SHIFT

Apr 08 2025 86 ep. 19 mins 56
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Hosted by Jennifer Strong, SHIFT is a weekly podcast taking a closer look at the far-reaching impact of automation on our daily lives.

From policy to process, we seek to understand how lives are changing alongside rapid breakthroughs in frontier technologies and artificial intelligence. Join us as we navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by this reshaped reality.

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Rethinking AI’s Chip

Apr 08 2025 13 mins  
Meet the CEO of Cerebras Systems in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Discovering Drugs with AI

Apr 01 2025 21 mins  
Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the way new drugs are discovered. It’s radically changing how this process works, and speeding up the development of new therapies. We Meet: Alex Zhavoronkov, CEO at Insilico Medicine Mike Nally, CEO at Generate Biomedicines Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from

Meet MAMA, the Mothers Fighting Against Media Addiction

Mar 25 2025 14 mins  
We know that kids spending time on social media are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. Less clear, and far more contentious, is the role we expect of schools, governments, and tech companies, and some parents are starting to organize. It's the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA) Founder Julie Scelfo

Get Ready for AI Colleagues

Mar 18 2025 16 mins  
Anyone who’s had a job, knows what it means to have co-workers, but what happens when your colleague is an AI agent? As AI enters the workforce, we explore this question and more in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Lattice CEO Sarah Franklin Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with or

Companion Robots for Older Adults

Mar 11 2025 22 mins  
We meet a founder questioning the wisdom of the Turing Test as he works to address the loneliness epidemic among the elderly, in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Intuition Robotics Founder Dor Skuler, maker of the ElliQ digital companion Credits: SHIFT is produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens. It’s mixed by Garret Lang, with original

SpaceTech is Booming

Mar 04 2025 16 mins  
A live conversation about the state of the space economy with the first Arab woman to fly to space and with a leading space investor. This episode was taped at the Middle East's largest tech event, with 25,000 attendees, from the mainstage of Web Summit Qatar. We meet: Astronaut Sara Sabry, CEO & Founder Deep Space Initiative Adam Niewinski Co-Founder, General Partner OT

Helping AI Agents Spend Your Money

Feb 25 2025 13 mins  
In the not too distant future we might use AI agents for all sorts of things, though for now payments remain an obstacle because they can’t spend money without human help. We Meet: Amir Sarhangi, CEO of Skyfire Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob

The Alignment Problem

Feb 18 2025 19 mins  
Despite our best efforts, sometimes what we say we want isn’t precisely what we mean. Nowhere is that felt more acutely than when we’re giving instructions to a machine, whether that’s coding or offering examples to machine learning systems. We unpack the alignment problem in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Brian Christian, University of Oxfo

Optimizing the Farm

Feb 11 2025 12 mins  
We chat with Organic Valley in the latest installment of our oral history project. We Meet: Joshua Krzych, interim CIO at Organic Valley Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help from Emma Cillekens. It was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Meg Marco.

Video Calls in 3D - Hold the Glasses

Feb 04 2025 8 mins  
In this encore episode, we tour Google's Project Starline at the 2024 TED Conference in Vancouver. We Meet: Andrew Nartker from Google’s Project Starline Credits: This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong and Emma Cillekens, and it was mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from him and Jacob Gorski. Art by Anthony Green.