Episodes

  • This AI Expert Argues We're Underestimating AI's Productivity Impact — With Ethan Mollick

    This AI Expert Argues We're Underestimating AI's Productivity Impact — With Ethan Mollick
    Oct 28 2026
    Ethan Mollick is a professor at the Wharton School and author of Coexistence: The Next Phase of AI. Mollick joins Big Technology to discuss why AI's remarkable advances haven't yet translated into massive productivity gains across the economy. Tune in to hear why companies need to fundamentally rethink how they operate to unlock AI's full potential, where businesses are already seeing returns, and what organizational transformation could look like. We also cover whether AI development will hit a wall, the rise of personal AI agents, the future of jobs, robotics, education, and the risks of giving AI access to our private information. Hit play for a spirited conversation about what it will take for AI to truly transform the economy and our everyday lives. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Existence-Next-Phase-Ethan-Mollick/dp/B0H2GJJVDW/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack

    Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack
    Oct 26 2026
    Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. Primack joins Big Technology for an emergency reaction to Anthropic’s S-1 filing, revealing the company’s financial performance ahead of its highly anticipated IPO. Tune in to hear why Wall Street may be willing to fund Anthropic’s extraordinary ambitions despite massive compute obligations, mounting expenses, and uncertainty about long-term profitability. We also cover Anthropic’s explosive revenue growth, improving compute efficiency, surprising risk disclosures, and what its IPO means for OpenAI and the broader AI industry. Hit play for an inside look at the biggest financial questions surrounding the AI boom and whether investors can keep funding its expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”

    Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”
    Oct 23 2026
    Ranjan Roy from Margins and Alex Stamos from Cognition are back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Is Sundar Pichai team product or team model? 2) Google's attempt to build a unified assistant 3) Which Google teams get priority? 4) Sundar's cloud allocation between Google Cloud and AI Research 5) Will Google Cloud Platform overtake Azure? 6) Meta Stock falls on worries about its fundraising and debt 7) OpenAI valuation takes a hit after investors feel "indigestion" given how much money they've poured into it 8) Is there any money left to fund AI? 9) Cognition CISO Alex Stamos joins to talk about the PHP bug is going to cause long term damage 10) How to protect yourself and your company from the ongoing cybersecurity risks 11) It's not just PHP, it's Black October for cybersecurity. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI’s Infinite Possibilities, Compute Scarcity Dilemmas, Future AI Products

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI’s Infinite Possibilities, Compute Scarcity Dilemmas, Future AI Products
    Oct 20 2026
    Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. Pichai joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Google's return to the frontier of AI, its strategy for competing with OpenAI, and the enormous computing resources required to build the next generation of models. Tune in to hear why Google is sacrificing short-term Cloud revenue to support AI research, how demand for compute is stretching into 2027, and why its new Gemini 4 Argon model is seeing explosive adoption. We also cover recursive self-improvement, AI agents, the future of Google's products, the possibility of an AI bubble, data centers in space, and Google's partnerships with Apple and Anthropic. Hit play for an in-depth conversation about Google's AI strategy, the fierce competition shaping the industry, and why Pichai believes we're entering a moment of infinite possibilities. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Anthropic IPO Panic, A Spy At OpenAI?, The Great Food Slop Debate

    Anthropic IPO Panic, A Spy At OpenAI?, The Great Food Slop Debate
    Oct 16 2026
    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic's 2026 financial numbers leak, is it slowing down? 2) It's time for the Anthropic S-1 3) Will anything calm the chaotic AI trade ahead of the Anthropic IPO? 5) Coreweave stock falls as AI jitters spread 6) The curious case of the strategically placed recording device at OpenAI 7) Beware the honeypots 8) Ranjan acts out a honeypot 9) Apple's HomeView is promising? 10) The great Food Slop debate --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • The Bumpy Road To AGI — With Kevin Roose

    The Bumpy Road To AGI — With Kevin Roose
    Oct 15 2026
    Kevin Roose is the author of The AGI Chronicles,. Roose joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether an AI industry rife with personal rivalries, infighting, and mistrust can be trusted to develop technology more powerful than humans. Tune in to hear why Roose emerged from years of reporting inside OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind more concerned about AI safety, why he believes the industry should slow down, and what happens if AI systems begin improving themselves. We also cover Sam Altman's leadership style, Dario Amodei's motivations, Sergey Brin's return to Google, Microsoft's AI missteps, and the behind-the-scenes drama of OpenAI's boardroom coup. Hit play for an inside look at the personalities, power struggles, and technological breakthroughs shaping the race to superintelligence. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Meta & Microsoft's Claude Slowdown, His Agent Leaked His Banking Info, Don’t Bully Your AI

    Meta & Microsoft's Claude Slowdown, His Agent Leaked His Banking Info, Don’t Bully Your AI
    Oct 9 2026
    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta and Microsoft pull back their Claude plans 2) Are standard models like Muse Spark good enough? 3) Is Anthropic in trouble if its top clients cut back significantly? 4) Downloads have slowed for Claude Code ahead of Anthropic IPO 5) Elon says Grok Bot will use all models, including Anthropic's 6) Is Elon in the Harness Hive (yes) 7) Muse books the wrong doctor 8) Grok Bot leaks Shane Mac's banking details 9) Anthropic bans users who persistently bully Claude 10) Google releases Gemini.... --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Can AI Keep Growing Exponentially? Let’s Ask SemiAnalysis — With Dylan Patel and Jordan Nanos

    Can AI Keep Growing Exponentially? Let’s Ask SemiAnalysis — With Dylan Patel and Jordan Nanos
    Oct 7 2026
    Dylan Patel is founder and CEO of SemiAnalysis, Jordan Nanos is a member of its technical staff. Patel and Nanos join Big Technology to discuss whether AI’s massive infrastructure buildout can justify the trillions of dollars being spent on compute. Tune in to hear how big the boom could get, where the revenue needed to support it will come from, and what it could mean for knowledge work and the broader economy. We also cover Nvidia’s role in financing AI infrastructure, the economics and security of neoclouds, Anthropic’s potential IPO, Oracle’s AI bet, and whether frontier labs are keeping their best models to themselves. Hit play for a deep look at the financial and technical machinery powering the AI boom, and what could happen if it keeps accelerating. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins