Best Podcast Episodes About Google DeepMind
Everything podcasters are saying about Google DeepMind — curated from top podcasts
Updated: Apr 02, 2026 – 57 episodes
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“… a lot of the book of your interest is in the technology, how it might change the world, the kind of financing and dealmaking shenanigans that made DeepMind in many ways what it is today. But what about the personal side? I mean, extraordinary biographical portrait two very specific parents a prodigious talent for chess which he then gave up because he thought it wasn't in some sense consequential enough i mean did you know when you got it you knew that ai was the next thing and you know there he was but did you know what an extraordinary personal story he had before you really got into it with him …”
“… about it and he seemed well disposed to this. And then one week later, ChatGPT came out. Oh my goodness. And my expectation of the technology going from the fringe to the mainstream happened a whole lot quicker than I expected. And I mean, obviously, a lot of the book of your interest is in the technology, how it might change the world, the kind of financing and dealmaking shenanigans that made DeepMind in many ways what it is today. But what about the personal side? I mean, extraordinary biographical portrait two very specific parents a prodigious talent for chess which he then gave up because he thought it wasn't in some sense consequential enough i mean did you know when you got it you knew that ai was the next thing and you know there he was but did you know what an extraordinary personal story he had before you really got into it with him no i didn't and in fact i remember very clearly um two two early experiences in the first discussions One was I was going to have this dinner I told you about, and he told me to read a book before I came to the dinner. And the book was Ender's Game. Now, this is a science fiction story about a sort of diminutive boy genius hero who has to save …”
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Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, believes he is on a mission to save humanity through artificial intelligence, likening himself to the hero of 'Ender's Game.' His relentless determination stems from a childhood interpretation of 'trying your best' that pushes him to the extreme. This mindset shapes not only his work but also the profound implications of AI on society.
“… up. There are certainly plenty of examples of hedge funds that had fantastic teams but could not stick to landing and wound up zeroed. Sophie says, Google shutting down a deep mind hedge fund quit right before they were about to hit it big. It really is this meme. They probably would have printed. Although, it's not like the high frequency trading firms are not using AI or not using. I mean, Jane Street invested in a custom server company or custom silicon company, something along those lines, specifically for high frequency trading. So they have a lot of AI researchers there. And you see this …”
“… We could build a hedge fund here. But they decided that it was not compatible with the don't be evil philosophy. It was not core to the mission. And that at some point there is risk associated with active trading. And so you could potentially blow up. There are certainly plenty of examples of hedge funds that had fantastic teams but could not stick to landing and wound up zeroed. Sophie says, Google shutting down a deep mind hedge fund quit right before they were about to hit it big. It really is this meme. They probably would have printed. Although, it's not like the high frequency trading firms are not using AI or not using. I mean, Jane Street invested in a custom server company or custom silicon company, something along those lines, specifically for high frequency trading. So they have a lot of AI researchers there. And you see this with a lot of labs saying, hey, does anyone from the high-focusy trading industry or quant finance want to come work over here? We can maybe start matching your salary, maybe give you a more interesting project that you can actually talk about and people will be potentially excited about. I don't know. Anyway. Bone GPT, the rapper Eater, shared, I …”
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After two years of negotiations, Google granted DeepMind a staggering $15 billion to advance AGI research. This decision came just before a potential hedge fund launch that could have made waves in the finance world, but ultimately, the focus remained on ethical AI development. The humor in the lengthy negotiations highlights the quirky dynamics of corporate decision-making in tech.
“… is i put on i hip news um and so i wanted to let you guys know i don know if you know this interesting thing The word MAGA and this is totally Google The word MAGA M in other languages all around the world mean similarly awful things And I feel like it is the universe telling us that Trump and his movement is the Antichrist. Okay, so here it goes. In Nigerian, which is pigeon, MAGA means fool, gullible person. In Japanese, it means calamity, misfortune, evil, disaster. In Latin, it means witch. In South African, it means lies. In Sudanese, it means dragon. and in the church of satan it is …”
“… one from a listener named jen hi jen and palms this is jen from lake tahoe um i love you guys and i just want you to know uh a year ago you got me off suicide watch um and i've been listening to you ever since the first thing i do in the morning is i put on i hip news um and so i wanted to let you guys know i don know if you know this interesting thing The word MAGA and this is totally Google The word MAGA M in other languages all around the world mean similarly awful things And I feel like it is the universe telling us that Trump and his movement is the Antichrist. Okay, so here it goes. In Nigerian, which is pigeon, MAGA means fool, gullible person. In Japanese, it means calamity, misfortune, evil, disaster. In Latin, it means witch. In South African, it means lies. In Sudanese, it means dragon. and in the church of satan it is the fifth degree which is the highest degree you can achieve in the hierarchy meaning it's like the top priestess is called the maga and i just thought that was really interesting and i wanted you guys to know love you guys it's a great research really”
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Did you know the acronym MAGA translates to negative meanings in various languages? A listener named Jen shares how 'MAGA' means 'fool' in Nigerian and 'calamity' in Japanese, suggesting that this could be a sign of Trump's movement being the 'Antichrist.' This humorous yet thought-provoking segment dives into the cultural implications of the term and its global interpretations.
