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Eye On A.I.

Craig S. Smithwww.eye-on.ai
Eye on A.I. is a biweekly podcast, hosted by longtime New York Times correspondent Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will talk to people making a difference in artificial intelligence. The podcast aims to put incremental advances into a broader context and consider the global implications of the developing technology. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.
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#283 Andrei Danescu: How Dexory Uses AI & Robotics for Warehouse Management

What if your warehouse could see everything, all the time? In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Andrei Danescu, CEO & Co-Founder of Dexory, to explore how AI and robotics are transforming logistics. Andrei shares his journey from Formula 1 engineering to building one of the fastest-growing robotics companies in Europe. He explains how Dexory's autonomous robots and real-time digital twins are giving warehouses unprecedented visibility, cutting errors, boosting efficiency, and even ...

Sep 03, 202548 min

#282 Chris O'Neill: How GrowthLoop is Using Agentic AI for Real-Time, Personalized Marketing

Marketing is changing forever. In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Chris O'Neill, CEO of GrowthLoop and board member at Gap, to explore how agentic AI and GrowthLoop's Compound Marketing Engine are transforming the way brands connect with their customers. Chris shares how GrowthLoop applies AI on top of modern data clouds like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks to automate audience targeting, personalize campaigns in real time, and accelerate experimentation loops. He ...

Sep 02, 202553 minSeason 2Ep. 282

#281 Leon Song: The Research Driving Next-Gen Open-Source Models (Together AI)

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Leon Song, VP of Research at Together AI, to explore how open-source models and cutting-edge infrastructure are reshaping the AI landscape. From speculative decoding to FlashAttention and RedPajama, Leon shares how Together AI is building one of the fastest, most cost-efficient AI clouds—helping enterprises fine-tune, deploy, and scale op...

Aug 25, 202550 min

#280 Aytekin Tank: How to Fully Automate Your Customer Service with AI Agents

This episode is brought to you by Extreme Networks, the company radically improving customer experiences with AI-powered automation for networking.Extreme is driving the convergence of AI, networking, and security to transform the way businesses connect and protect their networks, delivering faster performance, stronger security, and a seamless user experience. Visit https://www.extremenetworks.com/ to learn more. JotForm began nearly twenty years ago as a simple online form builder. Today, it h...

Aug 17, 202545 min

#279 Matthew Carroll: Immuta's Approach to Secure, Scalable Data Access in the Age of AI

Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Matthew Carroll, CEO and co-founder of Immuta, joins the E...

Aug 14, 202554 min

#278 Julia Peyre: How Schneider Electric is Pioneering Enterprise AI at Scale

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How does a 150,000-employee global leader make AI work at scale? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Julia Peyre, Head of AI Strategy & Innovation at Schneider Electric, to explore how the company is pioneering enterprise AI adoption through its AI Hub, hybrid AI systems, and real-world digital twin applications. From breaking data silos and embedding AI ...

Aug 10, 202556 min

#277 Alex Salazar: Arcade's Vision to Make AI Agents Secure and Scalable

In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Alex Salazar, co-founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, to explore what it really takes to build secure, scalable AI agents that can take real-world actions. While everyone's talking about the future of autonomous agents, most never make it past the demo stage. Why? Because agents today lack secure infrastructure to connect with real tools like Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub—and do so on behalf of users without breaking authentication protocols...

Aug 06, 202553 min

#276 Ryan Wang: How Assembled is Building the Future of AI-Powered Customer Support

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What happens when AI meets the chaos of real-world customer support? In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Ryan Wang, co-founder and CEO of Assembled, to unpack how AI is transforming the future of customer service, without replacing humans. Ryan reveals how Assembled went from a workforce scheduling tool to a full-stack AI support platform used by companies like Stripe, Robi...

Aug 03, 202559 min

#275 Nandan Nayampally: How Baya Systems is Fixing the Biggest Bottleneck in AI Chips (Data Flow)

What if the biggest challenge in AI isn't how fast chips can compute, but how quickly data can move? In this episode of Eye on AI, Nandan Nayampally, Chief Commercial Officer at Baya Systems, shares how the next era of computing is being shaped by smarter architecture, not just raw processing power. With experience leading teams at ARM, Amazon Alexa, and BrainChip, Nandan brings a rare perspective on how modern chip design is evolving. We dive into the world of chiplets, network-on-chip (NoC) te...

Jul 31, 202547 min

#274 Luke Behnke: Why Grammarly Is Going All In on AI Agents

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Grammarly is no longer just a writing assistant. It's building an AI productivity platform that could rival Microsoft Copilot. In this episode, Luke Behnke, VP of Enterprise Product at Grammarly, shares how the company is moving beyond grammar correction into intelligent agents, enterprise workflows, and real-time AI tools. We dive into Grammarly's new Authorship feature, why AI fluen...

