Episode 104 | AI & Automation Unlocking Materials Discovery | Joseph Krause

In this episode of Machine Minds, I sit down with Joseph Krause, co-founder and CEO of Radical AI.

We talk about Joseph’s path from Rice University and the Army National Guard to building Radical AI. He explains how AI and self-driving labs can speed up materials discovery, why failed experiments are critical data, and where this will first change the world—across aerospace, defense, semiconductors, and energy.

Key topics:

• The founding story of Radical AI

• How AI + autonomous labs form a “materials flywheel”

• Why negative results matter in science

• Culture and hiring at Radical AI

• Working with the White House on the 2025 National AI & R&D Strategy

• Where early real-world impact will show up

Links:

• To learn more about Radical AI, please visit https://www.radical-ai.com/

• Radical AI is hiring! View open roles at: https://jobs.lever.co/RadicalAI

• Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfkrause/

• Follow Joseph on X: https://x.com/josephfkrause?lang=en

Connect with me:

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