Papers, fast
Two Minute Papers
Short, upbeat tours of new research. Enjoy the pace; still open the paper if the claim matters.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Watch
Follow the work, not the clip.
Well-known public YouTube channels, linked to their channel pages. No embeds, so nothing autoplays.
Papers, opinionated
Yannic Kilcher
Walkthroughs of machine-learning papers with a point of view. Better after you have seen the abstract.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)The week
AI Explained
News synthesis on labs, policy, and product cycles. A map of the argument, not a lab notebook.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Long interviews
Lex Fridman
Long conversations with researchers and builders. Signal varies by guest. It is not a daily briefing.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Foundations
Computerphile
University-style explainers of the computer science under the slogans.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Math intuition
3Blue1Brown
Not an AI news channel. Use it when a paper’s math is the thing in the way — linear algebra and neural nets, drawn carefully.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Builders
Fireship
Very short developer explainers. Occasional AI, mostly tools and web. Useful if you ship software.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)Documented tech
ColdFusion
Documentary-style histories and near-future explainers. Context, not a changelog.
Open channel (opens in a new tab)On screen
Stories, not news.
These titles treat technology as subject. They belong on a shelf, not in the briefing. Links go to Wikipedia so you can check what they actually are.
Series
Black Mirror
An anthology. Some episodes are about automated systems and attention; many are not. Treat it as fiction about technology, episode by episode.
Wikipedia entry (opens in a new tab)Film
Ex Machina
A chamber piece about a test, a lab, and who is being studied. Fiction.
Wikipedia entry (opens in a new tab)Film
Her
A story about a relationship with a voice assistant. It is not a product review and not a forecast.
Wikipedia entry (opens in a new tab)Documentary
The Social Dilemma
About social platforms and recommendation systems — adjacent to AI, not a tour of modern models. Argument, not a news report.
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