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Amazing Answers: Richard Socher on how You.com is Reimagining Search with AI

Feb 29, 2024

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Richard Socher discusses the rise of AI chatbots, You.com's various modes, including Research mode, and the Brave search API. They explore building an AI-powered search engine, enhancing search capabilities through user behavior analysis, and the future of AI-driven search engines. The conversation also touches on the future of AI, societal impact, and protein manipulation in medicine for treating brain cancer cells.

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AI is evolving towards improved reasoning capabilities through different models and dynamic prompts for unique queries.

You.com offers various interaction modes like smart mode, genius mode, and research mode tailored to different levels of complexity and responses.

Emerging technologies are challenging traditional search monopolies, leading to a fragmented search landscape with specialized experiences from companies like TikTok and Amazon.

AI tool business models may shift towards subscriptions or ad-supported models to sustain growth, adapt to user preferences, and balance innovation with pricing dynamics.

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Future of AI Reasoning and Search

AI is evolving towards improved reasoning capabilities, such as using different models for variable computations and dynamically prompting models for unique queries. The future of AI reasoning could involve enhancing capabilities through projects like the thinking token, which aims to model the thought process more accurately. Incremental reward systems and ongoing reward updates during reasoning, as shown in recent OpenAI research, may further advance AI reasoning abilities.

Questioning the Trust in Media and the Need for a Positive Vision

01:23

Overemphasis of Sci-Fi in Legislation

01:16

Default Smart Mode vs. Genius Mode

01:21

A New Approach to Building Search Indexes

01:21

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Future of AI with Richard Socher

11min

Exploring U.com's Unique Modes and AI Capabilities

9min

Building an AI-powered Search Engine

7min

Enhancing Search Engine Capabilities Through User Behavior Analysis

5min

The Future of AI-Driven Search Engines

14min

The Future of AI: Capabilities, Limitations, and Societal Impact

31min

Protein Manipulation in Medicine

14min

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Richard Socher, CEO and Founder of You.com, a personalized AI search assistant. They discuss the rise of the AI chatbot paradigm and how that's changed the game for search, You.com's various modes, with particular emphasis on Genius mode and above all Research mode, and much more. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api

LINKS:

- You.com: https://you.com/

-Richard Socher's site: https://www.socher.org/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Preview

(01:38) Interview with Richard Socher: AI pioneer

(02:26) Exploring the You.com product

(02:55) The AI Bundle

(05:23) Richard Socher's journey in deep learning

(16:43) You.com comparison to competitors

(31:16) The future of AI search engines

(41:38) The changing landscape of search engines

(41:44) The impact of chatbots and AI on search

(42:16) How the market will shape up

(43:33) The power of open source

(01:02:32) The role of AI in advancing science

(51:42) The future of AI: philosophical and practical considerations

(55:06) The future of AI: risks and regulations

(01:11:07) The future of AI: agency and emergence

(01:26:57) The future of AI: retrieval, memory, and online learning

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