{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sina Habibian Podcast","title":"Alexander Long on Pluralis Research and protocol learning for frontier models","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4481,"description":"This is my conversation with Alexander Long, Founder & CEO of Pluralis Research.\nTimestamps:\n- (00:00:00) intro\n- (00:00:55) collaborative training\n- (00:09:49) economics of training\n- (00:13:10) what is protocol learning?\n- (00:20:48) protocol learning design and politics\n- (00:33:39) sponsor: Splits\n- (00:34:22) hardware requirements\n- (00:41:53) adapting to the landscape\n- (00:49:53) open and closed models\n- (00:52:52) market structure with fully open models\n- (00:56:34) research and risks\n- (01:02:19) labor and national security\n- (01:10:58) looking to the future\n- (01:14:20) outro\nLinks:\n- Alexander on X: https://x.com/_alexanderlong\n- Alexander on Github: https://github.com/AlexanderJLong\n- Article 2: Protocol Learning, Protocol Models and the Great Convergence: https://www.pluralisresearch.com/p/article-2-protocol-learning-protocol\n- Decentralized Training Looms: https://www.pluralisresearch.com/p/decentralized-ai-looms\nThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:\n- Splits: https://splits.org\nSina:\nSina Habibian - https://sinahab.com\nSina Habibian on X - https://x.com/sinahab\nDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C3Wd3nszAU4QnHyhpqedAbSZfxHBJqOl1sGbIOINP3o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYmU1/ZDA1NTc2MTI3MGQ5/OTAwYWVlMTk3OGNi/ODIwNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}