Jul 28, 202557 min

#273 Benjamin Encz: How Ashby is Building the Future of Hiring with AI

This episode is brought to you by Extreme Networks, the company radically improving customer experiences with AI-powered automation for networking.Extreme is driving the convergence of AI, networking, and security to transform the way businesses connect and protect their networks, delivering faster performance, stronger security, and a seamless user experience. Visit https://www.extremenetworks.com/ to learn more. In this episode, Craig Smith sits down with Benjamin Encz, co-founder and CEO of A...

Jul 24, 202548 min

#272 Andrew Blum: Inside The Most Important AI Event Of The Year (HumanX)

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if the most important AI conference in the world wasn't built by academics or hype merchants, but by operators who actually understand what businesses need? In this episode, Craig sits down with Andrew Blum, Co-Founder and COO of HumanX, the breakout AI conference that has quickly become the go-to gathering for enterprise leaders, AI builders, and government policymakers. Andrew ...

Jul 20, 202524 min

#271 Steve Lucas: Why AI Agents Will Automate 75% of Business Operations by 2026

This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai What if the future of enterprise wasn't human-driven, but ...

Jul 17, 202542 min

#270 Thomas Dohmke: GitHub CEO Reveals How AI Will Change Coding Forever

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. In this episode, GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke joins us for a deep dive into the evolution of software development — from decentralized version control to the rise of AI coding agents. With over 150 million developers on GitHub and tools like Copilot rewriting the rules of software engineering, we explore what it really means to build in an AI-native future. Thomas shares the origin story ...

Jul 15, 202553 min

#269 Jason Hardy: How Hitachi Vantara Is Powering the Future of Enterprise AI

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Jason Hardy, Chief Technology Officer for AI at Hitachi Vantara, to explore what it really takes to deploy AI at scale in the enterprise, beyond the hype. Jason shares how Hitachi is building a pragmatic, outcomes-driven AI platform through Hitachi iQ. From working with NVIDIA to integrating agentic AI into operations, this conv...

Jul 11, 202556 min

#268 Kiren Sekar: The Future of Physical Operations Is AI-Powered (Here's Why)

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. How AI Is Transforming the Physical World | Samsara's Vision for the Future of Operations In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Kiren Sekar, Chief Product Officer at Samsara, to explore how AI, edge computing, and IoT are revolutionizing the world of physical operations - from fleets and factories to farms and field teams. Samsara has quietly become the digital back...

Jul 06, 202556 min

#267 Nabil Bukhari: Exploring the Future of AI-Powered Enterprise Networking with Extreme Networks

What does the future of enterprise networking really look like? In this episode, Extreme Networks' Chief Product & Technology Officer Nabil Bukhari joins Craig to explore how AI, autonomous agents, and platform thinking are transforming the core infrastructure of modern businesses. From managing mission-critical networks to building agentic systems that collaborate, troubleshoot, and scale autonomously - this is a deep dive into how connectivity is being redefined from the ground up. Whether...

Jul 02, 202555 min

#266 Andy Kurtzig: How Pearl Uses AI + Human Experts In Professional Services

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if AI could actually be trusted in healthcare, law, or even car repair? In this episode, Andy Kurtzig, founder and CEO of Pearl (formerly JustAnswer), reveals how his platform is solving the biggest problems in AI: hallucinations, liability, and monetization. Pearl blends large language models with real human experts across 700+ categories—so users get AI speed and human-verified...

Jun 29, 202548 min

#265 Jeff Lu: How Akool Uses Gen AI to Make Live AI Avatars & Voices

What if you could translate any video into any language—instantly—and make it look like the speaker was really speaking it? In this episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with Jeff Liu, founder and CEO of Akool, to explore how AI avatars and real-time video translation are eliminating global language barriers. With a background at Apple, Google, and Stanford, Jeff is leading Akool to the frontier of generative AI: cloning faces, voices, and emotions in live video streams. We dive into ...

Jun 27, 202545 min

#264 Amr Awadallah: Vectara's Mission To Make AI Hallucination-Free & Enterprise Ready

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What's stopping large language models from being truly enterprise-ready? In this episode, Vectara CEO and co-founder Amr Awadallah breaks down how his team is solving one of AI's biggest problems: hallucinations. From his early work at Yahoo and Cloudera to building Vectara, Amr shares his mission to make AI accurate, secure, and explainable. He dives deep into why RAG (Retrieval-Augm...

