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
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Machine Minds Show Introduction
03:41 Material class that will fundamentally change humanity
09:28 Commercial Real Estate
16:22 Generation engine AI driven
23:20 Monumental change in the way we do scientific discovery
30:40 Reusable and be able to bring anything
39:46 How do we get closer to our northstar of removing materials
47:51 National AI and R&D Strategy
54:05 Radical AI’s Impact first in the world
Where to Find the Guest:
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Company Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/radicalai/
Radical AI is hiring! View open roles at: https://jobs.lever.co/RadicalAI
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