Alchemy, Oppenheimer, and the quest for AGI

Tom and Nate discuss some of the most dominant metaphors in machine learning these days -- alchemy and deep learning's roots, the Oppenheimer film and a modern "Manhattan Project for AI", and of course, a sprinkle of AGI.

Some related reading on Interconnects: https://www.interconnects.ai/p/ai-research-tensions-oppenheimer

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Creators and Guests

Nathan Lambert
Host
Nathan Lambert
RLHF researcher and author of Interconnects.ai blog
Thomas Krendl Gilbert
Host
Thomas Krendl Gilbert
AI Ethicists and co-host of The Retort.
Alchemy, Oppenheimer, and the quest for AGI
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