Intelligent Machines (Audio)
Episodes
IM 869: My Sentience is Going Up - Chatbots in Charge
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have I Been Pwned creator Troy Hunt reveals how a homegrown AI sidekick helps manage billions of hacked credentials, but even the smartest bots aren'...
IM 868: Happy Hamburgers Towing Timmy To The Sea - Can You Really Own Your AI?
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for a world where true personal computing is under threat? This week's candid conversation with Framework CEO Nirav Patel tackles why o...
IM 867: The Ketchup Effect - The Lines Are Too Damn Long
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Game designer and Atlantic writer Ian Bogost joins to argue that the true joy of technology is not frictionlessness, but the small sensory pleasures ...
IM 866: I'm Bonkers for Yonkers - Is Coding Dead?
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When renowned photographer Craig Mod coded his own AI-powered Twitter, the lines between art, tech, and community blur in surprising ways. This episo...
IM 865: Mythic - Too Dangerous to Release?
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A secretive AI called Mythos is already finding zero-day exploits that humans missed for decades, but Anthropic claims it is too risky for public rel...
IM 864: And Artemis Too - Journalism In The Age Of AI
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a thriving newsletter-turned-AI lab lets artificial intelligence shape writing, editing, and even entire products? Find out how Eve...
IM 863: Fire and Ash - Hot Takes on Tech Trials
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tech journalist Marshall Kirkpatrick joins the panel to showcase a new AI-powered tool that doesn't just summarize articles—it thinks like a journa...
IM 862: Ménage à Claude - AI, Human Agency, and Economic Value
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who gets to define what intelligence means in the age of AI, and why are tech companies so keen to shift blame onto their creations? This episode dig...
IM 861: We Have Computer At Home - Coffee and the Rise of the Machines
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's legendary evangelist Guy Kawasaki reveals how signal messaging and open-source AI are rewriting playbooks for privacy, immortality, and activ...
IM 860: You Gotta Get Computer - Claude Surges to No. 1
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A principled stand by an underdog AI company ignites a mass migration of users, shakes up Silicon Valley talent wars, and leaves even the tech giants...
IM 859: What's Behind the Fox? - Tech's Gilded Age
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the creator of Stack Overflow decides he's going to take on rural poverty with a guaranteed minimum income—and bankrolls it himse...
IM 858: The Itinerant Salt Miner from Buffalo - Silicon Valley's Military Dilemma
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
OpenClaw's creator makes headlines by joining OpenAI after GitHub fame and a whirlwind of VC and big tech offers, redefining what's possible for inde...
IM 857: Taskrabbit Arbitrage - Disposable Code and Automation
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau go head-to-head over whether today's AI breakthroughs are truly unprecedented or history repeating itself. Hear what ...
IM 856: SecretlyBriti.sh - From Humans to Hive Minds
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
he podcast dives into the explosive advances in agentic AI, where developers and even Fortune 100 companies are racing to use powerful tools like Gas...
IM 855: When You're Right, You're Right - Why Firefox Still Matters
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can AI stay open, ethical, and for the people? Mozilla's president joins the show to reveal their game plan—and $650 million war chest—for taking...
IM 854: Welcome to the Pitt - AI: A Brand or a Breakthrough?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Think you know the story of AI's rise and fall? This episode upends conventional wisdom with guest historian Thomas Haigh, who reveals why the infamo...
IM 853: All The Clocks Were Wrong - The Rise and Fall of Fact-Checking
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Disinformation expert Craig Silverman joins the crew to break down why AI makes scams and fake news easier, faster, and nearly impossible to spot—w...
IM 852: Gluten-free Slop - AI at CES 2026
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Hiner gives us a look at the AI products at CES 2026, as big tech and chip makers blurred the lines between consumer gadgets and enterprise inn...
IM 851: Intelligent Machines Best of 2025 - Our Favorite Interviews from 2025
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our interviews with: Ray Kurzweil Alex Hanna Emily Bender Mike Masnick Pliny the Liberator Kevin Kelly Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscrib...
IM 850: Bagel Rats - Open Source AI Rising
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget the "AI is killing the planet" panic—this episode unpacks what's actually driving tech's power grab, the financial bubble no one wants to ta...
IM 849: AI Cricket Sorting - Cracking Chatbots and AGI for All
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when every major AI model gets jailbroken within days? This week, the world's most prolific AI red teamer lifts the curtain on how and w...
IM 848: Guaranteed Human - Satellite Photos for Everyone
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spies aren't just in the shadows anymore—AI has turned every smartphone and social feed into a battlefield of influence and surveillance. This epis...
IM 847: Caked Up Football Man - Why Small AIs Are Smarter
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI pioneer Imad Mostaq joins Intelligent Machines to predict the intelligence inversion that could make human cognitive labor economically obsolete w...
IM 846: Chivelord - From Leather-Bound to Cloud Powered
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build tech the world actually trusts? Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales joins the crew to dig into the real crisis behind AI, social...
IM 845: Pregnant With 83 Digital Assistants - Are AIs Really Alien Minds?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can radical optimism about AI truly shape our future, or are we stuck in a cycle of doom-and-hype? This episode features an unfiltered debate with Wi...
IM 844: Poob Has It For You - Spiky Superintelligence vs. Generality
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is today's AI stuck as a "spiky superintelligence," brilliant at some things but clueless at others? This episode pulls back the curtain on a lunchro...
IM 843: Immortal Beloved, You've Arrived - AI's Emotional Intelligence Paradox
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can an AI truly care about your feelings—or is emotional intelligence in machines just the most sophisticated form of manipulation? Dr. Alan Cowen ...
IM 842: None Pizza Left Beef - AI On the Edge
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the future of artificial intelligence running on your desk instead of in massive data centers? This episode breaks down how Nvidia's Blackwell chi...
IM 841: Dust and Deli Meat - Open Source AI Revolution
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can open-source AI models really be truly neutral, or are they just another conduit for hidden agendas? Hear how the founder of Nous Research is batt...
IM 840: Pudding Forks - Industrial Bubble or Tech Boom?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From lawmakers cracking down on loud ads to Deloitte caught peddling AI-fabricated reports, this episode explores how tech's greatest promises and wo...
IM 839: Cogsuckers and Clankers - Radio's New Golden Age or Apocalypse?
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when ex-Google innovators build an AI-powered app that turns your emails, favorite subreddits, and even your calendar into a custom radi...
IM 838: Fat Bears Live Now! - Inside the AI Gold Rush
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we repeating the mistakes of the dot-com boom with today's AI gold rush? Intelligent Machines tackles why runaway spending, circular investments,...