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Eye On A.I.

Eye On A.I.

By: Craig S. Smith
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Eye on A.I. is a biweekly podcast, hosted by longtime New York Times correspondent Craig S. Smith. In each episode, Craig will talk to people making a difference in artificial intelligence. The podcast aims to put incremental advances into a broader context and consider the global implications of the developing technology. AI is about to change your world, so pay attention.Eye On A.I.
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  • #328 Kevin Tian: Exploring Doppel's AI-Native Social Engineering Defense Platform
    Mar 27 2026

    AI is changing more than just productivity.

    It's changing what we can trust.

    In this episode, Kevin Tian, Co-founder and CEO of Doppel, breaks down how AI is enabling a new wave of social engineering attacks—from deepfake phone calls to impersonation across LinkedIn, YouTube, and search engines.

    The reality is this:
    Deepfakes are just one part of a much bigger problem.

    Attackers are now operating across multiple channels at once, using AI to manipulate people, not just systems. And as these attacks scale, the real risk isn't just fraud or data loss—it's the erosion of trust in everything we see online.

    Kevin explains how Doppel is building an AI-native defense platform to detect, map, and shut down these attacks in real time, and why the future of cybersecurity will be defined by AI vs AI.

    If you're thinking about AI, security, or the future of trust online—this conversation is essential.


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    (00:00) AI Deepfakes & The Collapse of Trust
    (01:56) Why "Social Engineering" Is Bigger Than Phishing
    (05:20) Deepfakes, Misinformation & Multi-Channel Attacks
    (09:16) The Rise of Deepfake Phone Calls
    (12:43) How Attackers Manipulate AI & Search Results
    (14:39) The Origin Story Behind Doppel
    (18:55) How Doppel Detects & Stops Attacks in Real Time
    (22:55) Can Attackers Misuse AI Defense Tools?
    (24:26) How to Tell What's Real vs Fake Online
    (28:20) What Is Human Risk Management?
    (30:36) AI vs AI: The Future of Cyber Defense
    (34:04) What CEOs Must Do About AI Threats
    (37:18) Working with Platforms Like YouTube & LinkedIn
    (39:52) Can We Ever Fully Stop Deepfakes?
    (44:40) How Doppel Works for Enterprises

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    48 mins
  • #327 Baris Gultekin: The Next Phase of AI - Agents That Understand Your Company's Data
    Mar 19 2026

    This episode is sponsored by Modulate.

    Meet Velma, voice AI that detects tone, intent, and stress:http://preview.modulate.ai

    Baris Gultekin, Head of AI at Snowflake, breaks down how enterprise AI is actually being built, deployed, and scaled today. From running AI directly inside governed data environments to enabling natural language access across entire organizations, this conversation explores the shift from experimentation to real-world impact.

    You'll learn why Snowflake's core philosophy centers around bringing AI to the data, how data agents are transforming decision-making across teams, and what it takes to build trustworthy AI systems with governance, guardrails, and high-quality retrieval at the core.

    Baris also shares how leading companies are already saving thousands of hours through AI-driven automation, why culture and leadership determine AI success, and what the future looks like as agents move from pilots to full-scale production.

    If you want to understand where enterprise AI is actually headed and what separates hype from real execution, this episode breaks it down.

    (00:00) The Evolution of Snowflake AI

    (01:40) Baris Gultekin: Background & AI Mission

    (02:59) Why AI Must Run Next to Data

    (04:29) Inside Snowflake's AI Infrastructure

    (09:08) Model Choice vs Product Layer Strategy

    (12:16) Building Trust: Governance, Guardrails & Quality

    (16:01) How Enterprise Agents Are Built & Orchestrated

    (20:10) AI Adoption Across the Entire Organization

    (24:39) Reasoning vs Retrieval: What Matters More

    (27:43) Real Use Case: Faster Decision-Making with AI

    (31:44) AI as a Co-Pilot for Leaders

    (36:52) Preparing Data for AI at Scale

    (38:46) What the AI Data Cloud Really Means

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    42 mins
  • #326 Zuzanna Stamirowska: Inside Pathway's AI Systems That Work with Live, Real-Time Data
    Mar 11 2026

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    In this episode of the Eye on AI, Craig Smith speaks with Zuzanna Stamirowska about how Pathway is enabling AI systems to work with live, continuously updating data.

    Most AI applications rely on static datasets that quickly become outdated. Pathway takes a different approach, allowing developers to build AI systems that process real-time data streams, keeping models, knowledge bases, and AI agents constantly up to date.

    Craig and Zuzanna explore why real-time data may be critical for the next generation of LLM applications, RAG systems, and enterprise AI infrastructure, and what it takes to build AI that can operate in a constantly changing world.

    Subscribe for more conversations with the researchers and builders shaping the future of AI.



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    (00:00) The Core Problem: Why Today's AI Lacks Memory

    (03:16) Pathway's Mission to Bring Memory Into AI

    (04:53) Zuzanna's Background in Complexity Science

    (10:30) Why Transformers Reset Like "Groundhog Day"

    (14:34) The Brain-Inspired Dragon Hatchling Architecture

    (23:59) How the Network Learns and Builds Connections

    (37:38) Performance vs Transformers on Language Tasks

    (49:37) Productizing the Technology With NVIDIA and AWS

    (54:23) Can Memory Solve AI Hallucinations?

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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