Podcast · 84 episodes
Talking AI
by HatchWorks · English
Welcome to the Talking AI podcast, where we dive deep into the world of artificial intelligence with host Matt Paige. Formerly known as the Built Right podcast, Talking AI brings you insightful conversations with AI experts, founders of AI products, and industry leaders who are leveraging AI in their businesses. Whether you're an AI expert or a beginner, our episodes will help you understand how AI technology works and how early adopters are deriving value from it.
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AI Hasn’t Crossed the Chasm to Teams: Inside Superhuman’s Bet on Collaborative AgentsWhy AI productivity “stalls” for teams while individuals get faster, and how Superhuman (formerly Coda) is building collaborative, AI-native “last mile” agents that operate in shared team context…29 Sep 2026 · 42 min
From Coding Agents to AI Coworkers: Where Verifiability Ends and Taste BeginsCoding agents as general-purpose agents; where verifiability ends and “taste” begins; AI labor cost/control, token-budget efficiency, context engineering, and human/agent roles in future…15 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Why the Future of AI May Be Smaller: The Rise of Domain-Specific ModelsThe episode argues that AI’s “next frontier” may be smaller, domain-specific language models paired with deterministic (rule-based) software, especially for legal risk and other high-stakes,…1 Sep 2026 · 52 min
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AI Hasn’t Crossed the Chasm to Teams: Inside Superhuman’s Bet on Collaborative AgentsWhy AI productivity “stalls” for teams while individuals get faster, and how Superhuman (formerly Coda) is building collaborative, AI-native “last mile” agents that operate in shared team context…29 Sep 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
From Coding Agents to AI Coworkers: Where Verifiability Ends and Taste BeginsCoding agents as general-purpose agents; where verifiability ends and “taste” begins; AI labor cost/control, token-budget efficiency, context engineering, and human/agent roles in future…15 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 20 chapters
Why the Future of AI May Be Smaller: The Rise of Domain-Specific ModelsThe episode argues that AI’s “next frontier” may be smaller, domain-specific language models paired with deterministic (rule-based) software, especially for legal risk and other high-stakes,…1 Sep 2026 · 52 min · 28 chapters
More Agents Than Employees: How Zapier Disrupted Itself Before AI CouldZapier’s internal “Code Red” after GPT-4, and how Zapier thinks about agents, deterministic vs agentic workflows, model routing/efficiency, evals, and shifting from individual to institutional AI.18 Aug 2026 · 40 min · 20 chapters
The State of AI 2026 Mid-Year Reality CheckMid-year 2026 “reality check” on AI’s state and enterprise implications, arguing that capability has advanced, but ROI now depends on execution, data/workflow integration, and adoption.11 Aug 2026 · 57 min · 21 chapters
Context, Control, Collaboration: Why Capability Was Never the BottleneckWhy enterprise AI underperforms despite better models—because capability isn’t the bottleneck; value depends on context, control, and collaboration, plus execution through people/process/tech.4 Aug 2026 · 46 min · 18 chapters
Past the Productivity Ceiling: Rebuilding the Enterprise from First PrinciplesEnterprise AI should move beyond incremental efficiency gains toward rebuilding workflows from first principles, using governance, context/traceability, and agentic orchestration across the full SDLC…22 Jul 2026 · 48 min · 24 chapters
The VC's Lens: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of DefensibilityHow “defensibility” in AI shifts from better frontier models to unique data, enterprise workflows/agent systems, integrations, UX, and trust/compliance; plus VC perspective on AI adoption and…7 Jul 2026 · 42 min · 23 chapters
99% Correct Is Still Failure: The Last Mile for Mission-Critical AIThe episode argues that “99% correct” code generation is unacceptable for mission-critical systems (fighter jets, power grids, autonomous vehicles, medical hardware).9 Jun 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
Stop Building Apps. Start Building Agents.The episode argues that “non-agentic” work is legacy and that modern building should focus on agentic problem-solving, bypassing messy legacy systems, and combining probabilistic AI with…27 May 2026 · 44 min · 22 chapters
Talking AI Live at Google I/OLive discussion from Google I/O on how Gemini is becoming an “intelligence layer” across Google products, with emphasis on AI Search, agentic features (Gemini Spark), and new multimodal tools (Omni…20 May 2026 · 26 min · 9 chapters
Building in Public as a Solo Founder in the Age of AIThe episode explores why people are shifting from typing to voice (“talking to machines”), and how to build an on-device, privacy-focused voice dictation/agent workflow as a solo founder in the AI…12 May 2026 · 43 min · 18 chapters
The Messy Middle of AI in Education: Panic, Promise, and What Comes NextThe “messy middle” of generative AI in education—students using ChatGPT to shortcut homework while teachers scramble—plus how to redesign instruction using teacher-first AI, real-time feedback, and…28 Apr 2026 · 53 min · 27 chapters
PwC's Chief AI Officer on the SaaS-pocalypse, Agent Governance, and What's RealHow enterprises are moving from AI experimentation to production, amid “SaaS-pocalypse” hype; focus on business transformation, agent governance, security, and ROI.14 Apr 2026 · 51 min · 22 chapters
Warp's CEO on What It Actually Looks Like to Build with Agents in 2026How agentic software development will change in 2026, focusing on Warp’s approach: agents as a “personal agent control plane,” shifting from local to cloud for orchestration/auditability, and using…31 Mar 2026 · 48 min · 18 chapters
What If AI Agents Could Hire You? Inside the Human-in-the-Loop MarketplaceIn this episode of *Talking AI*, host Matt Paige interviews Nathaniel Gates, CEO of Sanctify.17 Mar 2026 · 48 min · 25 chapters
Behavior Is All You Need: Making AI Feel Like a PersonVishnu Hari (Vish), CEO and Founder of Ego (YC W24)3 Mar 2026 · 30 min · 15 chapters
Don’t Trust—Verify: Building a Proof of Quality for AI DataIn this episode, host Matt Paige interviews Rowan Stone, CEO of Sapien, highlighting the significance of data quality and provenance in AI.17 Feb 2026 · 45 min · 15 chapters
Beware of Double Agents: Charlie Bell, Microsoft’s Security EVP on Securing AIIn this episode, Matt Paige interviews Charlie Bell, focusing on the future of AI, its implications for cybersecurity, and Charlie's insights from his writings titled "Beware of Double Agents." The…3 Feb 2026 · 43 min · 18 chapters
CEO of Alteryx on Why AI Agents Need Real Business LogicIn this episode of Talking AI, host Matt Paige interviews Andy McMillan, CEO of Alteryx.20 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 26 chapters
From Vibes to Workflows: How AI Is Rewiring Modern MarketingIn this episode of Talking AI, host Matt Paige interviews Thibault Imbert, Chief Product Officer and Growth Officer at The Brief.6 Jan 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
Teaching Machines to Smell with Osmo CTO Richard WhitcombWelcome to *Talking AI*, a podcast hosted by Matt Paige that explores the intricacies of artificial intelligence.16 Dec 2025 · 37 min
From RPA to AI Workers: Appian’s AI PlaybookIn this episode, Jake Sloan, VP of Global Insurance at Appian, discusses the transformative potential of agentic AI in the insurance industry.2 Dec 2025 · 38 min
AI Agents, LLM Crawlers, and the Future of FindabilityIn this episode, host Matt Paige interviews Seth Besmertnik, CEO of Conductor.18 Nov 2025 · 40 min