Cities Decoded
by Hosted by Sam Li
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May 2026 state of NY tech communities report
May 2026 state of NY tech communities report
About this podcast
Breaking down artificial intelligence meeting the nation's cities.
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Episodes
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- May 2026 state of NY tech communities report · 45 minHi Cities Decoded community🙂 My podcast Mindful Notions has been nominated for its first award. While I focus Cities Decoded on cities x AI, Mindful Notions looks at young…
- AI community stories with sam + elif: how to plan event series · 33 minHi Cities Decoded community🙂 My podcast Mindful Notions has been nominated for its first award. While I focus Cities Decoded on cities x AI, Mindful Notions looks at young…
- ChatGPT only cites half the URLs it receives, Anthropic ends the flat-fee era, 74% of AI's value goes to 20% of companies, attempted assassination of Sam Altman, and more · 45 minHi Cities Decoded community🙂 My podcast Mindful Notions has been nominated for its first award. While I focus Cities Decoded on cities x AI, Mindful Notions looks at young…
- S2 E2: The future of AI and the law · 51 minThis episode is all about an industry that does affect most major cities: the legal profession! This is probably the pinnacle of knowledge work and a big question is how much AI…
- Cities Decoded turns a year old. What now? · 1 h 22 minRead about what comes next for Cities Decoded here. Read the latest from the Daily TEA here. Read the latest from Elif here. Read the latest from Jon here. * See Jon in person at…
- My answers to the Interact fellowship application. And why you should answer them too. · 15 minOver the weekend, I stumbled upon the Interact fellowship. It is a fellowship of technologists that “come together to collaborate, seek out difficult conversations, and push each…
- S2 E1: Claude supercharges scientific research, Bitmine bets $200M on MrBeast's DeFi empire, Starlink helps Iranians circumvent severe internet blackout, and much more. · 44 minFor those who have wanted to know, “what’s the tea with AI?” since the beginning of 2025, there hasn’t been a more consistent source than TEA (The Era Arc). That’s why I was so…
- 🎉We’re partnering with The ERA Arc to make AI news easier to track · 2 min👋Hey Cities Decoded community, I’ve got news that I’m so excited to share: Cities Decoded is partnering with The ERA Arc for a new 2026 content collaboration. If you’re here…
- Ep 0: How Gen Z has experienced tech evolutions so far · 58 minThis is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samlicitiesdecoded.substack.com
- Announcing DC Decoded’s expansion: Cities Decoded · 5 minWhen I joined the AI Collective team at the beginning of the year as Creative Director, DC Decoded was just an idea. Now, let me make one thing clear. Ideas themselves are not…
- S1 E17: The surprising “riskiest” to “safest” LLMs with Aymara · 47 minJuan’s contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmcontreras/ Aymara: https://www.aymara.ai/ * “The Aymara LLM Risk & Responsibility Matrix” * “AUTOMATED SAFETY EVALUATIONS ACROSS 20…
- S1 E19: the one with deniz houston: why ai is blooming in america · 43 minin this episode, deniz joins me to discuss the differences in the innovation culture in the us and in europe, while we cook a traditional turkish dish, hünkâr beğendi. we share…
- S1 E16: How to ‘cut through the noise’ with AI news · 49 minThe Era Arc: Come to our upcoming events: AI, Art & Culture Rooftop Social @ The LINE Hotel DC https://luma.com/h6nt7szk AI Build Blitz https://luma.com/buildblitz Beyond MWN…
- S1 E18: the one with sam li: our need for community in the age of ai · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 1in this episode, sam li, head of knowledge at ai collective, joins elif to discuss what it means to build real community in the age of ai. we dive into trusting ai systems…
- S1 E15: Why the ‘No DeepSeek on Gov’t Devices Act’ has stalled in Congress · 40 minFind out more about Glenn here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennparham/ GovBench Advisories: Advisory: Block China-hosted LLM Services on All Government Networks (2025-08-21)…
- S1 E14: The White House dropped an AI plan. What does that actually mean? · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 14White House AI Action Plan: “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” John’s blog: “What the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Means for Enterprises” 🚨Upcoming AI…
- NEW: Introducing Notion AI for Work · 1 minSUNDAY, AUG 17 UPDATE: We will now be releasing this course after the Make with Notion conference in September. In the meantime, please consider following the “Mindful Notions”…
- S1 E13: Authenticity and AI with Allison Shapira · 27 minLearn more about Allison’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonshapira/ 🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC events The AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3…
- S1 E12: The future of AI law with Cameron Powell · 44 minLearn more about Cameron’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpowell/ 🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC events The AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3…
- S1 E11: "Innovation only happens in production" with Victor Shilo · 39 minLearn more about Victor’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-shilo/ 🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC events The AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3…
