Conversations with Tyler

Reid Hoffman on the Possibilities of AI


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In his second appearance, Reid Hoffman joined Tyler to talk everything AI: the optimal liability regime for LLMs, whether there'll be autonomous money-making bots, which agency should regulate AI, how AI will affect the media ecosystem and the communication of ideas, what percentage of the American population will eschew it, how gaming will evolve, whether AI's future will be open-source or proprietary, the binding constraint preventing the next big step in AI, which philosopher has risen in importance thanks to AI, what he'd ask a dolphin, what LLMs have taught him about friendship, how higher education will change, and more. They also discuss Sam Altman's overlooked skill, the biggest cultural problem in America, the most underrated tech scene, and what he'll do next.

Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Reid's podcast Possible is back this summer with a three-part miniseries called "AI and The Personal," which launched on June 21st. Featured guests use AI, hardware, software and their own creativity to better people's daily lives. Subscribe to get the series.

Recorded May 9th, 2023.

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