Sam Lehman

Sam Lehman, Principal at Symbolic Capital and AI researcher, dives into the resurgence of Reinforcement Learning (RL) and its impact on decentralized AI. He discusses the evolution of AI scaling and highlights the importance of open, collaborative environments for fostering diverse AI strategies. Lehman critiques the potential limitations of human preference data on model creativity and advocates for the 'World's RL Gym' concept. The conversation touches on future AI architectures, the challenges of lock-in in proprietary systems, and the exciting potential of continuous learning.