"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

By Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz

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A biweekly podcast where hosts Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg interview the builders on the edge of AI and explore the dramatic shift it will unlock in the coming years.

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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis episodes:

06.22.2024
The AI Doctor Can See You Now, with Vivek Natarajan and Khaled Saab from Google
Dive into the future of medicine with Google researchers Khaled Saab and Vivek Natarajan, discussing the breakthroughs in AI for healthcare. Discover how AI doctors may soon provide high-quality medical advice, enhancing global access to healthcare. Learn about the innovative...
06.19.2024
The Case for Cautious AI Optimism, from the Consistently Candid podcast
Dive into an accessible discussion on AI safety and philosophy, technical AI safety progress, and why catastrophic outcomes aren't inevitable. This conversation provides practical advice for AI newcomers and hope for a positive future. Consistently Candid Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/1EX89qABpb4pGYP1JLZ3BB...
06.15.2024
Building Brave: Private Search, One AI Layer at a Time with Josep M. Pujol
In this episode of the Cognitive Revolution, join us as we dive into a compelling conversation with Josep M. Pujol, Chief of Search at Brave, about the complexities of developing a privacy-focused search engine. Explore how Brave maintains user data...
06.13.2024
Investing in AI for Hard Tech, with Eric Vishria of Benchmark and Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter
Dive into the world of AI investments with Eric Vishria of Benchmark and Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter. Explore the future of AI in hardware design, the strategies for venture capital investment in the AI era, and the impact on society....
06.08.2024
Feeling the AGI with Flo Crivello
In this episode of the Cognitive Revolution, Nathan engages in a critical dialogue with Flo Crivello on the trajectory of AI development. They touch upon the imminent arrival of AGI, the potential risks of a US-China AI arms race, and...
06.06.2024
Inside Google’s AI Studio with Logan Kilpatrick
Join us for an engaging chat with Logan Kilpatrick where we discuss the latest AI developments and Google's strategy in pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence. Learn about the competitive state of AI, the groundbreaking Gemini 1.5 Flash model, and...
06.04.2024
The Implications of AI on the Global Balance of Power with Alex Wang, Andrew Ng, Jack Clark and Cory Booker
Tune in to today's special episode airing a recent panel with the founders of Scale AI, Anthropic, and AI Fund who gathered in Washington DC to discuss China as an adversary. They argue that the papers out of Tsinghua University...
06.01.2024
AI Scouting Report: NOT Investment Advice Edition
Tune in to this special episode of the Cognitive Revolution for AI scouting report. We cover the state of the art in AI applications for medicine, key AI concepts, and how these technologies could influence society. SPONSORS:Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)...
05.25.2024
The AI Revolution in Biology: From Vaccines to Protein Engineering with Amelie Schreiber
In this groundbreaking episode of the Cognitive Revolution, we explore the intersection of AI and biology with expert Amelie Schreiber. Learn about the advances in drug design, protein network engineering, and the unfolding AI revolution in scientific discovery. Discover the...
05.22.2024
Claude Interpreter: Taking Safe AI to Market with Alex Albert of Anthropic
Tune in as we explore the remarkable traits of Anthropic's Claude AI with Developer Relations Lead Alex Albert. Delve into the ethical considerations, responsible development standards, and the exceptional capabilities that set Claude apart. Gather insights on the AI industry's...
05.19.2024
OpenAI's Safety Team Exodus: Ilya Departs, Leike Speaks Out, Altman Responds - Zvi Analyzes Fallout
Dive into the intricacies of AI ethics and safety concerns as we dissect the recent resignations of AI Safety Team from OpenAI. In this stimulating conversation, we unpack the challenges of aligning leadership vision with safety culture, explore legal implications...
05.18.2024
OpenAI and Google Race to "Her" - Is the Big Tech Singularity Near? Part 1 with Zvi Mowshowitz
