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Center for AI Policy Podcast

#8: Tamay Besiroglu on the Trends Driving Past and Future AI Progress

Jun 14, 2024
Tamay Besiroglu, Associate Director of Epoch AI, discusses the trends driving AI progress, including scaling data and models with compute, challenges in AI chip production, financing, and economic impacts of automation. Exploring AI capabilities in forecasting and research work.
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  • Advancements in algorithms and hardware scaling contribute to accelerated AI progress.
  • Balancing data set size with training compute is crucial for optimal model performance.

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Trends Shaping AI Progress: Compute, Algorithms, Data

The podcast discusses the key trends influencing AI progress, focusing on the increasing amount of compute used in training AI systems, advancements in algorithms such as architectures and training techniques, and the scaling of data sets for model training. The exponential growth in computing power and more efficient algorithms contribute significantly to the accelerated progress in AI development.

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