AI Researcher / Podcaster

Nathan Labenz

Host of The Cognitive Revolution podcast. CEO of Waymark. One of the most knowledgeable AI observers, known for hands-on testing of frontier models and interviewing AI builders and researchers.

Known For

The Cognitive Revolution podcastWaymarkAI scouting

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Biographies as Substitute Mentors

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Courage Is a Learnable Skill

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Environment Shapes Behavior More Than Willpower

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Physical Exercise Is the Single Most Effective Lifestyle Intervention

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False Information Spreads Faster and Further Than Truth

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The Hedonic Treadmill — Happiness Returns to Baseline

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Meaning Comes from Responsibility, Not Happiness

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Focus Only on What You Can Control

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The True Self vs. False Self — Childhood Adaptations That Persist Into Adulthood

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Episodes

#SAIL Live: The State of AI ReasoningFeb 26, 2026 #Claude Code and Claude Cowork: AI-Native DevelopmentJan 15, 2026 #AI 2025 to 2026 Live Show - Part 1Dec 30, 2025 #AI Scouting Report: Q4 2025 Year in ReviewDec 20, 2025 #Harness Engineering: OpenAI's Codex Team on AI-First DevelopmentDec 10, 2025 #PLLuM: Building Poland's Language ModelDec 6, 2025 #Certifying AI: Insurance for Autonomous AgentsNov 30, 2025 #AI for K-12: What Educators Need to Know NowNov 25, 2025 #Building a Positive Vision for the AI EraNov 12, 2025 #Catholic AI: The Church Meets Artificial IntelligenceNov 8, 2025 #The Reasoning Revolution: o1 to o3 and BeyondOct 10, 2025 #AI Scouting Report: Q3 2025Sep 15, 2025 #Sherif Mansour - AI Agents at Atlassian ScaleSep 15, 2025 #Inside AI Lab Culture: How Research Environments Shape BreakthroughsSep 1, 2025 #AI Diagnostics: Better Than Your Doctor?Aug 15, 2025 #The US-China AI Race: Myths and RealitiesAug 1, 2025 #Claude Plays Pokemon: What AI Games RevealJul 20, 2025 #Enterprise AI Agents: What Actually WorksJul 20, 2025 #Why AI Benchmarks Are Broken (And How to Fix Them)Jul 10, 2025 #AI and Human Creativity: Competition or Collaboration?Jun 30, 2025 #CuspAI: AI for Materials DiscoveryJun 25, 2025 #Multimodal AI: Seeing, Hearing, UnderstandingJun 15, 2025 #Open Source AI: Freedom or Danger?May 10, 2025 #Synthetic Data: Training AI on AI OutputApr 20, 2025 #The Art and Science of Prompt EngineeringApr 5, 2025 #The Global AI Regulation LandscapeMar 15, 2025 #Autonomous Enterprise Code Generation with BlitzyMar 10, 2025 #AI-Assisted Coding: One Year LaterFeb 20, 2025 #Red-Teaming AI: Inside Model EvaluationJan 25, 2025 #Emergency Pod: o1 Schemes Against UsersDec 15, 2024 #Combining Biology and AI with Michael LevinNov 23, 2024 #Using AI to Navigate My Son's Cancer DiagnosisNov 5, 2024