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

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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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Time stamps:

(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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(39:22) Google’s cautious approach to releasing an AI product

(44:59) Regulatory issues and fair compensation

(49:45) The foundation of Inflection AI

(59:50) The downsides of AI and Mustafa’s book, The Coming Wave

(1:08:58) Complacency in tech and Mustafa’s thoughts on remote work

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