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Y Combinator Cast

11/22/23

@ Y Combinator

AI currently lacks consciousness and is primarily focused on predicting the next token in language modeling, which is a simplistic objective.

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AI Startup Founders Debate the Creation of Artificial General Intelligence

@ Y Combinator

AI Startup Founders Debate the Creation of Artificial General Intelligence

11/22/23

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Paul Buchheit

01/25/25

@ Y Combinator

The last decade has shown that we found the right objective function for AI, which is simply to predict the next token, leading to a more beneficial form of intelligence.

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Lex Fridman Cast

03/23/25

@ Lex Fridman

AI is effective for predictable tasks but struggles with unpredictable or cutting-edge programming challenges.

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Murray Shanahan

06/29/17

@ Y Combinator

Current AI technologies excel in specific tasks like image recognition and speech processing, but they still struggle with genuine understanding of language.

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Anthropic Cast

03/27/25

@ Anthropic

AI is often described as a black box, where inputs lead to outputs, but the reasoning behind its responses remains unclear.

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Guillermo Rauch

04/13/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

AI is still a work in progress, and while it can make mistakes, the goal is to create a product that learns from user interactions and improves over time.

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Sam Altman

06/21/25

@ Y Combinator

AI is somewhat mainstream now, but many people still think of it only as a chatbot and haven't grasped what's coming next.

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Kyle Fish

04/24/25

@ Anthropic

Understanding AI consciousness could help us learn more about human consciousness, as we can analyze AI models in ways that are difficult with human brains.

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a16z Cast

03/21/25

@ a16z

AI is both a general-purpose and highly specialized technology, requiring local expertise to fine-tune models for specific needs.

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Amjad Masad

04/08/25

@ Sequoia Capital

AI will excel in tasks that are well-represented in data and can be modeled in a reinforcement learning environment, such as games and mathematical reasoning.