“… Oh, true. True, true. That's what you're referring to. Got it. Anyways, from the book, Pushing Back Against Musk's Obsession with the Race Against Google and DeepMind, Brockman added, it doesn't matter who wins if everyone dies. Musk responded the next morning at 3.52 a.m. He confronted Brockman with a proposal that recalled Pichai's pitch. OpenAI should spin into Tesla. Initially, OpenAI's team could accelerate Tesla's development of autonomous vehicles. Next, it could use the profits from self-driving cars to fund its AGI moonshot. Tesla is the only path that could even hope to hold a candle …”
“… and open AI in 2018. When that failed, an intern spoke up. It did not end well. Okay, let's read through this. He also tried to control XAI to some degree. Doesn't he control XAI? Well, he controls it, but at what cost? Right? All seven co-founders? Oh, true. True, true. That's what you're referring to. Got it. Anyways, from the book, Pushing Back Against Musk's Obsession with the Race Against Google and DeepMind, Brockman added, it doesn't matter who wins if everyone dies. Musk responded the next morning at 3.52 a.m. He confronted Brockman with a proposal that recalled Pichai's pitch. OpenAI should spin into Tesla. Initially, OpenAI's team could accelerate Tesla's development of autonomous vehicles. Next, it could use the profits from self-driving cars to fund its AGI moonshot. Tesla is the only path that could even hope to hold a candle to Google, Musk declared. Even then, the probability of being a counterweight to Google is small. It just isn't zero. At an all-hands meeting on the top floor of a converted truck factory that housed OpenAI, Musk announced to the employees that he was quitting the lab, scornfully adding that... I need Raptors. I need a new Ford Raptor. Potentially …”
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To protect yourself from deepfake scams, ask suspicious Zoom callers to hold up three fingers in front of their face. This simple trick exposes the limitations of AI-generated images, revealing if the person is a deepfake. It's a crucial tip for navigating the rising threat of AI deception in financial scams.
“… OpenClaw for the last two months. Today, it is a team of six agents running on my Mac Mini. They pretty much automate everything that I do outside Google. So quick context for the viewers and for you, Jason and Lon. Outside Google, I started an awesome LLM apps repo, which was an open source LLM apps plus agent templates for users to build on top of. So they can just use those templates, build on top of. That repo crossed 100,000 stars. and it was such a pain to manage a single person site shop. Apart from that, I have newsletters and whatever I learned with these two goes on my social media. So …”
“Please welcome Shubham Sabu to the show. Shubham, thanks for being here. Thank you, Jason. Thank you, Lon, for having me. Yeah, welcome. Yes, super excited to talk about OpenClaw. I've been running OpenClaw for the last two months. Today, it is a team of six agents running on my Mac Mini. They pretty much automate everything that I do outside Google. So quick context for the viewers and for you, Jason and Lon. Outside Google, I started an awesome LLM apps repo, which was an open source LLM apps plus agent templates for users to build on top of. So they can just use those templates, build on top of. That repo crossed 100,000 stars. and it was such a pain to manage a single person site shop. Apart from that, I have newsletters and whatever I learned with these two goes on my social media. So that would take hours and hours of my time outside Google So it pretty much working like 20 hours or 18 to 20 hours before Google Then I came across this thing called OpenClaw I did not use it for 15-20 days since its launch and then I see it popping up on Twitter, X and LinkedIn and Reddit”
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OpenClaw has revolutionized my daily tasks, automating everything I do outside of Google. After struggling to manage a popular open-source LLM apps repository, I discovered OpenClaw and assembled a team of six agents on my Mac Mini. This tool has saved me countless hours, allowing me to focus on what truly matters.
