Practical AI

Practical AI

AI & Technology

Making artificial intelligence practical, productive, and accessible. Chris Benson and Daniel Whitenack explore AI topics that are useful to practitioners.

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Agentic Coding and the Economics of Open Source

<p>AI is rapidly transforming how software is built, shifting economic incentives from open source code and collaboration toward on-demand, personalized development through agentic coding a.k.a. vibe coding. In this episode, …

Apr 02, 2026 · 48m
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AI at the Edge is a different operating environment

<p>What does “AI at the edge” really mean in 2026, and why does it matter now more than ever before? In this episode, we’re joined by Brandon Shibley, Edge AI …

Mar 25, 2026 · 46m
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Humility in the Age of Agentic Coding

<p>What happens when an AI hater starts building with AI agents? In this episode, we talk with software engineer Steve Klabnik, known for his work on the Rust programming language, …

Mar 17, 2026 · 55m
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AI policy and the battle for computing power

<p>AI is reshaping global power, from chip manufacturing and computing power to AI governance and US-China relations. In this episode, Ben Buchanan, Assistant Professor at The Johns Hopkins University and …

Mar 09, 2026 · 48m
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Cognitive Synthesis and Neural Athletes

<p>As AI accelerates innovation and adoption, leaders are facing rising cognitive load, shifting systems, and new emotional realities inside their organizations. In this episode, Deloitte’s Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Golden …

Feb 18, 2026 · 52m
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AI incidents, audits, and the limits of benchmarks

<p>AI is moving fast from research to real-world deployment, and when things go wrong, the consequences are no longer hypothetical. In this episode, Sean McGregor, co-founder of the AI Verification …

Feb 13, 2026 · 42m
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Inside an AI-Run Company

<p>AI agents are moving from demos to real workplaces, but what actually happens when they run a company? In this episode, journalist Evan Ratliff, host of <em>Shell Game</em>, joins Chris …

Feb 02, 2026 · 49m
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How is AI shaping democracy?

<p>As AI increasingly shapes geopolitics, elections, and civic life, its impact on democracy is becoming impossible to ignore. In this episode, Daniel and Chris are joined by security expert Bruce …

Jan 27, 2026 · 48m
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Controlling AI Models from the Inside

<p>As generative AI moves into production, traditional guardrails and input/output filters can prove too slow, too expensive, and/or too limited. In this episode, Alizishaan Khatri of Wrynx joins Daniel and …

Jan 20, 2026 · 43m
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2025 was the year of agents, what's coming in 2026?

<p>In this start-of-year FC episode, Chris and Daniel break down what really mattered in AI in 2025, and what to expect in 2026. They explore the rise of AI agents, …

Jan 09, 2026 · 51m
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Beyond chatbots: Agents that tackle your SOPs

<p>As AI reshapes the workplace, employees and leaders face questions about meaningful work, automation, and human impact. In this episode, Jason Beutler, CEO of RoboSource, shares how companies can rethink …

Dec 17, 2025 · 45m
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The AI engineer skills gap

<p>Chris and Daniel talk with returning guest, Ramin Mohammadi, about how those seeking to get into AI Engineer/ Data Science jobs are expected to come in a mid level engineers …

Dec 10, 2025 · 45m
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Technical advances in document understanding

<p>Chris and Daniel unpack how AI-driven document processing has rapidly evolved well beyond traditional OCR with many technical advances that fly under the radar. They explore the progression from document …

Dec 02, 2025 · 49m
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Chris on AI, autonomous swarming, home automation and Rust!

<p>This episode is a special crossover between the Practical AI podcast and The Changelog podcast. Chris was recently invited by longtime friends Jerod Santo and Adam Stacoviak, cohosts of The …

Nov 26, 2025 · 1h 37m
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Beyond note-taking with Fireflies

<p>Fireflies CEO, Krish Ramineni shares how the company is transforming AI-powered note-taking into a deeper layer of knowledge automation. He breaks down the technology behind real-time functionality like Live Assist, …

Nov 19, 2025 · 48m
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Autonomous Vehicle Research at Waymo

<p>Waymo’s VP of Research, Drago Anguelov, joins Practical AI to explore how advances in autonomy, vision models, and large-scale testing are shaping the future of driverless technology. The conversation dives …

Nov 13, 2025 · 52m
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Are we in an AI bubble?

<p>Dan and Chris unpack whether today’s surge in AI deployment across enterprise workflows, manufacturing, healthcare, and scientific research signals a lasting transformation or an overhyped bubble. Drawing parallels to the …

Nov 10, 2025 · 49m
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While loops with tool calls

<p>Dan and Chris sit down (again) with Jared Zoneraich, co-founder and CEO of PromptLayer, to discuss how prompt engineering has evolved into context engineering (and while loops with tool calls). …

Oct 30, 2025 · 44m
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Tiny Recursive Networks

<p>In this fully connected episode, Daniel and Chris explore the emerging concept of tiny recursive networks introduced by Samsung AI, contrasting them with large transformer based models. They explore how …

Oct 24, 2025 · 48m
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Dealing with increasingly complicated agents

<p>As AI systems move from simple chatbots to complex agentic workflows, new security risks emerge. In this episode, Donato Capitella unpacks how increasingly complicated architectures are making agents fragile and …

Oct 16, 2025 · 54m
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The impact of AI on the workforce: A state-level case study

<p>Daniel sits down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to explore the what AI innovation and impact look like on the ground. They discuss Chelsea's journey …

Oct 09, 2025 · 44m
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