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Lex Fridman· May 9, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersThe Next Token Is Not a Proof: Stephen Wolfram on ChatGPT and Computational TruthGuest Stephen Wolfram · Host Lex FridmanIn his fourth conversation with Lex Fridman, Stephen Wolfram contrasts large language models with Wolfram|Alpha, then follows computational irreducibility from ChatGPT through observers, thermodynamics, and the three great theories of twentieth-century physics.
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Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 9, 2023PodcastThe $300 million Gates refused, and the $10 billion that went to OpenAIHost Nathan LabenzRobert Scoble and Ben Tossell talk with Nathan Labenz about AI scouting, Apple's still-sleeping neural engines, and whether incumbents or AI-first startups will win.
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20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 9, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersChris Paik on Venture Incentives, Consumer Platforms and Market TimingGuest Chris Paik · Host Harry StebbingsThe Pace Capital partner discusses equal partnerships, creator economics, the limits of venture financing and conflicts between investors and founders.
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Matthew Berman· May 8, 2023A 2023 Google Memo on Open Models, LoRA and AI’s Competitive MoatMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews a leaked employee essay arguing that rapid community iteration could challenge proprietary AI labs, and traces the early LLaMA ecosystem.
3:31:03ENLex Fridman· May 6, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersAsk for the Definition First: David Pakman on Labels, Trump, and a Tweet He Should Have Left UpGuest David Pakman · Host Lex FridmanThe progressive host sits with Lex Fridman for a long walk through political words, Trump versus Biden, January 6th, and why most of his own show sits at the top of the information food pyramid.
39:22EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 5, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersAlex Rodriguez on Business, Mentorship and Life After BaseballGuest Alex Rodriguez · Host Harry StebbingsThe former baseball player discusses building an investment business, lessons from mentors and how his priorities changed after suspension.
7:41ENMatthew Berman· May 5, 2023Reconstructing Viewed Images From fMRI With Stable DiffusionMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews a study combining brain scans with a pretrained image generator. The experiment reconstructed approximate images viewed by four participants under extensive scanning and training, not arbitrary thoughts.
6:53ENMatthew Berman· May 4, 2023StableVicuna’s 2023 Release: An Early RLHF Chatbot Put to the TestMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman reviews the 13-billion-parameter model and tests poetry, simple code, reasoning and a resignation email.
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No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups· May 4, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersUse Retrieval for a Wi-Fi Password. Use Experts for a Company's Private Language.Host Sarah Guo, Elad GilGoogle Brain's Kelvin Guu on REALM, FLAN, model surgery, and why personalizing large models is still an unsolved interface problem.
1:10:11ENCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 4, 2023PodcastTrying ChatGPT is not the same as using itHost Nathan LabenzRachel Woods of The AI Exchange tells Nathan Labenz what she learned from more than a hundred company calls: start inside the business, skip the annual tool contract, and expect to be using only a sliver of what the models can already do.
6:03ENMatthew Berman· May 3, 2023BabyAGI UI: A 2023 Walkthrough of the Task-Planning InterfaceMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman installs an early web interface for BabyAGI and demonstrates its task-generation loop with a sample objective.
56:43EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 3, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersVince Hankes on Thrive’s OpenAI Investment and AI CompetitionGuest Vince Hankes · Host Harry StebbingsThe Thrive partner explains his investment reasoning, the risks of rapid technology shifts and lessons from missed opportunities.
58:30ENCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· May 2, 2023PodcastHe Couldn't Convince Anyone to Compete with OpenAI. Two Years Later the Valley Is Full of Them.Host Nathan LabenzSarah Guo and Elad Gil walk Cognitive Revolution through Software 3.0, an 80/20 split with incumbents, and how to tell a fake waitlist from demand that cannot be faked.
55:04EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 1, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersMark Carney on Bank Turmoil, Interest Rates and the Climate TransitionGuest Mark Carney · Host Harry StebbingsIn a 2023 conversation, the former central banker explains why regional banks faced pressure and how he saw investment reshaping the path to net zero.
3:12EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· May 1, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersProduct-Customer Fit in Early Enterprise SalesGuest Mark Goldberger · Host Harry StebbingsMark Goldberger explains how he qualifies opportunities and builds a sales playbook.
7:53ENMatthew Berman· Apr 29, 2023AI Voice Imitations, ChatGPT Data Controls and Startup FundingMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman examines synthetic pop music and artist consent alongside April 2023 updates from OpenAI, Replit and Pinecone.
54:29EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Apr 28, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersSarah Guo on Conviction, AI Investing and the Future of VentureGuest Sarah Guo · Host Harry StebbingsThe Conviction founder explains her early-stage AI thesis, the limits of market prediction and her approach to building a focused fund.
2:27:58ENLex Fridman· Apr 28, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersIt took Atlas fourteen years to walk the way Playter wantedGuest Robert Playter · Host Lex FridmanBoston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter traces thirty years from a MIT basement pogo stick to Atlas, Spot, and Stretch — and why the company still designs machines that are allowed to fall.
0:51EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Apr 28, 2023PodcastJack Brody on OpenAI’s Technology-First StrategyGuest Jack BrodyA 2023 interview excerpt about developing technology before knowing every use.
1:21:06ENCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· Apr 27, 2023PodcastEveryone Talks About RLHF. Almost Nobody Is Doing It.Host Nathan LabenzHumanloop CEO Raza Habib on why an LLM API is maybe five percent of a working product, and what actually fills the rest.
9:58ENMatthew Berman· Apr 26, 2023HuggingChat’s 2023 Debut: Testing Writing, Reasoning and Python CodeMatthew Berman · Forward FutureMatthew Berman tries the early OpenAssistant-powered HuggingChat on writing, arithmetic, logic and a Snake game, then compares a few outputs with GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. The results illustrate both promise and limitations in this small historical test.
1:02:16EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Apr 26, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersJack Brody on Product Design, Snap and Augmented RealityGuest Jack Brody · Host Harry StebbingsSnap’s product leader discusses experimentation, hiring, global design and the company’s vision for AR.
58:45EN20VC with Harry Stebbings· Apr 25, 2023Podcast · 2 speakersAvlok Kohli on Venture Funding, AngelList and Building for SpeedGuest Avlok Kohli · Host Harry StebbingsThe AngelList CEO discusses a sharp funding slowdown in 2023, the economics of fund software and his approach to product execution.
58:26ENCognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"· Apr 25, 2023PodcastSeventy Percent of the Inbox Is a Pitch: Matt Welsh on the First Wave of AI AgentsHost Nathan LabenzThe Fixie.ai founder maps copilot versus delegation, the missing appendages into our systems, and why agents will need guardrails, memory hygiene, and probably an earpiece.Load moreShowing 24 of 4,473