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Mario Nawfal

338,265 views • 1 year ago

EXCLUSIVE: Programmable IP In The Age of AI with Jason Zhao In this episode, & Wayne Sim sit down with of Story Protocol Legacy for a session about the evolving landscape of IP in the context of AI and blockchain technology. We cover: > Programmable IP onchain > The intersection of IP and AI > AI agents evolution > Jason's vision for IP in crypto > Why crypto x AI is so exciting Full episode links below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:05 AI and IP Refresher 07:35 Evolving IP with Blockchains 19:04 Can Agents Have Original ideas? 31:34 Crypto & AI: Direction of Causality 43:50 Is Story an AI or IP chain? 51:42 Training Agents on IP
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EXCLUSIVE: Programmable IP In The Age of AI with Jason Zhao In this episode, & Wayne Sim sit down with of Story Protocol Legacy for a session about the evolving landscape of IP in the context of AI and blockchain technology. We cover: > Programmable IP onchain > The intersection of IP and AI > AI agents evolution > Jason's vision for IP in crypto > Why crypto x AI is so exciting Full episode links below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:05 AI and IP Refresher 07:35 Evolving IP with Blockchains 19:04 Can Agents Have Original ideas? 31:34 Crypto & AI: Direction of Causality 43:50 Is Story an AI or IP chain? 51:42 Training Agents on IP

The Rollup

276,688 views • 1 year ago

> "In no scenario is it bad for the US to have frontier-class open-source models." > "Every time there’s a step-function improvement in AI, a human bottleneck emerges alongside it." > "Your desire to be liked sometimes takes away from your desire to do the right thing and seek the truth." > "Every job will get refactored. The people who aren’t AI fluent will have a very hard time finding jobs." Jeetu Patel (Jeetu Patel), President & Chief Product Officer at Cisco sat down for an expansive talk about life and the future. 00:00 AI, jobs, and human potential 00:41 AI cybersecurity and Cisco’s security models 06:33 Why Cisco released the models openly 08:08 Running AI models locally 10:12 Why people are negative about AI 12:14 Will humans always be needed? 14:56 Can curiosity and ambition be taught? 17:12 Passion vs. expertise 19:39 The importance of unlearning 23:52 How to find the truth 26:06 How to get people excited about AI 33:35 How open source affects the AI industry 35:07 Can open-source AI make money? 46:44 Are Chinese open-source models good for the US? 49:55 Should the US restrict Chinese AI models? 53:05 Does open source make humanity safer? 54:11 Advice for people worried about AI
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> "In no scenario is it bad for the US to have frontier-class open-source models." > "Every time there’s a step-function improvement in AI, a human bottleneck emerges alongside it." > "Your desire to be liked sometimes takes away from your desire to do the right thing and seek the truth." > "Every job will get refactored. The people who aren’t AI fluent will have a very hard time finding jobs." Jeetu Patel (Jeetu Patel), President & Chief Product Officer at Cisco sat down for an expansive talk about life and the future. 00:00 AI, jobs, and human potential 00:41 AI cybersecurity and Cisco’s security models 06:33 Why Cisco released the models openly 08:08 Running AI models locally 10:12 Why people are negative about AI 12:14 Will humans always be needed? 14:56 Can curiosity and ambition be taught? 17:12 Passion vs. expertise 19:39 The importance of unlearning 23:52 How to find the truth 26:06 How to get people excited about AI 33:35 How open source affects the AI industry 35:07 Can open-source AI make money? 46:44 Are Chinese open-source models good for the US? 49:55 Should the US restrict Chinese AI models? 53:05 Does open source make humanity safer? 54:11 Advice for people worried about AI

