Every month, British analyst James Whitmore and American reporter Sarah Chen debate the biggest stories in AI — no hype, no propaganda, just the facts that matter for your decisions.
📰 Based on the AI Realist newsletter by Maria SukharevaAnthropic's Mythos rattles cybersecurity. Chinese AI models undercut Western pricing by 97%. Desktop agents are here — and China is already winning. James and Sarah break down the month that reshaped the AI landscape.
Former defence technology consultant turned AI policy analyst. James brings a measured, evidence-first perspective shaped by years of advising European governments on technology procurement. He is sceptical by nature and allergic to hype.
🗣️ British EnglishTech reporter covering the business of AI from San Francisco. Sarah has an eye for the story behind the story — who wins, who loses, and what it actually means for companies on the ground. She asks the questions you wish you had asked.
🗣️ American EnglishThe AI Realist Podcast transforms the AI Realist newsletter — the vendor-agnostic, hype-free analysis of AI news by Maria Sukhareva — into a monthly audio debate. Each episode, British analyst James Whitmore and American reporter Sarah Chen dissect the month's most important AI developments from two distinct perspectives.
No AI-written fluff. No press release rewrites. Just two sharp voices debating what happened, why it matters, and what you should do about it.
Every episode is based on a published AI Realist newsletter — and we always link back to the source so you can read the full analysis, slides, and briefings.
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