Cities Decoded

DC Decoded

Cities Decoded turns a year old. What now?
Celebrating Lunar New Year 2026 by celebrating cities decoded's new year.
 • Sam Li, TEA (The Era Arc), humanbeyondtech, Jonathan Bensimon, and Catherine
1:22:51
🎉Welcoming back ms. elif nisa polat to help us discover the humans beyond tech
You know her as 'humanbeyondtech.' Now, she's ready to be a clear voice for community and AI in 2026 and beyond.
 • Sam Li and humanbeyondtech
How Cities Decoded is telling the story of AI
Here's to a nuanced, complex, thorny, and above all, balanced, take on AI for 2026 — told by changemakers in America's cities.
 • Sam Li
S1 E17: The surprising “riskiest” to “safest” LLMs with Aymara
Aymara co-founder Juan Manuel Contreras is BACK to break down what AI safety means now and the status of gender bias in AI models.
 • Sam Li and Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.
47:09
S1 E19: the one with deniz houston: why ai is blooming in america
in this episode, deniz joins me to discuss the differences in the innovation culture in the us and in europe, while we cook a traditional turkish dish…
 • humanbeyondtech
42:43
S1 E16: How to ‘cut through the noise’ with AI news
We are joined by one of the best AI news sources out there today.
 • Sam Li and TEA (The Era Arc)
49:08
S1 E18: the one with sam li: our need for community in the age of ai
in this episode, sam li, head of knowledge at ai collective, joins elif to discuss what it means to build real community in the age of ai.
 • Sam Li and humanbeyondtech
58:22
S1 E15: Why the ‘No DeepSeek on Gov’t Devices Act’ has stalled in Congress
Glenn and I talk about DC's favorite topic: Government inefficiency
 • Sam Li and Glenn Parham
40:04
Chapter leadership wins: 8.22.25 - 8.29.25
The DC team recently had accolades worth celebrating!
 • Sam Li
S1 E14: The White House dropped an AI plan. What does that actually mean?
Welcoming back "friend of the show" John Hopkins-Gillispie to walk through the new AI strategy from the White House.
 • Sam Li, John Hopkins-Gillispie, and Trustible
38:20
S1 E13: Authenticity and AI with Allison Shapira
Having our cake (AI) and eating it too (authenticity).
 • Sam Li
26:34
S1 E12: The future of AI law with Cameron Powell
A conversation and career spanning startups, the DOJ, law firms, and what copyright might look like going forward.
 • Sam Li
44:29
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