Dive into a critical analysis of AI's rapidly evolving realm with Zvi Mowshowitz. Discover our take on Google's I-O event highlights, OpenAI's spring event, the big tech and startup AI dynamics, and the significant shifts in OpenAI's safety team. Gain...
05.15.2024
The Open Source AI Question - Part 2 | Robert Wright & Nathan Labenz
Dive into an in-depth conversation with Nathan and Robert Wright as they discuss AI's transformative potential, mechanistic interpretability, and the sobering realities of AI alignment research. Learn about the defensive strategies and safety measures necessary for managing advanced AI risks...
05.09.2024
Governing Frontier AI, with CA Senator Scott Wiener, Author of SB 1047
Dive into the world of frontier AI development with California State Senator Scott Wiener's intricate detailing of SB 1047 bill. This podcast explores the delicate balance between accelerating AI innovation and ensuring stringent safety protocols, including potential implications for advanced...
05.06.2024
TinyGPU, Massive Learning, with Adam Majmudar
Discover how Adam Majmudar embarked on an exceptional journey to create the TinyGPU from scratch, with no experience in GPU design. This insightful podcast follows Adam's process from learning to implementation, highlighting the progressive contributions of countless engineers and the...
05.04.2024
Emergency Pod: Examining SB 1047, California's Proposed AI Legislation
Dive into the nuanced debate over California's SB 1047 AI legislation with Nathan Calvin, Dean Ball, and Steve Newman. Our expert panel discussion explores the bill's intent, dispels misconceptions, and debates its potential impact on technology and regulation. Learn about...
05.03.2024
Infinite AI Interns: How Young Professionals Can Win in an AI-Powered World
Join us as we explore the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. Nathan shares essential strategies for college students, especially in computer science, to succeed in a landscape dominated by AI tools. Discover the most important skills...
05.01.2024
The State of AI, from the 80,000 Hours Podcast
Dive into the accelerating world of artificial intelligence with our latest podcast episode. We discuss the latest AI advancements and the challenges leaders face in keeping up, potential societal backlashes, and regulatory concerns. Explore the possibilities and immerse yourself in...
04.29.2024
Organic Holodeck with Prophetic AI co-founders Eric Wollberg and Wesley Berry
In this episode from new podcast Emergent Behavior, host @Ate-a-Pi interviews the co-founders of Prophetic AI to learn how they're using AI to facilitate lucid dreaming. Prophetic had come up in the recent Cognitive Revolution conversation with Dean W. Ball...
04.26.2024
Merging Man and Machine? The Neurotech Frontier with Dean W. Ball
In this podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of brain-computer interfaces with Dean W. Ball. We learn about the latest technologies, from non-invasive EEG and ultrasound stimulation to invasive Neuralink implants. We also discover the state-of-art tools, technical challenges,...
04.25.2024
Automating Circuit Board Design Using Reinforcement Learning w Sergiy Nesterenko, Founder of Quilter on Autopilot
In this episode from the Autopilot podcast, Sergiy Nesterenko, founder of Quilter (backed by Benchmark), discusses designing PCB circuitboards end-to-end using reinforcement learning. "Autopilot" host Will Summerlin and Nesterenko cover how current PCB boards are designed and how Quilter’s tech...
04.22.2024
Robotics Research Update, with Keerthana Gopalakrishnan and Ted Xiao of Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind researchers Keerthana Gopalakrishnan and Ted Xiao discuss their latest breakthroughs in AI robotics. Including models that enable robots to understand novel objects, learn from human demonstrations, and operate under ethical constraints. The conversation covers six groundbreaking papers that...
04.20.2024
AI Inference: Good, Fast, and Cheap, with Lin Qiao & Dmytro Ivchenko of Fireworks AI
In this episode, we delve into the intricate world of AI inference with cofounders of Firework AI. Discover the strategies behind optimizing AI performance, the importance of balancing latency and throughput, and the nuances of different AI architectures from GPT-3...
04.17.2024
Reading Minds from Shared Latent Space
In this episode, we explore the cutting-edge world of AI-powered brain imaging with the MindEye2 Project. Discover how researchers are reconstructing images from fMRI data, offering unprecedented insights into the human mind. We discuss the implications for neuroscience, clinical diagnosis,...
