In this crossover episode from the China Talk podcast, Nathan Labenz shares a thought-provoking conversation between Jordan Schneider, Ilari Mäkelä, and Professor David C. Kang that challenges conventional Western perspectives on East Asian international relations. Professor Kang argues that studying East Asian history on its own terms reveals a remarkably…
AI systems are now empowering general cardiologists to outperform their peers with its insights—closing in on specialist-level expertise while challenging the need for traditional medical silos. #AIinMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalBreakthroughs
'Your AI system can potentially help millions with rare diseases.' MedPaLM's breakthrough led to reversing genetic hearing loss in CRISPR experiments—ushering in a new era of AI-driven medical discovery. #AIInnovation #MedicalBreakthroughs #GeneticResearch #FutureOfHealth #TechLeadership
'We're only scratching the surface of scientific data hidden in papers and unpublished results. AI agents could revolutionize analysis, generating hypotheses and unlocking insights from massive datasets like never before.' #AIresearch #scientificdata #datascience
"The day AI systems can ask the right questions is the day we unlock true genius in data centers," says a DeepMind researcher. Could self-directed AI revolutionize discovery and innovation? #AIfuture #DeepMind #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation
Our system integrates new knowledge at every step, preventing collapse and generating valuable insights into humanity's toughest challenges. The sweet spot lies in leveraging computation to solve problems that aren't trivial but are within reach—and that’s what makes this exciting. #AIresearch #Innovation #SelfCritique #FutureOfAI #ComputationalBreakthroughs
In this episode, Nathan Labenz speaks with Vivek Natarajan and Anil Palepu from Google DeepMind about their groundbreaking work on AMIE (Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer) and Co-Scientist. The conversation reveals how these AI systems are already outperforming human physicians in diagnostic accuracy and treatment recommendations, with AMIE now entering clinical…
'We're seeing an unprecedented velocity in AI progress, with reasoning models emerging almost simultaneously due to shared curiosity and exploration' #AIresearch #reasoningmodels #AIbreakthroughs
"Releasing AI chain of thought is a delicate balance between interpretability and safety," says OpenAI. #AI #MachineLearning #TechEthics
'400,000 tokens in one research code base—this felt like a qualitative leap.' Explore how DeepMind's model has revolutionized context handling and team collaboration. #AImodels #DeepMind #longcontext #computervision #artificialintelligence
"Having everything deeply multimodal is super important," driving Gemini's native image, video, and audio training to transform AI integration. #AI #multimodal #Gemini2.0 #deepintegration #futuretech
'Models can only explain 50% of behaviors, and error terms abound. Will interpretability ever keep pace with transformative AI?' - A pivotal question on advancing AI safety and understanding. #AI #interpretability #AIresearch #Anthropic #technologyinsights
"Experimental AI releases are about real-world feedback; system cards come later when models reach general availability." #AIupdates #techrelease #Gemini2.5
In this illuminating episode of The Cognitive Revolution, host Nathan Labenz speaks with Jack Rae, principal research scientist at Google DeepMind and technical lead on Google's thinking and inference time scaling work. They explore the technical breakthroughs behind Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model, discussing why reasoning techniques are suddenly working…
On this cross-post episode, Jeffrey Ladish discusses the rapid pace of AI progress and the risks of losing control over powerful systems. We explore why AIs can be both smart and dumb, the challenges of creating honest AIs, and scenarios where AI could turn against us. Additionally, we delve into…
'It's impossible to truly understand China without being there. You have to be absorbed in the environment.' Discover why firsthand experience matters in unraveling the complexities of China's technology regulation. #ChinaResearch #TechnologyRegulation #CulturalInsights
'China understands the U.S. much better than the U.S. understands China. Their governance is opaque yet efficient, prioritizing the majority.' Explore this nuanced take on cultural perceptions and international misconceptions. #China #USrelations #CulturalUnderstanding #Governance #Geopolitics
'China can complete projects in 1-2 years, while the U.S. struggles for decades.' The stark contrast in execution between the U.S. and China shows the reality of global tech efficiency. #TechnologyRivalry #HighSpeedRail #ChinaInnovation
'We don't understand how AI works, yet its misuse could trigger huge accidents threatening social stability.' #AIregulation #techsafety #globalleadership
'China's regulatory pendulum swings dramatically from lax to intense, reshaping tech firms' strategies and stability.' #techregulation #ChinaAI #globalimpact
"We now very easily can swap between different providers...a huge win for developers integrating AI models." #AI #techinnovation #standardization
'Our experience shows the biggest, most expensive models outperform multi-agent setups—adding custom instructions directly into the master prompt reshaped AI reliability and user experience completely.' #AIinnovation #customization #GiantModelsWin
'Anthropic caching can save 90% of costs—without it, we'd be losing money per user,' revolutionizing AI scalability and efficiency. #AIinnovation #AnthropicCaching #ScalingAI
'The moat that matters, the only moat that probably matters, is speed.' Discover why AI companies are rethinking their strategies to stay ahead of the competition. #AIstrategy #techleadership #businessmoat
