Alex “Sandy” Pentland, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science at MIT and Fellow at Stanford, speaks to Jon Krohn about his new book, Shared Wisdom, why he attributes AI to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and why those risks to society could still be relevant today. We can only achieve better system performance, Alex says, when we build tools that keep step with the way that people make decisions. Listen to the episode to hear Alex talk about how he is helping make AI agents work for individuals rather than the companies that develop them, and his work in making sure that systems operate consistently and fairly across the world.



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In this episode you will learn:

 * (02:19) About Alex Pentland’s new book, Shared Wisdom                    
 * (16:00) About loyalagents.org
 * (28:36) Why we need data unions
 * (34:02) The governance of AI
 * (41:24) How to measure the social impact of AI projects

949: Why AI Keeps Failing Society, with Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland

In this November episode of “In Case You Missed It” series, Jon Krohn selects his favorite clips from the month. Hear from Shirish Gupta and Tyler Cox (Episode 939), Vikoy Pandey (Episode 941), Marc Dupuis (Episode 937), and Maya Ackerman (Episode 943) on getting back to human motivation and the importance of evaluating the tools and data we use. 



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 948: In Case You Missed It in November 2025  

Jeff Li tells Jon Krohn what it's like to work at scale as a data scientist and a machine learning engineer at Netflix, Spotify and DoorDash, as well as how to get a foot in the door at these companies. Jeff also discusses how to run forecasts and trends, and how to read their results. Listen to hear Jeff Li discuss how Spotify became a podcast powerhouse, his startup move.ai, and the tools he uses every day.


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In this episode you will learn:

 * (09:05) Forecasting in data science               
 * (23:33) How to get a data science job at Netflix    
 * (30:06) Jeff’s experience on launching an AI startup     
 * (51:57) Jeff’s AI toolkit                                  

947: How to Get Hired at Top Firms like Netflix and Spotify, with Jeff Li

Jon Krohn looks into the benefits of robotaxis, from safety to affordability, in this Five-Minute Friday. Hear about Waymo’s partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, the latest safety studies concerning driverless vehicles, and a case for robotaxis becoming the preferred method of transport in the US, where households spend roughly 15% of their budget on vehicle ownership.


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946: How Robotaxis Are Transforming Cities

Is there humor in data? Joel Beasley, host of Modern CTO, tells Jon Krohn how he used AI to turn his sights to stand-up comedy. He also shares his tips on tech leadership that he learned from his popular podcast, Modern CTO, and how he is using generative AI as a collaborative partner in his creative work.



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In this episode you will learn:

 * (02:14) Joel Beasley on his comedy career
 * (19:04) Applying the ‘memory palace’ technique
 * (22:28) About The Modern CTO Podcast
 * (36:24) Leadership advice from The Modern CTO

945: AI is a Joke, with Joel Beasley

Google is steaming ahead with launching its top-league new Gemini 3 Pro model across their product suite, from Google Search to Vertex AI cloud services. The multinational tech company is also letting eager early adopters like Wayfair and GitHub. Get all the detailed data, its performance across hard-to-game industry benchmarks, and what this all means for the way you use generative AI, in this week’s episode.


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944: Gemini 3 Pro: Google’s Back on Top

Creative human-AI partnerships and AI-generated music: WaveAI CEO and co-founder Maya Ackerman speaks with Jon Krohn about learning to see – and accept – AI’s potential as a creative partner in a human-centric, AI-forward future. Listen to the episode to hear Maya Ackerman discuss reframing hallucination as a creative force, her work at WaveAI, and how to push the boundaries of creativity using generative AI.


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In this episode you will learn:

 * (05:20) Maya’s challenge to anthropocentrism
 * (19:26) How to compose music with AI
 * (28:13) How to invest in creative empowerment
 * (32:18) How to produce genuinely creative artworks through AI
 * (44:58) The future of GenAI

943: Creative Machines: AI in Music and Art, with Prof. Maya Ackerman

What’s on the horizon for AI? Jon Krohn wades through opinions from more than experts, curated by the Longitudinal Expert AI Panel (LEAP), about what we can expect from the industry. From estimates on AI-assisted workers through energy consumption to AI performance in highly skilled domains, find out just how much LEAP thinkers believe AI is permeating our daily work and life in this Five-Minute Friday. 


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942: Odds of AGI by 2040? LEAP Expert Forecasts and Workforce Implications

Vijoy Pandey imagines a bold new society in which agents and humans make scientific discoveries and complete physical tasks together, and he tells Jon Krohn about his work at AGNTCY, Cisco’s open-source platform for the Internet of Agents. Listen to the episode to hear Vijoy Pandey talk about how a future society in which multi-agents and humans interact may be a real possibility, what TCP/IP is, how to find trustworthy AI agents, and how to get your hands on AGNTCY today!


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In this episode you will learn:

 * (02:37) All about AGNTCY                 
 * (12:04) How an agent-human society might function
 * (15:19) What an “Internet of Agents” means
 * (27:17) The future of access management
 * (41:39) How to trust AI agents
 * (48:49) How to get started with AGNTCY

941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey

Jon Krohn curates a selection of clips from the month that was. Hear from the orchestrators of an expanding AI universe in this episode of In Case You Missed It, with news, views and groundbreaking ideas from Sheamus McGovern, Jerry Yurchisin, Stephanie Hare, Larissa Schneider, and Adrian Kosowsky. We cover baby dragons, the Hippocratic Oath, and, of course, all the latest in artificial intelligence!



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SDS 940: In Case You Missed It in October 2025  

The Super Data Science podcast with Jon Krohn brings you the latest and most
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topics from across both academia and industry. As the quantity of data on our
planet doubles every couple of years and this trend is set to continue for
decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make an
enormous impact in your lifetime. Whether you're curious about getting started
in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to
understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes
into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for
you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data
collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software
engineering, real-world applications, and commercialization − everything you
need to crush it with data science.

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