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Reid Hoffman | Mustafa Suleyman, A Pioneer in Applied AI
Jan 20, 2022
Reid Hoffman and Mustafa Suleyman discuss the current AI landscape, breakthrough moments in AI advancements, founding DeepMind, advantages of establishing outside Silicon Valley, reflections on a controversial management style, and the importance of governance and ethics in AI development.
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- Creating technology that serves humanity and moves us forward in a positive way is crucial in the AI landscape.
- Transformers and foundational models in AI have the potential to empower people to create new services and products, and will become ubiquitous in the near future.
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The Power of Philosophy in Shaping Technology
Mustafa Suleiman, an AI expert and co-founder of DeepMind, discusses how his background in philosophy provided him with a systems-thinking approach that parallels the design of software and technology platforms. He emphasizes the importance of creating technology that serves humanity and moves us forward in a positive way. Suleiman also shares his journey from starting a charity to working in conflict resolution and eventually realizing the potential of technology to shape the future. He highlights breakthroughs like using AI to identify cancer in mammograms and reducing energy consumption in Google's data centers.
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