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Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on building modern AI, DeepMind origins, and much more | E1794

Aug 18, 2023

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Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Inflection AI, discusses DeepMind's influence on AI, the hardware revolution, and the foundation of Inflection AI. They explore DeepMind's origins, their first project, and major achievements at Google. The podcast also covers the evolution of Google's search, understanding consumer intent, and the trade-offs in AI model performance.

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Inflection AI is developing a personal AI that serves as a digital chief of staff for individuals, providing personalized assistance in various tasks.

Inflection AI is building the largest cluster of A100 GPUs in the world, aiming to optimize compute power and train models larger than GPT-4 before others.

Addressing the societal implications of AI and finding a balance between benefits and downsides will be crucial in the future of AI development and deployment.

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Inflection AI: Personal AI for Individuals

Inflection AI is developing a personal AI that serves as a digital chief of staff for individuals. It aims to provide personalized assistance to users, helping them find information, identify credible sources, plan and prioritize their day, negotiate for the best bargains, and more. The goal is to have an AI that is on the user's team, fiduciary aligned to their interests, and respects their privacy. By paying for the service, users can have full trust and control over their personal AI.

AI Tutoring and the Future of Education

03:47

Using Poker Tricks to Confuse Opponents in Live Games

01:59

Attempting YouTube Optimization and the Challenges Faced

01:43

Considerations for Building a High-Performance Cluster

00:56

Introduction

2min

Origins of DeepMind and the Evolution of AI

7min

Card game strategy, importance of dedicated phone numbers for business, and reminiscing about past experiences

4min

Building Modern AI and the Path to Commercialization

13min

Product Velocity and the Hardware Revolution

4min

Current Limitations in Connecting Supercomputers

9min

Trade-offs in AI Model Performance and an Ad for Carda

3min

The Evolution of Google's Search

15min

Understanding Intent and Business Models

20min

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Today’s show:

Inflection AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman joins Jason to discuss DeepMind’s influence on AI (1:17), the hardware revolution (26:27), the foundation of Inflection AI (49:45), and much more!

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(0:00) Inflection’s CEO Mustafa Suleyman joins Jason

(1:17) Life before DeepMind

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(10:05) DeepMind’s origin story

(15:58) The pitch to Peter Thiel and feedback from early investors

(19:34) DeepMind’s first project

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(26:27) The hardware revolution and growth in computing

(30:15) DeepMind’s acquisition by Google and strategy for building an elite team

(34:14) Major achievements at Google

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