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

In Episode 10, we sit down with Doug O’Laughlin, President of SemiAnalysis and author of Fabricated Knowledge, to break down the truth behind GPUs, the semiconductor supply chain, and the massive power demands coming with AI’s next phase. From the behind-the-scenes AMD exposé that forced a turnaround, to why Nvidia’s GPU dominance is not just about specs, to how fragile the global chip ecosystem really is—this episode dives deep into the hardware, economics, and geopolitics driving the AI boom. We also cover the rise of alternative accelerators, the future of U.S. chip manufacturing, Intel’s identity crisis, nuclear vs. on-site generation for data centers, and whether we’re already sliding into an AI bubble. GUEST Doug O’Laughlin – President, SemiAnalysis Founder, Fabricated Knowledge Leader in AI semiconductor + data center research

In this episode: Rob May and Anna Kirk sit down with Ben Coleman, founder & CEO of RealityDefender, to talk about the future of deepfakes, misinformation, detection tech, and why New York might actually be the best place to build applied AI.

We cover the moment Ben realized deepfakes were going to become a world-scale problem, what it takes to stay ahead of AI-generated media, the shifting investor sentiment around safety tools—and yes, Rob tries to get Ben to explain how to make Anna say something she would never say in real life.

https://www.realitydefender.com/

Why Nonprofits Need AI Now — With Jenni Warren & Jake Porway of Decoded Futures

In Episode 8 of AI in NYC, hosts Rob May (CEO & Co-founder, Neurometric) and Ryan Eppley (CEO & Co-founder, Root Access) sit down with Jenni Warren and Jake Porway from Decoded Futures — a Tech:NYC Foundation initiative powered by Robin Hood and Google.

Jenni, a Program Director with 15+ years of experience across Magpie Literacy, Success Academy, and DSST Public Schools, and Jake, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Co-founder of DataKind, join the table for a wide-ranging, philosophical, and fun conversation.

Decoded Futures website: https://www.decodedfutures.nyc/

Featuring:

• Jenni Warren — Program Director, Decoded Futures
• Jake Porway — Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Decoded Futures & Co-founder, DataKind
• Rob May — CEO & Co-founder, Neurometric (Host)
• Ryan Eppley — CEO & Co-founder, Root Access (Host)

Producer: Madi Donlan

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Welcome to AI in NYC! In Episode 7, hosts Ryan Eppley (Root Access) and Anna Kirk (Thread AI) sit down with Waleed Atallah, CEO of Mako, to dive deep into the world of AI hardware, GPUs, and the future of computing.

In this episode:

Waleed’s journey from Intel to founding Mako

Why GPUs are taking over the world of AI

The challenges of programming for GPUs and how Mako is solving them

The evolution of AI coding agents and the async vs. sync debate

Insights on enterprise AI adoption, current trends, and the future of work

Fun NYC stories, favorite city landmarks, and more!

Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro & guest welcome

2:30 – Waleed’s background and career path

10:00 – The rise of GPUs and parallel processing

20:00 – What Mako does and why it matters

35:00 – AI coding agents: async vs. sync

50:00 – Enterprise AI adoption & industry trends

1:10:00 – NYC stories & favorite buildings

1:20:00 – Closing thoughts

Connect with us:

Ryan Eppley: Root Access

Anna Kirk: Thread AI

Guest: Waleed Atallah, CEO of Mako

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FeedbackNow VP of AI, Sam Koch, joins the show to share how he’s actually using AI, not just talking about it. From automating real workflows to bringing hardware back into tech, Sam breaks down what works (and what doesn’t) when scaling automation in Private Equity.

Why watch:

1. Real examples of AI that save hours of work
2. What failed (and why some automations aren’t worth it)
3. Why hardware gives startups defensibility again
4. How culture and management make or break AI transformation
5. Actionable lessons from hand-labeling data to scaling lean startups

Topics:

AI in Private Equity · Workflow automation · Real-world data · Hardware comeback · State space models · Culture in digital transformation

Articles discussed:

1. State Space Model gets major funding (LinkedIn)
2. Data Centers and Jet Engines (IEEE Spectrum)
3. Michael Burry bets against Palantir and NVIDIA (Yahoo Finance)
4. Amazon vs. Perplexity AI Agent (Bloomberg)

Hosts:

Rob May (NeuroMetric) · Anna Kirk (Nadia Partners) · Ryan Eppley (Root Access)

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