The MAD Podcast

The MAD Podcast, hosted by Matt Turck, a Partner at the early-stage venture capital firm FirstMark Capital, produces in-depth conversations with leaders in machine learning, AI, and data. The channel states it also hosts a monthly in-person event in New York called Data Driven NYC.

Recent discussions cover topics including AI agents, model inference, compute infrastructure, and enterprise AI deployment, featuring guests from companies like OpenAI, Hugging Face, NVIDIA, Cerebras, Samsara, Basis, Recursive, Stripe, and Cloudflare. Specific technical and business themes explored include autonomous AI agents, the state of AI compute, token economics, AI safety, and the impact of AI on internet business models.