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Mixture of Experts

Welcome to Mixture of Experts, your weekly deep dive into the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence—bringing you insightful discussions on the latest AI trends, innovations, and their impact on business. From breakthrough research to practical applications, each episode offers a…

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 40 min
Latest: 9 Oct 2026
Language: English

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9 Oct 2026 · 35 min

OpenAI's always-on agents, 700+ math manuscripts & HackerRank's AI interviewer

Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Can AI take mathematics beyond human understanding? This week on Mixture of Experts, host David Zax is joined by Kush Varshney, Skyler Speakman, and Utsav Dholakia. First, OpenAI introduces Dots at DevDay, and Utsav shares his firsthand impressions as the panel discusses whether persistent AI agents can truly work independently. Next, OpenAI releases more than 700...

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S1 · E127 · 2 Oct 2026 · 32 min
OpenAI cancels Astra release, Sonnet 5.5 & what Meta Muse means for work
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts What makes an AI company pull the plug on a model release? This week on Mixture of Experts, our newly minted full-time host David Zax is joined by Chris Hay, Madison Gooch, and Ash Minhas. First, OpenAI cancels the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, as the panel debates whether self-restraint is becoming a competitive advantage in AI or just good marketing. Then, Anthropic releases...
S1 · E126 · 25 Sep 2026 · 39 min
New frontier AI models, TypeSafe’s Jev AI, & NASA’s IBM collab
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It's been a wild week in AI, and on episode 126 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax talk to panelists Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Gabe Goodhart and Martin Keen to discuss what all these releases have in common: efficiency. We start with the model release pile-up. Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 5.5, and OpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol and Luna. Opus 5.5 is 20%...
S1 · E125 · 18 Sep 2026 · 39 min
Pacing the AI frontier, IBM Granite 4.2 & Meta’s Muse assistant
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts On episode 125 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax are joined by Mihai Criveti and Abraham Daniels to discuss the back and forth of frontier AI development, IBM’s latest Granite news, and what’s next for personal agents. We open with the biggest story in tech: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call to pump the brakes on frontier AI development. In a widely...
S1 · E124 · 11 Sep 2026 · 33 min
OpenAI talks GPT-6 Astra and Millenium Prize, researchers create WeWorm exploit & IBM’s US Open app
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It's been a week that proves AI is moving faster than anyone can fully keep up with, unless you’ve got a good backhand. On episode 124 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host David Zax are joined by Bri Kopecki, Aaron Baughman, and Olivia Buzek to talk about new advances from OpenAI, new cybersecurity threats, and new tools for US Open fans from IBM. First, OpenAI...
S1 · E123 · 4 Sep 2026 · 35 min
Anthropic reveals Claude updates and new hardware guidelines, OpenAI talks rogue agents, and Runway debuts Solaris
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts On episode 123 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang and co-host Sascha Brodsky are joined by Chris Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Kush Varshney to discuss this week’s full slate of frontier AI news. First, Anthropic introduced Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1, positioning them as its most advanced models yet for coding and knowledge work. New benchmark records and...
S1 · E122 · 28 Aug 2026 · 31 min
IBM’s mainframe chip collab, NVIDIA’s Poolside deal & Ox Alpha’s reveal
On episode 122 of Mixture of Experts, hosts Tim Hwang and Aili McConnon are joined by Gabe Goodhart, Ash Minhas, Skyler Speakman to talk hot chips, mystery models, and major money moves. We open with IBM's Hot Chips conference reveal of its dual-architecture mainframe processor built with Arm that lets IBM Z and LinuxONE systems run Arm-native Linux workloads right alongside z/OS. We break down what this means for enterprises balancing legacy reliability with the fast-moving Arm software...
S1 · E121 · 21 Aug 2026 · 36 min
Stripe buys OpenRouter, Ramp’s AI Index & IBM’s OpenAI deal
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts This week on Mixture of Experts, we talk partnerships, purchases, and predictions surrounding the AI industry's financial infrastructure. But first our panelists dive into IBM's newly announced collaboration with OpenAI, under which IBM Consulting will train and certify consultants on OpenAI's tools to bolster the company’s push toward enterprise deployments. Then we turn to...
S1 · E120 · 14 Aug 2026 · 37 min
IBM’s cloud collab, Meta’s Muse Glimmer & OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts This week on Mixture of Experts, our team of panelists talk about big infrastructure changes and small models. IBM is teaming up with Together AI on a multi-year deal to build a massive inference cluster on IBM Cloud, powered by NVIDIA's newest chips. The goal: cheaper, faster access to open-source AI models for enterprises, with the cluster expected to go live in early 2027....
S1 · E119 · 7 Aug 2026 · 40 min
Anthropic’s sandbox breach, EU’s AI transparency push and DeepSeek’s cost-cutting model
