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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

VAIBE tracks conversations across AI-focused podcasts to show what people are talking about now, and tracks how those conversations change week by week.

This week in AI conversations

Research attention reversed last week's rise

Across 23 episodes from 14 contributing podcasts, research fell 8.5 points to 13.1%, reversing the previous week's rise.

The TL;DR

What changed
Adoption Use Cases rose 4.4 points and Agents rose 4.1 points.
Where it showed up
Adoption Use Cases, Agents, and Research accounted for 63% of the relevant conversation across 23 episodes.
How to read it
Recurrence across podcasts does not mean agreement. The cited moments show the language behind each summary.

What’s hot this week

The ideas that came up most often, what changed, and why they mattered. Open any topic to see the podcast moments behind it.

  1. Adoption Use CasesPractical ways people and organizations are putting AI to work.Discussion of adoption use cases stayed near its recent level. It made up 32% of the conversation across 14 podcasts this week.About the same32% of this week · 14 podcasts
  2. AgentsAI systems that can plan, use tools, and carry out multi-step tasks.Discussion of agents grew compared with recent weeks. It made up 17% of the conversation across 10 podcasts this week.Gaining attention17% of this week · 10 podcasts
  3. ResearchNew models, training methods, benchmarks, and discoveries from AI labs.Discussion of research eased compared with recent weeks. It made up 13% of the conversation across 11 podcasts this week.Losing attention13% of this week · 11 podcasts
  4. Safety & governanceWays to reduce harm, set limits, test behavior, and govern how AI is used.Discussion of safety & governance stayed near its recent level. It made up 9% of the conversation across 10 podcasts this week.About the same9% of this week · 10 podcasts
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  1. InfrastructureThe software and systems needed to build, deploy, and monitor AI.Discussion of infrastructure stayed near its recent level. It made up 6% of the conversation across 7 podcasts this week.About the same6% of this week · 7 podcasts
  2. EconomicsThe cost of building and running AI, and how money moves through the market.Discussion of economics stayed near its recent level. It made up 6% of the conversation across 10 podcasts this week.About the same6% of this week · 10 podcasts
  3. RegulationLaws, rules, and government decisions about how AI may be built and used.Discussion of regulation stayed near its recent level. It made up 5% of the conversation across 6 podcasts this week.About the same5% of this week · 6 podcasts
  4. JobsHow AI is changing work, hiring, roles, and the skills people need.Discussion of jobs stayed near its recent level. It made up 5% of the conversation across 8 podcasts this week.About the same5% of this week · 8 podcasts
  5. HardwareThe chips, data centers, energy, and devices that AI depends on.Discussion of hardware stayed near its recent level. It made up 4% of the conversation across 8 podcasts this week.About the same4% of this week · 8 podcasts
  6. Open ModelsAI models whose weights or code are available for others to use and adapt.Discussion of open models eased compared with recent weeks. It made up 2% of the conversation across 8 podcasts this week.Losing attention2% of this week · 8 podcasts
  7. OtherAI discussion that does not fit another recurring topic.Discussion of other stayed near its recent level. It made up 1% of the conversation across 5 podcasts this week.About the same1% of this week · 5 podcasts
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From Jul 6–12, 2026

About this Concept

Regulation

Laws, rules, and government decisions about how AI may be built and used.

Trend this week

3 of 3 weeks tracked had mentions across multiple podcasts.

A closer read

What changed
Its share fell from 6.3% to 5%, with evidence across 6 podcasts.
Where it showed up
It appeared in episodes including “Alignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His ...” and “#251 - Mythos Back, Sonnet 5, Etched, LongCat”.
How to read it
6 cited episodes from 5 podcasts are shown below. The topic appeared across 6 podcasts in the full analysis.

Podcast moments from the week

Moments are grouped by episode so repeated excerpts from one conversation do not look like separate sources.

18 quoted moments · 6 episodes · 5 podcasts

The Cognitive Revolution

Alignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%

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  1. D
    “I think it's kind of unlikely, in part because of the philosophical side, where I'm like, I think probably the AIs are not emergently going to be aligned.”

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  2. D
    “But yeah, I think race is kind of on. this kind of past the point of no return.”

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  3. D
    “prosaic alignment is going sufficiently well”

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Last Week in AI

#251 - Mythos Back, Sonnet 5, Etched, LongCat

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  1. A
    “safety classifiers that are probably overly safe”

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  2. A
    “hopefully this indicates that there is going to be a more productive relationship”

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    “it's like really unclear that there was marginal value added here”

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AI Inside

China May Lock Down Its Best AI Models

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  1. B
    “I'm not surprised anymore. Every single week, no shortage. Um, yeah, well, it's good to see you. You have a big— hmm, let's see here. I'm gonna hold off on that until later, actually. Um, let's start with China. China, uh, might be— I think this is really interesting because w...”

