The games begin early in the AI space. In this emergency episode of Mixture of Experts, guest host Aili McConnon is joined by Chris Hay and Mihai Criveti to break down yesterday's back-to-back bombshells: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex, released within an hour of each other. Our experts dissect both models. Which one actually performs better for coding tasks? Then, we unpack what these releases reveal about the intensifying battle for enterprise AI. Finally, Chris and Mihai share their real-world workflows—why use one model when you can leverage both? Plus, we discuss the vibe shift: multi-agent workflows aren't coming; they're already here. 

00:00 – Introduction

00:14 – Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex releases

02:49 – Model comparison

06:00 – Battle for enterprise AI

10:03– Multi-agent workflows

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Is OpenAI Codex a game-changer or just catching up? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze OpenAI's first-party coding agent app, Codex. Host Tim Hwang and panelists Abraham Daniels, Ambhi Ganesan and first-time guest Sandhya Iyer debate whether Codex gives OpenAI an edge in the crowded AI coding space—or if it's simply table stakes in the agent orchestration race. Next, we revisit Moltbot (now OpenClaw), which spun off Moltbook,  the Reddit-style social network for AI agents. Are these agent simulations revealing insights or just fun experiments? Our experts weigh in on the security risks, hallucinations and more. Join us for a packed episode covering coding agents, agent economies and the evolving code assistant landscape. 

00:00 – Introduction 

01:09 – OpenAI Codex app launch 

10:18 – MoltBot/OpenClaw: AI agent social networks 

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Have open-source AI agents finally gone mainstream? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Marina Danilevsky and Aaron Baughman. First, we dive into Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), the open-source AI agent that’s sparked a buying frenzy of Mac minis. What makes this agent different? Next, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back with another essay, this time on AI’s “adolescence.” Then, the Grammys are this weekend, we chat about IBM’s AI-powered trivia experience, GRAMMY IQ. Aaron takes us through how the team scaled using AI agents, plus how to win tickets to the 2027 Grammys. Finally, Microsoft unveils Maia 200, their latest inference chip claiming 30% cost savings over NVIDIA. What does vertical integration mean for AI chip wars? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 

00:00 – Introduction 

01:11 – Moltbot (Clawdbot): Open-source agent revolution 

12:59 – Dario Amodei's "Adolescence of Technology" essay 

25:51 – IBM Grammy IQ: AI-powered trivia at the Grammys 

35:05 – Microsoft Maia 200: The inference chip wars heat up 

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Is Claude Code having its ChatGPT moment?

This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Gabe Goodhart and Francesco Brenna to unpack the shifts happening in AI as 2026 kicks off. First, OpenAI confirms ads are coming to ChatGPT, raising questions about trust, economics and the future of AI product models. Next, Claude Code is exploding in popularity! Developers are discovering what agentic coding can really do, and it's transforming how software gets built. Then, we analyze a new report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value— “The enterprise in 2030”, which reveals how executives are planning to shift from AI-driven efficiency to AI-powered innovation. Finally, Hugging Face launches Open Responses, a new standard for agent APIs that could reshape AI development while raising questions about transparency and control.

All that and more on this week's Mixture of Experts to learn more. 

• 00:00 – Introduction 
• 01:30 – OpenAI brings ads to ChatGPT 
• 12:25 – Claude Code's breakout moment 
• 22:57 – IBV’s Enterprise 2030 report 
• 36:09 – Open Responses: The future of agent APIs 

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Is your desktop ready for AI agents? In episode 90 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Volkmar Uhlig, Olivia Buzek and Mihai Criveti to break down Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch—bringing the power of Claude Code to everyday job tasks. Would you trust an AI agent to organize your files? Next, Apple announces a partnership with Google to power the next generation of Siri with Gemini models. What does this mean for on-device AI, privacy and the future of edge intelligence? Then, in a surprising turn, Linux creator Linus Torvalds admits to using AI agents for a side project involving vibe coding, despite once mockingly saying that “vibe”stands for “very inefficient but entertaining.” Are coding tools finally good enough for even the old guard? All that and more on today's Mixture of Experts. 

