Roland Manthorpe

1 episode · 1 moment · last on 30 Jul 2026

30 Jul 2026Zuck’s AI Acceleration | Pacing The Frontier | AlphaFold Dispands | Granola CEO Joins

1:00:0330 min

First In-Studio Guest: Roland Manthorpe (Sky News)

The hosts show off their new studio and imported Italian sofa, preview the day's guest lineup, and welcome Sky News technology correspondent Roland Manthorpe as the show's first-ever in-person guest. He explains why the AI minister's cabinet move is actually a demotion for AI within DSIT, details the two-year GDS-to-DSIT migration, and warns that agent-driven FOI requests and claims will overwhelm public services built on friction. He also calls open letters low-stakes status games — arguing Dario should fund Demis's model-inspection plan rather than sign statements — leading to a debate on Zuckerberg's revealed preferences on open source and who benefits if AI is commoditized.