Matthew Berman

69,339 views • 1 month ago

tylercowen is bullish on AI education — here's why. 00:00 -- Preview 00:24 -- President Carlos Carvalho's AI-generated intro 03:21 -- Cowen reacts to UATX's campus 04:38 -- The AI revolution is here. Who will lose the most? 06:05 -- AI lawyers 07:17 -- Don't underestimate this 10:41 -- Changes to the "upper upper middle class" 12:38 -- How to be successful 13:43 -- The rise of managerial empires 14:02 -- When will we have the first billion dollar company with one employee? 16:05 -- 10-20 year forecast 16:19 -- Why education is so behind 17:01 -- Should you be bullish on UATX? 18:36 -- Should you still read Homer? 21:50 -- Write to think 25:01 -- Meet more people 25:42 -- How to get hired 26:54 -- Is AI your best mentor? 38:17 -- How to curb cheating 39:02 -- The new life of the mind 42:34 -- Q&A: Will there be more status associated with real education or AI education? 45:50 -- Q&A: Why do tech-savvy students need to practice using AI? 47:56 -- Q&A: Do LLMs atrophy your mind? 49:29 -- Q&A: How do you avoid AI-dependency? 51:05 -- Q&A: Isn't this vision lonely and isolating? 53:06 -- Q&A: Do students need teachers? 55:36 -- Q&A: What are the four most important courses for undergrads? 57:49 -- Q&A: Which AI company will win the AI race in the next five years and why? 59:22 -- Q&A: Can AI teach religion? 01:01:32 -- Q&A: Will AI narrow or widen our world? 01:04:37 -- Q&A: What makes us human? 01:05:42 -- Q&A: What is art? 01:08:33 -- Q&A: It's easy to catch cheaters
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tylercowen is bullish on AI education — here's why. 00:00 -- Preview 00:24 -- President Carlos Carvalho's AI-generated intro 03:21 -- Cowen reacts to UATX's campus 04:38 -- The AI revolution is here. Who will lose the most? 06:05 -- AI lawyers 07:17 -- Don't underestimate this 10:41 -- Changes to the "upper upper middle class" 12:38 -- How to be successful 13:43 -- The rise of managerial empires 14:02 -- When will we have the first billion dollar company with one employee? 16:05 -- 10-20 year forecast 16:19 -- Why education is so behind 17:01 -- Should you be bullish on UATX? 18:36 -- Should you still read Homer? 21:50 -- Write to think 25:01 -- Meet more people 25:42 -- How to get hired 26:54 -- Is AI your best mentor? 38:17 -- How to curb cheating 39:02 -- The new life of the mind 42:34 -- Q&A: Will there be more status associated with real education or AI education? 45:50 -- Q&A: Why do tech-savvy students need to practice using AI? 47:56 -- Q&A: Do LLMs atrophy your mind? 49:29 -- Q&A: How do you avoid AI-dependency? 51:05 -- Q&A: Isn't this vision lonely and isolating? 53:06 -- Q&A: Do students need teachers? 55:36 -- Q&A: What are the four most important courses for undergrads? 57:49 -- Q&A: Which AI company will win the AI race in the next five years and why? 59:22 -- Q&A: Can AI teach religion? 01:01:32 -- Q&A: Will AI narrow or widen our world? 01:04:37 -- Q&A: What makes us human? 01:05:42 -- Q&A: What is art? 01:08:33 -- Q&A: It's easy to catch cheaters

University of Austin (UATX)

27,770 views • 7 months ago

Netflix pays AI PMs up to $900K/year. How do you become (and succeed) as one? Marily Nika Marily Nika is an AI PM at Google, and was an AI PM at Meta. In today's episode, she breaks it down: How AI PM Roles Differ at Big Tech Companies – 06:56 How Technical an AI PM Needs to Be – 08:08 Data Handling Responsibilities for AI PMs – 13:10 How PMs Can Improve Collaboration with Researchers – 18:06 Interviewing for AI PM Roles at Big Tech Companies – 22:08 The Role of a PhD in AI Product Management – 26:03 Optimizing LinkedIn for Aspiring AI PMs – 31:55 Roadmap to Becoming an AI PM – 37:05 Transitioning into AI Product Management – 40:52 The Process of Boomeranging Back to a Company – 44:00 AI Tools Every PM Should Know – 48:08 What It’s Like to Be an AI PM at Google – 57:46 How to Develop a Strong Product Strategy – 01:01:21 The Evolution of PM Roles in the Age of AI – 01:05:11 How PMs Can Stay Relevant in an AI-Driven World – 01:08:12 Balancing a Side Business with a Full-Time Job – 01:13:42 The Process of Creating a Course – 01:17:12 LinkedIn Tips for Aspiring AI PM Creators – 01:21:21 Lessons from Product Failures – 01:25:27 Paid promotions included
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Netflix pays AI PMs up to $900K/year. How do you become (and succeed) as one? Marily Nika Marily Nika is an AI PM at Google, and was an AI PM at Meta. In today's episode, she breaks it down: How AI PM Roles Differ at Big Tech Companies – 06:56 How Technical an AI PM Needs to Be – 08:08 Data Handling Responsibilities for AI PMs – 13:10 How PMs Can Improve Collaboration with Researchers – 18:06 Interviewing for AI PM Roles at Big Tech Companies – 22:08 The Role of a PhD in AI Product Management – 26:03 Optimizing LinkedIn for Aspiring AI PMs – 31:55 Roadmap to Becoming an AI PM – 37:05 Transitioning into AI Product Management – 40:52 The Process of Boomeranging Back to a Company – 44:00 AI Tools Every PM Should Know – 48:08 What It’s Like to Be an AI PM at Google – 57:46 How to Develop a Strong Product Strategy – 01:01:21 The Evolution of PM Roles in the Age of AI – 01:05:11 How PMs Can Stay Relevant in an AI-Driven World – 01:08:12 Balancing a Side Business with a Full-Time Job – 01:13:42 The Process of Creating a Course – 01:17:12 LinkedIn Tips for Aspiring AI PM Creators – 01:21:21 Lessons from Product Failures – 01:25:27 Paid promotions included