“… currently a war on for consumer attention While the big chatbot providers are looking to increase their user count, and in a minor coup for itself, Google just made it significantly easier for users of those other chatbots to defect to Gemini. You see, on Thursday, the company announced what it calls switching tools, new widgets that are designed to allow users to transfer memories, basically chunks of personal information, and even entire chat histories from other chatbots directly into Gemini. Users can easily share key preferences, relationships, and personal context in this way, the company …”
“… starts selling the R2 SUV which founder and CEO RJ Skaringe has said is maybe the most important thing we launched to date Not surprisingly Rivian is banking on a very fast scaling of R2 production and sales Now when it comes to AI chatbots there is currently a war on for consumer attention While the big chatbot providers are looking to increase their user count, and in a minor coup for itself, Google just made it significantly easier for users of those other chatbots to defect to Gemini. You see, on Thursday, the company announced what it calls switching tools, new widgets that are designed to allow users to transfer memories, basically chunks of personal information, and even entire chat histories from other chatbots directly into Gemini. Users can easily share key preferences, relationships, and personal context in this way, the company says. Now, the idea is to make it significantly easier to adopt Google's AI assistant, as users won't have to spend large amounts of time retraining Gemini on who they are and what they want. The memory feature works like this. Gemini will suggest a prompt that the user can enter into their current chatbot, which will then generate a response that …”
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Google's Gemini now allows users to seamlessly transfer chat histories and personal information from other chatbots, making it easier to switch. This innovative feature is designed to attract users from competitors by reducing the time needed to retrain the AI on their preferences. As the AI chatbot war heats up, this could be a game-changer for Gemini's growth.
“but so many businesses figured out, hey, an extra Google business profile could really help me. And what did they do? They sent postcards to maybe a technician house maybe someone in leadership And then you had all these home service listings that are at an apartment at a residential neighborhood And eventually what happens is you might get traction you might get leads and those get suspended And now you can get it back because it wasn't compliant with Google's terms of service. And now you have …”
“but so many businesses figured out, hey, an extra Google business profile could really help me. And what did they do? They sent postcards to maybe a technician house maybe someone in leadership And then you had all these home service listings that are at an apartment at a residential neighborhood And eventually what happens is you might get traction you might get leads and those get suspended And now you can get it back because it wasn't compliant with Google's terms of service. And now you have issues where all of a sudden you've lost a huge percentage of your lead flow. To your point, if you were driving organic leads, your total cost of marketing is going down across your paid channels. now that organic channel is gone and your cost of marketing goes straight up your leads go down it was a horrible situation for a lot of companies that got …”
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Businesses often fall into the trap of creating multiple Google business profiles, thinking it will boost their visibility. However, this can lead to suspension of listings due to non-compliance, resulting in a significant loss of leads and increased marketing costs. Understanding the 'Possum Filter' is crucial, as it penalizes businesses located too close to competitors in the same category, leading to algorithmic chaos and lost opportunities.
“take before we actually see it in practice. Now, one model that is available now, Google has dropped a small voice model that could have big implications. The model is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, which brings real-time dialogue to voice models. Up until now, most voice models have been turn-based, causing awkward stumbles and terrible interruption handling. Flash Live is designed to work more like a human conversation, with a continuous back and forth rather than a jarring stilted experience. The model apparently shows a step change …”
“take before we actually see it in practice. Now, one model that is available now, Google has dropped a small voice model that could have big implications. The model is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, which brings real-time dialogue to voice models. Up until now, most voice models have been turn-based, causing awkward stumbles and terrible interruption handling. Flash Live is designed to work more like a human conversation, with a continuous back and forth rather than a jarring stilted experience. The model apparently shows a step change improvement on multiple audio benchmarks, including one designed to measure multi-step function calling. That's the feature that converts voice commands into complex agentic actions. Some customers like Home Depot have already deployed the model, and Google noted a big improvement in handling complex details like alphanumeric product codes in noisy …”
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Google's new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model transforms voice interactions by enabling real-time dialogue, eliminating the awkward pauses of previous models. This breakthrough is already enhancing customer experiences at companies like Home Depot, paving the way for better personal voice assistants, including Siri. Meanwhile, Shopify's Tinker app empowers small businesses with over 100 AI tools, potentially reshaping perceptions of AI in entrepreneurship.
