The Chain of Thought Podcast

AI is reshaping infrastructure, strategy, and entire industries. Host Conor Bronsdon talks to the engineers, founders, and researchers building breakthrough AI systems about what it actually takes to ship AI in production, where the opportunities lie, and how leaders should think about the strategic bets ahead.

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Check out some of our top episodes

How AI Velocity is Rewriting the Rules

What if your next competitor is not a startup, but a solo builder on a side project shipping features faster than your entire team? For Claire Vo, that's not a hypothetical. As the founder of ChatPRD, formerly the Chief Product and Technology Officer at LaunchDarkly, and host of the How I AI podcast, she has a unique vantage point on the driving forces behind a new blueprint for success.

Listen to Claire Vo

AMD's Challenge to NVIDIA: The Open Ecosystem Bet

How is an open ecosystem powering the next generation of AI for developers and leaders?

Broadcasting live from the heart of the action at AMD's Advancing AI 2025, Chain of Thought host Conor Bronsdon welcomes AMD’s Anush Elangovan, VP of AI Software, and Sharon Zhou, VP of AI.

Watch AMD's Open Source Approach

Vercel's Playbook for AI Agents: From Vibe Check to Production

Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, joined us to share Vercel’s playbook for agents, explaining how agents are a new type of software for solving flexible tasks. He shares how Vercel's developer-first ecosystem, including tools like the AI SDK and AI Gateway, is designed to help teams move from a quick proof-of-concept to a trusted, production-ready application.

Hear Vercel's Playbook
 

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