04.15.2024
Interfacing with AI, with Linus Lee of Notion
In this episode, Linus Lee, AI product leader at Notion, joins us to discuss his groundbreaking projects and unique approach to exploring AI systems. He shares his toolkit and insights on language model capabilities, along with his vision for the...
04.13.2024
Data, data, everywhere - enough for AGI?
In this podcast, Nathan and Nick dive deep into the data requirements for achieving Artificial General Intelligence. They explore the current paradigms, the role of data in approximating intelligence, and the scaling trends for GPT models. The discussion covers various...
04.10.2024
Inside China's AI Ecosystem: A View From Beijing
In this episode, we explore the Chinese AI ecosystem with 'L-squared,' an anonymous tech worker based in Beijing. We discuss major players, model quality, public engagement, regulation, and the US 'chip ban.' Discover the similarities and differences between US and...
04.08.2024
The AI Email Assistant I've Been Waiting for, with Andrew Lee of Shortwave
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Andrew Lee, founder of Shortwave, an AI-powered email app that describes itself as “the smartest email app on planet earth.” They discuss Shortwave’s RAG stack, how the AI assistant works, the models Shortwave...
04.05.2024
Opening AI's Black Box with Prof. David Bau, Koyena Pal, and Eric Todd of Northeastern University
In this episode, we dive deep into the inner workings of large language models with Professor David Bau and grad students Koyena Pal and Eric Todd from Northeastern University. Koyena shares insights from her Future Lens paper, which shows that...
04.03.2024
Unbounded AI-Assisted Research with Elicit Founders Andreas Stuhlmüller and Jungwon Byun
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Elicit co-founders Andreas Stuhlmüller and Jungwon Byun to discuss their mission to make AI-assisted research more accessible and reliable. Learn about their unique approach to task decomposition, which allows language models to accurately...
03.30.2024
Mamba-Palooza: 90 Days of Mamba-Inspired Research with Jason Meaux: Part 2
In this second part of a two episode series, Nathan and AI scout Jason Meaux provide a sweeping overview of the first 90 days of Mamba-inspired research. They discusstMamba's application to computer vision, experiments in extending effective context length, the...
03.30.2024
Mamba-Palooza: 90 Days of Mamba-Inspired Research with Jason Meaux: Part 1
In this first part of a two episode series, Nathan and AI scout Jason Meaux provide a sweeping overview of the first 90 days of Mamba-inspired research. They discuss the mechanistic underpinnings of Mamba architecture, Mamba's context capabilities, multi-modal applications...
03.27.2024
Exploitable by Default: Vulnerabilities in GPT-4 APIs and “Superhuman” Go AIs with Adam Gleave of Far.ai
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Adam Gleave, founder of Far AI, for a masterclass on AI exploitability. They dissect Adam's findings on vulnerabilities in GPT-4's fine-tuning and Assistant PIs, Far AI's work exposing exploitable flaws in "superhuman" Go...
03.21.2024
Surveying 2,700+ AI Researchers on the Industry's Future with Katja Grace of AI Impacts
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Katja Grace, Cofounder and Lead Researcher at AI Impacts. They discuss the survey Katja and team conducted including over 2,700+ AI researchers, the methodology for the research, and the results’ implications for policymakers,...
03.18.2024
The AI Email Assistant I've Been Waiting for, with Andrew Lee, Founder of Shortwave
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Andrew Lee, founder of Shortwave, an AI-powered email app that describes itself as “the smartest email app on planet earth.” They discuss Shortwave’s RAG stack, how the AI assistant works, the models Shortwave...
03.16.2024
Envisioning a Positive AI Future, with Tim Reutemann, Author of Liquid Reign
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Tim Reutemann, author of “Liquid Reign”. They discuss liquid democracy, reshaping political participation using AI and biometrics, and practical advances in technology and their impacts on identity verification, rehabilitation, and gaming. Try the...
03.14.2024
AI and the Practice of Law: from CaseText to CoCounsel, with Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters. They discuss the evolution of legal research, how GPT-4 has changed legal practices, security and privacy in AI driven legal services, and more. Try the...
