Caroline (Carrie) Hodge, CEO & Co-founder of Dimer Health, joins us to talk about building an AI-powered healthcare company that bridges the gap between hospital discharge and follow-up care. We dig into patient trust in AI, the launch of ChatGPT Health, why AI can't make clinical decisions (yet), and what happens when malpractice meets machine learning.

Plus: Grok's image generator goes off the rails, a new Wisconsin deepfake law, Yann LeCun leaves Meta to build world models, and why enterprise AI was the surprise star of CES.

Guest: Carrie Hodge — CEO & Co-founder, Dimer Health https://www.dimerhealth.com LinkedIn: / carolinethodge

Hosts: Rob May — Co-founder & CEO, Neurometric Ryan Eppley — Co-founder & CEO, Root Access Anna Kirk — Sales Lead, Thread AI

Articles Discussed: ChatGPT Health Launch — https://openai.com/index/introducing-...

Grok AI Deepfake Controversy — https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...

Wisconsin Deepfake Bill — https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/01/06...

Gary Marcus on Yann LeCun Leaving Meta — https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/bre...

Enterprise AI at CES —

We're closing out 2025 by showcasing 6 incredible AI startups building right here in New York City — the applied AI capital of the world.

Rob May and Ryan Eppley sit down with founders solving real problems across legal tech, elder safety, AI security, compliance automation, manufacturing intelligence, and AI-powered SEO.

🎯 STARTUPS FEATURED:

*CounselPro - Ian O'Brien*

AI-powered forensic accounting for legal professionals

Automates financial document analysis for divorce, bankruptcy, and fraud cases

50+ customers, fully bootstrapped

Website: https://www.counselpro.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-obrien

*Silvershield - Alec Glassman*

Protecting older adults from digital fraud and scams

AI assistant that analyzes suspicious texts and emails

Launching across New York State in January 2026

Website: https://www.silvershield.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-glassman

*Krnel - Peyman Faratin*

AI model security and control at runtime

Looks inside models to detect vulnerabilities and control behavior

Democratizing AI safety tools

Website: https://krnel.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfaratin

*Koop - Sergey Litvinenko*

Compliance automation for tech companies

Handles SOC 2, AI governance, and regulatory requirements

23x growth since seed round

Website: https://www.koop.ai

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergey-from-koop

*Tendrel - Akash Nandi*

Operations intelligence for manufacturing

AI-powered insights for industrial frontline workers

Minimizing downtime, maximizing production

Website: https://www.tendrel.io

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnandi

*OpenForge - Jason Patel*

AI SEO platform (Answer Engine Optimization)

AI agents that optimize businesses for ChatGPT and AI search

50,000+ YouTube subscribers, six-figure ARR in 4 months

Website: https://www.openforge.ai/about

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pateljason

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCnxPG10xnU5-WB2RpnxAivQ

💡 KEY THEMES:

Applied AI solving real business problems today

NYC's diverse AI ecosystem beyond frontier model labs

Bootstrapped and early-stage funded companies

From elder care to manufacturing to compliance

🗽 WHY NEW YORK?

New York City is emerging as the applied AI capital — hundreds of startups focused on bringing AI to real industries with real customers. Less hype, more substance.

Support these founders:

✅ Check out their websites

✅ Connect with them on LinkedIn

✅ Share with relevant connections

✅ Help grow NYC's AI ecosystem

HOSTS:

Rob May - Co-founder & CEO, NeuroMetric

Ryan Eppley - Co-founder & CEO, Root Access

📍 Recorded in NYC | December 2025

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Jason Hiner, Editor-in-Chief of The Deep View, joins AI In NYC hosts Rob May and Ryan Eppley to break down the biggest AI stories of 2025; from DeepSeek's January shockwave to Google's stunning November comeback with Gemini 3. MAJOR MOMENTS WE COVER: DeepSeek's China Breakthrough

- How they trained frontier models on a fraction of resources and changed the efficiency conversation forever OpenAI's O3 Reasoning Model

- The inference-time compute revolution and what it means for 2026 The Great Talent War

- $100M packages, brain drain, and why some engineers turned down Meta's money GPT-5's Disappointment

- What OpenAI's loss of Ilya Sutskever and Mira Murati really meant Google's Redemption Arc - From "toast" to Wall Street darling in 6 months Stargate & the $500B AI Factory

- Circular financing, Oracle deals, and what's really happening The Bubble Question - Why Jason thinks we're NOT in a capital-B bubble (but there are small ones)

KEY INSIGHTS:

1. 95% of enterprise AI deployments still aren't profitable (MIT study)
2. Only 13% of the world uses generative AI—massive growth ahead
3. World models will be the "AI agents" of 2026
4. Multi-model systems replacing single LLM approaches
5. AMD is coming for Nvidia's dominance

🔮 2026 PREDICTIONS:

End of "one model to rule them all" thinking AGI/superintelligence labels will fade as overhype The year of AI optimization and efficiency OpenAI's overstretched focus problem will show cracks 🗽

NEW YORK QUESTION: All three hosts agree: Times Square is the worst tourist trap in NYC GUEST: Jason Hiner - Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer, The Deep View Subscribe: https://subscribe.thedeepview.com/

AI IN NYC HOSTS: Rob May - Co-founder & CEO, NeuroMetric Ryan Eppley - Co-founder & CEO, Root Access 📍 Recorded in NYC | December 18th 2025 🎙️ AI In NYC Podcast - Your source for AI insights from the applied AI capital Subscribe for weekly AI insights from New York City's tech scene! #AIInNYC #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #DeepSeek #OpenAI #Google #Gemini #AIBubble #NYCTech #MachineLearning