Aakash Gupta

42,853 views • 1 year ago

$1.5M ARR in 2 weeks. Zero (human) teammates. Solo Founders Podcast is live with of Polsia, an AI that runs your company while you sleep. His solo founder rule: 80% AI, 20% taste. 0:00 — How "solo founder" has changed with AI 2:40 — Scoping and trusting AI agents to ship 5:30 — Cloud Kitchens with Travis Kalanick 9:52 — Mount Fuji: Where Polsia was born 13:55 — 80/20 rule: 80% AI, 20% taste 21:24 — Building for yourself, not imaginary customers 23:10 — The game that inspired Polsia 29:55 — Polsia as an economy: The bigger vision 40:59 — How Polsia actually works today 51:35 — Why not just build businesses yourself? 57:55 — Advice for new builders: Push AI to the edge
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$1.5M ARR in 2 weeks. Zero (human) teammates. Solo Founders Podcast is live with of Polsia, an AI that runs your company while you sleep. His solo founder rule: 80% AI, 20% taste. 0:00 — How "solo founder" has changed with AI 2:40 — Scoping and trusting AI agents to ship 5:30 — Cloud Kitchens with Travis Kalanick 9:52 — Mount Fuji: Where Polsia was born 13:55 — 80/20 rule: 80% AI, 20% taste 21:24 — Building for yourself, not imaginary customers 23:10 — The game that inspired Polsia 29:55 — Polsia as an economy: The bigger vision 40:59 — How Polsia actually works today 51:35 — Why not just build businesses yourself? 57:55 — Advice for new builders: Push AI to the edge

weisser

525,736 views • 6 months ago

My conversation with Jesse Zhang Decagon is building a customer service agent with AI, with plans for much more than that. It’s one of the more successful early AI applications, with tons of lessons for the rest of the market. I love how Jesse developed which problem to solve first, a set of lessons applicable to all entrepreneurs Enjoy Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Competing in the AI Era 11:35 Finding Product-Market Fit 14:25 Anatomy of a Great Customer Interview 17:37 Everyone’s Wrong Until You Talk to Customers 19:25 AI Agents Replacing Human Labor 21:55 Why Customer Service 23:30 Coding vs. Customer Service 35:44 The Future of Voice and the Human UI 38:54 Why Voice-to-Voice Is So Hard 43:18 Learning from Customer Data 44:36 How CEOs Should Think About AI 47:06 The ROI of Coding and Productivity Tools 48:20 Every Brand Will Talk to You Through AI 56:00 Recruiting, Capital, and Demand 1:00:42 Investor Frenzy 1:22:17 The Long-Term Vision for Decagon 1:25:05 Kindest Thing
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My conversation with Jesse Zhang Decagon is building a customer service agent with AI, with plans for much more than that. It’s one of the more successful early AI applications, with tons of lessons for the rest of the market. I love how Jesse developed which problem to solve first, a set of lessons applicable to all entrepreneurs Enjoy Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Competing in the AI Era 11:35 Finding Product-Market Fit 14:25 Anatomy of a Great Customer Interview 17:37 Everyone’s Wrong Until You Talk to Customers 19:25 AI Agents Replacing Human Labor 21:55 Why Customer Service 23:30 Coding vs. Customer Service 35:44 The Future of Voice and the Human UI 38:54 Why Voice-to-Voice Is So Hard 43:18 Learning from Customer Data 44:36 How CEOs Should Think About AI 47:06 The ROI of Coding and Productivity Tools 48:20 Every Brand Will Talk to You Through AI 56:00 Recruiting, Capital, and Demand 1:00:42 Investor Frenzy 1:22:17 The Long-Term Vision for Decagon 1:25:05 Kindest Thing

Patrick OShaughnessy

49,418 views • 10 months ago