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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#ClaudeCowork #AppleGoogleAI #GeminiSiri #VibeCoding #AIagents 

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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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#CES2026 #NVIDIARubin #MetaManusAI #DeepSeekScaling #AIagents 

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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#OpenAI, #DisneyAI, #NVIDIANemotron, #ClaudeAI, #AIModels 

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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#GPT-5.2 #AITransparency #GraniteModels #AWSNova #AIAgents

Is open source winning the AI race? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze three major model releases that dropped in the final weeks of 2025: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 and Claude Opus 4.5. Our experts discuss what makes each model unique—from Mistral’s multimodal capabilities to DeepSeek’s reasoning-first approach and Claude’s developer focus. Are there too many good models?  

Next, a provocative blog post from Theory Ventures argues Gemini 3 proves scaling laws are throwing more compute at the problem. We debate if scaling laws are a universal truth.  

Finally, Amazon just blocked ChatGPT’s shopping research agent from accessing product data. We discuss the business incentives threatening the agent dream.  Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Aaron Baughman, Abraham Daniels and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts for more! 

00:00 – Intro 

02:05 -- Model launches: Mistral 3, DeepSeek-V3.2 and Claude Opus 4.5 

15:32 -- AI scaling laws & Gemini 3 

26:23 --Amazon blocking ChatGPT shopping research agent

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#Mistral3 #DeepSeek #ClaudeOpus #AIscalinglaws #AIagents 

Will Black Friday 2025 be the breakout moment for agentic commerce? This week on Mixture of Experts, we're departing from our usual format for a Thanksgiving special focused entirely on AI agents. Host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Volkmar Uhlig to debate whether 2025 is truly the "year of agents." Our experts break down why consumer-facing agentic commerce still faces major hurdles. We also explore the massive gap between building agent prototypes and deploying them at scale and discuss why the developer ecosystem needs a "Shopify moment." Then, could language-to-agent interfaces bypass traditional development entirely? From coding agents like Claude Code to cost optimization challenges, this episode covers what needs to happen for agents to move from POC to production. And finally, who's positioned to dominate the space?  

Plus: Anthropic dropped Claude 4.5 Opus this week. We sit down with Mihai Criveti to discuss initial impressions of the new model. Does this put Anthropic back at the top of the AI game?

00:00 – Introduction 

01:12 – Claude 4.5 Opus is here 

09:32 – Will Black Friday be big for agentic commerce? 

16:11– Agent experience for consumers vs. Enterprise 

17:31 – Is 2025 the year of the Agent? 

23:02 — AI agents in the developer ecosystem 

31:16 — Who will win the agent race? 

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Does Gemini 3 live up to the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze the release of Google’s Gemini 3 model. Next, OpenAI released a new benchmark about the impact of AI on the economy, GDPval. We debate AI automation and the job market. Then, we always talk AI agents, today we discuss some great innovations coming out of IBM Research and more. Finally, Anthropic disrupted an AI-led cyberattack, what does this mean for AI agents and malicious actions? Join host Tim Hwang and our AI experts Marina Danilevsky, Merve Unuvar and Gabe Goodhart on this week’s Mixture of Experts to learn more. 

00:00 – Introduction

01:09 – Microsoft’s AI infrastructure deal, IBM and UFC AI platform and ChatGPT for Teachers

02:00 – Gemini 3

12:50 – AI agent innovation

24:00 – OpenAI GPDval

37:17 – Anthropic cyberattack

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Which model is better, GPT-5.1 or Kimi K2 Thinking? This week on Mixture of Experts, we have two new AI model releases: OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 and Moonshot AI’s new open-source reasoning model, Kimi K2 Thinking. We discuss user experience and personalization with AI tools and how open-source AI is changing the AI race. Finally, is Microsoft launching full “agentic users” for enterprise? Our experts discuss AI in enterprise—the risks and considerations for both technology and humans. Join host Tim Hwang and panelists Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Aaron Baughman and Mihai Criveti on this week’s Mixture of Experts, to learn more. 

00:00 – Introduction 

1:12 – Anthropic’s data center investment, Tesla’s AI chips, Baidu’s new chips and AI cat robots 

1:59 – GPT-5.1 

12:00 – Kimi K2 Thinking 

21:35 – Microsoft agent users 

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