Archive - Retort AI

Tom leaves stealth: Hortus AI

An exciting week for Tom, who tells Nate about his company Hortus AI, whose mission is to make AI accountable to local communities.

Feb 18 •

53:29

January 2025

We ask again: Is AI a science?

Tom and Nate sit down for a classic discussion of the role of AI in the modern philosophy of science.

Jan 10 •

53:46

December 2024

The Retort's biggest AI stories of 2024

Dec 6, 2024 •

47:44

October 2024

The Nobel Albatross

Tom and Nate catch up on the happenings in AI.

Oct 11, 2024 •

44:54

September 2024

Claude Needs a Constitutional Convention

Tom and Nate catch up on recent events (before the OpenAI o1 release) and opportunities in transparency/policy.

Sep 13, 2024 •

42:26

August 2024

Avoiding the AI burnout

Tom and Nate catch up on core themes of AI after a somewhat unintended summer break.

Aug 26, 2024 •

36:36

July 2024

What we are getting wrong about AI regulation

Tom and Nate catch up on the rapidly evolving (and political) space of AI regulation.

Jul 19, 2024 •

34:48

June 2024

AI, feedback, and population public health

Tom and Nate revisit one of their old ideas -- AI through the lens of public health infrastructure, and especially alignment.

Jun 28, 2024 •

41:54

Apple sends a memo to the AGI faithful

Tom and Nate caught up last week (sorry for the editing delay) on the big two views of the AI future: Apple Intelligence and Situational Awareness…

Jun 21, 2024 •

52:01

May 2024

Murky waters in AI policy

Tom and Nate catch up on many AI policy happenings recently.

May 31, 2024 •

43:39

ChatGPT talks: diamond of the season or quite the scandal?

Tom and Nate discuss two major OpenAI happenings in the last week.

May 17, 2024 •

51:47

Three pillars of AI power

Tom and Nate discuss the shifting power landscape in AI.

May 10, 2024 •

56:36

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