Jerome Pesenti — Large Language Models, PyTorch, and Meta

Jerome Pesenti is the former VP of AI at Meta, a tech conglomerate that includes Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, and one of the most exciting places where AI research is happening today. Jerome shares his thoughts on Transformers-based large language models, and why he's excited by the progress but skeptical of the term "AGI". Then, he discusses some of the practical applications of ML at Meta (recommender systems and moderation!) and dives into the story behind Meta's development of PyTorch. Jerome and Lukas also chat about Jerome's time at IBM Watson and in drug discovery. Show notes (transcript and links): http://wandb.me/gd-jerome-pesenti --- ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:28 Jerome's thought on large language models 12:53 AI applications and challenges at Meta 18:41 The story behind developing PyTorch 26:40 Jerome's experience at IBM Watson 28:53 Drug discovery, AI, and changing the game 36:10 The potential of education and AI 40:10 Meta and AR/VR interfaces 43:43 Why NVIDIA is such a powerhouse 47:08 Jerome's advice to people starting their careers 48:50 Going back to coding, the challenges of scaling 52:11 Outro --- Connect with Jerome: