
CSAIL Alliances Podcasts
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Alliances serves as a gateway into the lab for industry and governmental institutions seeking a closer connection to the work, researchers, and students of CSAIL. Our podcast aims to provide inside access to topics covered by CSAIL and other leaders advancing computer science and AI research.
Latest episodes

Mar 4, 2024 • 37min
The Heart and the Chip with Professor Daniela Rus
CSAIL Director Professor Daniela Rus shares insights from her new book "The Heart and the Chip." Professor Rus discusses the past, present and future of how robots shape our lives. For more information on Professor Rus' new book, and to find a full transcript of this podcast please visit cap.csail.mit.edu

Feb 5, 2024 • 27min
How AI will Shape the Future of Education with Hal Abelson
CSAIL Professor Hal Abelson has a long history of looking at the importance of Computer Science education and helping shape its future. Listen as he joins Kara Miller in conversation to discuss how AI will shape education moving forward.
CORRECTION: Please note, the website in the outro of the podcast should be cap.csail.mit.edu.
A full transcript of this podcast will be available at cap.csail.mit.edu

Jan 1, 2024 • 35min
AI's Impact on the Future of Work with Neil Thompson
CSAIL's Dr. Neil Thompson joins Kara Miller for a conversation on how AI will affect the future of business. Dr. Thompson also shares insights into the race for computing power and how that competition is shaping the landscape of industry.
Find more about Dr. Neil Thompson and his research, as well as a transcript of this podcast at http://cap.csail.mit.edu/podcasts/ais-impact-future-work-neil-thompson.

Dec 4, 2023 • 33min
Combining Human and Computer Intelligence with Thomas Malone
MIT Professor Thomas Malone sits down with Kara Miller for a discussion about the intersections of business and computer science.
Find a full transcript of this podcast and more at cap.csail.mit.edu

Nov 6, 2023 • 26min
Optimization and the End of Moore’s Law with Charles E. Leiserson
MIT Professor Charles E. Leiserson discusses business, education, optimization and the end of Moore's Law with Kara Miller.
Find a full transcript of this podcast at cap.csail.mit.edu

Oct 2, 2023 • 29min
Evolving Research into Businesses with Turing Award winner Mike Stonebraker
CSAIL Professor and Turing Award winner Mike Stonebraker sits down with Kara Miller for a conversation about research and business. They're joined by Gant Redmon, CEO of Hopara, an Agile Digital Twin company that was built at MIT CSAIL.
A full transcript of this podcast can be found at cap.csail.mit.edu

Sep 11, 2023 • 26min
The Frontier of Large Language Models with Yoon Kim
CSAIL Professor Yoon Kim joins Kara Miller for a conversation about the past, present and future of Large Language Models.
A full transcript of this podcast can be found at cap.csail.mit.edu

Aug 7, 2023 • 31min
Understanding Large Language Models' Effects on Programming with Saman Amarasinghe
CSAIL Professor Saman Amarasinghe discusses how Large Language Models like Chat GPT, will alter the future of programming. Professor Amarasinghe also examines how structured data fits into the equation.
A transcript of this podcast can be found here:
cap.csail.mit.edu

Jun 5, 2023 • 28min
The Importance of Energy Efficiency in AI with Vivienne Sze
Vivienne Sze is an associate professor in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She's a coauthor of Efficient Processing of Deep Neural Networks.
A full transcript will be available at cap.csail.mit.edu

May 1, 2023 • 26min
Contemporary and Future Applications of Program Synthesis with Armando Solar-Lezama
CSAIL Professor Armando Solar-Lezama shares his insights on Program Synthesis.
A full transcript of this podcast is available at cap.csail.mit.edu