"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis Looking Up the AI Exponential with Azeem Azhar of the Exponential View
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Feb 23, 2024 
Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View, discusses the imminent disruption caused by startups in the AI landscape. He shares insights on retraining teams for AI, agreeing with Sam Altman's prediction of soon-to-arrive AGI. Their conversation delves into the dual nature of AI as both a transformative opportunity and a potential threat, the evolution of GPU technology, and the urgent need for new governance mechanisms to ensure safe AI integration. Azhar emphasizes collaborative oversight to navigate the risks while harnessing AI’s immense potential.
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Exponential Transition
- Azeem Azhar observed that AI, renewables, genome sequencing, and synthesis are on similar exponential trajectories.
- He bundled these trends into the idea of an "exponential transition", where the economy shifts from oil and telephones to AI and renewables.
Incumbents vs. Startups
- Established companies are adopting AI, but startups likely drive true disruption with new products and markets.
- Forward-thinking leaders retrain teams and ask "what if we had a million times more compute?"
Moore's Law and Exponential Tech
- Moore's Law fueled AI acceleration alongside renewable energy tech like lithium-ion batteries and solar.
- Other technologies, such as genome sequencing and synthesis, also followed similar exponential trends.
