
The AI Fundamentalists
A podcast about the fundamentals of safe and resilient modeling systems behind the AI that impacts our lives and our businesses.
Podcasting since 2023 • 37 episodes
The AI Fundamentalists
Latest Episodes
AI in practice: LLMs, psychology research, and mental health
We’re excited to have Adi Ganesan, a PhD researcher at Stony Brook University, Penn University, and Vanderbilt, on the show. We’ll talk about how large language models LLMs) are being tested and used in psychology, citing examples from mental h...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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42:28

LLM scaling: Is GPT-5 near the end of exponential growth?
The release of OpenAI GPT-5 marks a significant turning point in AI development, but maybe not the one most enthusiasts had envisioned. The latest version seems to reveal the natural ceiling of current language model capabilities with increment...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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22:42

AI governance: Building smarter AI agents from the fundamentals, part 4
Sid Mangalik and Andrew Clark explore the unique governance challenges of agentic AI systems, highlighting the compounding error rates, security risks, and hidden costs that organizations must address when implementing multi-step AI processes.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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37:25

Linear programming: Building smarter AI agents from the fundamentals, part 3
We continue with our series about building agentic AI systems from the ground up and for desired accuracy. In this episode, we explore linear programming and optimization methods that enable reliable decision-making within constraints.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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29:46

Utility functions: Building smarter AI agents from the fundamentals, part 2
The hosts look at utility functions as the mathematical basis for making AI systems. They use the example of a travel agent that doesn’t get tired and can be increased indefinitely to meet increasing customer demand. They also discuss the diffe...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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41:36

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