The X

By: Bryan McClain and Demetrius Madrigal
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  • Summary

  • The X – The Experience – is singlehandedly the most important factor in the success of products, services and entire businesses. The X is hosted by Silicon Valley veterans and product innovation strategists Bryan McClain and Demetrius Madrigal, who bring a combined 30+ years of experience studying human behavior and technology. They’ve been behind the scenes with everyone from unfunded startups to technology giants and have a unique perspective on current events, how they are shaped by the history of human behavior and predict where the industry and the market will move in the future. If you would like to learn more about the team, please visit www.metriclab.com
    Copyright 2023: Bryan McClain and Demetrius Madrigal
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Episodes
  • Wrapping up Season 10 and the Podcast…for now

    Wrapping up Season 10 and the Podcast…for now
    Aug 19 2024

    As season 10 comes to an end, Bryan and Demetrius discuss the state of the pod and the reasons that they are taking an extended hiatus. In the process, they talk about some of their favorite moments, their motivations for creating the podcast, and their perspective on tech, Silicon Valley, and the future of the industry.

    Thanks to all of the listeners for the time you’ve spent with us. We hope that you’ve found it helpful and thought provoking. We will miss you all!
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    25 mins
  • How Crowdstrike stopped the world for a day and how the ripple effects are going to impact the coming wave of AI

    How Crowdstrike stopped the world for a day and how the ripple effects are going to impact the coming wave of AI
    Jul 29 2024

    Bryan and Demetrius discuss the recent Crowdstrike event that caused Windows BSOD’s across the world and grounded airplanes, rescheduled surgeries, and gave your IT people new stress habits. Then they get into the fallout of how this has the potential to end Crowdstrike, inspire new government regulation, and change how new AI gets implemented in the future.

    Enjoying The X? Did we get it right? Check us out on YouTube and let us know what you think in the comments! https://www.youtube.com/@thexpodcast

    Also, learn more about us and the work that we do at https://metriclab.com/
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    36 mins
  • Apple, Anthropic, and NVIDIA are training AI using YouTube subtitles. Is this wrong? Should the creators be paid? Let’s discuss!

    Apple, Anthropic, and NVIDIA are training AI using YouTube subtitles. Is this wrong? Should the creators be paid? Let’s discuss!
    Jul 22 2024

    Bryan and Demetrius discuss a recent report that YouTube was scraped by Anthropic, Apple, NVIDIA, Salesforce, and others to train their AI systems. The news has stimulated debate about what should be allowed for training AI and the guys have opinions that might be controversial.

    Enjoying The X? Did we get it right? Check us out on YouTube and let us know what you think in the comments! https://www.youtube.com/@thexpodcast

    Also, learn more about us and the work that we do at https://metriclab.com/
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    31 mins
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