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Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Ep 66: Bob McGrew — the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects

Aug 18, 2023
Bob McGrew, VP of Research at OpenAI, discusses GPT-4 and the upcoming GPT-5, biases in ChatGPT and how they are corrected, breakthroughs in AGI, the early days of Palantir, AI's moment, and important research projects at OpenAI. They also discuss the potential of GPT-8 for humanity and the need for Large Language Models to move beyond mimicking humans to higher forms of intelligence and creativity.
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  • Advancements in AI and neural networks can lead to extraordinary capabilities and potential for AI.
  • Bob McGrew's journey from Stanford to OpenAI highlights the challenges in building AI platforms.

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The Power of AI and Neural Networks

The podcast episode explores the advancements in AI and neural networks, highlighting the significant progress made in a short span of time. It discusses how pouring enough compute and data into a neural network can lead to extraordinary capabilities and potential for AI.

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