Ep. 22 – Human in the Loop: A Conversation with Noah Kravitz

The Upgrade: Beyond the Hype

Noah Kravitz started out as a stringer for a local newspaper in high school before moving out to the Bay Area to pursue a career covering tech. After years of writing product reviews he fell into a dream job hosting Nvidia’s AI podcast – which to date has received more than 5 million listens. On this week’s episode of The Upgrade, host Peter Bittner speaks with Noah about the many years he’s spent following the development of AI and how this new technology is helping him succeed in his own career as a freelance content creator.

Show Notes

(2:27) How Noah landed the dream job of hosting Nvidia’s AI podcast

(7:02) Noah reflects on early uses of AI

(9:32) What Nvidia does

(14:01) The democratization of tools

(16:06) AI’s effect on freelance writers and content creators

(19:09) Noah explains how he uses AI in his freelance writing business

(21:13) Why it’s still necessary to have humans overseeing AI

(29:09) How AI will change careers and the ways we prepare for them

(31:41) Advice for media professionals and creatives on how to succeed in the age of AI

(33:00) Tips for learning how to use AI in your profession

Links:

Connect with Noah on LinkedIn

Listen to Nvidia’s AI podcast

Learn more about Noah

Learn more about The Upgrade and our online courses

Connect on LinkedIn with Peter Bittner, The Upgrade’s founder and CEO

Special thanks to Mitch Walker for helping to design the podcast’s artwork