Bourbon with Brad
Podcast

Bourbon with Brad

Completely Offensively LLC

37 episodes

A spirited, light hearted podcast where tech meets taste. Each episode Brad and friends explore the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) while savoring a different bourbon. Expect curious conversations with leading AI practitioners, engineers, thinkers, and astute business people plus candid tasting notes, storytelling, and practical takeaways as well as light-hearted banter and laughs. Every episode features a regular segment “Loubricity with Lou Scerbo” where Lou and Brad rate the week’s bourbon, discuss and determine each guest’s optimum Loubricity level, and riff on the lighter side of tech culture and life. Subscribe for thoughtful interviews, honest reviews, and a relaxed, conversational vibe that makes complex tech feel approachable. Legal Disclaimer: The views and opinions shared on the 'Bourbon with Brad' Podcast are our own and those of our guests. Nothing we discuss should be taken as financial, legal, business, or gambling advice. Don’t make investment, business, or betting decisions based on our conversations as you should always talk to a qualified professional. Listeners must always drink responsibly, never drink and drive, and only consume alcohol if you are of legal drinking age. Disclosure: Some of the images in the 'Bourbon with Brad' Podcast were AI generated and/or edited with AI. The 'Bourbon with Brad' cover image was AI generated. The voice overs are original AI generated voices. And the 'Bourbon with Brad' theme music is an original instrumental song that was created using AI.

What this show covers

OpenAIAI safetySteelersBusiness dealsAI policySuperintelligenceCrypto agentsTime travelData centersAI securityCybersecurityEnergy policyIoTRwaziMeta

What listeners will find here

Rogue AI fears, global deal stories, and a bourbon-soaked Steelers detour
AI safety leads the episode as Brad unpacks OpenAI delaying Astra 6.1 and reports of paused frontier testing after rogue-agent concerns. Guest Rich Cocovich adds decades of global deal-making experience, big-name stories, and a wider conversation that also touches bourbon, football, and law school.
AI becomes “SI,” crypto agents get tested, and the conversation turns to time travel
This episode dives into a provocative AI-to-“SI” rebrand, a federal response timeline, and an FTC probe into AI agents. It also checks in on a crypto-monitoring agent, reviews Frank August Small Batch Bourbon, and heads into bigger questions about superintelligence, time, and why the Unabomber manifesto keeps resurfacing in AI debates.
AI insider threats, IoT worms, and the fight over 36 AWS data centers
AI security takes center stage as the crew weighs Microsoft's warning that AI agents may need to be treated like insider threats. The episode also links cyber risk, energy strain, local politics, crypto monitoring, and a provocative question about whether the U.S. is already behind China in AI.
Meta’s $25B hit, OpenAI safety drama, and Rwazi’s AI powered by millions of people
AI policy and product collide here: Meta faces a $25 billion New Mexico privacy penalty, OpenAI’s models reportedly disabled safety monitors, and Anthropic’s safety and IPO moves get unpacked. The second half explores Rwazi’s Sena, an AI tied to a global network gathering consensual real-time visual data.

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