In this month's AI news update episode, our hosts Ather Gattami and Anders Arpteg discuss all the latest AI breakthroughs, from OpenAI's Sora 2 and Claude 4.5 to Gemini 2.5 and Grok 4 - and the massive infrastructure race behind them, including the $500 billion Stargate project and Elon Musk's Colossus 2 data center. They explore OpenAI's move toward productisation with its "Instant Checkout" feature, Microsoft's "Vibe Working", and Google's browser-integrated Gemini, before highlighting DeepMind's progress on the Navier–Stokes problem. The episode ends on an optimistic note: AI's power lies in augmenting, not replacing, human capability.
AI-podden
Hosted by Ather Gattami, AI-podden has become a central voice in the Swedish conversation on artificial intelligence. This isn't a dry technical lecture; it's a series of grounded discussions that explore how these rapid technological shifts are reshaping our world in real time. Each episode brings in a different perspective, featuring guests from across the spectrum of society-from researchers and entrepreneurs to policymakers and cultural critics. You'll hear thoughtful analysis on the latest developments, but also practical conversations about ethics, societal impact, and the human stories behind the algorithms. Tuning into this podcast means getting a clearer, more nuanced picture of the forces defining our future, moving beyond the headlines to understand the true stakes and opportunities of AI. It’s that commitment to diverse, substantive dialogue that has made it one of the country's most popular listens in technology and news.
Podcast Episodes
A Look Back, a Glance Ahead: AI in 2026
Happy New Year listeners! In our first AI-Podden news update of 2026, our hosts Ather Gattami and Anders Arpteg, reflect on the key highlights of AI in 2025 and what lies ahead. They discuss OpenAI's loss of momentum, Go…
AI-Podden News - November
In this months November news update, our hosts; Ather Gattami and Anders Arpteg, recap November's biggest AI shifts. Google's Gemini 3 Pro taking the lead, OpenAI facing pressure over massive infrastructure bets and AGI…
AI-Podden News - October
In October's AI news update, Ather Gattami and Anders Arpteg discuss OpenAI's transition to a full for-profit structure, the rollout of in-chat shopping, and its new browser. They clarify what Google's "Quantum Echoes" a…
Dreamforce 2025 & The Next Generation of Agentic AI
In this special episode, our host Ather Gattami interviews Jayesh Govindarajan, EVP at Salesforce AI and AgentForce, live at Dreamforce in San Francisco, where Salesforce unveiled major advances in agentic AI including A…
How Kyndryl Powers Global Infrastructure
In this episode, our host Ather Gattami, speaks with Beda Grahn, Managing Director at Kyndryl Nordics & Baltics, about how they use AI to manage and modernize the core infrastructure around the globe. From banking system…
AI Mode: A Google Reveal
In this very special episode, our host Ather Gattami welcomes Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google Search, to reveal some truly exciting Google news: the global rollout of AI Mode. This new feature introduces conversatio…
AI-Podden News - August
In the latest AI-Podden news episode, our hosts Ather Gattami and Anders Arpteg, discussed insights from a recent Stockholm AI event with Mistral and Anthropic, covering debates on open-source vs. open weights, safety-fi…
AI-Podden News - Summer
In this week's update, host Ather Gattami is joined by regular guest Anders Arpteg, Head of AI and Data at GlobalConnect, to unpack the summer's biggest AI developments. They review the release of GPT-5, which introduced…
The Man Behind the Mic.
In this special summer episode, we do something a bit different. Our usal host Ather Gattami steps into the guest seat and is interviewed by close friend; Joseph Michael, Venture Partnerships at Google. Ather shares his…
AI-Podden News - June (with Anders Arpteg)
In this episode, Ather Gattami and one of our favourite guests; Anders Arpteg, Head of AI and Data at GlobalConnect, explore Meta's shifting AI strategy, including its investment in Scale AI amid doubts about LeCun's JEP…