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
Making impact in Healthcare with AI
The AI Swede of the year (2023) is Max Gordon, and he is also our (returning) guest in this episode of AI-podden! Max is an orthopedic surgeon and Associate professor at Karolinska Institute. Max Gordon shares with us hi…
AI for Sustainability
Nastaran Baleng-Soultani, co-founder of Space Academy and RadCap Ventures shares with us her thoughts about the "AI hype" and the trends of AI startup investments. She describes the ultimate startup settings where she wo…
Do the AI benefits out-weight the risks?
Ather's guest in this episode is Eva Fors, Managing Director of Google Cloud Nordics. Eva and Ather discuss the most recent developments in the AI services provided by Google Cloud and how Google Cloud is feeling the sen…
AI Fashion is here
Carl-Axel Wahlström, AI Artist and Creator of the AI fashion magazine Copy hares with us his experience and journey of using AI in his creative work, where he describes the AI tools he is using as "friends" that he enjoy…
How to do Data Engineering
Lars Albertsson, founder of Scling and one of Scandinavia's most skilled data engineers, with experience from Google and Spotify shares his experience as a pioneer in the data engineering field, what his learnings has be…
Breakthroughs in Efficient Deep Learning
We have great pleasure of hosting Mert Pilanci, Professor at Stanford University. Mert Pilanci shares with us his recent research breakthroughs in machine learning. Mert and his group discovered that the training of shal…
AI in the Security Service
We are excited to host Anders Arpteg this week, Data Science Director of the Swedish Security Service. Anders shares with us the very important role he and his team play in protecting Sweden from bad actors with the help…
How intelligent should AI really be?
Our guest in this episode of AI-podden is Milan Kordestani, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author. Milan, who is a serial entrepreneur, tells us about how a couple of his startups apply AI to help people prepare for intervi…
The status of AI regulations in the US and elsewhere
In this episode, we are hosting two great guests, Reggie Townsend, Vice President, Data Ethics Practice. Member of the Biden AI Advisory Committee, and Josefin Rosén, Head of AI at the SAS Institute. We discussed broadly…
Fraud prevention and anti-money laundering with AI
AI-podden with Stephanie Ora and Mark Thundercliffe, SAS Institute. Stephanie and Mark discuss the role of AI, data, and analytics for risk management. We get some examples of how AI could be used to mitigate risks such…