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts It seems OpenAI isn’t the only AI company dealing with badly behaving models. On this week’s episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang, joined by Bri Kopecki, Olivia Buzek, and Gabe Goodhart, discusses the latest sandbox breaches by both Anthropic and Meta, all stemming from misconfigurations during evaluation tests. Are these covert attacks from AI companies simple...
S1 · E118 · 31 Jul 2026 · 38 min
AI Security Costs Rise: Cost of a Data Breach Report & Claude Opus 5
Read the 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report → https://www.ibm.com/reports/data-breach Are AI-powered cyberattacks getting cheaper while defenses get more expensive? This week on Mixture of Experts Tim Hwang is joined by Nathalie Baracaldo, Kush Varshney, and Mihai Criveti to break down IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026, and AI dominates this year’s report. Next, Anthropic dropped Claude Opus 5, a cost-effective alternative to Fable, but is it better? Next, we analyze David Zax’s...
S1 · E117 · 24 Jul 2026 · 48 min
OpenAI hacks Hugging Face in security test gone wrong
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts AI can escape its sandbox, should we be worried? This week on Mixture of Experts, Jjoin host Tim Hwang and panelists Olivia Buzek, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and Ambhi Ganesan. First, we unpack a stunning security incident where OpenAI's model broke containment during testing, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, and compromised Hugging Face's production database. Next, Claude’s...
S1 · E116 · 17 Jul 2026 · 39 min
Thinking Machines Lab drops Inkling & Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsIs customizable intelligence the future of AI? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Aaron Baughman, Chris Hay and Merve Unuvar to analyze Thinking Machines’ first model release, Inkling. Next, Meta makes its comeback with Muse Spark 1.1, positioning itself as the most economical model built for scale. Then, OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol achieves an 8% score on...
S1 · E115 · 10 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Reddit cracks down on AI slop & the future of AI compute
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Can you trade GPU compute like oil futures? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Mihai Criveti, Rynne Whitnah and Gabe Goodhart. First, we explore Reddit's aggressive new strategy to combat AI-generated spam and bots threatening platform authenticity. Next, we dive deep into Anthropic's Economic Index from June 2026. The report reveals how people...
S1 · E114 · 3 Jul 2026 · 41 min
GPT-5.6 Sol, AI investing & FIFA’s AI playbook
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-expertsAre the new safety guardrails on GPT-5.6 Sol a breakthrough? This week Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Lauren McHugh Olende and Kush Varshney to debrief OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 Sol. The panel compares the new generation of models to Anthropic’s Mythos. Next, there’s growing skepticism from Wall Street around AI, we unpack the concerns about infrastructure costs, memory shortages...
S1 · E113 · 26 Jun 2026 · 51 min
New AI models, token minimization and IBM’s new sub-1nm chip
Learn more about IBM’s new chip technology → https://research.ibm.com/blog/sub-1nm-node-chips IBM debuts world’s first 0.7nm chip technology! This week on Mixture of Experts, Sascha Brodsky sits down with Huiming Bu, VP of Silicon Technology R&D for a special segment diving into a major semiconductor breakthrough. Then, host Tim Hwang is joined by Abraham Daniels, Gabe Goodhart and Martin Keen. Our expert panel debriefs the new AI models: Sakana Fugu, which reports higher performance...
S1 · E112 · 19 Jun 2026 · 40 min
Microsoft’s new AI models & bots dominate the internet
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Are AI agents taking over the internet? This week on Mixture of Experts, Tim Hwang is joined by Ambhi Ganesan, Rynne Whitnah and Sandi Besen. First, a Cloudflare study reveals that agentic AI bots now generate 57.4% of web requests globally, with humans accounting for just 42.6%. Our experts debate whether this signals a fundamental shift in how we interact with the web—or if...
S1 · E111 · 12 Jun 2026 · 35 min
Claude Fable 5 & Apple’s NVIDIA deal
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is Claude Fable 5 worth the hype? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Christopher Hay, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Volkmar Uhlig to debrief about Anthropic’s new releases. Our experts analyze the tier routing system inn Claude’s Fable 5, a Mythos-class model. Next, at WWDC 2026, Apple announced it’s abandoning on-device AI promise to partner with NVIDIA...
S1 · E110 · 5 Jun 2026 · 46 min
The future of software engineering, tokenmaxxing and AI in higher education
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts How is the role of a software engineer changing? This week on Mixture of Experts, we are live from IBM's One Madison office for New York Tech Week, guest host Aili McConnon is joined by Neil Sundaresan, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Thiru Venkatachalam. First, we dissect how software engineering is changing in the era of AI. Next, tokenmaxxing is back in the headlines as companies...
S1 · E109 · 29 May 2026 · 46 min
Agent control planes & OpenAI model solves Erdős
