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Alchemy, Oppenheimer, and the quest for AGI

Alchemy, Oppenheimer, and the quest for AGIAlchemy, Oppenheimer, and the quest for AGI

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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 & Guests

Host
Nathan Lambert
RLHF researcher and author of Interconnects.ai blog
Host
Thomas Krendl Gilbert
AI Ethicists and co-host of The Retort.

What is The Retort AI Podcast?

Distilling the major events and challenges in the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning, from Thomas Krendl Gilbert and Nathan Lambert.