In Machines We Trust
Host Jennifer Strong thoughtfully examines the far-reaching impact of artificial intelligence on our daily lives. Produced by MIT Technology Review, the podcast explores the rise of AI through the voices of people reckoning with the power of the technology, and by taking listeners up close with the inventors and founders whose ambitions are fueling the development of new forms of AI.
1
I Was There When: Robots Learned to Run
An oral history project from the In Machines We Trust podcast
15 min
2
The AI of the beholder
A look back at our reporting on beauty filters.
21 min
3
In the cockpit with AI
The second of a two-part series
26 min
4
Who watches AI watching students?
An encore edition from season four
21 min
5
AI enters the dogfight
Artificial intelligence agents successfully pilot fighter jet
19 min
6
Aging with robots
How artificial intelligence is being used to support the elderly.
22 min
7
The AI in the newsroom
We explore how journalists are using ChatGPT and other generative AI.
18 min
8
Live: Automating Agriculture
A conversation taped before a live audience.
18 min
9
House training a robot
An investigation of leaked training data from MIT Technology Review
15 min
10
Audio Postcard: How to test a satellite
We tour a satellite factory in San Franciso.
14 min
11
Live: Exploring AI's evolution
A conversation taped before a live audience.
22 min
12
Update: How games teach AI to learn for itself
Like humans, AI learns new skills through play. But unlike the natural world, AI can process years of training in a single day.
26 min
13
Harvesting the future with AI and satellites
Part two of a miniseries
20 min
14
The future of farming lies in space
The first of a two-part series.
17 min
15
Optimizing for convenience
Retailers are rethinking the shopping experience.
14 min
16
Encore: When Your Face is Your Ticket
20 min
17
Update: How pricing algorithms learn to collude
Part-three of a series on automation and our wallets.
25 min
18
Encore: Want a job? The AI will see you now.
Part-two of an investigation into automated hiring practices.
29 min
19
Farming a war zone
Shortages of farm supplies in Ukraine might accelerate the adoption of precision technologies.
17 min
20
Live: What’s next for space research?
Astronaut Michael López-Alegría on the path forward for research in low Earth orbit
23 min
21
Decoding a future of fire
Part two of our series on wildfires.
19 min
22
How AI watches wildfires
Part one a two-part series on wildfires.
17 min
23
I Was There When: AI replicated Darth Vader
An oral history project from the In Machines We Trust podcast
12 min
24
AI finds its voice
An encore edition from season two
27 min
25
I Was There When: AI mastered chess
An oral history project from the In Machines We Trust podcast
10 min