The Most Interesting Thing in AI

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October 08, 2025 Season 3 Trailer
A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.

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2 min
June 18, 2025 AI Optimism - with Nicholas Thompson and Kevin Kelly
What happens if we get AI right? In this episode, Nicholas speaks with Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly about AI’s potential to positively impact the future of humanity.

Featured Guest: Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired

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38 min
June 11, 2025 Pharma's Future - with Nicholas Thompson, Diogo Rau and Dan Priest
How is AI shaping the future of healthcare? In this episode, Nicholas speaks with Eli Lilly’s Diogo Rau about how AI is making it easier and faster to find life-saving drugs, and PwC Chief AI Officer Dan Priest about how the technology will transform healthcare experiences for patients in the next decade.

Featured Guests: Diogo Rau, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer at Eli Lilly & Dan Priest, Chief AI Officer at PwC

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42 min
June 04, 2025 Making Music With AI - with Nicholas Thompson and Holly Herndon
AI is transforming the creative landscape, opening up possibilities for a new generation of artists. In this episode, Nicholas speaks with experimental musician and AI artist Holly Herndon about the intersection of human and machine creativity.

Featured Guest: Holly Herndon, co-founder of Spawning

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37 min
May 28, 2025 Outsourcing Thought - with Nicholas Thompson and Nita Farahany
AI is reshaping not just what we think but how we think. In this episode, Nicholas speaks with neuroethicist and legal scholar Nita Farahany about AI's impact on human cognition.

Featured Guest: Nita Farahany, Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke University and founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

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44 min
May 21, 2025 Ethical Machines - with Nicholas Thompson and Audrey Tang
In the right hands, AI can strengthen human collaboration and civic engagement. In this episode, Nicholas speaks with Taiwanese politician and programmer Audrey Tang about how the technology can be used to enhance democratic structures.

Featured Guest: Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Ambassador-at-Large for Cyber Affairs

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48 min
May 14, 2025 A Different Approach to AI - with Nicholas Thompson and Gary Marcus
Despite the rapid advancements, today’s LLMs are far from infallible. In this episode, Nicholas speaks with author, cognitive scientist, and entrepreneur Gary Marcus, about the ways in which current AI models fall short, and what Marcus believes is the better path forward.

Featured Guest: Gary Marcus, Cognitive Scientist, Author, and AI Entrepreneur

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45 min
May 12, 2025 Season 2 Trailer
A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.

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2 min
January 22, 2025 Drawing with Robots - with Nicholas Thompson and Sougwen Chung
While many in the creative world approach AI with hesitation or fear, others embrace it as a collaborator, using it to expand the possibilities of artistic expression. This episode examines how AI is reshaping creativity, from enhancing traditional methods to challenging conventional notions of authorship, offering a glimpse into a future where humans and machines create together.

Featured Guest: Sougwen Chung, Artist and Founder of SCILICET

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31 min
January 15, 2025 Sustainable Solutions - with Nicholas Thompson, Scott Likens and Heather Horn
The environmental cost of AI is significant, but so is the technology’s potential to help develop new sustainable solutions. This episode examines how AI may guide us to promising breakthroughs in energy creation, and how organizations can leverage the technology to track emissions, optimize resource usage, and support corporate ESG goals, offering insights into how businesses can embrace technology to drive meaningful environmental impact.

Featured Guests: Scott Likens, Chief AI Engineering Officer for PwC US and Global, and Heather Horn, PwC National Office Sustainability and Thought Leader

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31 min

About The Most Interesting Thing in AI

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A podcast series examining how AI is reshaping our world. Hosted by Nicholas Thompson, each episode features a conversation with a leading thinker who offers a fresh perspective on the far-reaching ethical, economic, and social implications of this technology.