“… things. It's that's the bet we're making. Take me inside the moment, though. You're realizing this happens. Did you write an email? Did you open a Google Doc? Did you just dictate to ChatGPT and say, fire off an email from the agent? How did that actually work at the company? Last year, I was in process of meeting all our 100 largest customers in person. And the purpose of the meetings was I wanted to tell them about our vision of this unified identity platform where we're the only ones in the industry that have all these capabilities across customer identity and governance and privilege. And at …”
“… something that scales, building something that's reliable, building something that connects to a lot of different systems. You know, how can you position yourselves in that new market? And I think that's, you know, that those are the big essential things. It's that's the bet we're making. Take me inside the moment, though. You're realizing this happens. Did you write an email? Did you open a Google Doc? Did you just dictate to ChatGPT and say, fire off an email from the agent? How did that actually work at the company? Last year, I was in process of meeting all our 100 largest customers in person. And the purpose of the meetings was I wanted to tell them about our vision of this unified identity platform where we're the only ones in the industry that have all these capabilities across customer identity and governance and privilege. And at the same time, the teams were working on essentially agent identity. and these meetings I would pitch what I was talking about and then there would be interest in you know oh we should look at this we should we didn't know how far along you were and then I”
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Okta's CEO Todd McKinnon believes the future of workforce technology lies in agentic identity, a market so vast it could redefine the industry. By meeting with their largest customers and sharing a vision of a unified identity platform, he aims to position Okta at the forefront of this transformative shift. This strategic decision reflects a deep understanding of market dynamics and the need for scalable, reliable solutions in an evolving landscape.
“Speaking of Google, the company has published a research paper describing a new compression algorithm that could dramatically improve the performance of small models. Called TurboQuant, the process allows researchers to quantize model context with almost zero losses. During long conversations or long horizon tasks, context can bloat to use even more memory than model weights. Functionally, quantization means context is stored with less fidelity. For example, …”
“Speaking of Google, the company has published a research paper describing a new compression algorithm that could dramatically improve the performance of small models. Called TurboQuant, the process allows researchers to quantize model context with almost zero losses. During long conversations or long horizon tasks, context can bloat to use even more memory than model weights. Functionally, quantization means context is stored with less fidelity. For example, 16-bit data might be compressed into 4-bit. Current quantization methods are quite lossy and noticeably reduce performance. Some believe, for example, that this is the reason Anthropix models can seem a little off during demand spikes. Google researchers say their new process massively reduces the loss associated with quantization, and could make the …”
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Apple's integration of Google's Gemini models into Siri suggests a strategic shift, but skepticism remains about the models' utility for Apple's unique vision.
Apple's partnership with Google on AI models gives them more flexibility than expected, but skepticism remains about the utility of Google's Gemini models for Apple's specific needs.
Apple's partnership with Google on AI models for Siri is deeper than expected, but there are doubts about the usefulness of Google's Gemini models for Apple's unique vision.
“… car sitting right in front of the building, not moving. So it's sitting in a lane. It should be moving in. And it had one of those like cameras like Google Earth would use to record to put a map for you. OK, so I go down, I tell security, hey, this car is just sitting out here recording and they didn't even notice it. and then they had to go out and have a discussion with them again that's all of our jobs if i would have just assumed security already went talk to them and knew who they were and went on with my day you know i made a mistake because when i found out they didn't right we had a …”
“… especially if it's a facility you work in. You don't want this occurring. I remember my last job, I was in a federal building and you could go in this one level and then it was all glass and you could see out. And so I walk out on it and there's a car sitting right in front of the building, not moving. So it's sitting in a lane. It should be moving in. And it had one of those like cameras like Google Earth would use to record to put a map for you. OK, so I go down, I tell security, hey, this car is just sitting out here recording and they didn't even notice it. and then they had to go out and have a discussion with them again that's all of our jobs if i would have just assumed security already went talk to them and knew who they were and went on with my day you know i made a mistake because when i found out they didn't right we had a problem so”
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Always report suspicious behavior, like someone asking unusual questions on a plane or taking photos of secure locations. This segment emphasizes the importance of vigilance and reporting concerning actions, using real-life examples to highlight potential threats in everyday settings.
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DeepMind aims to be a company that wins multiple Nobel Prizes, a goal that initially seemed overly ambitious. During a meeting, Demis Hassabis shared this vision with interns, emphasizing a unique management style that fosters bottom-up ideas while transitioning to top-down organization as projects mature. This approach has already led to significant advancements in AI research, showcasing a blend of exploration and structured execution.
