The Most Interesting Thing in AI

Nicholas Thompson
rethink-podcasts@theatlantic.com

Booking Overview

A high-level AI ethics and impact series hosted by The Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson, built around conversations with major AI thinkers. It’s a strong platform for guests who can speak to the trust, safety, economic and social implications of AI—not just product demos.

Metrics

Episodes: 27

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

30s Ad: 31 - 38, 60s Ad: 37 - 45

Host

Nicholas Thompson - CEO and editor of The Atlantic and a leading voice in tech journalism and analysis. Known for engaging, policy-and-impact-focused interviews with major figures at the intersection of technology, so...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Top-tier leaders and public experts across AI policy, safety, model development, open-source ecosystems, and major adjacent infrastructure (e.g., compute/data/energy). Often C-level executives, institute leaders/CTOs, and widely recognized researchers or thought leaders with a compelling, concept-forward thesis.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership at major AI or web/technology organizations (e.g., CEO/CTO), Public thought leadership through influential research, institutes, or widely discussed initiatives, Authorship or institutional work that shapes industry direction (safety, governance, openness), Media visibility through credible mainstream outlets and recurring public speaking/interviews

Recent Guest Discussions

Raffi Krikorian - Open-source AI Transparency; Layers Of AI Openness (compute/data/models/tooling); Data Provenance And Ethics; Safety/alignment Tradeoffs; Risks And Control Of Open AI Ecosystems.

Sam Altman - Future Direction Of AI Models; Trustworthiness; Chain-of-thought And Reasoning; Open Source And Cybersecurity; AI Risks (sycophancy, Infected Agents); Synthetic Data; Impacts On Business, Wealth Gap, Young People; Advice For Parents.

Ariel Ekblaw - Design And Feasibility Of Building Data Centers In Space; Space Architecture Concepts; Potential Future Uses For Ai/robotics In Space; Timelines And Constraints.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Technology, Policy, Economics, Safety, Governance, Open Source, Data, Media

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Most Interesting Thing in AI
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The Limits of Predictive AI - Carissa Véliz with Nicholas Thompson

May 20, 2026

Can AI predict a person’s future? It’s a promise often made by sales teams, but the technology’s record is far from spotless. Even if it did achieve perfect foresight, a practically-clairvoyant AI might be incompatible with democracy, says Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz. In a spirited conversation with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, Véliz traces the history of predictions from ancient oracles to the modern algorithms shaping everything from criminal sentencing to insurance premiums...

AI Utopia or Catastrophe? Nick Bostrom with Nicholas Thompson

May 13, 2026

Will AI destroy the world, or transform it into one of abundance? Across two books and several papers, philosopher Nick Bostrom has envisioned a range of AI futures. He joins Nicholas Thompson to discuss the ethics of how we treat AI, whether AI has sentience, and why he believes we should keep building, even at the risk of annihilation.  Produced in collaboration with PwC. (00:00) Introduction to Nick Bostrom and Superintelligence  (01:56) How AI development matched Bostrom's predictio...

The Case for Open-Source AI - with Nicholas Thompson and Raffi Krikorian

May 06, 2026

Why does AI answer the way it does? Even as models cite their sources, the question of “why” remains one of the most confounding in the industry, with huge implications for users and builders alike. Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian says much of the answer lies in open-source AI— letting users look under the hood to see what’s happening. It’s a compelling idea, one that could also impact safety and alignment. But can it thrive? And what are the risks of ceding control? In a deep conversation with A...

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