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Anima Anandkumar

Anima Anandkumar

Indian-American computer scientist

Every podcast episode featuring Anima Anandkumar that Attunex has found: 67 interviews and appearances across 30 shows between 2018 and 2026. Most often on Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats (33), The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) (4) and NVIDIA AI Podcast (2). Follow Anima in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.

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Updated 2026-09-14.

  1. 🔬“We have foundation models for language, not for physics” — Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing
    Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast

    A few years ago, Caltech Prof. and co-founder of Accelerated Understanding, Anima Anandkumar set out to develop the first open-source weather model with AI. Talking to experts in the field, she was…

    2026-08-26
  2. AI’s journey from the lab to the marketplace
    Pioneers of AI

    The AI boom wouldn’t have been possible without decades of academic research. And now that huge sums of money are flowing into R&D, it’s companies – not just universities – on the cutting edge of AI…

    2025-12-24
  3. Cornell Fall 2025 Kicks Off: Semester Start, Geothermal Innovation, Alumni Achievements, and Upcoming Humanities Conference
    The Cornell University PodcastMentioned

    Good afternoon, Cornellians! It's Monday, September 1st, and welcome back to campus. Here's what's happening at Cornell University. Today marks the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester. Classes start…

    2025-09-01
  4. Episode 1 - Feb 16, 2025
    Labtools.AI Scientific SoundbytesMentioned

    In Todays Episode we will dive into new tools like NVIDIA's End-to-End AI GitHub repository for physics-informed modeling, major investments such as the UK’s $200B AI fund and recognition of pioneers…

    2025-02-18
  5. AI that connects the digital and physical worlds | Anima Anandkumar
    TED Tech

    While language models may help generate new ideas, they cannot attack the hard part of science, which is simulating the necessary physics," says AI professor Anima Anandkumar. She explains how her…

    2024-08-30
  6. S1, EP13 - Prof. Anima Anandkumar - The future of AI+Science
    The Neil Ashton Podcast

    Professor Anima Anandkumar is one of the world’s leading scientists in AI and machine learning, with more than 30,000 citations, an h-index of 80 and landmark papers including FourCastNet, which…

    2024-07-30
  7. AI that connects the digital and physical worlds | Anima Anandkumar
    TED Talks Daily

    “While language models may help generate new ideas, they cannot attack the hard part of science, which is simulating the necessary physics,” says AI professor Anima Anandkumar. She explains how her…

    2024-07-09
  8. Ep1: Is AI beating human intelligence? with Dr. Anima Anandkumar
    The Interface

    Making machines intelligent has been the pursuit of inventors for ages. Pioneering mathematician Alan Turing developed a method to test machine intelligence in the 1950s. Seven decades later, no…

    2024-06-24
  9. Could Artificial Intelligence Change Energy?
    Energy Switch

    Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hold transformative potential for the energy sector, promising enhanced efficiency and improved forecasting of electricity resources. In this…

    2024-04-18
  10. AI's Role In Physics, Chemistry, and Beyond
    Infinite Curiosity Pod with Prateek Joshi

    Anima Anandkumar is a Bren Professor at Caltech. Her work developing novel AI algorithms enables and accelerates scientific applications of AI, including scientific simulations, weather forecasting,…

    2024-04-09
  11. #4: Using AI for Science & Generative AI Revolution | Anima Anandkumar, Sr. Director of AI Research at NVIDIA | Leading With Data Ep 04
    Leading With Data

    In this fourth episode of Leading With Data, Kunal is in conversation with Anima Anandkumar, Sr. Director of AI Research at NVIDIA and Bren Professor at Caltech. Anima Anandkumar is a Bren Professor…

    2023-10-06
  12. Anima Anandkumar on Using Generative AI to Tackle Global Challenges - Ep. 203
    NVIDIA AI Podcast

    Generative AI-based models can not only learn and understand natural languages — they can learn the very language of nature itself, presenting new possibilities for scientific research. Anima…

    2023-09-11
  13. Anima Anandkumar - Episode 42
    ACM ByteCast

    In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Rashmi Mohan hosts Anima Anandkumar, a Bren Professor of Computing at California Institute of Technology (the youngest named chair professor at Caltech) and the…

    2023-08-21
  14. From Excitement to Caution: Unraveling the Debate on AI's Rapid Development
    Making Waves - We lift the lid on issues that matter to European Software Leaders

    Get ready to dive into the exciting world of AI in business in our latest podcast episode! Recorded live at TED, we bring you a panel of AI experts and industry professionals, including Tom Graham,…

    2023-05-15
  15. How LLMs and Generative AI are Revolutionizing AI for Science with Anima Anandkumar
    The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

    Today we’re joined by Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing And Mathematical Sciences at Caltech and Sr Director of AI Research at NVIDIA. In our conversation, we take a broad look at the…

