Latent Space
Also known as Latent.Space
Newsletter, podcast and community for AI engineers, started by swyx in 2022.
- Latent Space describes itself as a technical newsletter, podcast and community by and for AI engineers.
- Its coverage spans the technology and business of AI.
- The newsletter was started by swyx, and Alessio Fanelli co-hosts the podcast.
- The community includes a Discord, a weekly unrecorded Paper Club on Zoom, and in-person meetups.
- In September 2026 Latent Space said it was becoming a multi-show, multi-newsletter network.
Why it matters. For engineers building products on foundation models who want interviews with the people making models and tools, plus daily news. Its 2023 essay "The Rise of the AI Engineer" helped name the role.
- Newsletter started
- 20221
- Podcast started
- 20231
- Substack subscribers
- 197,000+ (reported August 2026)2
- YouTube subscribers
- Over 200K (September 2026)3
- AINews joined
- 20262
- Paper Club
- Weekly, unrecorded, on Zoom1
- Platform
- Substack1
- Planned change
- Exploring a migration to Beehiiv (announced 25 Sep 2026)3
Writing to start with
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3 years ago
The Rise of the AI Engineer (opens latent.space)
swyx's essay describing the AI engineer as a new role applying foundation models to products.
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7 days ago
[AINews] The Future of Latent Space (opens latent.space)
Announces the move toward a multi-show network, a possible Beehiiv migration and reopened sponsorships.
Links
Sources
- About - Latent.Space (opens latent.space) read 30 Sep 2026
- Latent.Space - AI Engineer org page (opens ai.engineer) read 30 Sep 2026
- [AINews] The Future of Latent Space (opens latent.space) read 30 Sep 2026
- Latent Space YouTube channel (opens youtube.com) read 30 Sep 2026
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