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Jan. 8, 2025

AI AMA – Part 2: AI Utopia, Consciousness, and the Future of Work

In this second part of the special AMA episode, Nathan explores profound questions about AI's future and its impact on society.

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Jan. 7, 2025

AI AMA – Part 1: OpenAI’s o3, Deliberative Alignment, and AI Surprise…

In this special AMA episode, Nathan answers questions posed by The Cognitive Revolution podcast listeners.

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Jan. 3, 2025

Teaching AI to See: A Technical Deep-Dive on Vision Language Models w…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan hosts Will Hardman, founder of AI advisory firm Veratai, for a comprehensive technical survey of vision language models (VLMs).

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Dec. 28, 2024

roon's Heroic Duty: Will "the Good Guys" Build AGI First? (from Doom…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares a fascinating cross-post from Doom Debates featuring a conversation between Liron Shapira and roon, an influential Twitter Anon from OpenAI's technical staff.

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Dec. 25, 2024

Emad Mostaque on the Intelligent Internet and Universal Basic AI

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Emad Mostaque, former Founder and CEO of Stability AI and Founder of The Intelligent Internet.

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Dec. 21, 2024

Can AIs do AI R&D? Reviewing REBench Results with Neev Parikh of METR

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores METR's groundbreaking REBench evaluation framework with Neev Parikh.

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Dec. 18, 2024

Breakthroughs in AI for Biology: AI Lab Groups & Protein Model Interp…

Nathan discusses groundbreaking AI and biology research with Stanford Professor James Zou from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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Dec. 14, 2024

Scouting Frontiers in AI for Biology: Dynamics, Diffusion, and Design…

Nathan welcomes back computational biochemist Amelie Schreiber for a fascinating update on AI's revolutionary impact in biology.

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Dec. 11, 2024

Building Government's Largest Civilian AI Team with DHS AI Corps' Dir…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Michael Boyce, Director of DHS's AI Corps, about bringing modern AI capabilities to federal government.

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Dec. 7, 2024

Emergency Pod: o1 Schemes Against Users, with Alexander Meinke from A…

In this emergency episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan discusses alarming findings about AI deception with Alexander Meinke from Apollo Research.

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Dec. 5, 2024

Automating Scientific Discovery, with Andrew White, Head of Science a…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Andrew White, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester and Head of Science at Future House.

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Dec. 3, 2024

The Evolution of AI Agents: Lessons from 2024, with MultiOn CEO Div G…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan welcomes back Div Garg, founder and CEO of MultiOn, for his third appearance to discuss the evolving landscape of AI agents.

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Nov. 30, 2024

Beyond Preference Alignment: Teaching AIs to Play Roles & Respect Nor…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores groundbreaking perspectives on AI alignment with MIT PhD student with Tan Zhi Xuan.

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Nov. 27, 2024

Is an AI Arms Race Inevitable? with Robert Wright of Nonzero Newslett…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores the complex intersection of AI development and international relations with Robert Wright, publisher of the Nonzero Newsletter.

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Nov. 23, 2024

Designing the Future: Inside Canva's AI Strategy with John Milinovich…

Nathan explores the world of AI-powered design with John Milinovich, Head of Generative AI Product at Canva.

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Nov. 21, 2024

Everything You Wanted to Know About LLM Post-Training, with Nathan La…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, we dive deep into frontier post-training techniques for large language models with Nathan Lambert from the Allen Institute for AI.

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Nov. 16, 2024

Zvi’s POV: Ilya’s SSI, OpenAI’s o1, Claude Computer Use, Trump’s elec…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan welcomes back Zvi Mowshowitz for an in-depth discussion on the latest developments in AI over the past six months.

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Nov. 12, 2024

AGI Lab Transparency Requirements & Whistleblower Protections, with D…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores AI forecasting and AGI Lab oversight with Dean W. Ball and Daniel Kokotajlo.

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Nov. 2, 2024

AI Under Trump? The Stakes of 2024 w/ Joshua Steinman [Pt 2 of 2]

In this special episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares his thoughts on the upcoming election and its potential impact on AI development.

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Nov. 1, 2024

The Case for Trump and the Future of AI – Part 1, with Samuel Hammond…

In this special episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan shares his thoughts on the upcoming election and its potential impact on AI development.

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Oct. 31, 2024

Gemini Update: Search Grounding, JSON Mode, Code Execution, & More – …

Nathan interviews Google product managers Shrestha Basu Mallick and Logan Kilpatrick about the Gemini API and AI Studio.

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Oct. 30, 2024

Training Zamba: A Hybrid Model Master Class with Zyphra's Quentin Ant…

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan dives deep into the world of state space models with returning co-host Jason Meaux and special guest Quentin Anthony, Head of Model Training at Zyphra.

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Oct. 26, 2024

Mind Hacked by AI: A Cautionary Tale, From a LessWrong User's Confess…

Nathan discusses a tragic incident involving AI and mental health, using it as a springboard to explore the potential dangers of human-AI interactions.

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Oct. 23, 2024

Can AIs Generate Novel Research Ideas? with lead author Chenglei Si

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan delves into the fascinating world of AI-generated research ideas with Stanford PhD student Chenglei Si.

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