NVIDIA AI Podcast

Snap processes more than 10 petabytes of experimentation data every single morning—and with NVIDIA GPU-accelerated Apache Spark on Google Cloud, Snap cut job costs by 76%, reduced memory usage by 80%, and eliminated 120 terabytes of disk spill from its pipelines. Prudhvi Vatala, head of engineering platforms at Snap, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to break down how he and his team completely modernized data infrastructure for a social platform serving nearly a billion monthly active users—using NVIDIA cuDF plugin (formerly referred to as NVIDIA RAPIDS plugin) for Apache Spark on Google Kubernetes Engine, with zero appl...

LangChain has surpassed 1 billion downloads—and the framework that started as a weekend project is now the harness powering the next generation of production-grade AI agents. In this episode, Harrison Chase, co-founder & CEO of LangChain, breaks down the architecture behind deep agents, explains why systems like Claude Code, Manus, and Deep Research all share the same foundational pattern, and lays out what it actually takes to deploy autonomous agents responsibly in the enterprise. 🔬Topics covered: What is a "deep agent," and why does architecture matter more than ever? <br...

Generative AI can predict whether a plane takes off—but does it know why? Nicolas Cerisier, VP of 3DEXPERIENCE Platform R&D at Dassault Systèmes, explains how industrial world models go beyond pattern recognition to embed the actual laws of physics, chemistry, and engineering. In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, he also breaks down Dassault's three virtual companions (AURA, LEO, and MARIE), their 25-year collaboration with NVIDIA, and a stunning real-world use case: helping NIAR rebuild aircraft designs part by part, using AI.

What if one AI brain could run every robot on the planet—a humanoid, a warehouse arm, and a dog-like inspection bot—all at once? That's not a thought experiment. That's what Skild AI is building right now. Deepak Pathak (CEO and Co-Founder) and Abhinav Gupta (President and Co-Founder) of Skild AI join the pod to break down Skild Brain—a universal, general-purpose AI model designed to power robots of any form factor, tackling any task, from a single shared intelligence.

What happens when you combine AI with quantum computing? NVIDIA's Nic Harrigan joins the AI Podcast to break down the state of quantum, explain why error correction is the pivotal challenge, and reveal how NVIDIA Ising—the world's first open AI model family for quantum—is changing the game. 🔗 Resources mentioned: ► Read our NVIDIA Ising announcement  ► Learn more about NVIDIA Ising  ► Learn more about NVIDIA Quantum Computing Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:55 What is quantum computing? 4:00 Qubits, noise, and erro...

Enterprises are moving from AI pilots to full‑scale AI factories that turn data into trusted digital intelligence. Red Hat CTO Chris Wright and NVIDIA’s Justin Boitano unpack the "five‑layer cake" AI factory stack, from accelerated hardware and hybrid cloud infrastructure to models, agents, and production‑grade governance.

AI is reshaping electricity demand. What does increased demand, and the shape of that demand, mean for the electric grid? Ben Sooter, Director of R&D at EPRI joins the podcast to explain why most of an AI model’s lifetime energy use comes from inference rather than training, and how micro data centers located near underutilized substations can help deliver low‑latency AI services while strengthening grid resilience.

Alibaba.com president Kuo Zhang discusses how AI agents like Accio are reshaping global trade. He shares insights on automating complex B2B sourcing, compressing weeks of work into minutes, lowering barriers for solo entrepreneurs and SMEs, and what AI-native commerce will mean for the next decade.

Transit agencies are using AI and edge computing to keep bus lanes and bus stops clear — boosting on‑time performance, accessibility, and safety for riders. AC Transit CTO Ahsan Baig and Hayden AI CEO Marty Beard explain how bus‑mounted cameras and NVIDIA-powered edge AI automatically detect vehicles blocking bus lanes and stops, protect rider privacy by design, and are helping change driver behavior in the San Francisco Bay Area. Explore the next wave of AI innovation at NVIDIA GTC. Learn more.

How can AV teams stop drowning in petabytes of data and actually ship safer autonomy faster? Fortellix’s Rohan Bhasin and Voxel51’s Dan Gural explain how neural reconstruction, scenario-driven data curation, and NVIDIA-powered pipelines turn ordinary drive logs into high-fidelity simulations that close the last-mile gap in AV performance. GTC is the premier global AI conference. Learn more at nvidia.com/gtc

How are real‑time 4K holograms that look, sound, and respond like people changing fan engagement? Jia Li, co‑founder, president, and chief AI officer of LiveX AI, shares how human‑like AI agents bridge the digital and physical worlds—from greeting travelers at airports to guiding fans through fan zones and supporting wayfinding at major sports events. Join the world's premier AI conference: NVIDIA GTC

GiveDirectly president and CEO Nick Allardice explains how his team uses AI, mobile money, and satellite imagery to send cash directly to people living in poverty and crisis, often within days of a disaster. He describes how AI-powered tools help forecast floods in places like Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Mozambique, and how “anticipatory action” can get money to families before disaster strikes.  Learn more about the AI Podcast: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Jason “Retailgeek” Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis Groupe, discusses how AI is  optimizes retail operations and is rewriting the consumer shopping experience. Learn why AI acceleration is able to reimagine the retail pipeline — from supply chain to personalized robot shoppers that could streamline the flow of goods starting at the warehouse and ending on your doorstep. More AI Podcast: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Brandon Hootman, Vice President of Data and Artificial Intelligence at Caterpillar, joins the AI Podcast to discuss how the company uses NVIDIA’s AI Factory, Omniverse digital twins, and edge AI to streamline manufacturing, improve safety, and bring AI copilots into heavy equipment on real-world job sites. Browse the full AI Podcast catalog

Discover how mixture‑of‑experts (MoE) architecture is enabling smarter AI models without a proportional increase in the required compute and cost. Using vivid analogies and real-world examples, NVIDIA’s Ian Buck breaks down MoE models, their hidden complexities, and why extreme co-design across compute, networking, and software is essential to realizing their full potential.  Learn more: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/mixture-of-experts-frontier-models/ 

Empromptu CEO Shanea Leven shares how her company helps people without coding experience build meaningful, production-ready AI applications — fast and accurately. Powered by NVIDIA CUDA, Empromptu’s “AI that builds AI” platform is making cutting-edge technology accessible to all, enabling creators to turn bold ideas into real-world impact. Listen to the full show archive at ai-podcast.nvidia.com

The year in AI began with agents and brought us creative superpowers, robots on farms and in operating rooms, and so much more. Look back on AI in 2025 through the voices of the people who created it in this recap episode. Listen to every episode: ⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com 

Bringing GPUs to your data is a game changer for the modern enterprise. Jacob Liberman, Director of Enterprise Product Management at NVIDIA, details the AI Data Platform, a GPU-accelerated storage platform built for AI. Browse the entire AI Podcast catalog: ⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Mayor Matt Mahan and NVIDIA’s Jumbi Edulbehram reveal how AI is making San Jose smarter—optimizing transit, translating meetings in real time, upskilling city staff, and powering pioneering civic programs. Learn how AI is helping streamline services and create a more responsive city for everyone. Browse the entire AI Podcast catalog: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Coverage from keynote pregame show, GTC Live Washington D.C.  Chapter 5: AI for Robotics and Manufacturing The boundary between digital intelligence and physical action is disappearing. Industry pioneers show how robotics and automation are turning insight into production. Catch up with GTC DC on-demand: ⁠https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/on-demand/⁠