Product-Led AI: Adept CEO David Luan on Upleveling Human Work
May 15, 2024
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David Luan, Adept CEO, discusses building multimodal agents for human collaboration. He shares insights on AI functions in software, the shift to AGI through product building, and Adept's human-centric approach. Topics include agent architecture, data collection intelligence, and future agent-based systems in computing.
Productization in AI accelerates AGI development through product-led approaches.
Adept's collaborative AI enhances human capabilities by focusing on task efficiency and cognitive skill improvement.
Deep dives
Building a Human-Centric Approach to AI Development
David Luan, the CEO of Adept, highlights the journey from being an early AI builder at OpenAI to co-leading Google Brain. He emphasizes the shift towards productization in AI and the significance of having a product for teaching models to be smarter.
Redefining AI Impact on Job Replacement Narratives
David challenges the narrative of AI replacing jobs with Adept's human-centric approach. He envisions AI systems as cognitive technologies that enhance human capabilities rather than solely displacing them. By focusing on tasks that improve cognitive skills, Adept aims to create collaborative tools that level up human potential.
Introducing ADEPT: An AI Agent for Streamlining Work on Computers
Adept's AI agent enhances productivity by efficiently handling tasks on computers for knowledge workers. It distinguishes itself by prioritizing workflow efficiency, unlike chatbots, and excels in knowledge work accuracy. Adept's focus lies in empowering users with an AI teammate for seamless task execution and collaboration.
Future of AI Models and Enterprise Integrations for ADEPT
David discusses the evolving landscape of AI models and their varying use cases. He anticipates a shift towards leveraging differentiated data strategies to enhance model capabilities. Adept's emphasis on enterprise reliability necessitates a focus on customized integrations but aims for generalizable agent solutions for long-term impact.
Guest episode of Product-Led AI, a new podcast series hosted by Greylock partner Seth Rosenberg featuring conversations with leading AI builders.
Adept CEO and co-founder David Luan has been riding the LLM wave since the early days of the modern AI boom: an early OpenAI employee, he led the company’s engineering team before serving as the tech lead for Google Brain’s work on LLMs. He co-founded Adept in 2022 to develop multimodal agents built to work alongside humans in any profession. Believing computers should work more like humans and not the other way around, Adept has stood out for its human-centric approach to AGI.
In this episode, David talks about the moment he realized building a new product (and a startup) was a faster track to AGI; breaks down the frameworks for Adept; and shares his view of a future where AI functions almost invisibly below all software we use.