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Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the Future
Looking Back on 2023
Dec 21, 2023
Guests Connor Zwick, Max Child, Gaurav Misra, Hilary Mason, and Victor Riparbelli discuss sneaking into early AI courses, being first on a new platform, changing business plans after unexpected success, nuanced definitions in AI, and the new paradigm AI can bring.
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- Attending AI courses at Berkeley as impostors helped a co-founder gain knowledge and connections.
- Early movers in voice-based startups on the Amazon Echo Alexa platform found success and funding.
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Learning AI through Sneaking into Berkeley
Connor Zwick, co-founder and CEO of Speak, shares how he and his co-founder snuck into Berkeley to learn about AI. They immersed themselves in the subject for 18 months, attending classes and discovering the emerging field of reinforcement learning. Despite feeling like impostors among undergrads, their dedication paid off as they gained knowledge and connections that have since propelled their careers.
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