# 104. Recapping 2022

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2023-01-10
- Length: 28m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/104-recapping-2022-QVZrUrcX

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode recap their top four episodes from 2022, covering biomimicry inspired by dandelion seeds, AI curiosity models like DALL-E, wearable sleep apnea detection, and sustainable hydropower turbines. They discuss the ethical implications of generative AI, the challenges of explaining complex topics like reinforcement learning to a lay audience, and their podcast's growth metrics, including a shift in global listenership away from the US. The hosts also outline goals for 2023, such as improving community engagement, producing better swag, and rebranding the show.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=0) Introduction and Top Pick: Biomimicry
- [5:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=309) AI Curiosity and Reinforcement Learning
- [8:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=526) DALL-E, Creativity, and AI Ethics
- [14:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=899) Wearable Sleep Apnea Detection
- [20:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=1230) Honorable Mentions: Hydropower and Sports AI
- [22:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-01-10-104-recapping-2022#t=1378) Podcast Successes and 2023 Goals

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- DALL-E (product)
- OpenAI (company)
- Apple Watch (product)
- Whoop (product)
- Wevolver (company)
- MIT (company)
- Carnegie Mellon (company)
- University of Eindhoven (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [060 - The Brie List](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-08-13-060-the-brie-list) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [$2B for No Product, Robots Under $3K & Australia's Massive Miss](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-06-27-2b-for-no-product-robots-under-3k-australias-massive-miss) (Built 2 Scale)
- [037 - 2020 Survey Results](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-08-04-037-2020-survey-results) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Predictions 2022](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends/2022-01-04-predictions-2022) (Oxide and Friends)
- [AI Discourse with Steve Klabnik](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends/2025-06-05-ai-discourse-with-steve-klabnik) (Oxide and Friends)

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