cutting-edge AI and technology topics through conversations with researchers, founders, and investors who are actively shaping the field. Episodes frequently cover big ideas in artificial intelligence, machine learning, enterprise AI, and the societal and business implications of rapid technological change, often highlighting practical takeaways for builders and buyers of AI technology. Noteworthy traits include high-profile guests, a focus on real-world deployments and leadership in fast-moving AI companies, and an emphasis on bridging research with product impact. Listeners are likely to be technology strategists, founders, and engineers who want inside perspectives on how to navigate AI innovation, funding, and scaling... more

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