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    “Yeah, this actually surprises me, 'cause China's talking about cutting off access to their own models. Just last week, I was saying that China could undercut the entire American AI industry by releasing its models for free at open weight. And that that's a tremendous strategic...”

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    “And it becomes a fight both ways. Uh, and I don't think that's really— yeah, that's terribly helpful.”

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The AI Daily Brief

AI Costs Are Surging and the Cheap Model Fix Might Not Last

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    “Now, the reason we're having this conversation is a report from Reuters that Beijing is potentially exploring ways to block the overseas distribution of models. Reportedly, representatives from Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.AI have attended meetings with Chinese authorities over t...”

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    “if nothing else, this reporting calls that assumption into question”

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    “these accounts are almost willfully misreading the Reuters piece”

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AI For Humans

Fable 5 Survives (For Now). And Anthropic Can Read Claude's Mind.

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    “Yeah, I'm really interested in that. I do think we should just very quickly touch on this China story right now because I think it's really interesting. There's a, a story from Reuters that is an exclusive where it's basically that the CCP, the Chinese government, has held mee...”

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  2. B
    “And just like defense, potentially intelligence will be something where, you know, choosing your allies very carefully becomes really important, right? If you're France or Russia or Germany or India or whatever, you probably have intelligence companies working on your own mode...”

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  3. A
    “Yeah, so, so first of all, go watch— if you're not, if you're just listening to this, go watch this video that Fabian made because it is so good. It is one of the best AI videos I've ever seen in that it matches the style of the 1930s cartoons almost particularly well, like ju...”

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The AI Daily Brief

Anthropic Can Now Read Claude’s Mind

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  1. A
    “Today on the AI Daily Brief, new research showing that Anthropic can now read Claude's mind. Before that in the headlines, the UN says killer robots must be banned. The AI Daily Brief is a daily podcast and video about the most important news and discussions in AI. All right, ...”

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    “AI is already transforming our world. The question is whether we will shape this transformation together or let it shape us. Delegates from all 193 member states were present for the dialogue, which covered numerous hot-button issues for AI. Chief among them was autonomous wea...”

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    “fairly dubious statistics”

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Topics whose movement across recent reports may matter beyond this week.

Research

Changed direction

Research reversed course

Its share fell from 21.6% last week to 13.1% this week, reversing the previous week's rise.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks20.1%This week13.1%

Came up less often than in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  2. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  3. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  4. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  5. AI For HumansOpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Is Here. And It's Really Freaking Good.

Safety & governance

Changed direction

Safety & governance rebounded

Its share rose from 2.6% last week to 9.2% this week, reversing the previous week's drop.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks9.6%This week9.2%

Came up about as often as in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  2. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  3. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  4. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  5. Eye on AIWhat Industrial AI Actually Looks Like | Kriti Sharma, Nexus Black

Adoption Use Cases

Changed direction

Adoption Use Cases rebounded

Its share rose from 27.8% last week to 32.2% this week, reversing the previous week's drop.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks29.0%This week32.2%

Came up more often than in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  2. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  3. The AI Daily BriefHow to Help People Thrive with AI
  4. The AI Daily BriefHow to Help People Thrive with AI
  5. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent

Hardware

Changed direction

Hardware reversed course

Its share fell from 6.2% last week to 4% this week, reversing the previous week's rise.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks4.3%This week4.0%

Came up about as often as in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  2. AI For HumansOpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Is Here. And It's Really Freaking Good.
  3. The Cognitive RevolutionAI:AM Highlights: Exploring the J-Space, AI Superforecasters, SambaNova's Chips, & LTX Video Gen
  4. The Cognitive RevolutionAI:AM Highlights: Exploring the J-Space, AI Superforecasters, SambaNova's Chips, & LTX Video Gen
  5. Last Week in AI#251 - Mythos Back, Sonnet 5, Etched, LongCat

Infrastructure

Changed direction

Infrastructure reversed course

Its share fell from 8.3% last week to 6.2% this week, reversing the previous week's rise.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks5.3%This week6.2%

Came up more often than in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  2. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  3. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent
  4. Practical AIBuilding Durable AI Agents
  5. Practical AIBuilding Durable AI Agents

Agents

Gaining attention

Agents gained ground

Its share grew from 13.3% last week to 17.4% this week.

Share of this week’s podcast conversation

Recent weeks10.6%This week17.4%

Came up more often than in recent weeks.

Podcast moments5 cited moments
Where it came up

Open an episode to hear the surrounding conversation.

  1. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  2. The Cognitive RevolutionAlignment with Awakening: Davidad on Moral Realism, AI Wisdom, & why His p(Doom) is Down to 5%
  3. The AI Daily BriefHow to Help People Thrive with AI
  4. The AI Daily BriefHow to Help People Thrive with AI
  5. The AI Daily BriefChatGPT Just Became a Work Agent

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