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In the Long Run
by Joao Dias Ferreira, Marie Bemler, Jim Tolman
"In the Long Run" Podcast – Where technology, organizational change, and strategy collide. Join three experts as they break down the latest tech news, explore how technology is shaping conversations, and offer actionable insights on navigating AI and digital transformation in organizations. Get ahead of the curve and drive your business forward—one episode at a time
Episodes
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Ep. 28 - Anthropic closer to God than the Pope?!
In this episode of In The Long Run, we discuss Anthropic’s growing role in AI, from its collaboration with the Vatican on ethical questions to its compute deal with xAI. We also explore Andrej Karpathy joining Anthropic, the tension between AI safety and commercial incentives, SpaceX IPO rumors,...
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Ep. 27 - The Agent Takes It All
Agentic AI is moving from clever chat to real work. In this episode, Jim and João discuss GPT Image 2.0, Codex, GPT-5.5, agents in ChatGPT, and why these tools matter beyond software development. They explore how agents plan, use tools, browse, test, create, and iterate across tasks: from…
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Ep. 26 - How to survive the AI Age
This week's episode opens with the Artemis II launch as a jumping-off point: progress doesn't happen automatically, it takes investment and will. Jim and João then unpack Alberto Romero's "How to Survive the Age of AI", drawing a sharp distinction between automation and systemic disruption. It's...
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Ep. 25 - The Bioshock of AI
Brain cells on a chip learning to play Doom: early signs of biological computing as an alternative to silicon chips Embodied intelligence through a simulated fly: testing whether cognition needs a body and environment Brain emulation and when can we upload our mind into a computer? AI supporting...
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Ep. 24 - Surveillance Gets Smarter
In this episode of "In the long run", we unpack the escalating clash between the U.S. “Department of War” (Pentagon) and Anthropic, centered on whether a private AI company can restrict government use of its models, especially around mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. We explore how...
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Ep. 23 - OpenClaw: From AI Helper to Personal Assistant
Something Big is Happening… and we can feel it in the AI tools, the timelines, the culture and our business. In this episode of In the Long Run, we unpack Matt Schumer’s viral article and ask what’s signal versus hype: are developers really moving from “AI helps” to “AI delivers”? We then zoom in...
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Ep. 22 - Some of us prefer Space Junk
In this episode we debate whether it makes sense to wait for the future, try to lead the frontier, or invest in the present — and what that means for change-management in an AI world. We also cover: the ambition behind Project Suncatcher, a plan to power AI via solar-satellite data-centres in...
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Ep. 21 - AI for business and robots for consumers
This week’s episode: Jim attended an event with OpenAI in London and shares some highlights. OpenAI’s reorganisation has been finalised, sparking fresh discussions about AGI timelines. There was also a notable update from the world of AI robotics: 1X has opened pre-orders for its humanoid robot,...
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Ep. 20 - One Year Anniversary Extravaganza
What made “In the Long Run” worth listening to this year? Which episode stuck with you most, and why? We celebrate 1 year of In the Long Run in our 20th episode. We have reached 100 subscribers! Thanks for being part of this journey. Here’s to another year of great conversations and new listeners...
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Ep. 19 - Universal Basic Podcast
Consumer ChatGPT use skews to practical help and tutoring, while we use it more for research, brainstorming, content editing, technical support and especially coding. AGI plus UBI could entrench inequality if compute access becomes the key capital, keeping wealthy users ahead and limiting…
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Ep. 18 - Brain-Computer Interfaces and the AI Hallucination Problem
In this episode we explore brain-computer interfaces, discussing MIT's Alterego project and Joao's startup Wyrde AI, which aims to read thoughts through BCI-enabled glasses. While promising seamless AI interaction, concerns arise about mental focus and unintended actions. As second topic we dive...
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Ep. 17 - GPT-5, AI rights, and why 95% of AI pilots fail
We are back from the summer break and GPT-5 has been introduced. OpenAI replaced model selection with automatic routing. While this benefits casual users, we found the change disruptive as more advanced users. We debate whether users should expect to continually relearn prompting techniques as...
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Ep. 16 - When AI Rewrites Itself, Who’ll Rule Your Ears? And Your Summer Survival Kit
This episode explores the future of self-improving AI. MIT’s SEAL framework lets language models generate their own fine-tuning data and learning goals. Sakana AI’s Darwin Gödel Machine goes a step further: it rewrites its own code through evolutionary search, building a growing library of…
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Ep. 15 - AI Factories, Wicked Problems, and the Limits of Alignment
João and Marie connect with Jim, who’s reporting directly from Nvidia’s GTC in Paris. Jim shares firsthand insights about CEO Jensen Huang’s ambitious vision for massive European “AI factories,” dives into the impact of Nvidia’s on the AI landscape, and reflects on what Disney’s humanoid robot,...
