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The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck

Matt Turck
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The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck, is a series of conversations with leaders from across the Machine Learning, AI, & Data landscape hosted by leading AI & data investor and Partner at FirstMark Capital, Matt Turck.

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Sholto Douglas, a top AI researcher at Anthropic, discusses the breakthroughs behind Claude Sonnet 4.5—the world's leading coding model—and why we might be just 2-3 years from AI matching human-level performance on most computer-facing tasks.

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Sholto Douglas
Leading AI researcher at Anthropic
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Eleonore Crespo
CEO of Pigment and physicist turned entrepreneur
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Chris Pedregal
CEO of Granola
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Episode: How to Build a Beloved AI Product - Granola CEO Chris Pedregal
Boris Cherny
Creator of Claude Code
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Episode: Anthropic's Surprise Hit: How Claude Code Became an AI Coding Powerhouse
George Sivulka
CEO of Hebbia and Stanford prodigy who developed an AI platform for finance and law
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Episode: AI That Ends Busy Work — Hebbia CEO on “Agent Employees”
Sridhar Ramaswamy
CEO of Snowflake, former co-founder of Neeva, and former senior executive at Google.
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Episode: Snowflake CEO on Winning the AI Arms Race
Lin Qiao
CEO of Fireworks AI, with a background at IBM Research, LinkedIn, and Meta.
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Douwe Kiela
CEO of Contextual AI and AI researcher, one of the inventors of RAG
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Gaurav Misra
CEO of Captions
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Episode: Empowering Millions of Creators with AI Video Editing | Gaurav Misra, CEO, Captions

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Matt Turck
Host and Partner at FirstMark Capital specializing in AI and data investments, and known for his ability to facilitate deep discussions on technology's future.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 63 ratings
  • Keeping sharing the latest and bring amazing thinking !

    Great show and weekly must follow

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NishaPaliwal
    United States5 months ago
  • Global Investment Views

    Recommend if interested in broader perspectives for investing in business + tech -+ government interdependencies globally.

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    5
    Cnaloha
    United States5 months ago
  • Best way to keep up with AI

    I’m often asked how best to get up to speed on how AI is impacting business and I always recommend the MAD podcast. To get started, check out the landscape overview and investing overview in November 2024. With some foundational language, pick topics and people that interest you. Matt does an amazing job demystifying even the most technical topics. The MAD podcast is enlightening, entertaining and educational. 🫶

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cmcrimer
    United States7 months ago
  • The best technology podcast!

    If you’re trying to stay on top of cutting edge conversations in tech, this is the podcast you need to be listening to. Matt is a true AI thought leader!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Steph_665456
    United States2 years ago
  • Always learn something new

    Every episode I take something new away from. Thanks for keeping me updated on all things AI!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    torontobiz
    United States2 years ago

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The host is recognized for bringing expert guests that provide diverse perspectives on technology around AI.
Listeners appreciate the insightful yet understandable discussions on complex AI topics.

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How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek
Q: How does OpenAI determine research priorities? Is it top-down or bottom-up?
It's a mix of both, focusing on a few core projects rather than spreading efforts too thin across many.
How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek
Q: What does a day in your life look like as a VP of Research?
I primarily talk to other researchers, brainstorming and iterating on research ideas.
How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek
Q: You mentioned how the AI decides how long to think when users are in auto mode. Could you elaborate on that?
It's part of the optimization process to balance quality of the result and user experience regarding waiting time for answers.
How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek
Q: Is that a logical tree and it eliminates option after option? What actually happens?
Chain of thought is a thinking process verbalized using human words and concepts, enabling models to think how humans do by seeing it frequently in training data.
How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek
Q: What does reasoning actually mean?
Reasoning is the process of getting to an answer that you don't yet know, involving computations, looking up information, and teaching oneself.

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