“… them because you can see the similarities between how leaders lead and how companies adopt to the culture of the leader. So I think that's where Google's culture comes from, from the founders, and the founders were very product obsessed. You know, as you heard, Larry didn't want to spend time on business. I remember him going to the first ad, all hands, and he walks up and says, I got to tell you guys, I hate ads. They're intrusive and they're bad. That's a great motivational thing. These guys want to run out and go work at third. Because you just told them what they do is not interesting. But …”
“which are founder characteristics and I said, go match them. I bet many people will be able to match them because you can see the similarities between how leaders lead and how companies adopt to the culture of the leader. So I think that's where Google's culture comes from, from the founders, and the founders were very product obsessed. You know, as you heard, Larry didn't want to spend time on business. I remember him going to the first ad, all hands, and he walks up and says, I got to tell you guys, I hate ads. They're intrusive and they're bad. That's a great motivational thing. These guys want to run out and go work at third. Because you just told them what they do is not interesting. But kind of look around, like, you know, every product that they built, they didn't look in monetizing it for a very long time until they believed the product had become ubiquitous and the product had become interesting. So I think that product obsession is part of the culture I think that partly because of where their secret sauce comes from And now …”
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I passed on investing in Uber and WeWork, believing that tech must be genuine and not just masquerading as tech. This decision reflects a core principle I learned from my time at Google, where product obsession drove innovation without immediate monetization. It's a lesson in prioritizing authentic tech over hype, which shaped my approach at Palo Alto Networks.
“… 27, dropping ChatGPT as an exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri, Quoting Bloomberg, That means, for instance, if users have Alphabet's Google Gemini or Anthropik's Claude installed, they'd be able to send queries to those services from within the Siri voice assistant, just like they have been able to with ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024. The approach should also allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions through the App Store. The change is separate from Apple's work with Google to rebuild Siri using Gemini models. That arrangement is …”
“… an IPO as soon as Q4 of this year and bankers are vying to take the company public, expecting it to raise more than $60 billion. Mark Gurman has sources telling him that Apple plans to open up Siri to run any AI service via App Store apps in iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as an exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri, Quoting Bloomberg, That means, for instance, if users have Alphabet's Google Gemini or Anthropik's Claude installed, they'd be able to send queries to those services from within the Siri voice assistant, just like they have been able to with ChatGPT since Apple Intelligence launched in 2024. The approach should also allow Apple to generate more money from third-party AI subscriptions through the App Store. The change is separate from Apple's work with Google to rebuild Siri using Gemini models. That arrangement is related to the underlying Apple technology for Siri. The new so-called extensions system, meanwhile, would allow users to process requests via the actual Gemini service, assuming Google enables its app to do so. Still, the news initially weighed on shares of Google, sending them to a session low on Thursday. The Cupertino, California-based Apple is …”
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Apple's decision to discontinue the Mac Pro marks a significant shift in its hardware strategy, while opening Siri to third-party AI services could enhance its flexibility and revenue potential.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps will accelerate AI integration across its ecosystem, enhancing user experience and revenue potential.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps will revolutionize its ecosystem and enhance AI integration without exclusive deals.
Apple's strategy to open Siri to multiple AI services via App Store apps is a game-changer, potentially expanding AI use across its ecosystem without exclusive deals.
“… week, there is no new T. I think they said not only is it not going to be this year, it's not going to be for April either. Yeah, because you go on Google Earth, and they haven't done it yet. Well, I don't know how updated the Google Earth photos are. But there's been planes flying over with images that show the 13th T, and they show the road back there, but there is no new T back there. But, yeah, I don't know if they're going to – some people are throwing out ideas like move the T further left. Maybe they might plant some trees down the left to prevent what Bryson might potentially do. So they …”
“… I've talked to about this upcoming Masters just seems to be at a total, I don't know. People are arguing about whether or not there's going to be a new tee on 13. I still don't know. The images are not – unless they did it super secretive in the last week, there is no new T. I think they said not only is it not going to be this year, it's not going to be for April either. Yeah, because you go on Google Earth, and they haven't done it yet. Well, I don't know how updated the Google Earth photos are. But there's been planes flying over with images that show the 13th T, and they show the road back there, but there is no new T back there. But, yeah, I don't know if they're going to – some people are throwing out ideas like move the T further left. Maybe they might plant some trees down the left to prevent what Bryson might potentially do. So they really don't have to move that tee that much. If they just use the left side of that tee, and there's a limb that has a cable tied to it. And in the practice rounds, one of the times they'll have that really tight, and the limb kind of sits way more upright. And then you get there in the tournament, and they've loosened it down, and it sits like …”
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Caddies at Augusta National are constantly analyzing the course, often questioning if changes have been made without notice. As they prepare for the Masters, whispers about a potential new tee on the 13th hole stir debate, revealing the secretive nature of course modifications that can drastically alter player strategies. This insight sheds light on how even minor adjustments can turn the iconic course into a different challenge for the world's best golfers.
