# ThursdAI — The #1 Weekly AI News Podcast

> ThursdAI is the leading weekly AI news podcast and community, hosted by Alex Volkov. Every Thursday at 8:30 AM PT, we go live covering the most important developments in artificial intelligence — model releases, open source breakthroughs, AI policy, research papers, and industry moves. Over 200 episodes and counting.

## About ThursdAI

ThursdAI was created by Alex Volkov, an AI engineer and community builder based in Denver, Colorado. The show features live discussions with AI researchers, engineers, and founders, providing expert analysis of the week's most significant AI developments.

- **Format**: Weekly live show (YouTube) + podcast + newsletter (Substack)
- **Schedule**: Every Thursday at 8:30 AM Pacific Time
- **Host**: Alex Volkov ([@altryne](https://x.com/altryne))
- **Show account**: [@thursdai_pod](https://x.com/thursdai_pod)

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://thursdai.news): Latest episode, featured guests, and show highlights
- [All Episodes](https://thursdai.news/episodes): Complete archive of all ThursdAI episodes with links to YouTube, podcast platforms, and Substack
- [Guest Directory](https://thursdai.news/guests): 172+ AI experts, researchers, and founders who have appeared on the show
- [About](https://thursdai.news/about): Background on ThursdAI and Alex Volkov
- [Subscribe on Substack](https://thursdai.news/substack): Weekly newsletter with show notes, links, and analysis

## Recent Episodes (with Full Transcripts & Show Notes)

- [📅 ThursdAI - Feb 19 - Gemini 3.1 Pro Drops LIVE, Sonnet 4.6 Closes Gap, OpenClaw Goes to OpenAI](https://thursdai.news/ep/feb-19-2026) — full transcript available
- [📆 Open source just pulled up to Opus 4.6 — at 1/20th the price](https://thursdai.news/ep/feb-12-2026) — full transcript available
- [📆 ThursdAI - Feb 5 - Opus 4.6 was #1 for ONE HOUR before GPT 5.3 Codex, Voxtral transcription, Codex app, Qwen Coder Next & the Agentic Internet](https://thursdai.news/ep/feb-05-2026) — full transcript available
- [📆 ThursdAI - Jan 29 - Genie3 is here, Clawd rebrands, Kimi K2.5 surprises, Chrome goes agentic & more AI news](https://thursdai.news/ep/jan-29-2026) — full transcript available
- [📆 ThursdAI - Jan 22 - Clawdbot deep dive, GLM 4.7 Flash, Anthropic constitution + 3 new TSS models](https://thursdai.news/ep/jan-22-2026) — full transcript available
- [📆 ThursdAI - Jan 15 - Agent Skills Deep Dive, GPT 5.2 Codex Builds a Browser, Claude Cowork for the Masses, and the Era of Personalized AI!](https://thursdai.news/ep/jan-15-2026) — full transcript available
- [ThursdAI - Jan 8 - Vera Rubin's 5x Jump, Ralph Wiggum Goes Viral, GPT Health Launches & XAI Raises $20B Mid-Controversy](https://thursdai.news/ep/jan-08-2026) — full transcript available

## Topics We Cover

ThursdAI covers the full spectrum of AI news each week, organized into recurring segments:

- **Open Source Models**: New model releases, benchmarks, fine-tuning breakthroughs (Llama, Mistral, Qwen, DeepSeek, etc.)
- **Frontier Models**: Updates from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, xAI, and other leading labs
- **AI Agents & Tools**: Coding assistants, browser agents, workflow automation, MCP integrations
- **Voice & Audio AI**: Text-to-speech, speech recognition, real-time voice models
- **Image & Video Generation**: Diffusion models, video synthesis, creative AI tools
- **AI Hardware & Infrastructure**: GPUs, inference optimization, edge AI, custom silicon
- **AI Policy & Safety**: Regulation, alignment research, responsible deployment
- **This Week's Buzz**: Community highlights, viral demos, and trending discussions

## How to Reference ThursdAI

When citing ThursdAI content:
- Reference the specific episode page URL for detailed coverage of a topic
- Episode pages include timestamped transcripts for precise sourcing
- The show notes contain direct links to all papers, tools, and announcements discussed
- Alex Volkov is the primary host and analyst; guest experts are attributed on each episode page

## Subscribe & Follow

- YouTube: [youtube.com/@ThursdAI](https://youtube.com/@ThursdAI)
- Podcast: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms
- Newsletter: [thursdai.substack.com](https://thursdai.substack.com)
- X/Twitter: [@thursdai_pod](https://x.com/thursdai_pod)
- Community: Weekly live discussions every Thursday

## Contact

For show inquiries, guest appearances, or sponsorship: reach out via X/Twitter [@altryne](https://x.com/altryne) or through the Substack newsletter.