    2023-01-30
  16. [The Future of AI] AI in Businesses with Alexandr Wang, Founder of Scale AI, Anima Anandkumar, Director of ML Research, NVIDIA and Martin Chavez, Sixth Street Partners
    Index Audio

    What are the practical aspects of AI? Index’s Erin Price-Wright speaks with Alexandr Wang, Founder of Scale AI, Anima Anandkumar, Director of ML Research, NVIDIA and Martin Chavez, Sixth Street…

    2022-02-21
  17. The Trinity of AI, Yoga, & Tensors, with Anima Anandkumar
    Carnegie Council Podcasts

    In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen sits down with Caltech's Professor Anima Anandkumar, also director of machine learning research at NVIDIA, for a…

    2022-02-16
  18. The Bleeding Edge of AI
    Techritory Podcast

    AI means different things to different people. Everyone is talking about it and playing with it, but what are the real opportunities and challenges? 5G Techritory is honored to have some of the…

    2021-12-16
  19. Anima Anandkumar - Artificial Intelligence and a flourishing society
    Origins Podcast with Ryan McGranaghan

    Professor Anima Anandkumar is a meteor in the field of artificial intelligence or AI. Her rise in the space has been a phenomenon to behold and her voice is a refreshing and inviting one that might…

    2021-08-17
  20. Prof. Animashree Anandkumar, Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech
    Scientific Sense ®

    Large-scale machine learning, non-convex optimization and high-dimensional statistics. In particular, she has been spearheading the development and analysis of tensor algorithms for machine learning.…

    2021-07-08
  21. Anima Anandkumar: How can the intersection of academia and industry inform the next generation of AI?
    In AI We Trust?

    Anima Anandkumar is an accomplished AI researcher in both academia and in industry. She is the Bren professor at Caltech CMS department and director of machine learning research at NVIDIA.…

    2021-06-30
  22. 473: Machine Learning at NVIDIA
    Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

    Anima Anandkumar joins us to discuss her work as a researcher in machine learning at NVIDIA and a professor at CalTech, and how they often go hand-in-hand and inform each other. In this episode you…

    2021-05-25
  23. "Positive Disruption in times of Exponential Technologies" - Authentic Discussion with Dr. Lobna Karoui & Dr. Anima Anandkumar
    AI Exponential Thinker

    A new Episode of the Serie "The AI Deal of Trust" in the unique AI Chanel of Trust "Exponential Trust Times " by AI Exponential Thinker. An authentic discussion with Dr. Anima Anandkumar; a Bren…

    2021-03-01
  24. [Re-sliced] 41. Why did you agree to do this interview?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-28
  25. [Re-sliced] 40. What is some of the best advice you’ve gotten or given?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-27
  26. [Re-sliced] 37. What do you easily get nostalgic about?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-24
  27. [Re-sliced] 36. When was the last time you felt like a kid in a candy store?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-23
  28. [Re-sliced] 32. What are some traits in your best collaborators? Are you good at spotting them?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-19
  29. [Re-sliced] 31. How do you decide what to work on?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-18
  30. [Re-sliced] 30. What do you struggle with in life?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-17
  31. [Re-sliced] 29. Do you think there’s a point to life or our existence?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-16
  32. [Re-sliced] 28. Are you more optimistic than people around you, or more pessimistic?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-15
  33. [Re-sliced] 27. What was your most recent dream that you remember?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-14
  34. [Re-sliced] 26. When was the last time you danced?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-13
  35. [Re-sliced] 25. Do you think you are above, below, or average happy relative to people around you?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-12
  36. [Re-sliced] 24. What are you looking forward to, tomorrow, or next week?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-11
  37. [Re-sliced] 23. What is one way in which you wish your life was different?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-10
  38. [Re-sliced] 21. What is something about the world that surprises you?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-08
  39. [Re-sliced] 20. What do you think about most when not intentionally trying to think about something?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-07
  40. [Re-sliced] 18. What is a tool or hack that makes your life more convenient, efficient, or fun?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-05
  41. [Re-sliced] 17. What is something you are trying out these days, and how is that going?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-04
  42. [Re-sliced] 16. Do you feel like an impostor?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-03
  43. [Re-sliced] 15. What are you insecure about?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-02
  44. [Re-sliced] 14. Is there a specific instance where you distinctly recall feeling privileged?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-02-01
  45. [Re-sliced] 13. What is a recurring moral conflict that you struggle with?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-31
  46. [Re-sliced] 12. What is your single biggest strength?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-30
  47. [Re-sliced] 11. What is one thing you are worse at than people around you?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-29
  48. [Re-sliced] 9. What are three adjectives your friends would use to describe you?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-27
  49. [Re-sliced] 8. Do you set an alarm in the morning?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-26
  50. [Re-sliced] 7. Do you struggle with time management?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-25
  51. [Re-sliced] 5. What is one chore you dislike the most, and why is that?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-23
  52. [Re-sliced] 4. What is the least favourite part of your day?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-22
  53. [Re-sliced] 3. What is the favourite part of your day?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-21
  54. [Re-sliced] 2. What is your daily routine like?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-20
  55. [Re-sliced] 1. What were you doing just before this call?
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats is an interview series with AI researchers to get to know them better as people. We don't talk about AI or their work or the stats of their life like what college…

