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Stephen Levy

Mentioned in 3 analyzed podcast episodes across 3 shows

Episode Appearances

Platformer

Platformer · Jul 15, 2026

He tried 200 to-do apps so you don't have to

Wrote influential piece on spreadsheets and how technology changes work rather than eliminating it

Productivity app ecosystem and feature parity problemsSingle source of truth principle in task managementAI adoption resistance in education (US/Canada vs. global)
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Uncanny Valley | WIRED

Uncanny Valley | WIRED · Apr 23, 2026

Apple’s Next Chapter; SpaceX and Cursor Strike A Deal; Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto

Interviewed Tim Cook about retirement; interviewed John Ternus about AI strategy

Apple CEO Succession and AI StrategyEnterprise AI Coding Market CompetitionGovernment Contractor Ideological Positioning
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Radiolab

Radiolab · Dec 12, 2025

The Alien in the Room

Technology journalist who published 'Artificial Life' in 1992; discussed early chatbot limitations with longer text sequences

Neural Network Architecture and Learning MechanismsMachine Learning vs. Rule-Based ProgrammingLarge Language Models and Transformer Architecture
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