What do you get when an AI lab hires an economist to model post-scarcity? A chill down your spine. Host Emily Laird takes you inside DeepMind’s latest job posting that hints at a future where AGI isn’t science fiction, it’s a macroeconomic problem. Forget product demos, this episode is about power, inequality, and why AI’s endgame might look more Cyberpunk 2077 than utopia. Buckle up: Emily pulls no punches.

Host Emily Laird unpacks Davos 2026 like it’s the Met Gala for AI anxiety. From Demis Hassabis’ cool five-to-ten-year take to Dario Amodei’s DEFCON-level urgency, this episode breaks down the AGI showdown with zero spin and a side of geopolitical dread. Expect riffs on dolphin-wrong LLMs, job market tsunamis, and why compute chips are now sexier than oil. It's the kind of chat that happens at 3 a.m. in a Swiss hotel lobby… right before someone rewrites policy.

In this episode of Generative AI 101, host Emily Laird pulls back the curtain on Amazon’s latest round of corporate layoffs and the quiet rise of AI agents inside the company. This is not killer robots or sci‑fi drama, it’s workflows turning into code, middle management becoming friction, and spreadsheets making the final call. Emily breaks down why 30,000 jobs are on the line, how generative AI moved from productivity tool to internal executioner, and what it means when the company running half the internet decides it needs fewer humans to do it. Dark, sharp, and uncomfortably real.

Host Emily Laird breaks down how Google and The Princeton Review just dropped a full-length SAT practice test inside Gemini, no fee required. It's fast, personalized, and brutally efficient. Emily explains why this isn't just a cool feature, it's a direct threat to pricey tutors, test prep giants, and the whole pay-to-play education game. If AI can coach you for free, what exactly are you still paying for?

In this episode of Generative AI 101, host Emily Laird breaks down the wild story of MacroHard, a covert project inside Elon Musk’s xAI aiming to unleash "human emulators", AI agents that use software like actual employees. We’re talking AIs that click, type, fail, try again, and maybe even clock in. Emily unpacks the now-viral podcast appearance by engineer Sulai Khan Ghori, the theory of Teslas-as-server-farms, and the dystopian charm of giving bots job titles. It’s part sci-fi, part Office Space, and all real.

Host Emily Laird pulls back the curtain on Gmail’s AI-fueled glow-up, powered by Google’s Gemini. This isn’t spellcheck with ambition, this is your inbox rewriting your life, finishing your thoughts, and RSVP-ing to weddings before you've had your coffee. From eerie auto-replies to full-blown email triage, Emily breaks down how Gemini is turning your inbox into your digital twin. Smart assistant? Try soul-siphoning scheduler

Host Emily Laird scrubs in for a sharp, no-fluff look at Claude for Healthcare, Anthropic’s AI model trying very hard not to kill anyone. From constitutional AI that teaches it when to shut up, to the unsung hellscape of medical paperwork, Emily explores how Claude is earning its white coat, not with brilliance, but with restraint. It flags issues, files forms, and translates doctor-speak into human-speak, all while navigating hospitals built on fax machines and fear. No hype, no heroics—just whether this machine can behave well enough to be trusted where it counts.

Host Emily Laird digs into Claude Code, the AI agent that doesn’t just finish your sentence, it rewrites your repo and files the ticket. This isn’t Clippy with a GitHub account, it’s a caffeine-free engineer that debugs before you even notice the bug. From Opus 4.5’s patient power to Claude Cowork handling Excel like a boss, Emily unpacks why devs in 2026 are handing over the keyboard but keeping one eye open.

Host Emily Laird cracks open ChatGPT Health like a lab sample and pokes at what’s really inside. Forget the press releases. This episode is all about the weird, wonderful, and slightly terrifying idea of using generative AI as a health sidekick. From decoding lab results to whispering sweet nonsense during your 3 AM health spiral, ChatGPT might just be the smartest hypochondriac you’ve ever met. But can it stay helpful without turning harmful? Emily digs into the data links, the privacy gaps, and why the FDA is side-eyeing every answer it gives.

Host Emily Laird lifts the hood on the unsung hero of high-speed AI: Jonathan Ross, the chip whisperer behind Google’s TPU and Groq’s blazing-fast LPU. No TED Talks, no ego—just raw silicon, military-grade precision, and zero patience for lag. From paper citations to billion-dollar deals with Nvidia, this episode tracks how one quiet engineer redefined inference and made “fast” the new frontier. Come for the acronyms, stay for the hardware drama.

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