AI in NYC

Episode 17 is live! We sat down with Alayna Kennedy, Director of AI Governance at Mastercard, to talk about the massive gap between publishing ethics principles and operationalizing them across data science, engineering, and product teams. Link below:

"I run a list of hate on my phone so I don’t end up working on stuff just because I think it’s sexy. — Dennis Mortensen. Great conversation on founder discipline, the latest on the Apple/Google deal and ChatGPT ads on the new ep. of AI in NYC. Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=oXPr21…

Have you seen episode 13 of AI in NYC yet? youtu.be/v_AWZHrRQbw?si… In this clip, Rob and Ryan here discuss struggles companies faced getting on board with AI - and how they’ve adapted

6 NYC AI startups you should actually be paying attention to. In our year-end showcase, we sat down with founders building real products across legal, security, compliance, and applied AI — not hype. Full episode ↓

We sat down with Jason Hiner (Editor-in-Chief, @theDeepView ) to break down the biggest AI stories of the year — and what actually matters going into 2026. From DeepSeek’s shockwave → OpenAI’s O3 moment → the real state of AI talent + compute. Full episode ↓

Tune in here: youtu.be/oDgLSQakrTY?si… #AIinNYC #AI

2025 AI Year in Review Rob May and Ryan Eppley sit down with @TheDeepView's Jason Hiner to break down: → DeepSeek's breakthrough → OpenAI's struggles → Google's comeback → The talent wars → 2026 predictions "One model to rule them all" is dead. Here's what's next.

Episode 10 with Doug O’Laughlin from SemiAnalysis up now: youtu.be/o9YxRhOaPfA?si…

Deepfake creation tools are advancing faster than deepfake defense tools. So we sat down with the person building those defenses: Ben Coleman, CEO of RealityDefender. Episode here → youtu.be/4sk4o5N7v3U

Episode 8 of AI in NYC is live. We sat down with Jenni Warren & Jake Porway of Decoded Futures to talk about why nonprofits need AI now — and how the sector can adopt it responsibly. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=9fpwKm…

New episode of @AIINNYCSHOW is up youtube.com/watch?v=9fpwKm… featuring the team at @decodedfutures

Episode 7 of AI in NYC is live. Ryan Eppley and Anna Kirk sit down with Waleed Atallah, CEO of Mako, to talk about the future of AI hardware, why GPUs are only the beginning, and what’s coming next for compute. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Vw3lPj…

Episode6: Sam Koch from FeedbackNow breaks down how AI is actually being used inside private equity. Real workflow wins, what failed, and why hardware is making a comeback. Watch here: youtu.be/ZpS5r6NausY Insights for operators, founders, anyone tracking AI adoption.

Episode 5 of AI in NYC is live! We sit down with Joe Perrotta from SimpleApply.ai to discuss AI doom loops, the future of working, popular startup advice & …meat cubes?: youtu.be/Nkr2B1sMUZc?si…

AI, robotics, and the state of the bubble. Rob and Ryan talk with Aescape CEO Eric Litman about NYC’s robotics explosion, ChatGPT and relationships, and lessons from early mobile tech. Comment for a chance to win an Aescape gift card: youtu.be/VLS_z9RMk9A?si…

In Episode 2, Stephen Messer talks about AI’s role in business and what makes New York a hub for Collectivei. Full episode: youtu.be/PBaW6xVHThY