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Hidden Layers: AI and the People Behind It, is a series focused on all things artificial intelligence. Hosted by our Co-Founder and CTO, Ron Green, who uses his 20+ years of AI experience to break down complex topics into digestible, engaging conversations.
If you’re a tech professional, or just looking to better understand the world of AI, you’re in the right place. Each episode will explore cutting-edge technical advances, discuss the art of the possible, and review some of the incredible work being done in the field.
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AI Year in Review – Key Moments, Hot Takes, and 2026 Predictions | EP. 48
2025 was another defining year for artificial intelligence. In this special AI Year in Review episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green is joined by Emma Pirchalski, Michael Wharton, and Dr. ZZ Si to break…
Why Agentic AI Isn’t Ready for Prime Time—Yet | EP. 47
Artificial intelligence is shifting from prediction to autonomy—and “agentic AI” is leading the charge. In this episode of Hidden Layers, KUNGFU.AI’s Ron Green, Dr. ZZ Si, and Michael Wharton unpack…
Why AI Hallucinates (and Why It Might Never Stop) | EP. 46
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron is joined by Michael Wharton and Dr. ZZ Si to explore one of the most pressing and puzzling issues in AI: hallucinations. Large language models can tackle…
GPT-5 Release Fallout, AGI Timeline, Google's Genie 3 and Meta's DINO V3 | EP. 45
In this episode of Hidden Layers, we dive into the most important AI developments of the month. We cover OpenAI’s highly anticipated and controversial GPT-5 release, debate where we really are on the…
Bridging Physics and AI for Smarter Climate Decisions | EP. 44
In this episode of Hidden Layers, host Ron talks with Dr. Hannah Lu, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin and core faculty at the Odin Institute for Computational Engineering and…
Apple AI Collapse, Diffusion Video Boom, Copyright Wars & More | EP. 42
In this episode of Hidden Layers: Decoded, Ron Green, Dr. ZZ Si, and Michael Wharton unpack July’s biggest AI developments—from flawed reasoning tests to surprising training breakthroughs.Apple’s…
Rewiring AI: What Happens When You Start with the Brain, Not the Data | EP.42
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green sits down with Dr. Karl Friston—world-renowned neuroscientist and originator of the Free Energy Principle—and Dan Mapes, founder of Verses AI and the…
Continuous Thought Machines, Absolute Zero, BLIP3-o, Gemini Diffusion & more | EP. 41
In this episode of Hidden Layers: Decoded, Ron Green, Dr. ZZ Si, and Michael Wharton explore the latest AI breakthroughs, including Sakana AI’s biologically-inspired “Continuous Thought Machines,”…
Evolving Minds: Dr. Risto Miikkulainen on Creativity, Evolution, and the Next Wave of AI | EP.40
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green sits down with Dr. Risto Miikkulainen — Vice President of AI Research at Cognizant Advanced AI Labs and Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin — to…
Anthropic Interpretability, GPT-4 Image Gen, Latent Reasoning, Synthetic Data & more | EP.39
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green talks with Dr. ZZ Si, Michael Wharton, and Reed Coke about recent AI developments. They cover Anthropic’s work on Claude 3.5 and model interpretability,…
Can AI Really Think? The Neuroscience of Language Models | EP. 38
In this episode of Hidden Layers, host Ron Green sits down with Dr. Anna Ivanova, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia Tech and Director of the Language, Intelligence, and Thought Lab. Dr.…
DeepSeek R1, Meta Physics, AlphaGeometry 2, Minecraft & more | EP.36
In this episode of Hidden Layers: Decoded, Ron Green, Dr. ZZ Si, and Michael Wharton explore the latest AI breakthroughs, including DeepSeek’s R1 model, Meta’s work on intuitive physics, and…
AI, Robotics, Multi-Agent Systems, and the Road to 2050 with Dr. Peter Stone | EP.36
In this episode of Hidden Layers, host Ron Green speaks with Dr. Peter Stone, a leading expert in AI and robotics, about the evolution of autonomous systems. They explore multi-agent AI, RoboCup’s…
OpenAI o3, Google Genie 2, DeepSeek-V3, Antibody Eng., MiniMax & more | EP.35
In this episode of Hidden Layers: Decoded, we dive into cutting-edge AI advancements over the last month. Explore Agentic AI and innovations like DeepMind Genie 2 and Cosmos Text2World, transforming…
Hidden Layers: AI Year in Review – Key Moments, Hot Takes, and 2025 Predictions | EP. 34
In this special 2024 AI Year in Review, Ron is joined by AI experts ZZ Si (Co-Founder & Distinguished Engineer), Emma Pirchalski (AI Strategist), and Michael Wharton (VP of Engineering) to…
AlphaFold 3, AI Scaling, Robotic Surgery, LLaMA-Mesh, Gen AI Gaming & more | EP.33
In this episode of Hidden Layers: Decoded, Ron Green teams up with KUNGFU.AI's ZZ Si and Michael Wharton to explore groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence. From DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3…
Is AI About to Replace Software Developers? Insights from Anaconda’s Peter Wang | EP. 32
In this episode of "Hidden Layers," Ron Green dives into the transformative impact of AI on software development with Peter Wang, Chief AI and Innovation Officer at Anaconda. They discuss the rise of…
Meta’s Llama 3.2, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nobel Prize Reactions, GraphRAG & more | EP.31
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green is joined by KUNGFU.AI's Michael Wharton and Dr. Steve Kramer to discuss the latest news in AI. They cover OpenAI’s leadership turnover, the rise of…
Cheating, Challenges, and Change: AI and Higher Education | EP. 30
In this episode of Hidden Layers, host Ron Green talks with Cole Camplese, the Chief Information Officer at the University of Texas at Austin, about the transformative impact of AI in higher…
OpenAI o1, DeepMind AlphaProteo, Apple Intelligence, Waymo & more | EP.29
In this episode of Hidden Layers, Ron Green and Michael Wharton dive into the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, with news from DeepMind, OpenAI, Waymo, Apple, and more. They discuss…
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Hidden Layers: AI and the People Behind It has published 48 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Technology.
Hidden Layers: AI and the People Behind It is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 34m.
