The Mostly AI Smartpod

This AI era is something to behold, with tools that allow frontline workers to bypass coders and developers when AI can vibe code a solution. Except, there's a problem: Sometimes, those tools are used outside the purview or control of IT and that's a security red flag. That's the topic of this week's podcast, which features an interview with Marcus Torres of QuickBase, who sees the frontline workers -- amid the struggle to sort through and make sense of the troves of data to make business decisions -- using AI tools in the shadows, and what IT can do about it. And the Notbots got some thoughts. As usual, we cover the essentials: Last Week in AI: A new prize will award AI-written novels, and fire-mapping app provides AI-aided real-time updates.2-Minute Tech Pulse: Victoria looks into Google's new Genie 4 world model and DeepSeek's latest coding agent.Have a listen!

“AI, you’re getting on my last nerve right now!” Ahhh, that feels better. No, the NotBots aren’t about to dive into AI therapy, but we did want to get a few things off our chests about AI, and that’s the theme of this episode – how AI is infiltrating our lives in so many annoying ways, and mostly, it’s personal. Of course, we also have the usual lineup: Last Week in AI: AI worms, data center transparency, AI companies contributing to public programsVictoria’s 2-Minute Tech Pulse: Meta rolls out open weights and frontier AI for Facebook Muse; AMD Helion's dedicated open rack architecture for scaling agentic AI compute; and a new, localized versions of Mistral & Stability AIHave a listen !

With October marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we decided to explore the critical intersection of AI and cybersecurity, drawing key highlights from the recent AI Impact Summit. In this episode of The Mostly AI SmartPod, we unpack industry news, including the launch of the federal "Super Intelligence Force," Google’s space-based AI chip testing, and why experts are challenging the "rogue AI" narrative. Plus, key insights on AI governance from the AI Impact Summit with ISACA’s Adedayo Ojo and Keeper Security's Jeremy London, followed by a rapid-fire Tech Pulse featuring Gemini 4 Argon, Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform and Microsoft 365 Copilot updates.

Welcome to the Mostly AI SmartPod, episode 10. This week, we're short a NotBot with Susan Rush on break, so Michael Domingo and Victoria Martinez carry on in a discussion about the intersection of AI and sports. With the National Football League's 2026 season getting underway, and Major League Baseball in the thick of positioning for year-end playoffs, you might have noticed AI becoming almost utilitarian in its deployment in those and other sports: What's good, what's bad, and whether AI really makes a difference how you watch sports. We also chat up our favorite AI stories, and Victoria keep things moving with her 2-Minute Tech Pulse. Listen now! https://www.livemint.com/technology/california-governor-signs-laws-aimed-at-protecting-kids-from-risks-of-social-media-ai-chatbots-11789073069003.html https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/ex-anthropic-researcher-jacob-coxon-ai-could-end-humanity-fails-to-answer-most-essential-question/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/16/rashomon-akira-kurosawas-truly-daring-film-is-still-electrifying https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/ai-models-cyber-weapon-cohere-safety-debate.html https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/no-anderson-cooper-ai-is-not-going https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/41695328/wimbledon-replace-line-judges-ai-technology-2025 https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/ai-deck-assessing-impact-mlbs-new-ball-strike-system https://www.wired.com/story/fifa-world-cup-2026-artificial-intelligence-tools/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/microsoft-nfl-ai-analysis.html https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/sports/how-ai-is-creeping-its-way-into-nhl-front-offices-and-can-become-a-game-changer/ https://www.reuters.com/science/ibm-nasa-launch-ai-model-help-map-ice-craters-moon-2026-09-10/ https://variety.com/2026/music/news/umg-elevenlabs-ai-powered-music-platform-licensing-1236857240/ https://www.coreweave.com/blog/testing-race-cars-faster-how-jotas-engineers-learned-from-every-run-with-coreweaves-ai-powered-recommendation-tool 00:08 - Introduction & Show Overview 01:03 - Last Week in AI: California Child Protection Legislation 02:04 - Whistleblower Claims & AI Doomsday Predictions 04:55 - Discussion: Human Oversight & Parental Digital Vigilance 07:08 - AI Music Generation & UMG / ElevenLabs Collaboration 08:51 - Personal Perspectives on AI-Generated Music vs. Real Artists 11:30 - Segment Intro: AI's Growing Role in Sports 13:54 - How AI Is Changing Officiating & Referee Consistency 15:18 - Player Analytics, Tracking & Performance Data 18:47 - Video Assistant Referees (VAR) & In-Ball Sensors 21:41 - Drawbacks: Impact on On-Field Drama & Line Judges 24:34 - 2-Minute Tech Pulse: NASA & IBM Lunar Model 25:24 - 2-Minute Tech Pulse: Universal Music & ElevenLabs Platform 26:01 - 2-Minute Tech Pulse: AI Setup Optimization in Auto Racing 26:38 - Closing Remarks & Show Wrap-Up

We've been to the summit -- the AI Impact Summit, that is -- and we see a future where AI will still need humans to function at all levels of creation, deployment, and management. In this special episode, we NotBots focus on three sessions from th AI Impact Summit — fintech, hiring and retail— where AI has made significant inroads into automation, with humans leading the way. But we’re jumping ahead, as the NotBots also check in with the favorite AI stories from last week. And NotBot Victoria highlights 2 cool (and 1 controversial) tools in the 2-Minute Tech Pulse.