03.12.2024
Flow Engineering and Code Integrity at Scale with Itamar Friedman, CEO of Codium AI
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Itamar Friedman, CEO of Codium AI, the company on the mission to create the code integrity paradigm. They discuss harnessing LLMs for code integrity, task decomposition, workflow engineering, and much more. Try the...
03.05.2024
The Example Engine: How Exa Is Creating the AI Librarian for the Web with Will Bryk, CEO of Exa
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Will Bryk, CEO of Exa.ai. They discuss how Exa enables complex, research-based searches that differ from traditional keyword-based search, how their AI uses neural and non-neural methods, why they are using their own...
02.29.2024
Amazing Answers: Richard Socher on how You.com is Reimagining Search with AI
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Richard Socher, CEO and Founder of You.com, a personalized AI search assistant. They discuss the rise of the AI chatbot paradigm and how that's changed the game for search, You.com's various modes, with...
02.27.2024
Is AGI Far? With Robin Hanson, Economist at George Mason University and Researcher at Future of Humanity Institute
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Robin Hanson, associate professor of economics at George Mason University and researcher at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute. They discuss the comparison of human brains to LLMs and legacy software systems, what it...
02.23.2024
Looking Up the AI Exponential with Azeem Azhar of the Exponential View
In this conversation, Nathan is joined by Azeem Azhar, founder and writer of the Exponential View. They discuss why startups are likely to drive the true disruption in the industry, what forward thinking leaders are doing today to retrain their...
02.21.2024
OpenAI Sora, Google Gemini, and Meta with Zvi Mowshowitz
In this episode, Zvi Mowshowitz returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s Sora model, Google’s Gemini announcement, Anthropic’s Sleeper Agents, and other live player analysis. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at...
02.16.2024
AI Friends, Real Relationships with Eugenia Kuyda, Replika's Founder & CEO
Note: This conversation contains themes of suicidal ideation, in the context of academic research. Please watch from (21:41) onwards if you would like to skip past this content. In this conversation, Nathan sits down with Eugenia Kuyda, Replika's Founder...
02.13.2024
AI Abundance: a16z Partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya Forecast a New Era for Consumers
In this episode, a16z partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya join Nathan to discuss the AI Abundance Agenda, their latest thesis for consumer AI. They discuss the intersection of weird and working, and their investment pillars in AI for creativity...
02.09.2024
Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents
In this episode, Dr Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Michael and the Levin Lab work at...
02.07.2024
A Brief History of Biological and Artificial Intelligence with Max Bennett
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Max Bennett, author of the book: A Brief History of Intelligence. They discuss the five major breakthroughs in evolution that resulted in human brains and cognition. They delve deeper into the workings of...
02.01.2024
AI & Identity, from East & West, with Yohei Nakajima GP at Untapped Capital and BabyAGI Creator
In today's episode Yohei Nakajima, GP at Untapped Capital and Creator of BabyAGI, returns to the show. Together with Nathan, they watch Yohei’s TEDAI Talk, unpacking themes on collective intelligence, identity, and how AI can help us better understand one...
01.30.2024
Ignore Previous Instructions and Listen To This Interview with Sander Schulhoff, CEO of Learnprompting.org
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Sander Schulhoff, Cofounder and CEO of Learnprompting.org. They discuss the business model, the keys to prompting that every user of language models should know, negative prompting, prompt hacking, and more. If you need...
01.26.2024
The Pixel Revolution Part 2 with Suhail Doshi, Founder of Playground AI
In this episode, Nathan sits down with Suhail Doshi, founder of Playground AI. They discuss the current state of AI image generation, how Suhail is building Playground while the technology for vision and image generation is still maturing, thought to...

