TBPN Ilya Sutskever on Dwarkesh Patel Reaction, NVIDIA’s Response to Google’s AI Progress, Trump Unveils Genesis | Diet TBPN
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Nov 26, 2025 Hosts dive into Ilya Sutskever's viral moment and discuss the shift from scaling to new research paradigms in AI. They explore NVIDIA's memo reacting to Google’s advancements, highlighting market implications and investment impacts on GDP. A segment on Trump's Genesis initiative reveals ambitions for uniting AI and supercomputing. Ethical questions arise around polygenic embryo selection, along with debates on industry accountability. They also share amusing stories, including a targeted robbery of crypto investors, keeping the tone lively and informative.
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Ilya's Unscripted Science-Fiction Moment
- Ilya Sutskover's hot-mic intro revealed his genuine belief that AI progress feels like science fiction.
- The hosts found the moment iconic and emblematic of his true-believer persona.
Scaling Alone Won't Reach Superintelligence
- Ilya Sutskever argues raw scaling alone won't deliver superintelligence and we need new paradigms.
- He positions research-focused small experiments as the path to bending current scaling laws.
Spend On Research Shots, Not Only Mega-Scale Runs
- Fund targeted research experiments instead of only big-scale training runs to find new paradigms.
- Keep capital reserved to scale promising small experiments when breakthroughs appear.