Next Token｜词元之外
Next Token (词元之外) is a video podcast covering AI technology, products, entrepreneurship, and creativity, also published as audio. It brings first-hand experience and perspectives from the Chinese-speaking world into discussion of what AI is changing. The name plays on the “next token” that a generative model keeps predicting; the Chinese title, 词元之外 (“beyond the token”), points to the people, industries, products, society, and culture beyond that prediction. The official site is nexttoken.tv.
Brand and shows
Next Token is the umbrella brand, and its flagship weekly show is Next Token Weekly: four co-hosts — Yang Pan, Guizang, Orange, and Xiangyang Qiaomu — meet each week in a roundtable to review the week’s major AI news, published through video, audio, and show notes. Brand and show are separate levels: Weekly is the show’s name and does not replace the official program name on podcast platforms.
In the intro of episode 001, the show describes itself as “a video podcast focused on AI technology, products, and real-world impact, also available as audio” (episode 001 intro, Chinese transcript). Listening and viewing entry points are collected on the show page; audio is published on Xiaoyuzhou, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and video on Bilibili and YouTube. Offline, the show records in partnership with venues including AGI Bar, one of its venue partners; see the AGI Bar profile.
Discussion in the show
- In the opening chapter of episode 001, rotating host Yang Pan introduces it as “our weekly review show of major AI news, Next Token Weekly” (paragraph in the Chinese transcript).
- Episode 002 was recorded at AGI Bar in Shanghai. Opening the episode, Xiangyang Qiaomu thanks the venue’s founders and reports early numbers for episode 001 on Xiaoyuzhou, Bilibili, and other platforms (paragraph in the Chinese transcript); Yang Pan mentions the website nexttoken.tv in the chapter on making and publishing the podcast with agents (paragraph).
- In the closing chapter of episode 002, Xiangyang Qiaomu thanks AGI Bar Shanghai and notes that the brand also has a Beijing venue (paragraph in the Chinese transcript).
Frequently asked questions
What kind of show is Next Token?
Next Token (词元之外) is a video podcast covering AI technology, products, entrepreneurship, and creativity, also available as audio. Its flagship weekly show, Next Token Weekly, brings four co-hosts together for a weekly roundtable on the week’s AI news. This matches both the official site and the show’s own intro.
Where is the official Next Token website?
The official site is nexttoken.tv, with the show page at nexttoken.tv/weekly. Episode links, video, and transcripts are all reachable from there.
Where can I listen to or watch Next Token Weekly?
Audio is published on Xiaoyuzhou, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify; video is published on Bilibili and YouTube. Per-episode links are listed on the show page.
What is the relationship between Next Token and Next Token Weekly?
Next Token (词元之外) is the umbrella brand; Next Token Weekly is its flagship weekly show. The brand name is not the show name, and the official program name on platforms follows the Weekly release information.
Who are the hosts of Next Token?
The four co-hosts are Yang Pan, Guizang, Orange, and Xiangyang Qiaomu, with the host role rotating week to week. The show page notes that the program has no permanent host.