NVIDIA AI Podcast

Sanja Fidler, VP of AI Research at NVIDIA, joins the AI Podcast to share her journey from early curiosity to leading the Spatial Intelligence Lab in Toronto. Sanja discusses her path through research and what drew her to the world of AI and computer vision. She explains her team’s work on spatial intelligence—teaching AI to understand and create in 3D—and how this research is helping make content creation and simulation more accessible for everyone. She also discusses how breakthroughs in simulation, 3D modeling, and vision language models are powering the future of robotics and autonomous systems. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Aaron Luk, NVIDIA’s Director of Product Management for Simulation Technology, dives into Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) and how it integrates seamlessly with AI to simulate rich, physically accurate scenarios. Discover how OpenUSD unifies data, powers digital twins, and uses AI for realistic simulations in industries from filmmaking to robotics. Learn why standards matter, how non-coders can get started, and how OpenUSD is shaping the future of digital design and physical AI. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Tin Sohn, technical lead for vision-language-action models at Porsche, and Brian Moore, CEO and co-founder of Voxel51, explore how AI, data, and simulation are shaping the future of autonomous vehicles. They share insights on the industry's transition from rule-based systems to data-driven, end-to-end approaches, the growing use of synthetic and simulated data for safety-critical testing, and how foundation models can enable cars to reason, act, and even interact like human drivers. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Mike Pritchard, Director of Climate Simulation Research at NVIDIA, discusses how artificial intelligence is enhancing the way we model and predict climate patterns. From developing high-resolution, interactive simulations to accelerating climate forecasts, AI is enabling scientists, policymakers, and businesses to gain a deeper understanding of extreme weather and long-term climate change. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Danny Wu, Head of AI Products at Canva, explains how AI is transforming visual communication from a tool for professionals into superpowers for everyone. With over 18 billion uses of their AI features, Canva demonstrates how machine learning evolved from content search to generative design tools that let anyone create on-demand visuals. Plus, hear how they're prioritizing user consent and transparency while scaling AI across 230 million users. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Greg Meyers, chief digital and technology officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, explains how AI is transforming pharmaceutical research from hypothesis-driven hunches to data-driven discoveries. Learn how the company is using computational chemistry to engineer breakthrough therapies like a sickle cell treatment heading to human trials, and why they built internal AI tools for 25,000+ employees. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Tomás Puig, founder and CEO of Alembic, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to discuss the intersection of AI, data, and marketing. He shares how Alembic uses advanced mathematics and AI—particularly spiking neural networks and causal inference—to help brands extract actionable insights from massive, anonymized datasets. The discussion also touches on the evolving role of human creativity in an AI-driven world, and the importance of private data as a competitive advantage. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Munjal Shah, CEO of Hippocratic AI, discusses how AI agents can dramatically expand healthcare capacity and access. With 1.8 million patient calls completed and an 8.95/10 satisfaction rating, Hippocratic's safety-focused LLM demonstrates how optimized AI inference can handle routine patient monitoring, post-surgery check-ins, and medication management - freeing human clinicians to focus on complex care requiring physical intervention. Learn about their constellation architecture using 22 models for safety validation and how their healthcare AI agent app store enables clinicians to scale certain aspects of their expertise. Learn more at: ⁠⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Tony Ambrozie from CVS Health and Arijit Sengupta from Aible share how their partnership is transforming enterprise AI development through rapid prototyping and human-centered design. Discover their proven methodology for moving from concept to production in just 30 days, why they treat AI agents like interns who need training and feedback, and how reasoning models are creating more reliable and trustworthy AI systems. They also explore the future of autonomous agents, the importance of responsible AI in healthcare, and why the next wave of AI will focus on empowering humans rather than replacing them. Learn more at: ⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com

In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Dr. Marco Pavone, Director of Autonomous Vehicle Research at NVIDIA and Professor at Stanford University, joins us to discuss the cutting-edge technologies making autonomous vehicles safer than ever. Learn how digital twins and high-fidelity simulation are improving vehicle testing, accelerating development, and reducing real-world risks. Dr. Pavone also shares insights on the latest advances in generative AI and foundation models, and its impact on autonomous vehicle innovation—from city streets to aerospace. Learn more at: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Bernt Børnich, founder and CEO of 1X Technologies, shares his vision for the future of humanoid robotics. Hear how the company is building fully autonomous robots that can learn and adapt in real-world environments. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Bartley Richardson, senior director of engineering and AI infrastructure at NVIDIA, discusses the transformative potential of agentic AI as the next level of automation and introduces the NVIDIA Agent Intelligence toolkit, which ensures seamless integration and observability across multi-vendor agent systems.

Matthias Loskyll, head of virtual control and industrial AI at Siemens Factory Automation, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to discuss how AI, simulation and digital twins are making significant impacts in manufacturing. From automating defect detection with Siemens Inspekto to enhancing production efficiency, NVIDIA’s collaboration with Siemens is making advanced automation accessible and secure for manufacturers.

Sarah Laszlo, senior director of Visa’s machine learning platform, joins the AI Podcast to discuss how AI is transforming the way the company serves its global customer base, from advancing fraud prevention to enhancing personalization. She also shares valuable insights for enterprises looking to adopt generative AI, emphasizing the importance of using open-source models and fostering strong relationships between governance and technical teams.

Rama Akkiraju, VP of IT for AI and ML at NVIDIA, discusses the transformative power of AI in enterprises. Akkiraju highlights the rapid evolution from perception AI to agentic AI and emphasizes the importance of treating AI as a new layer in the development stack. She also shares insights on the role of AI platform architects and key trends shaping the future of AI infrastructure.