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20VC: Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas on Will Foundation Models Commoditise, Diminishing Returns in Model Performance, OpenAI vs Anthropic: Who Wins & Why the Next Breakthrough in Model Performance will be in Reasoning

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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Discovering Expertise through Unexpected Success

The speaker stumbled into the world of machine learning by participating in a contest for the prize money. Despite having no prior knowledge of machine learning terminologies or concepts, the speaker used a brute force approach and won the contest, boosting their confidence in their abilities. This unexpected success led the speaker to realize that machine learning was something they could excel in. They recalled advice from Sam Altman that expertise lies in what comes naturally to an individual but appears challenging to others, reinforcing their belief in their potential in machine learning.

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