Sadie St Lawrence joins Jon Krohn to discuss what to expect from the AI industry in 2026. Sadie and Jon talk through what they think will be the five biggest trends in AI, hand out awards for the best moments, comebacks, and disappointments in AI in 2025, and review how their predictions for 2025 played out. Hear Sadie’s five exciting predictions for 2026, from emerging jobs in AI to an important return to the drawing board!



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In this episode you will learn:

 * (11:36) Recapping Sadie and Jon’s predictions for 2025                     
 * (26:54) The SuperDataScience Awards in AI                                       
 * (49:05) Prediction #1 for AI in 2026                                            
 * (52:13) Prediction #2 for AI in 2026                        
 * (53:33) Prediction #3 for AI in 2026
 * (57:54) Prediction #4 for AI in 2026                        
 * (1:01:01) Prediction #5 for AI in 2026 
   

955: Nested Learning, Spatial Intelligence and the AI Trends of 2026, with Sadie St. Lawrence

Jon Krohn wraps up 2025 with his thoughts on how agentic AI has become as much a resounding success as an annoying buzzword for many in the tech industry, why such promising developments in generative AI mean that well-prepared, secured data will be ever more crucial, and Jon’s hopes for a better year for everyone across the world in 2026. 


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954: Recap of 2025 and Wishing You a Wonderful 2026

Dell Technologies’ John Roese talks to Jon Krohn about the phenomenon of “agent-washing”, his contribution to Dell’s incredible revenue boost in 2025, and why “knowledge layers” will be crucial to future tech. Hear also John’s predictions for where AI is going to lead us in 2026, from better, clearer governance, data management methods and definitions for agentic AI, to systems that keep AI tools and our data running and secure with the help of “AI factories” and “sovereign AI”. 



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In this episode you will learn:

 * (01:31) John Roese’s predictions for AI in 2026
 * (11:28) How John increased ROI at Dell Technologies
 * (18:59) John’s predictions for AI in 2026
 * (40:13) How Dell’s clients are using AI factories

953: Beyond “Agent Washing”: AI Systems That Actually Deliver ROI, with Dell’s Global CTO John Roese

“The Fit Data Scientist” newsletter author Pénélope Lafeuille talks to Jon Krohn about how to give your all at work, offering her top tips for a healthy body and a healthy mind. Learn why “The SuperDataScience Podcast” made it onto her top 3 data science podcasts, and why following your passion can pay off in dividends for your career.


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952: How to Avoid Burnout and Get Promoted, with “The Fit Data Scientist” Penelope Lafeuille

VP of Engineering at Dropbox Josh Clemm speaks to Jon Krohn about consolidating search tools across apps with the AI-powered workspace, Dropbox Dash, the new collaborative AI systems that enhance interoperability between team members and their projects, and how to avoid “context rot”. Dropbox Dash gives users the best of Dropbox’s cloud storage and search functions, plus a “universal search” ability to locate information across multimedia and apps. “AI really needs to understand you and your team, first and foremost, and all that connected data,” says Josh.


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In this episode you will learn:

 * (01:07) All about Dropbox Dash
 * (10:00) The benefits of browser-embedded AI
 * (22:17) Why context engineering is so critical to agentic systems 
 * (37:51) How creating apps helps tech leadership 
 * (48:39) When to decide to use data versus intuition

951: Context Engineering, Multiplayer AI and Effective Search, with Dropbox’s Josh Clemm

In this special holiday episode, the SuperDataScience Podcast team comes together to wish you happy holidays and thank you for listening throughout the year. Team members from around the world share warm greetings in their own voices and languages as we reflect on another year of learning, curiosity, and community. From all of us at SDS, we wish you a joyful holiday season and look forward to bringing you more data science, machine learning, and AI content in the year ahead.


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950: Happy Holidays from All of Us at the SuperDataScience Podcast

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

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