Machine Dreams
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo & Leah Stern
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Machine Dreams is a weekly dive into the real world of AI. Hosts Kolawole Samuel Adebayo and Leah Stern talk with the founders, researchers, investors, engineers, and stakeholders shaping the future of intelligent machines. These are unfiltered, human conversations about what’s working in AI, what isn’t, and what might reshape the world next. From databases and infrastructure to agents, regulation, the future of work, and more, Machine Dreams brings clarity to arguably the most important tech story of our time.
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AI Agents Are Coming For The Security Operations Center
Security teams are buried. Alerts pile up faster than analysts can triage them. Investigations take days or weeks. By the time threats get contained, the damage is done. Meanwhile, adversaries are…
Episode 19 Trailer
AI is no longer just assisting security teams. It is starting to investigate, triage, and respond at machine speed.Tom Findling is CEO and co-founder of Conifers, a company building AI SOCs that take…
How to Make Your AI Work in B2B Commerce
Most B2B companies get pitched AI that sounds great in demos but doesn’t fix what’s actually broken: fragmented systems, manual order entry, and buyers who just want things to work.Aaron Sheehan has…
Machine Dreams - Episode 18 Trailer
Most B2B companies are being sold flashy AI demos that don’t solve their real problem: fragmented back-office systems, manual order processing, and customers who just want a reliable portal.Aaron…
Can AI Replace Your Rabbi Or Pastor? Two Faith Leaders Answer Honestly
Many people are now turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude for spiritual guidance, asking algorithms questions that used to go to rabbis and pastors. That shift raises questions religious…
Machine Dreams - Episode 17 Trailer
Our next episode on Machine Dreams Podcast is one unlike any other. In this special edition, we talk about something that most people don’t talk about: The interplay between AI, faith, community, and…
AI Is Flooding Journalism. This Analyst Shows Where To Draw The Line
The AI in journalism debate is trending hard right now. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on journalists using AI to boost output. Tech.eu suspended a senior correspondent for using…
Machine Dreams - Episode 16 Trailer
AI is flooding journalism. Reporters are getting suspended for fabricating quotes with AI. Publications are catching writers who generated entire stories with language models. The debate is raging…
This AI Can Predict Your Behavior From How You Speak
In this episode, hosts Samuel Adebayo and Leah Stern sit down with Hafeez Jacobson, CEO of Daatra Holdings, to explore how AI is reshaping the software industry. Hafeez explains why companies are…
Machine Dreams - Episode 15 Trailer
What if your voice could predict your future behavior? This isn't science fiction.On this episode of Machine Dreams, we explore how Daatra Holdings uses AI to analyze the "music" of your speech, not…
AI Agents Can Now Investigate Financial Crime Faster Than Humans
Financial crime is becoming more complex, more connected, and harder to detect. As money moves across borders in real time, many of the systems banks rely on were built for a very different era.In…
Machine Dreams - Episode 14 Trailer
Money is moving faster than ever, and so is financial crime. Traditional systems weren’t built for this pace.In this episode of Machine Dreams, we sit down with Brad Levy, CEO of ThetaRay, to explore…
Can AI Predict When Students Will Drop Out?
Nearly one third of college students drop out every year. According to Elvee's 2026 Higher Education Retention Report, 42% of students say they've felt close to leaving at some point. The drivers…
Machine Dreams - Episode 13 Trailer
What if universities could know a student was about to drop out before it actually happened?In this episode of Machine Dreams, Raz Dar, CEO of Elvee, explains how AI can detect early warning signs…
The Nancy Guthrie Case And The Truth About Bitcoin
This episode of Machine Dreams comes with a twist. We’re diving into the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, a story that’s dominated headlines and sparked fierce debate about cryptocurrency, crime, and…
Machine Dreams - Episode 12 Trailer
This episode of Machine Dreams Podcast takes a different turn. The Nancy Guthrie kidnapping has dominated headlines. Perpetrators demanded millions in Bitcoin. Immediately, crypto was blamed as…
Your Employees Are Using AI You Don’t Know About—And It’s A Security Nightmare
Most companies believe they’ve approved 30 apps. The truth? Over 500 are running right now.Your employees aren’t waiting for IT approval. They’re using ChatGPT instead of the Copilot you paid for.…
Machine Dreams - Episode 11 Trailer
Most companies believe they control their AI tools. They don’t.Employees are bypassing approved software and using shadow AI apps you’ve never heard of. They’re uploading company data to free tools.…
How This Biotech Founder Studies Breast Milk To Design Unique Therapeutics
Most AI drug discovery companies fail in clinical trials. Maolac’s success rate? 10 out of 10.In this episode of Machine Dreams, CEO Maya Ashkenazi Otmazgin explains how her company uses “protein…
Machine Dreams - Episode 10 Trailer
AI is transforming software. But what happens when it starts transforming biology?In this episode of Machine Dreams, we sit down with Maya Ashkenazi-Otmazin, founder and CEO of Maolac, to explore how…
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Machine Dreams has published 39 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in News, Tech News.
Machine Dreams is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 22m.
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