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Eye On A.I.

Eye on A.I. tracks new developments in artificial intelligence research, hosted by longtime New York Times journalist Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will discuss aspects of AI with some of the people making a difference in the space, putting incremental advances into a broader context. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.

Mar 11, 2026

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Mar 9, 2026

AI often looks fully automated. But behind the scenes, a huge amount of human judgment is shaping how these systems actually work.

 

In this episode, Craig Smith speaks with Phelim Bradley, co-founder and CEO of Prolific, a platform that connects millions of real people with researchers and AI labs to evaluate and...


Feb 27, 2026

AI is not just getting smarter. It is getting faster by learning how to optimize the hardware it runs on.

In this episode, Sharon Zhou, VP of AI at AMD and former Stanford AI researcher, explains how language models are beginning to write and optimize their own GPU kernel code. We explore what self improving AI...


Feb 24, 2026

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Feb 19, 2026

In this episode of Eye on AI, Craig Smith speaks with Amanda Luther, Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and global lead of BCG’s AI Transformation practice, about what their latest 1,500-company AI study reveals about the widening gap between AI leaders and laggards.

Only 5% of companies are truly...