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Ep. 14 - Who Moved My Algorithm?
João, Marie and Jim explore how the rise of AI is reshaping the world of work. They start with Microsoft’s 7,000-person layoff notice and ask whether this signals the end of tech’s boom years—or simply the next step in a fast-moving shift. Then it’s on to Duolingo and Shopify’s bold “AI-first”...
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Ep. 13 - AI Wars: Giants, Startups, and Ethical Boundaries
João, Marie, and Jim explore the future of AI competition, debating whether tech giants or agile startups will prevail. They discuss recent antitrust actions and regulatory changes in the U.S. and EU aimed at reducing monopolies and boosting innovation. Highlighting user convenience and market...
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Ep. 12 - Attention Is All You Need
Marie, Jim, and João discuss balancing personal skill-building with technological ease. Using examples from woodworking, urban-planning videos, and navigating cities, they question when relying on technology becomes freeing and when it risks dulling essential abilities. Marie highlights three...
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Ep. 11 - The Brain Behind the Bot: Decoding AI's Hidden World
Welcome to "In the Long Run," the podcast where we explore technology, data, and AI decision-making. In this episode, Jim and João discuss Anthropic's research on mechanistic interpretability, which aims to reverse-engineer neural networks to understand how AI models actually work. They compare…
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Ep. 10 - Manual Decisions in an Automated World
Welcome to "In the Long Run," the podcast where we explore technology, data, and AI decision-making. Our conversation starts with AI safety, highlighting its paradoxical nature—caught between rapid advancement and existential caution. We discuss the control problem, analogies illustrating…
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Ep. 9 - Recent AI News and a Company in a Box
Welcome to In the Long Run episode 9! Join Joao, Marie, and Jim as they dive into the latest AI breakthroughs, including the launch of cutting-edge foundation models Grok 3, Claude 3.7, and ChatGPT 4.5. They explore the promising potential of OpenAI's DeepResearch initiative and its real-world...
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Ep. 8 - The ChatGPT Enterprise Rollout, Costs, Challenges, and Early Learnings
Welcome to In the Long Run! Scania is now using ChatGPT Enterprise. Joao and Jim discuss how reaching an agreement with OpenAI required time due to legal and security concerns. Once finalised, they planned the ChatGPT Enterprise rollout, launching an early adopters program to test its impact.…
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Ep. 7 - CES 2025, Waymo Robotaxis and reflection on the 12 days of Shipmas
Welcome to In the Long Run! To kick off the new year, Marie, Joao, and Jim cover some of the biggest tech updates: CES 2024 Highlights: Joao and Jim share their experiences from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including Nvidia’s keynote by Jensen Huang. They discuss new graphics…
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Ep. 6 - Beyond Categorization: Exploring the New Frontier of AI
In this In the long run episode, Marie and João discuss the implications of advancements in AI, specifically focusing on the difference between AI systems designed for categorization versus those that generate unpredictable outputs. They explore how these contrasting approaches relate to human...
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Ep. 5 - AI to support decision making
In this episode Marie returns to have an insightful discussion with Jim and Joao around a study called "Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People" focused on computational agents that replicate human behavior across domains. They explore how such solution can be leveraged to support leadership...
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Ep. 4 - "We are hitting a wall" vs "There is no wall"
This episode goes into the ongoing debate about the limits of AI scaling laws and the path toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). With Marie absent, the Joao and Jim explore whether we’re approaching a plateau in AI advancements due to limitations in computing power and data availability....
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Ep. 3 - WorldCoin and the Future of Human Identity
In this episode of In the Long Run, hosts Marie, Joao, and Jim take a good hard look at the complexities of human identity in an increasingly AI-driven world. They discuss WorldCoin, a project co-founded by Sam Altman, which aims to verify human identity through biometric data using “orbs” to...
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Ep. 2 - Understanding AI Agents and the Power of NotebookLM
In this episode of In the Long Run, we go into the intriguing world of AI agents and agentic patterns. They explore what truly defines an AI agent, discuss the differences between agents and agentic frameworks, and consider the implications of integrating more AI agents into our daily lives. The...
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Ep. 1 - AI & Us
In this episode of In the Long Run, Joao, Marie and Jim dive into the exciting world of OpenAI’s latest release—the O1 preview model. Designed to spend more time “thinking” before responding, this new AI model is breaking barriers in complex problem-solving, coding, and mathematics. The hosts...
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"In the Long Run" Podcast – Where technology, organizational change, and strategy collide. Join three experts as they break down the latest tech news, explore how technology is shaping conversations, and offer actionable insights on navigating AI and digital transformation in organizations. Get ahead of the curve and drive your business forward—one episode at a time
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