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18 AI-focused podcasts currently tracked18 AI podcasts

Currently tracking18 AI-focused podcasts

  • AI For Humans
  • AI Inside
  • AI Today Podcast
  • Eye on AI
  • Gradient Dissent
  • Interconnects
  • Last Week in AI
  • Latent Space
  • Machine Learning Street Talk
  • Me, Myself, and AI
  • No Priors
  • Practical AI
  • The AI Daily Brief
  • The AI Native Dev
  • The Artificial Intelligence Show
  • The Cognitive Revolution
  • The TWIML AI Podcast
  • Training Data

This week across AI podcasts

Safety & governance attention fell sharply while infrastructure gained ground

Across 21 episodes from 12 contributing podcasts, safety & governance fell 13.9 points to 2.6% while infrastructure rose 6.1 points to 8.3%.

21 Episodes analyzed12 Podcasts contributed this week2 Weeks compared

All 21 public episodes released by tracked podcasts that week were analyzed. Podcasts without a release are not counted as weekly contributors.

The TL;DR

What changed
Adoption Use Cases fell 2.3 points and Research rose 3.1 points.
Where it showed up
Adoption Use Cases, Research, and Agents accounted for 63% of the relevant conversation across 21 episodes.
How to read it
Recurrence across podcasts does not mean agreement. The cited moments show the language behind each summary.

Inside this report

Leading conversations this week

Percentages show how much of the relevant podcast conversation each topic occupied—not whether hosts agreed with it. Open a topic for its moments and sources.

  1. Adoption Use CasesPractical ways people and organizations are putting AI to work.12 podcasts · 313 relevant passagesEye on AI, The Cognitive Revolution, and The AI Daily Brief +9 more28%of this week's conversation
  2. ResearchNew models, training methods, benchmarks, and discoveries from AI labs.10 podcasts · 323 relevant passagesEye on AI, The Cognitive Revolution, and The AI Daily Brief +7 more22%of this week's conversation
  3. AgentsAI systems that can plan, use tools, and carry out multi-step tasks.9 podcasts · 151 relevant passagesThe AI Daily Brief, The Cognitive Revolution, and Eye on AI +6 more13%of this week's conversation
  4. InfrastructureThe software and systems needed to build, deploy, and monitor AI.7 podcasts · 52 relevant passagesThe Cognitive Revolution, The AI Daily Brief, and Eye on AI +4 more8%of this week's conversation
  5. EconomicsThe cost of building and running AI, and how money moves through the market.10 podcasts · 59 relevant passagesEye on AI, The AI Daily Brief, and No Priors +7 more8%of this week's conversation
  6. RegulationLaws, rules, and government decisions about how AI may be built and used.4 podcasts · 84 relevant passagesThe AI Daily Brief, The Artificial Intelligence Show, and AI For Humans +1 more6%of this week's conversation
  7. HardwareThe chips, data centers, energy, and devices that AI depends on.7 podcasts · 82 relevant passagesThe Cognitive Revolution, The AI Daily Brief, and Practical AI +4 more6%of this week's conversation
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  1. Open ModelsAI models whose weights or code are available for others to use and adapt.7 podcasts · 23 relevant passagesThe Cognitive Revolution, The AI Daily Brief, and The Artificial Intelligence Show +4 more3%of this week's conversation
  2. JobsHow AI is changing work, hiring, roles, and the skills people need.5 podcasts · 48 relevant passagesEye on AI, The AI Daily Brief, and The Artificial Intelligence Show +2 more3%of this week's conversation
  3. Safety & governanceWays to reduce harm, set limits, test behavior, and govern how AI is used.6 podcasts · 28 relevant passagesEye on AI, The AI Daily Brief, and The Artificial Intelligence Show +3 more3%of this week's conversation
  4. OtherAI discussion that does not fit another recurring topic.7 podcasts · 15 relevant passagesThe AI Daily Brief, Machine Learning Street Talk, and Latent Space +4 more1%of this week's conversation

Changes across weeks

Patterns worth following

The changes that stood out compared with recent weeks. A Pattern must show up across multiple podcasts and weeks.

Safety & governance

↘ Down 13.9 points

Safety & governance cooled

Its share fell from 16.5% last week to 2.6% this week.

2.6%this week16.5%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

Infrastructure

↗ Up 6.1 points

Infrastructure gained ground

Its share grew from 2.2% last week to 8.3% this week.

8.3%this week2.2%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

Agents

↗ Up 5.4 points

Agents gained ground

Its share grew from 7.9% last week to 13.3% this week.

13.3%this week7.9%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

Hardware

↗ Up 3.8 points

Hardware gained ground

Its share grew from 2.4% last week to 6.2% this week.

6.2%this week2.4%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

Research

↗ Up 3.1 points

Research gained ground

Its share grew from 18.5% last week to 21.6% this week.

21.6%this week18.5%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

Adoption Use Cases

↘ Down 2.3 points

Adoption Use Cases cooled

Its share fell from 30.1% last week to 27.8% this week.

27.8%this week30.1%recent average
Podcast moments5 cited moments

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