The Macro AI Podcast

The Macro AI Podcast Episode: America’s AI Action Plan – A Summary 

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into America’s AI Action Plan, a July 2025 White House roadmap to secure U.S. leadership in the global AI race. This 28-page document outlines three pillars—Accelerating AI Innovation, Building AI Infrastructure, and Leading International AI Diplomacy—to drive economic growth, national security, and ...

Description: In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into the transformative world of AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things), where IoT’s connected devices meet AI’s analytical power to revolutionize industries. Aimed at business leaders and tech professionals, this episode unpacks AIoT’s mechanics, real-world applications, and future potential, offering practical insights to lead in the AI era.Gary and...

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the global economy. They dive into how AI drives short-term disruption and long-term prosperity, drawing parallels to Schumpeter’s creative destruction. The discussion highlights AI’s task-specific focus, augmenting rather than replacing jobs, with studies suggesting only 4% of jobs are fully automatable whi...

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into NVIDIA Corporation, the powerhouse defining the AI era with its cutting-edge hardware and transformative software ecosystems. Tracing NVIDIA’s journey from a 1993 gaming graphics pioneer to a $4 trillion AI leader by July 2025, they explore how CUDA, Omniverse, and tools like NIM and Dynamo make NVIDIA indispensable across industries. The episode breaks down NV...

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence Centers of Excellence (AI CoEs), exploring their evolution, strategic importance, and practical steps for building high-impact CoEs in 2025. With 42% of U.S. enterprises now leveraging AI CoEs (up from 37% last year, per Deloitte), these hubs are critical for aligning AI innovation with business goals, ensuring ethical ...

Join hosts Gary and Scott on The Macro AI Podcast as they explore the Agent Communication Protocol (ACP), a game-changing framework for AI agent collaboration. Developed by IBM Research and backed by the Linux Foundation, ACP enables seamless communication between AI agents, breaking down silos to drive innovation and scalability. Learn how ACP’s REST-based architecture, multimodal data handling, and agent discovery features empowe...

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Join hosts Gary Sloper and Scott Bryan on The Macro AI Podcast for an engaging conversation with Michael Raj, Vice President of Network Enablement at Verizon. In this episode, Michael dives into how Verizon, a global telecommunications leader, is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to drive transformative change across its network organization. 

From his personal career journey to the strategic dep...

In this Independence Day episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts AI Agent X and AI Agent Y select a hot topic in AI based on listener feedback and generate a podcast to explore the powerful integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Six Sigma, a proven methodology for process improvement and defect reduction. Titled "Revolutionizing Business Excellence with AI-Powered Six Sigma," the episode examines how AI is enhanc...

The Macro AI Podcast, hosted by Gary and Scott, targets business leaders worldwide who aim to leverage cutting-edge AI solutions to transform their organizations and compete globally. The episode titled "Trends in Data Labeling for AI in 2025: Powering Business Transformation," aired on June 16, 2025, focuses on data labeling—a critical process in AI development that involves annotating raw data to train machine learning ...

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In this engaging and insightful episode hosts Gary Sloper and Scott Bryan explore the dynamic landscape of AI startups in 2025, offering actionable insights for global business leaders, job seekers, and college students. This episode dives into the trends, technologies, and opportunities shaping the AI industry. With a tone that balances business strategy, technical depth, and career advice, the hosts break down the A...

The episode kicks off with Gary and Scott setting an energetic tone, emphasizing A2A’s potential to transform how businesses leverage AI. Gary introduces the podcast’s mission to unpack big-picture AI trends, while Scott highlights A2A’s role as a game-changer for AI-driven automation. Launched in April 2025, A2A addresses a critical challenge: enabling AI agents from different vendors to work together securely and efficiently. Whe...

Episode Summary: 

In this dynamic and insightful episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott take listeners on a journey through the world of Reinforcement Learning (RL)—one of the most powerful yet misunderstood branches of artificial intelligence. They explore RL’s psychological roots, its rise in AI history, how it’s shaping business innovation today, and what the future holds for this adaptive learning technology. 

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Introduction: A Financial Masterclass for CFOs 

In this pivotal episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott deliver a definitive guide for CFOs tasked with measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) of AI projects. With global AI spending projected to reach $300 billion by 2025, according to IDC, CFOs are under intense pressure to justify multimillion-dollar investments in technology, talent, and infrastructure while deliver...

The Robotics Revolution - AI-Powered Humanoid Robots in 2025 and Beyond 

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into the transformative world of AI-driven humanoid robotics, exploring how these innovations are reshaping business and daily life. With the global robotics market hitting $16.5 billion in 2024, AI is enabling humanoids to move beyond factories into homes, tackling tasks from chores to eldercar...

In this episode of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into the critical distinction between deterministic and probabilistic AI, offering practical insights for business leaders navigating the AI-driven landscape of 2025. Designed for executives and technical professionals alike, the episode explores how these AI approaches shape strategy, innovation, and global competitiveness. 

Gary and Scott kick off by defining the t...

The Macro AI Podcast, hosted by Scott and Gary, continues its exploration of artificial intelligence’s transformative potential in Episode 22, titled "AI’s Future of Work: Jobs, Skills, and UBI in 2030." Building on the success of Episode 11, the podcast’s most downloaded episode, this installment delves into the latest trends, predictions, and insights shaping the global workforce in the AI era. Recorded on May 19, 2025,...

In Episode 22 of The Macro AI Podcast, hosts Gary and Scott dive into the rapidly evolving world of Conversational AI, joined by Kolin Koehl, Vice President of Product at Observe.AI. This San Francisco-based company is at the forefront of revolutionizing customer service through its innovative AI-powered Conversation Intelligence platform. This episode offers listeners a deep dive into how AI is reshaping customer experiences, the ...

The Macro AI Podcast: Scaling the Future: The Latest in Large Language Models 

Join hosts Gary and Scott on The Macro AI Podcast as they dive into the cutting-edge world of large language models (LLMs) for business leaders aiming to transform their organizations and compete globally. In this episode, we unpack the latest advancements in AI, focusing on parameter counts—a key benchmark for model capacity—and explore how top LLMs like...