# The splinternet of AI

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Podcast: [AI Insights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-insights-7027906)
Published: 2026-06-17T15:40:02+00:00
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## Resource

This week's AI Insights podcast covered a range of topics, including the era of chaotic live deployment, ethical considerations and societal impact, the splinternet of AI, XAI's gigafactory of computes, the rise of AI infrastructure startups, and AI's shifting interfaces and corporate investments. The conversation delved into the tension of deployment, regulatory friction, and the impact of AI on global consumer technology. It also highlighted the ethical and environmental considerations of AI infrastructure and the implications of AI's shifting interfaces on corporate investments. Takeaways The tension between commercial imperatives and safety concerns is driving deep tech models out of the lab. The rise of AI infrastructure startups is reshaping the AI landscape, with a shift towards solving physical and operational bottlenecks. Chapters 00:00 The Era of Chaotic Live Deployment 06:22 The Splinternet of AI and Regulatory Friction 12:29 XAI's Gigafactory of Computes 23:36 AI's Shifting Interfaces and Corporate Investments

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