“Like I said, right now the conversation goes to 11. But it wasn't just the negative side of AI that was at 11. Google DeepMind's Seb Cryer shared an article linked from The Australian that went hyper-viral with nearly 13 million views. Vittorio summed it up this way, This is actually insane. Be tech guy in Australia. Adopt cancer-riddled rescue dog months to live. Pay $3,000 to sequence her tumor DNA Feed it to ChatGPT and AlphaFold Zero background in biology Identify mutated proteins Match them to drug targets Design a custom mRNA cancer vaccine from scratch Genomics …”
“Like I said, right now the conversation goes to 11. But it wasn't just the negative side of AI that was at 11. Google DeepMind's Seb Cryer shared an article linked from The Australian that went hyper-viral with nearly 13 million views. Vittorio summed it up this way, This is actually insane. Be tech guy in Australia. Adopt cancer-riddled rescue dog months to live. Pay $3,000 to sequence her tumor DNA Feed it to ChatGPT and AlphaFold Zero background in biology Identify mutated proteins Match them to drug targets Design a custom mRNA cancer vaccine from scratch Genomics professor is gobsmacked that some puppy lover did this on his own Need ethics approval to administer it Red tape takes longer than designing the vaccine Three months finally approved Drive 10 hours to get Rosie her first injection Tumor halves, coat gets glossy again Dog is alive and happy Professor, if we can do this for a dog why aren't we …”
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An Australian entrepreneur used AI to develop a personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog Rosie, diagnosed with terminal cancer. With the help of ChatGPT and AlphaFold, he turned a heartbreaking situation into a groundbreaking case study in veterinary medicine, demonstrating the potential of personalized treatment. While Rosie's tumors shrank and her quality of life improved, the story highlights both the promise and challenges of applying AI in healthcare.
“… in the morning and thinking, oh crap, these guys are going to eat our lunch. In 2013, then CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, had gotten a ride in one of Google's prototype driverless cars. Sitting in a taxi without a human driver, he'd understood that this could mean the end of his company. And so Uber had plunged headlong into the driverless car race. The company hired nearly half of Carnegie Mellon's top robotics lab. And not long after, we also know through court records and emails, that Uber also began communicating with Anthony Lewandowski, who in 2016 would leave Google, quitting just before he …”
“… was no market for the product. But competition would soon arrive in the form of Uber. This was the oh shit moment for me. Uber announced their self-driving program. And I remember, like it was yesterday, waking up, reading the news, going to my desk in the morning and thinking, oh crap, these guys are going to eat our lunch. In 2013, then CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, had gotten a ride in one of Google's prototype driverless cars. Sitting in a taxi without a human driver, he'd understood that this could mean the end of his company. And so Uber had plunged headlong into the driverless car race. The company hired nearly half of Carnegie Mellon's top robotics lab. And not long after, we also know through court records and emails, that Uber also began communicating with Anthony Lewandowski, who in 2016 would leave Google, quitting just before he could be fired for recruiting team members away, including Don Burnett. Anthony would then start his own autonomous vehicle company. Uber would soon buy that company for almost $700 million, even though the company had no product and was only months old, which raised a mystery. Why would Uber pay so much for a company whose only assets seem to be …”
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Uber's aggressive entry into the self-driving car race changed everything for Google’s autonomous vehicle project. After a ride in one of Google's prototypes, Uber's CEO realized the potential threat to his company and hired key talent from Google, including Anthony Lewandowski. This led to a scandal involving the theft of thousands of technical files, raising serious ethical questions about competition in the tech industry.
