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In this episode, we explore the Chinese AI ecosystem with 'L-squared,' an anonymous tech worker based in Beijing. We discuss major players, model quality, public engagement, regulation, and the US 'chip ban.' Discover the similarities and differences between US and Chinese AI landscapes, and gain a nuanced perspective on the…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Andrew Lee, founder of Shortwave, an AI-powered email app that describes itself as “the smartest email app on planet earth.” They discuss Shortwave’s RAG stack, how the AI assistant works, the models Shortwave is using, and much more. This is truly a masterclass…

In this episode, we dive deep into the inner workings of large language models with Professor David Bau and grad students Koyena Pal and Eric Todd from Northeastern University. Koyena shares insights from her Future Lens paper, which shows that even mid-sized language models think multiple tokens ahead. Eric discusses…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Elicit co-founders Andreas Stuhlmüller and Jungwon Byun to discuss their mission to make AI-assisted research more accessible and reliable. Learn about their unique approach to task decomposition, which allows language models to accurately tackle complex research questions. We delve into the company's tech…

In this second part of a two episode series, Nathan and AI scout Jason Meaux provide a sweeping overview of the first 90 days of Mamba-inspired research. They discuss Mamba's application to computer vision, experiments in extending effective context length, the potential problem of internal rotting states, and the use…

In this first part of a two episode series, Nathan and AI scout Jason Meaux provide a sweeping overview of the first 90 days of Mamba-inspired research. They discuss the mechanistic underpinnings of Mamba architecture, Mamba's context capabilities, multi-modal applications in image segmentation and computer vision tasks, and much more.…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Adam Gleave, founder of Far AI, for a masterclass on AI exploitability. They dissect Adam's findings on vulnerabilities in GPT-4's fine-tuning and Assistant PIs, Far AI's work exposing exploitable flaws in "superhuman" Go AIs through innovative adversarial strategies, accidental jailbreaking by naive developers…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Katja Grace, Cofounder and Lead Researcher at AI Impacts. They discuss the survey Katja and team conducted including over 2,700+ AI researchers, the methodology for the research, and the results’ implications for policymakers, the public, and the industry as a whole. Try the…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Andrew Lee, founder of Shortwave, an AI-powered email app that describes itself as “the smartest email app on planet earth.” They discuss Shortwave’s RAG stack, how the AI assistant works, the models Shortwave is using, and much more. This is truly a masterclass…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Tim Reutemann, author of “Liquid Reign”. They discuss liquid democracy, reshaping political participation using AI and biometrics, and practical advances in technology and their impacts on identity verification, rehabilitation, and gaming. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters. They discuss the evolution of legal research, how GPT-4 has changed legal practices, security and privacy in AI driven legal services, and more. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Itamar Friedman, CEO of Codium AI, the company on the mission to create the code integrity paradigm. They discuss harnessing LLMs for code integrity, task decomposition, workflow engineering, and much more. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Will Bryk, CEO of Exa.ai. They discuss how Exa enables complex, research-based searches that differ from traditional keyword-based search, how their AI uses neural and non-neural methods, why they are using their own vector database, and more. Try the Brave search API for…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Richard Socher, CEO and Founder of You.com, a personalized AI search assistant. They discuss the rise of the AI chatbot paradigm and how that's changed the game for search, You.com's various modes, with particular emphasis on Genius mode and above all Research mode,…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Robin Hanson, associate professor of economics at George Mason University and researcher at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute. They discuss the comparison of human brains to LLMs and legacy software systems, what it would take for AI and automation to significantly impact the…

In this conversation, Nathan is joined by Azeem Azhar, founder and writer of the Exponential View. They discuss why startups are likely to drive the true disruption in the industry, what forward thinking leaders are doing today to retrain their teams for AI, why Azeem agrees with Sam Altman’s comments…

In this episode, Zvi Mowshowitz returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s Sora model, Google’s Gemini announcement, Anthropic’s Sleeper Agents, and other live player analysis. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api Definitely also take a moment to subscribe to Zvi's…

Note: This conversation contains themes of suicidal ideation, in the context of academic research. Please watch from (21:41) onwards if you would like to skip past this content. In this conversation, Nathan sits down with Eugenia Kuyda, Replika's Founder and CEO. They discuss recent research published in Nature conducted by…

In this episode, a16z partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya join Nathan to discuss the AI Abundance Agenda, their latest consumer AI thesis. They discuss the intersection of weird and working, and their investment pillars in AI for creativity and productivity, companionship, and wellness and growth. Try the Brave search…

In this episode, Dr. Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Dr. Levin and the Levin Lab work at the intersection of biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology,…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Max Bennett, author of the book: A Brief History of Intelligence. They discuss the five major breakthroughs in evolution that resulted in human brains and cognition. They delve deeper into the workings of each breakthrough, the evolution of intelligence, and how AI can…

In today's episode, Yohei Nakajima, GP at Untapped Capital and Creator of BabyAGI, returns to the show. Together with Nathan, they analyze and provide commentary on Yohei's TEDAI Talk, unpacking themes on collective intelligence, identity, and how AI can help us better understand one another. Listen to the full episode…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Sander Schulhoff, Cofounder and CEO of Learnprompting.org. They discuss the business model, the keys to prompting that every GPT user should know, negative prompting, and prompt hacking. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial…

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Suhail Doshi, founder of Playground AI, to discuss generative AI for images. They discuss the current state of AI image generation, how Suhail is building Playground while the technology for vision and image generation is still maturing, thought to image reconstruction, and more.…