# Machine Learning Street Talk

> Machine Learning Street Talk is a London-based media company producing technical AI interviews, audio podcasts, essays and community discussions. Led by Tim Scarfe with regular co-interviewer Keith Duggar, it serves people who want to examine how AI works and where its claims fail.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Tim Scarfe (Founding creator; current host and company director), Connor Shorten (Founding channel creator (2020)), Yannic Kilcher (Founding channel creator (2020))
- **Products:** MLST video and audio podcast, Patreon membership, MLST Archive, Sponsored production and conference coverage, Community events
- **Notable:** Published research conversations since 2020., Approximately 220,000 YouTube subscribers reported by Social Blade in a September 2026 crawl., Published the open-access paper Why Creativity Cannot Be Interpolated in February 2026.

## Products & services

- **MLST video and audio podcast** — Public research interviews and discussions distributed through YouTube and podcast platforms.
- **Patreon membership** — Paid access to extended content, private Discord, community calls and ad-free videos; benefits vary by tier.
- **MLST Archive** — Open-access technical writing, including a 2026 paper by Jeremy Budd and Tim Scarfe.
- **Sponsored production and conference coverage** — Direct brand partnerships and technical conference coverage.
- **Community events** — In-person gatherings; a Prolific-sponsored Waterloo networking event listed a £25 ticket.

## Achievements

- Published research conversations since 2020.
- Approximately 220,000 YouTube subscribers reported by Social Blade in a September 2026 crawl.
- Published the open-access paper Why Creativity Cannot Be Interpolated in February 2026.
- UK limited company incorporated on May 1, 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published the Shawn Wen / PolyAI voice-agent conversation on October 1.
- **2026-09** — Published conversations with Leonardo de Moura, Zhengyao Jiang, Frank Hutter and Ming-Yu Liu.
- **2026-02** — MLST Archive dated Why Creativity Cannot Be Interpolated February 10.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mlst.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/machine-learning-street-talk/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MLStreetTalk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MachineLearningStreetTalk

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Last updated: 2026-10-09