About this podcast
Fresh From the Labs is your front-row seat to the future of AI — straight from the builders shaping it. Hosted by the product team at Pioneer Square Labs, a Seattle-based venture studio, each episode dives into the week's most exciting AI breakthroughs, tools, and trends. No hype, just hands-on insight from the people actually prototyping, experimenting, and pushing boundaries with the latest tech. Whether you're building with AI or just trying to keep up, this podcast is your lab-tested shortcut to what matters most.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 24 episodes
- Farewells and Freshies · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 25In this final episode of Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared reflect on their journey at Pioneer Square Labs, share personal updates, and discuss insights gained from…
- Engineer to Entrepreneur: Jared's Journey & Halloween Hijinks · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 19In this episode of Fresh From the Labs, the team says farewell to engineer-turned-founder Jared as he sets off to co -found a startup. But don't worry, he will still be hosting…
- Haiku Hullabaloo & Atlas Antics: Browser Breakthroughs and Vibe Coding Vibes · 36 minIn this episode we dive into the latest AI news with a playful twist. Anthropic’s new Haiku model hits the scene, promising lightning‑fast responses and powerful capabilities. We…
- DevDay Debrief with OpenAI's Brian Fioca · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 19Welcome back to a super special episode of Fresh from the Labs! The team is joined by PSL alum Brian Fioca, now a Solutions Architect at OpenAI, for a deep dive into the latest…
- Sora's Surge & Meta's Misery: Sonnet's Squeeze, Vibe Coding's Pro Moment, and ChatGPT's Pulse · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 18This week on Fresh from the Labs, the team dives into OpenAI's Sora 2. More than just an AI video model, it's a full-fledged social network. Kevin shares his shockingly good…
- Parallel Parking & Pricing Puzzles: The Autonomous Moment, AI Unit Economics, and Guardrailing Growth · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 116This week on Fresh From the Labs, the team kicks things off with the resurgence of autonomous driving. With Waymo cars now spotted on the streets of Seattle and Amazon's…
- Codex, Cognition and 996 Culture · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 15This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into the powerful new Codex CLI release. Based on GPT-5 but custom-trained for real-world agentic use cases, this…
- Bananas and Bubbles: Nano Banana's Debut, The Agent Wars, and AI's Valuation Problem · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 15This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared are back to break down the latest in AI. The conversation kicks off with a look at Google's delightfully named new…
- Rust, Rollouts & Reality Checks: GPT-5’s Bumpy Debut, Agentic Browsers, and 95% Pilot Flops · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 14This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared kick things off with a conversion: Kevin has officially joined the Rust cult (beard pending). From there, we dive into…
- GPT-5 Emergency Podcast! GPT‑5 First Impressions, Opus 4.1’s Reality Check, and Windsurf’s Culture Clash · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 13(created with GPT-5...) We hit record three hours after OpenAI’s GPT‑5 live stream, with a shoutout to former PSL engineer Brian Fioca on stage, and dive straight into the big…
- Windsurf Whiplash: Google’s Talent Grab, Cognition’s Clean-Up, and AI’s Math Gold · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 14In this episode, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared unpack the turbulent sequence of events around Windsurf, first the reported collapse of an anticipated OpenAI deal amid Microsoft…
- Kimi K2: An Open-Weight Titan, The AI Browser Race, and Debating Developer Productivity · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 12This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into a fresh wave of AI model and product drops. First, they unpack the arrival of Kimi K2, a massive…
- Cursor, CLI, and Context: Cursor Meetup Takeaways, Rise of the CLI, and The Future of Local AI · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 12This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared recount their recent experience at the PSL Cursor Meetup event, diving into the excitement, challenges , and…
- The 2025 Freshies: Mid-Year AI Awards, Biggest Surprises, and H2 Predictions · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 11Welcome to the first-ever Freshies! In this special mid-year awards episode of Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared celebrate (and debate) the most impactful…
- Big Bucks From Zuck: OpenAI's Pricing Surprise, Meta's Scale-Mary, and Apple's AI Apathy · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 11This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared unpack a whirlwind of major AI developments. The conversation kicks off with OpenAI's significant price drop and the…
- AI Editor Wars: Windsurf vs. Cursor, Anthropic's Power Play, and The "Gladys" Experiment · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 9This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into the swirling drama and strategic plays shaping the AI landscape. First up, the Windsurf and Anthropic saga…
- AI's Wild Week: Sonnet 4 Triumphs, The Future of Entry-Level Jobs , and AI That Calls the Cops · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 8This week on Fresh From the Labs, it's a rapid-fire rundown of a jam-packed week in AI releases! Shilpa, Jared, and Kevin share their candid first impressions on a slew of new…
- Code, Care & Customer Support: Klarna’s U-Turn, Healthbench Hype, and OpenAI’s Coding Agent · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 7This week on Fresh from the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared dive into three headline-grabbing stories, and what they mean for builders right now: • Klarna’s customer-support…
- Voice, Verticals & Venture featuring OpenAI's Brian Fioca: Fine Tuning, Startup Differentiation, and Gemini 2.5 First Impressions · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 6This week on Fresh From the Labs, Shilpa, Kevin, and Jared are joined by a special guest: Brian Fioca, a former PSL team member now working as a Solutions Architect at OpenAI!…
- Beyond the Benchmarks: o3 Reality Check, AI Companies, and The Leaderboard Problem · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 5This week on Fresh From the Labs, we're looking past the leaderboards and hype to explore the real-world challenges and limitations of today's AI. Can AI actually run a company?…
