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Pioneers of AI

Your guide to the new tech frontier

Each week, host Dr. Rana el Kaliouby (AI scientist, investor, author, co-founder of Affectiva) is joined by the leading creators, critics, and thinkers behind the latest groundbreaking technology and asks the important questions about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we live. As we venture together into the unknown, Pioneers is your tool to understanding and anticipating what comes next.

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Why AI conversations are always one-sided
Author Charles Duhigg
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Author Charles Duhigg
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Stanford’s Silicon Valley pipeline, investigated
Journalist Theo Baker
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Journalist Theo Baker
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What my kids taught me about the AI divide
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AI on the pitch at the World Cup
Lenovo’s Art Hu
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Lenovo’s Art Hu
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Reid Hoffman says the AI race is not a cage match
Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman
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Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman
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What we risk losing to AI
Virtual Human Economy’s Natalie Monbiot
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Virtual Human Economy’s Natalie Monbiot
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Does AI know you better than your doctor?
Ōura’s Tom Hale
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Ōura’s Tom Hale
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Reimagining business school through AI
MasterClass CEO David Rogier
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MasterClass CEO David Rogier
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What it means to be raised by AI
MIT’s Kevin Esvelt
MIT’s Max Tegmark
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MIT’s Kevin Esvelt
MIT’s Max Tegmark
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How fast can you upskill in AI? We did a sprint to find out.
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I gave AI a year of my life
Journalist Joanna Stern
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Journalist Joanna Stern
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John Deere's AI vision for future farms
John Deere’s Jahmy Hindman
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John Deere’s Jahmy Hindman
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ChatGPT doesn’t want you to email your ex
Pioneers of AI’s Rana el Kaliouby
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Pioneers of AI’s Rana el Kaliouby
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Mining the minerals to power AI
KoBold’s Josh Goldman
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KoBold’s Josh Goldman
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What is agentic commerce? Stripe’s CRO of AI explains.
Stripe’s Maia Josebachvili
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Stripe’s Maia Josebachvili
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How AI is reshaping Wall Street
Samaya AI’s Maithra Raghu
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Samaya AI’s Maithra Raghu
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AI Roundup: Anthropic, OpenClaw, layoffs, and more
Journalist Jeremy Kahn
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Journalist Jeremy Kahn
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Could a robot fix the loneliness epidemic?
Andromeda’s Grace Brown
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Andromeda’s Grace Brown
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We have a power grid problem. Can AI fix it?
MIT’s Priya Donti
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MIT’s Priya Donti
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Can an AI agent be your CEO?
Shell Game’s Evan Ratliff
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Shell Game’s Evan Ratliff
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Hey Siri, who made you?
Siri Inc’s Adam Cheyer
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Siri Inc’s Adam Cheyer
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The “ChatGPT moment” for agentic AI
Cohere’s Joelle Pineau
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Cohere’s Joelle Pineau
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How AI is powering Olympic-level wellness
Revvel Health’s Jenn Heil
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Revvel Health’s Jenn Heil
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How to network in a ‘non-icky way’
Goodword’s Caroline Dell
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Goodword’s Caroline Dell
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Meet the robots and drones working in warehouses
Verity’s Raffaello D’Andrea
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Verity’s Raffaello D’Andrea
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How SaaS can survive the AI revolution
Box’s Aaron Levie
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Box’s Aaron Levie
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Can AI cure doctor burnout?
Abridge’s Shiv Rao
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Abridge’s Shiv Rao
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AI’s journey from the lab to the marketplace
Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar
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Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar
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‘Like Disneyland when it just opened’
Arm’s Rene Haas
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Arm’s Rene Haas
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Visualizing the AI boom (or bubble)
Carta’s Peter Walker
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Carta’s Peter Walker
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Walmart, AI, and the future of shopping
Walmart Inc.’s Suresh Kumar
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Walmart Inc.’s Suresh Kumar
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Andrew Ng on winning the AI race
AI Fund’s Andrew Ng
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AI Fund’s Andrew Ng
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Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in the world of AI
Cost Plus Drugs’ Mark Cuban
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Cost Plus Drugs’ Mark Cuban
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How AI can unlock life-saving cures
Manas AI’s Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Manas AI’s Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Designing AI for people and the planet
Center for Humane Technology’s Aza Raskin
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Center for Humane Technology’s Aza Raskin
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Baratunde Thurston wants us to reimagine our relationship with AI
Writer Baratunde Thurston
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Writer Baratunde Thurston
Why you trust AI with things you won't tell your friends (w/ Charles Duhigg)
Why you trust AI with things you won't tell your friends (w/ Charles Duhigg)
Stanford’s Silicon Valley pipeline, investigated (with Theo Baker) | Pioneers of AI
Stanford’s Silicon Valley pipeline, investigated (with Theo Baker) | Pioneers of AI
Raising an AI skeptic and an AI enthusiast under one roof | Pioneers of AI
Raising an AI skeptic and an AI enthusiast under one roof | Pioneers of AI
The AI behind the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Lenovo's Arthur Hu) | Pioneers of AI
The AI behind the FIFA World Cup 2026 (Lenovo's Arthur Hu) | Pioneers of AI
Reid Hoffman on what's real and what's hype in AI | Pioneers of AI
Reid Hoffman on what's real and what's hype in AI | Pioneers of AI
Drawing the line between you and your AI twin (w/ Natalie Monbiot) | Pioneers of AI
Drawing the line between you and your AI twin (w/ Natalie Monbiot) | Pioneers of AI
Does AI know you better than your doctor? (w/ Ōura CEO Tom Hale) | Pioneers of AI
Does AI know you better than your doctor? (w/ Ōura CEO Tom Hale) | Pioneers of AI
MasterClass CEO on reskilling for an AI world (with David Rogier) | Pioneers of AI
MasterClass CEO on reskilling for an AI world (with David Rogier) | Pioneers of AI