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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis episodes:

The AI Doctor Can See You Now, with Vivek Natarajan and Khaled Saab from Google

The Case for Cautious AI Optimism, from the Consistently Candid podcast

Building Brave: Private Search, One AI Layer at a Time with Josep M. Pujol

Investing in AI for Hard Tech, with Eric Vishria of Benchmark and Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter

Feeling the AGI with Flo Crivello

Inside Google’s AI Studio with Logan Kilpatrick

The Implications of AI on the Global Balance of Power with Alex Wang, Andrew Ng, Jack Clark and Cory Booker

AI Scouting Report: NOT Investment Advice Edition

The AI Revolution in Biology: From Vaccines to Protein Engineering with Amelie Schreiber

Claude Interpreter: Taking Safe AI to Market with Alex Albert of Anthropic

OpenAI's Safety Team Exodus: Ilya Departs, Leike Speaks Out, Altman Responds - Zvi Analyzes Fallout

OpenAI and Google Race to "Her" - Is the Big Tech Singularity Near? Part 1 with Zvi Mowshowitz

The Open Source AI Question - Part 2 | Robert Wright & Nathan Labenz

Governing Frontier AI, with CA Senator Scott Wiener, Author of SB 1047

TinyGPU, Massive Learning, with Adam Majmudar

Emergency Pod: Examining SB 1047, California's Proposed AI Legislation

Infinite AI Interns: How Young Professionals Can Win in an AI-Powered World

The State of AI, from the 80,000 Hours Podcast

Organic Holodeck with Prophetic AI co-founders Eric Wollberg and Wesley Berry

Merging Man and Machine? The Neurotech Frontier with Dean W. Ball

Automating Circuit Board Design Using Reinforcement Learning w Sergiy Nesterenko, Founder of Quilter on Autopilot

Robotics Research Update, with Keerthana Gopalakrishnan and Ted Xiao of Google DeepMind

AI Inference: Good, Fast, and Cheap, with Lin Qiao & Dmytro Ivchenko of Fireworks AI

Reading Minds from Shared Latent Space

Interfacing with AI, with Linus Lee of Notion

Data, data, everywhere - enough for AGI?

Inside China's AI Ecosystem: A View From Beijing

The AI Email Assistant I've Been Waiting for, with Andrew Lee of Shortwave

Opening AI's Black Box with Prof. David Bau, Koyena Pal, and Eric Todd of Northeastern University

Unbounded AI-Assisted Research with Elicit Founders Andreas Stuhlmüller and Jungwon Byun

Mamba-Palooza: 90 Days of Mamba-Inspired Research with Jason Meaux: Part 2

Mamba-Palooza: 90 Days of Mamba-Inspired Research with Jason Meaux: Part 1

Exploitable by Default: Vulnerabilities in GPT-4 APIs and “Superhuman” Go AIs with Adam Gleave of Far.ai

Surveying 2,700+ AI Researchers on the Industry's Future with Katja Grace of AI Impacts

The AI Email Assistant I've Been Waiting for, with Andrew Lee, Founder of Shortwave

Envisioning a Positive AI Future, with Tim Reutemann, Author of Liquid Reign

AI and the Practice of Law: from CaseText to CoCounsel, with Pablo Arredondo, VP of CoCounsel for Thomson Reuters

Flow Engineering and Code Integrity at Scale with Itamar Friedman, CEO of Codium AI

The Example Engine: How Exa Is Creating the AI Librarian for the Web with Will Bryk, CEO of Exa

Amazing Answers: Richard Socher on how You.com is Reimagining Search with AI

Is AGI Far? With Robin Hanson, Economist at George Mason University and Researcher at Future of Humanity Institute

Looking Up the AI Exponential with Azeem Azhar of the Exponential View

OpenAI Sora, Google Gemini, and Meta with Zvi Mowshowitz

AI Friends, Real Relationships with Eugenia Kuyda, Replika's Founder & CEO

AI Abundance: a16z Partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya Forecast a New Era for Consumers

Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents

A Brief History of Biological and Artificial Intelligence with Max Bennett

AI & Identity, from East & West, with Yohei Nakajima GP at Untapped Capital and BabyAGI Creator

Ignore Previous Instructions and Listen To This Interview with Sander Schulhoff, CEO of Learnprompting.org

The Pixel Revolution Part 2 with Suhail Doshi, Founder of Playground AI

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