Guest Naveen Rao, VP of Generative AI at Databricks, discusses the current state of AI, challenges in generative AI scaling, AI pretraining difficulties, and opportunities for generative AI startups. They also talk about open source AI competition, AI hardware landscape, and the pace of AI innovation.

Sriram and Aarthi share job advice, work-life balance tips, and insights on betting on yourself. They discuss the benefits of taking risks, switching jobs, and offer their unpopular opinions on various topics related to careers.

Sriram and Aarthi respond to your reaction to the immigration episode.Show notes:(0:00) We’re on a billboard(2:38) Our podcast journey(4:39) Response to our skilled immigration episode(11:07) Core issues hindering skilled immigration(23:07) Remembering our immigration process(29:01) Recapping WrestleMania 40(49:21) Mark Zuckerberg’s personal rebrand(54:00) Meta releases Llama 3Other episodes you might enjoy:EP 76 - How To Fix Legal Immigration In AmericaEP 74 - How To Fix Google's WOKE AI DisasterEP 63 - Lessons From Networking In Silicon ValleyEP 59 - Why We Moved to London, The Elon Musk Book, Should You Get An MBA Follow Sriram:https://www.instagram.com/sriramk/https://twitter.com/sriramkFollow Aarthi:https://www.instagram.com/aarthir/https://twitter.com/aarthirFollow the podcast:https://www.instagram.com/aarthiandsriramshow/https://twitter.com/aarthisrirampod

Debarghya 'Deedy' Das, an investor, discusses the hurdles of immigration for skilled workers in America with Aarthi and Sriram. They cover topics such as immigration routes, per-country cap controversy, advantages of working for US-based companies, and changing immigration policies.

Vivek Ramaswamy discusses entrepreneurship, TikTok Ban, social media wokeness, crypto views, immigration policies, and a lighthearted debate between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

Sriram and Aarthi discuss Google's Gemini disaster, the rise of Groq, NVIDIA's success, and the potential of Sora AI replacing Hollywood. They explore how to fix Gemini and what it gets right, teasing future episodes on networking in Silicon Valley and raising kids in tech.

Listen to Aravind Srinivas discuss his journey from academia to AI research, his unique approach to building Perplexity AI, how Larry Page inspires him, and why he avoids meetings. Learn about the culture at tech companies, the importance of talent retention, and the strategic differentiation of products in the AI industry.

Bryan Johnson, longevity advocate and Project Blueprint founder, joins Sriram and Aarthi to discuss his power laws for living longer, creating the Don't Die movement, and the future of gene therapy. They also explore Bryan's origin story, the idea that changed his life, and his response to online criticism. From improving willpower naturally to the call to action for the human race, this podcast covers fascinating topics on longevity and the quest to save humanity.

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), Creator of Ruby on Rails, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals, joins Sriram and Aarthi to discuss topics like avoiding VC money, issues with woke culture, craft and beauty, learnings from racing cars, Apple's mistakes, and the nuances of the Danish lifestyle.

Aarthi Ramamurthy, a speaker on building confidence at work, breaks down her secrets to overcoming hurdles and building confidence. She discusses topics such as doing the work, building relationships, ignoring haters, and dealing with imposter syndrome.