Suhail Doshi, Co-founder of Playground AI, discusses their image editor reimagined with AI in mind, featuring real-time preview rendering, style filtering, and prompt tuning. The podcast also explores topics like networking and AI in web browsers, AI artists and model evaluation, graphics tools for art generation, challenges in scaling and model optimization, modalities in AI, and the value of hands-on learning in AI projects.

Suhail Doshi, founder of YC alumnus Mixpanel and a world-class expert on measurement details how startups should think about discovering the important facts about how their product is used.Lecture SlidesLecture TranscriptVideo Link

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.00:00 Intro00:30: Image technology breakthroughs00:45 The Cognitive Revolution03:10 Intro to Suhail03:43 Sponsor07:04 Suhail’s path to AI12:57 Suhail’s vision for Playground17:58 Suhail’s cancellation on Twitter19:06 AI artists are artists20:25 Non-AI artists feel threatened by AI26:47 Suhail on defensibility at AI companies30:30 Playground’s product roadmap33:01 Suhail on good design35:55 Latent space44:04 Building Playground with lessons learned from Mighty53:55 Monitoring led to 2x improvement in the product55:53 How people use Playground1:03:48 AI is having it’s mobile moment01:15:12 Finding, investing and building durable AI companies01:22:06 Suhail’s kid’s best friends may be AI characters  01:23:20 AI religion01:24:16 Conclusion RECOMMENDED PODCAST:The HR industry is at a crossroads. What will it take to construct the next generation of incredible businesses – and where can people leaders have the most business impact? Hosts Nolan Church and Kelli Dragovich have been through it all, the highs and the lows – IPOs, layoffs, executive turnover, board meetings, culture changes, and more. With a lineup of industry vets and experts, Nolan and Kelli break down the nitty-gritty details, trade offs, and dynamics of constructing high performing companies. Through unfiltered conversations that can only happen between seasoned practitioners, Kelli and Nolan dive deep into the kind of leadership-level strategy that often happens behind closed doors. Check out the first episode with the architect of Netflix’s culture deck Patty McCord.https://link.chtbl.com/hrhereticsSPONSORS: SHOPIFY | OMNEKYShopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitiveThank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real time advertising data, to generate personalized experiences at scale. Twitter:@CogRev_Podcast@eriktorenberg (Erik)@suhail (Suhail)@labenz (Nathan) Websites:playgroundai.commixpanel.com waymark.com This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We’re launching new shows every week, and we’re looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co.

Suhail Doshi, a YC alumnus and founder of Mixpanel and Mighty, discusses his groundbreaking work on a state-of-the-art AI image diffusion model with Playground. He shares the iterative journey of developing this intuitive design tool, making graphic design accessible to everyone. The conversation delves into the evolution of image diffusion technology, the challenges of moving from SaaS to AI, and balancing research freedom with commercial demands. Suhail gives insights into navigating the competitive landscape of tech startups and the complexities of AI commercialization.

Suhail Doshi discusses challenges in aligning benchmarks with AI advancements, enabling creative expression in music using AI, and the development of a unified computer vision model for enhancing image quality. He highlights the importance of personalized models and benchmarks, the limitations of text-to-image generation, and the focus on image-based tools in computer vision models.