In the Season 1 finale of Answering AI, Joe "Vazquez" Newsman reports from San Francisco where he is seeing a major gap between the tech world and the public. On one side, tech founders are exuberant about AI technology, even when it is not yet fully mature. On the other side, the public alternates from being afraid to creeped out to angry. That backlash has been very visible with keynote speakers getting loudly booed at university graduations simply for suggesting that AI is the future.Thank you for tuning in to the first season of Answering AI! Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss what we have planned for Season 2.

Robots are nowhere close to becoming our overlords. Not yet. Still, robotics technology is quickly advancing because of AI learning. Andrea Thomaz of Diligent Robotics talks to podcast host Joe "Newsman" Vazquez at the Human[X] Conference about Moxi, the robot Andrea developed, which is working alongside humans to do some mundane but important jobs in healthcare.

Jobs are the #1 concern right now as AI is already displacing workers. So how do we ensure a future that still values the individual? Robin Daniels of Zensai insists leading with empathy and putting people first are the only sustainable ways to navigate this revolution.

Following Human[X] 2026 in San Francisco, one of the largest AI conferences in the world, Joe "Newsman" Vazquez sits down with tech founder and investor Tess Robinson. While some founders at the conference quietly admit the tech hasn’t reached full maturity, investors are insisting they find a way to use it to improve their quality and value.
We also explore high-stakes security software deemed too volatile for the public.
About Answering AI: Veteran journalist Joe Vazquez demystifies the AI revolution, moving past the jargon to find out what is actually happening in the AI world.

AI struggles to tell fact from fiction, so how can we trust it with news? Podcast guest Yumi Wilson, a professor at San Francisco State University, observes that American journalists remain reluctant to embrace AI machines that have not (yet) proven they are skilled at discerning truth. Meanwhile, as their newsrooms are being decimated by massive layoffs due to a broken business model, there is pressure to use AI. Could it save Journalism?

GUEST INFORMATION:
Hear more from Yumi: Listen to her podcast, A Journalist’s Guide to AI (Available on all major platforms).
Connect: Visit her website at yumiwilson.me to learn more about her national workshops on AI in the newsroom.

The era of the 'chatbot' is ending, and the era of the AI Agent has arrived. But what does it actually mean when a piece of software can 'take action' on your behalf?

In this episode, Joe Newsman sits down with Tess Robinson, a veteran investor and founder who has spent years at the intersection of AI and business. We’re stripping away the sci-fi myths to look at how these 'Not-So-Secret Agents' are transforming AI by performing more sophisticated tasks.

It feels like we woke up in a world where AI is suddenly everywhere—but what is actually happening behind the headlines?

In this stage-setter episode, Joe "Newsman" Vazquez is joined by expert Ayori Selassie to strip away the technical jargon and provide a plain-English status report on where AI stands in 2026.

Emmy-winning veteran TV News Journalist Joe Newsman begins his journey of understanding AI. Startup founder and investor Tess Robinson joins the discussion.