Jun 22, 202539 min

#263 Jarek Kutylowski: How DeepL Is Using AI to Break Language Barriers

What if language was no longer a barrier to global business? In this episode, DeepL CEO Jarek Kutylowski joins Craig Smith to unpack how AI-powered translation is reshaping the way companies communicate across borders. From real-time speech tools to enterprise-grade language workflows, Jarek shares DeepL's journey, the tech behind their LLMs, and why accuracy, nuance, and localization matter more than ever. If you're building for a global audience, this conversation is a must-listen. About Jarek...

Jun 18, 202554 min

#262 Deepak Chopra: How to Use AI to Expand Human Consciousness

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. Can AI expand human consciousness? Or is it just a simulation of wisdom? In this mind-bending episode of Eye on AI, host Craig Smith sits down with world-renowned spiritual teacher and author Deepak Chopra to explore the future of Artificial Intelligence, consciousness, health, and spiritual awakening. Deepak unpacks the ideas behind his latest book, Digital Dharma, and shares how his...

Jun 15, 202553 min

#261 Jonathan Frankle: How Databricks is Disrupting AI Model Training

This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Try OCI for free at http://oracle.com/eyeonai What if you could fine-tune an AI model without any labele...

Jun 12, 202553 min

#260 Ash Anwar: How Molecular You Uses AI for Early Disease Detection

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if your blood could reveal the future of your health - years before symptoms ever appear? In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith sits down with Ash Anwar, co-founder of Molecular You, to explore how AI and advanced biomarker analysis are transforming how we detect and prevent disease. From a real-life case where stage 1 pancreatic cancer was caught early, to the science behind...

Jun 09, 202549 min

#259 Anjney Midha: a16z's Strategy to Turn AI Startups into Unicorns

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What does it really take to turn cutting-edge AI research into a successful foundation model company? In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Anjney Midha, General Partner at a16z, to unpack how he helps scientists and researchers transform their breakthroughs into scalable, real-world AI businesses. From his early backing of Anthropic to launching Mistral and Black Forest Labs...

Jun 02, 202557 min

#258 Brian Peterson: How Dialpad is Building the Future of AI-Powered Communication

What happens when you combine 8 billion minutes of voice data with a full-stack AI engine? Yes, that's what Dialpad is doing. In this episode, Brian Peterson, CTO and Co-Founder, breaks down how they've built an AI-powered communications platform from the ground up. From real-time sales coaching and AI-driven support agents to predictive analytics that can spot churn before it happens, Brian shares why owning the full stack — infrastructure, LLMs, and data is the only way to deliver truly intell...

May 29, 202537 min

#257 Ankur Banerjee: How cheqd.io Is Building Trust for AI Agents with Decentralized Identity

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if AI agents needed digital passports to act on your behalf? In this episode, Ankur Banerjee, Co-Founder and CTO of cheqd.io, reveals how decentralized identity is becoming the foundation of the AI agent economy. From booking Taylor Swift tickets with an agent to proving you're a real person online, we explore why identity and trust are the hidden infrastructure shaping the futur...

May 25, 202559 min

#256 Stephen Schmidt: Inside Amazon's AI-Powered Cybersecurity Strategy

Can Generative AI Be Secured? Amazon's Chief Security Officer Weighs In In this episode of Eye on AI, Amazon's Chief Security Officer Stephen Schmidt pulls back the curtain on how Amazon is using AI-powered cybersecurity to defend against real-world threats. From global honeypots to intelligent alarm systems and secure AI agent networks, Steve shares never-before-heard details on how Amazon is protecting both its infrastructure and your data in the age of generative AI. We dive deep into: Amazon...

May 22, 202554 min

#255 Eric Topol: Why AI is the Most Powerful Tool in Healthcare Now

AGNTCY - Unlock agents at scale with an open Internet of Agents. Visit https://agntcy.org/ and add your support. What if AI could predict exactly when you'd get sick—and help you prevent it? In this episode of Eye on AI, Dr. Eric Topol, world-renowned cardiologist, author, and AI health pioneer, joins us to unveil the future of preventive medicine. We dive deep into the themes of his new book Super Agers, which lays out a groundbreaking blueprint for extending healthspan—not just lifespan—throug...

May 18, 202549 min

#254 Prashanth: Why Developers Still Trust Stack Overflow in the Age of AI

This episode is sponsored by Oracle. OCI is the next-generation cloud designed for every workload – where you can run any application, including any AI projects, faster and more securely for less. On average, OCI costs 50% less for compute, 70% less for storage, and 80% less for networking. Join Modal, Skydance Animation, and today's innovative AI tech companies who upgraded to OCI…and saved. Offer only for new US customers with a minimum financial commitment. See if you qualify for half off at ...

May 14, 202549 min
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