00:00 – Introduction 

01:17– Claude Cowork 

13:25 – Apple-Google AI deal 

27:39 – Linus Torvalds on vibe coding 

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Is NVIDIA unstoppable? In this episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Martin Keen to unpack the biggest announcements from CES 2026. First up, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang revealed the Rubin platform—a chip architecture promising 5X the performance of Blackwell and slashing inference token costs by 10X. Does this cement NVIDIA’s dominance? We also explore the wild world of CES gadgets. Then, we look at whether Meta's USD 2 Billion acquisition of Manus AI signals a major pivot toward enterprise agentic platforms. Later, we dissect DeepSeek’s newpaper on manifold-constrained hyperconnections (MHC)—a smarter way to train models that prioritizes efficiency over brute-force scaling. Finally, we analyze new polling data revealing Americans' complex relationship with AI: optimistic about the benefits but deeply concerned about who controls it. All that and more on Mixture of Experts! 

00:00 – Introduction 

01:27 – CES 2026 

12:41 – Meta's USD 2 Billion Manus bet 

20:08 – DeepSeek tackles scaling 

33:35 – AI optimism vs. fear 

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What defined AI in 2025 and what’s coming in 2026? In this special year-end episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang sits down with veteran panelists to review the biggest AI moments of 2025 and make bold predictions for the year ahead.

Kaoutar El Maghraoui unpacks the AI hardware supply crisis and NVIDIA's chip dominance. Gabe Goodhart defends open source's breakout year with models like Kimi K2 Thinking. Chris Hay argues 2025 delivered on "super agents" through ChatGPT Deep Research and Claude Code. Finally, Aaron Baughman and Abraham Daniels predict the future of multimodal AI—from vision models to autonomous digital workers. Join our experts as they separate AI hype from reality and forecast what 2026 holds. 

00:00 – Introduction 

00:45 – Chris: Super agents, reasoning models and 2025 reflections 

12:26 – Gabe: Open source's breakthrough year and what's next 

22:17 – Kaoutar: AI hardware in 2025 and predictions for 2026 

29:18 – Aaron & Abe: Multimodal AI and modular model orchestration 

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What’s the future of AI code generation? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Olivia Buzek and Gabe Goodhart to debrief the biggest AI use-case of 2025: AI-powered software engineering.  

Claude Opus 4.5  solved a months-long optimization in under an hour but failed spectacularly at simple tasks. The barbell effect is real. Next, who's the architect—you or the model? We discuss agent orchestration, context windows and why tool performance varies wildly. Then, model differentiation: are OpenAI and Anthropic fundamentally different, or does agent architecture matter more? Finally, can open-source compete with closed ecosystems? We explore vertical integration, inference costs and the future of open models. All that and more on this week's Mixture of Experts. 

00:00 – Introduction 

01:11 – The barbell problem: AI coding wins and fails 

03:46 – Claude Code cracks Apple Metal optimization 

07:52 – Who's the architect: You or the AI? 

11:44 – Model vs agent orchestration 

20:44 – The future of unsupervised AI agents 

24:30 – Open source vs proprietary tools 

33:22 – The inference cost challenge 

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Why did Disney pay OpenAI a billion dollars to use their characters? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and experts Marina Danilevsky, Martin Keen and Kush Varshney analyze Disney's three-year OpenAI licensing deal, and what it means for IP owners, content creators and the future of fan-generated AI content. Next, Time Magazine names “Architects of AI” as 2025 Person of the Year—it’s not the first time the person of the year was not a person, but what’s different about this? Then, NVIDIA drops Nemotron 3 open-source models; we explore what makes this model release different. Finally, Anthropic’s Soul Document leaked. We unpack model alignment, philosophy in AI and the future of prompting vs. fine-tuning. 

00:37 – Introduction 

02:14 – Disney and OpenAI billion-dollar deal 

10:35 – Time Magazine's Person of the Year: Architects of AI 

15:39 – NVIDIA Nemotron 3 open-source models 

24:10 – Claude's Soul Document and model alignment 

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Should we care about GPT-5.2? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the “code red” release of GPT-5.2 as OpenAI responds to Gemini 3. Are the constant model drops benefitting consumers? Next, Stanford released their Foundation Model Transparency Index, revealing a troubling trend that most labs are becoming less transparent. However, IBM Granite achieved a 95/100 score. Then, our experts discuss what model transparency means for enterprise AI adoption. Finally, we debrief AWS re:Invent’s biggest announcements, including Nova frontier models and Nova Forge. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Kate Soule, Ambhi Ganesan and Mihai Criveti for our expert insights.

00:00 – Intro

1:02 -- GPT-5.2 emergency release

12:21 -- Stanford AI Transparency Index: Granite scores 95/100

27:18 -- AWS re:Invent: Nova models and enterprise AI

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