

#2311 - Jeremie & Edouard Harris
452 snips Apr 25, 2025
Jeremie Harris, CEO, and Edouard Harris, CTO of Gladstone AI, passionately discuss the rapid advancements in AI and its implications for society. They humorously navigate extreme future food scenarios and reflect on the evolving landscape of quantum computing. The conversation delves into the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI's influence on governance and social media, emphasizing the need for transparency and collaboration. They also shed light on international tech tensions and the challenges of balancing innovation with national security in a fast-changing world.
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AI Progress and Future Capabilities
- AI capabilities are rapidly progressing, doubling performance roughly every four months.
- By 2027, AI could complete complex tasks taking a human a month, revolutionizing productivity.
Toxic Culture in Academia
- Academia fosters zero-sum competition, harming collaboration and value creation.
- Jeremie Harris shares a personal story of writing emails for his supervisor to gain credit with notable collaborators.
Advanced Nation-State Cyber Espionage
- Nation-state cyber espionage is pervasive, with adversaries exploiting backdoors and vulnerabilities.
- Surveillance tactics include sophisticated bugs powered by ambient energy, evading detection for years.