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Are AI agents creative geniuses or controlled chaos waiting to happen? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Mihai Criveti, Olivia Buzek and Akash Srivastava. First, with companies running hundreds of ungoverned agents, we discuss why observability, policy enforcement, and kill switches are non-negotiable. We discuss the enterprise agent explosion and the...
S1 · E108 · 22 May 2026 · 50 min
AI at college graduations and why Claude blackmails
AI isn’t just a tool anymore—it’s forcing us to rethink ownership, trust and creativity. This week on Mixture of Experts, the team explores a wave of stories highlighting both the promise and the perils of AI adoption. We start with a surprising shift in public sentiment, as younger generations question AI’s impact on their futures—raising questions about control, opportunity and where humans fit in. Next, we dig into new Microsoft research showing that even top-tier models can corrupt data...
S1 · E107 · 15 May 2026 · 40 min
AI skills security, Open AI Deployment Company & zero days
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is the AI cybersecurity nightmare closer than we realize? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kush Varshney, Aaron Baughman, and special guests Dustin Haywood (Evil Mog) and Briana Frank. We tackle three critical developments reshaping enterprise AI. First, IBM Research debuts MELLEA, a skills compiler that transforms natural language AI agent skills...
S1 · E106 · 8 May 2026 · 30 min
Live from Think 2026: AI operating model, VC funding & CAIO evolution
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts We are live from IBM Think 2026! This week on Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang and panelists Ambhi Ganesan, Hillery Hunter and special guest Tim Crawford from AVOA. We analyze IBM’s new AI operating model and provide reactions on the releases from the conference floor. Next, the IBM Institute for Business Value released its annual CEO study revealing that 64% of CEOs are...
S1 · E105 · 30 Apr 2026 · 48 min
Granite 4.1, IBM Bob & the quantum computing future
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts What do enterprises need to make AI work? This week on Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang and panelists Marina Danilevsky, Gabe Goodhart, Kaoutar El Maghraoui, and special guest Jamie Garcia. First, we break down IBM Granite 4.1, a family of specialized multimodal models for vision, speech, and embedding tasks, and Project Bob, an agentic coding assistant. Next, we analyze...
S1 · E104 · 24 Apr 2026 · 40 min
Apple’s new CEO & how AI understands intent
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Will Apple finally get AI right? This week on Mixture of Experts, we analyze Apple's latest move to appoint a new CEO—John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, is next in line. Next, how does AI really understand customer intent? Our experts break down search optimization and the practical implications for businesses implementing AI-powered search. Then, we...
S1 · E50 · 23 Apr 2026 · 38 min
AI on IBM z17, Meta's Llama 4 and Google Cloud Next 2025
IBM z17 is here! In episode 50 of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kate Soule, Shobhit Varshney and Hillery Hunter to debrief the launch of a new mainframe with robust AI infrastructure. Next, Meta dropped Llama 4 over the weekend;, how's it going? Then, Shobhit is recording live from Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, along with Gemini 2.5 Pro. What are some of the most exciting announcements? Finally, the Pew Research Center shows perception of AI, how does this...
S1 · E103 · 17 Apr 2026 · 53 min
Claude Opus 4.7, Apple’s AI glasses and Allbirds AI pivot
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Anthropic dropped Claude Opus 4.7, what’s new with this release? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Chris Hay, Abraham Daniels and Lauren McHugh-Ollende. First, a special segment with Chris Hay and Aili McConnon analyze Anthropic's surprise release of Claude Opus 4.7 and what it means for the AI model race. Next, Apple is back with a bold three-pronged...
S1 · E102 · 10 Apr 2026 · 49 min
Claude Mythos, Project Glasswing and AI cybersecurity risks
Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Is your infrastructure safe from the next generation of AI? This week on Mixture of Experts host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Martin Keen. First, Anthropic's Project Glasswing reveals why the company won't release its Mythos model andour experts discuss AI security. Next, OpenAI and Anthropic financials reveal divergent strategies—OpenAI leads consumer AI...
S1 · E101 · 3 Apr 2026 · 38 min
SpaceX IPO & AI data centers in space
Is AI infrastructure moving to space? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Gabe Goodhart, Mihai Criveti and Sandi Besen to break down SpaceX's IPO filing targeting AI and orbital infrastructure. Our experts analyze IBM's latest research on orbital AI infrastructure and what this means for the future of compute. Next, we tackle Bluesky's new AI tool, Attie, which became the platform's 2nd most blocked account. What went wrong with this chatbot rollout? Then, we discuss...
S1 · E100 · 27 Mar 2026 · 40 min
AI agent adoption: From scientists to CFOs
Unlock new value with trusted, autonomous AI, talk with your rep for attendance options Think 2026 – May 4-7 in Boston → https://ibm.biz/BdpMzG From GPT-2 chatbot to GPT-5.3! In this milestone 100th episode of Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Ritika Gunnar, Volkmar Uhlig and Kaoutar El Maghraoui, to explore how AI has evolved since episode 1. First, a homeowner uses ChatGPT to sell his house over realtor estimates—sparking debate about AI democratizing expertise versus...

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