Skyler Monroe discusses the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/terabytes-of-credentials-leaked-in-massive-supply-chain-attack/) - **Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/chrome-adopts-what-may-be-the-best-protection-yet-against-account-takeovers/) - **Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read mo
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/perplexity-accused-of-scraping-websites-that-explicitly-blocked-ai-scraping/) - **In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/game-theory-generalists-sometimes-win-out-over-specialists-0617) - **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought-1-gw-of-solar-this-week/
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/generating-scenarios-extreme-events-without-extreme-data-0824) - **How OpenAI let a mob of LLM agents game a test and ransack Hugging Face** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/how-openai-let-a-mob-of-llm-agents-game-a-test-and-ransack-hugging-face/) - **AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-age
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openais-hugging-face-hack-debrief-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers/) - **OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/984239/alabama-attorney-general-subpoena-openai-hugging-face-hack) - **YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/youtube-ai-
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/982425/google-gemini-student-hub) - **Tiny robot boats build floating structures** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/tiny-robot-boats-build-floating-structures-0709) - **OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-overhauls-safety-protocols-after-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/) - **They Dedicated Their Lives to Teachin
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/coders-say-they-already-found-workarounds-to-claudes-invisible-watermarks/) - **Welcome to the AI crisis in math** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/982434/ai-math-openai-astra-existential-crisis) - **The crucial human component in computing and AI** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/crucial-human-component-computing-and-ai-0605) - **OpenAI hit the brakes. Now what?** (
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/983502/linkedin-ai-slop-button-one-million-people-message) - **Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/tod-machover-receives-george-peabody-medal-0603) - **Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/technology-c
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/) - **Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/983088/google-discover-ai-chatbot-feed) - **Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/who-are-climate-conscious-consumers-not-who
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/connecting-research-to-policy-on-capitol-hill-0730) - **Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/obvios-stop-sign-cameras-use-ai-to-root-out-unsafe-drivers/) - **A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/turning-2d-designs-into-3d-models-for-rapid-prototyping-0716) - **MIT in the
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-chip-could-help-tiny-robots-traverse-complex-environments-0623) - **Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/grok-exfiltrates-user-data-when-malicious-instructions-are-encrypted/) - **MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/hertz-foundation-fellowships-061
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981644/robin-williams-instagram-account-ai) - **Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ai-drug-discovery-startup-converge-bio-pulls-in-25m-from-bessemer-and-execs-from-meta-openai-and-wiz/) - **How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing** (MIT AI News) - [Read mor
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/981194/faa-air-traffic-elon-musk-peter-thiel-palantir) - **Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/salesforce-rolls-out-new-slackbot-ai-agent-as-it-battles-microsoft-and) - **Following the questions where they lead** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-th
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/data-center-tweaks-could-unlock-76-gw-of-new-power-capacity-in-the-u-s/) - **3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-neural-transparency-and-future-of-ai-design-0715) - **ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980742/cha
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-white-house-is-going-to-expand-its-ai-policy/) - **Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/google-just-redesigned-the-search-box-for-the-first-time-in-25-years-heres-why-it-matters-more-than-you-think) - **Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning** (MIT AI News) - [Read
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-safety-security-ai-agents-culture/) - **Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/sheetz-moves-838-stores-off-vmware-broadcom-created-too-much-uncertainty/) - **Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/energy-ipos-surge-as-investors-hun
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cowork-a-claude-desktop-agent-that-works-in-your-files-no) - **The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/unitree-influencer-4-foot-robot-from-china/) - **Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/980367/instagram-logo-new-zuckerberg-ai-ve
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in) - **Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/) - **Geothermal could power nearly all new data centers through 2030** (TechC
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/) - **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought-1-gw-of-solar-this-week/) - **How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-cybersecurity-clinic-preven
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/jfrog-tries-to-spin-openai-0-day-exploit-of-its-app-into-a-success-story/) - **YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/youtube-ai-updates-to-include-expansion-of-auto-dubbing-age-identifying-tech-and-more/) - **Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://ne
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/agentic-ai-and-what-do-we-want-it-be-0630) - **Inaugural Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students ** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/inaugural-mit-music-technology-research-showcase-celebrates-work-students-0629) - **Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-beyond-data-driven-aesthetics-alexandros-haridis-0629) - **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/) - **The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/consequences-of-relying-on-ai-for-accurate-news-0609) - **Building AI
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-initiative-for-new-manufacturing-builds-momentum-0616) - **Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/alexander-rakhlin-named-director-mit-statistics-data-science-center-0803) - **Tiny robot boats build floating structures** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/tiny-robot-boats-build-floating-structures-0709) - **Meta Ran Ad
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Following the questions where they lead** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-they-lead-bailey-flanigan-0717) - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cowork-a-claude-desktop-agent-that-works-in-your-files-no) - **OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/ok-well-there-are-even-more-ai-agent-hacking-in
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **How Data Centers Broke American Politics** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/how-data-centers-broke-american-politics/) - **3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-beyond-data-driven-aesthetics-alexandros-haridis-0629) - **Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/data-center-demand-drives-66-surge-in-natural-gas-power-plant-costs/) - **The consequences of relying
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974265/fender-ceo-bud-cole-ai-music) - **Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of-the-summer/) - **Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973670/anthropic-claude-hacked-organ
