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The AI Attention War
Manage episode 483076677 series 2971956
Just how weird will the AI-powered future be?
To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Nathan Lambert, who writes the Interconnects newsletter and researches AI at the Allen Institute.
We get into…
- Why OpenAI is trending toward engagement farming and sycophancy,
- The state of Chinese AI innovation six months post-DeepSeek, and the factors influencing diffusion of Chinese vs American models,
- Meta’s organizational culture and how it influences the quality of the Llama models,
- Unconventional career advice for the AI age.
Nathan’s book recommendation: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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416 episodes
Manage episode 483076677 series 2971956
Just how weird will the AI-powered future be?
To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Nathan Lambert, who writes the Interconnects newsletter and researches AI at the Allen Institute.
We get into…
- Why OpenAI is trending toward engagement farming and sycophancy,
- The state of Chinese AI innovation six months post-DeepSeek, and the factors influencing diffusion of Chinese vs American models,
- Meta’s organizational culture and how it influences the quality of the Llama models,
- Unconventional career advice for the AI age.
Nathan’s book recommendation: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
416 episodes
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