“… they've had to have a partnership with Siri. Right. Well, right. But this is now they have to have the partner. They've signed a partnership with DeepMind to run Gemini. and make that kind of their power provider. And obviously, I think they're probably still working on their own frontier models internally. How that will work, we don't know. But the hardware itself, because there are all these open weight models from various companies. Google has some. Quan is a big one. There are a number of companies out there who are doing these things that can be pretty powerful and you can get a lot out of …”
“… not true at all. Well, I think it's interesting because there's like, I guess, two different components here, because on the one end, like Apple definitely in terms of their own models is not even part of the conversation. Right. Which is this is why they've had to have a partnership with Siri. Right. Well, right. But this is now they have to have the partner. They've signed a partnership with DeepMind to run Gemini. and make that kind of their power provider. And obviously, I think they're probably still working on their own frontier models internally. How that will work, we don't know. But the hardware itself, because there are all these open weight models from various companies. Google has some. Quan is a big one. There are a number of companies out there who are doing these things that can be pretty powerful and you can get a lot out of them. And if you go to Hugging Face, which is like a great resource just to find people who've tuned local kind of customized AI models that you can run in a cloud or on your own machine, one of the best ways kind of out of the box without having to configure things to get started with that sort of stuff is to get a Mac Mini or a Mac Studio or even …”
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A MacBook user successfully ran a complex AI model with 400 billion parameters, thanks to Apple Silicon's architecture. This innovative use of shared memory allows for astonishing speeds, feeding data at 17.5 gigabytes per second, opening up new possibilities for AI on consumer hardware. This achievement showcases Apple's potential in the AI landscape, despite perceptions of being behind competitors.
“Does Europe broadly give England enough credit for DeepMind? Because it got rolled into Google so quickly. But I feel like the UK punches way above its weight in terms of AI research with DeepMind. And maybe that's under-discussed? oh i think it's under discussed and i think it's easy people will often post rationalize it and say uh how great it would have been if it had stayed independent but we've got to remember when deep mind was really going in 2012 yeah it was really hard for people to see the …”
“Does Europe broadly give England enough credit for DeepMind? Because it got rolled into Google so quickly. But I feel like the UK punches way above its weight in terms of AI research with DeepMind. And maybe that's under-discussed? oh i think it's under discussed and i think it's easy people will often post rationalize it and say uh how great it would have been if it had stayed independent but we've got to remember when deep mind was really going in 2012 yeah it was really hard for people to see the 2017 transformer paper had not been written for five you know years it's early days and so it's easy to look back and say it was obvious it wasn't at the time but i think the person that single-handedly has done as much for tech in the uk as anyone else is demis asabis the founder he insisted on keeping a base here because he knew the technical talent …”
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DeepMind's founder, Demis Hassabis, has significantly boosted the UK's AI research landscape by insisting on keeping operations in England, fostering a 'multiplier effect' in the field. New ventures like Neolabs are emerging from this foundation, suggesting a bright future for innovation and collaboration in AI technology. This evolution highlights the UK's underrated role in the global AI ecosystem.
“… dumpster fires where you just pour money in and it just sucks all resources and you get nothing out. And then some reshape businesses entirely. DeepMind's a great example. And there's certainly others in the Mag7 that have really really changed the business And so Yeah Gabe said it seems like the entire Boring Company is a side quest Yeah it technically a separate company but Elon yeah king of side quests Yeah, I mean, it feels like the company that gets the least amount of attention, that's not on the critical path for many of the other projects. Totally, totally, yeah. Still a very cool idea. …”
“… here all day long. TBPN simulator, that's a side quest. What was the other simulator? Jeremy Giffon simulator, that was a side quest. You know, they're just fun. Some of them are good for marketing, good for attention, good for fun. Some are complete dumpster fires where you just pour money in and it just sucks all resources and you get nothing out. And then some reshape businesses entirely. DeepMind's a great example. And there's certainly others in the Mag7 that have really really changed the business And so Yeah Gabe said it seems like the entire Boring Company is a side quest Yeah it technically a separate company but Elon yeah king of side quests Yeah, I mean, it feels like the company that gets the least amount of attention, that's not on the critical path for many of the other projects. Totally, totally, yeah. Still a very cool idea. I mean, every time you're sitting in traffic, it's so tangible to know, oh, like if we just had more. Creating a yearning for the mines, basically. Yes, yes, yes. But very, very difficult. And I mean, it's been, what, over a decade? And there's really like a very limited rollout of that technology. So, but it's still cooking. I think the business …”
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AI side quests, like Tesla's premium tequila, can reshape entire businesses. While some projects waste resources, others, like DeepMind's innovations, showcase the potential for significant breakthroughs. This highlights the importance of experimenting quickly to discover the next big AI product.
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