    2021-01-19
  56. The AI Deal of TRUST - Host : Dr. Lobna Karoui, Executive AI Strategy Growth Advisor / Guest : Dr. Anima Anandkumar; Director of machine learning research at NVIDIA
    AI Exponential Thinker

    A new Episode of the Serie "The AI Deal of Trust" in the unique AI Chanel of Trust by AI Exponential Thinker. Our Guest is Dr. Anima Anandkumar is a Bren professor at Caltech and a director of…

    2020-12-10
  57. S1E15: Anima Anandkumar with Devi Parikh
    Humans of AI: Stories, Not Stats

    Anima Anandkumar is a Bren Professor at the Caltech Computing + Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Department and a director of machine learning research at NVIDIA. Find out more about her on her homepage.…

    2020-12-08
  58. Behind the Scenes at NeurIPS with NVIDIA and CalTech’s Anima Anandkumar - Ep. 131
    NVIDIA AI Podcast

    Anima Anandkumar is setting a personal record this week with seven of her team’s research papers accepted to NeurIPS 2020. The 34th annual Neural Information Processing Systems conference is taking…

    2020-12-07
  59. Ignite your AI curiosity with Anima Anandkumar
    AI Ignition: Exploring the future of AI in the enterprise

    The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated our adoption of AI in our day to day habits. Consumer spending habits are changing, corporations are becoming comfortable with employees working from home and…

    2020-12-01
  60. What is the Future of AI at NVIDIA? (Anima Anandkumar) - KNN Ep. 07
    Ken's Nearest Neighbors

    In this episode I had the privilege of speaking with Anima Anandkumar about the her background, her work at NVIDIA, and how she views the future of Machine Learning and AI. Anima is the Head of ML…

    2020-11-03
  61. FI&B Ep 6: Been there, done that! | AI, Research and Diversity with Prof. Anima Anandkumar
    TOS : The Other Side

    It's great to be back! (The video of this episode is out on Youtube - (https://youtu.be/tTRTbVxKuUM). Today's episode is a very special one and brings down the curtains on our series 'From Insti and…

    2020-09-11
  62. Democratizing AI: Inclusivity, Accountability, & Collaboration with Anima Anandkumar
    The Radical AI Podcast

    What are current attitudes towards AI Ethics from within the tech industry? How can we make computer science a more inclusive discipline for women? What does it mean to democratize AI? Why should we?…

    2020-09-09
  63. 20. Anima Anandkumar - The Immediate and Future Impact of How We Build AI
    Utility + Function

    Anima Anandkumar is Director of Machine Learning at NVIDIA and Bren professor at Caltech. Anima has led research in tensor-algebraic methods, large-scale learning, deep learning, probabilistic…

    2020-08-06
  64. Anima Anandkumar On Machine Learning In Healthcare ApplySci Stanford
    Applysci podcasts

    Anima Anandkumar On Machine Learning In Healthcare ApplySci Stanford by Applysci

    2019-05-22
  65. Growing up to become a world-class AI expert
    Practical AI

    While at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference 2019 in Silicon Valley, Chris enjoyed an inspiring conversation with Anima Anandkumar. Clearly a role model - not only for women - but for anyone in the…

    2019-03-25
  66. Dissecting the Controversy around OpenAI's New Language Model
    The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

    In the inaugural TWiML Live, Sam Charrington is joined by Amanda Askell (OpenAI), Anima Anandkumar (NVIDIA/CalTech), Miles Brundage (OpenAI), Robert Munro (Lilt), and Stephen Merity to discuss the…

    2019-02-25
  67. Trends in Machine Learning with Anima Anandkumar
    The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

    In this episode of our AI Rewind series, we’re back with Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor at Caltech and now Director of Machine Learning Research at NVIDIA. Anima joins us to discuss her take on…

    2018-12-27
  68. NeurIPS and AI Research with Anima Anandkumar
    Google Cloud Platform Podcast

    Melanie is solo this week talking with Anima Anandkumar, a Caltech Bren professor and director of ML research at NVIDIA. We touch on tensors, their use, and how they relate to TensorFlow. Anima also…

    2018-11-28
  69. Tensor Operations for Machine Learning with Anima Anandkumar - TWiML Talk #142
    The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)

    In this episode of our TrainAI series, I sit down with Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor at Caltech and Principal Scientist with Amazon Web Services. Anima joined me to discuss the research coming out…

    2018-05-23