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Sequoia Capital
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Reinforcement Learning
Large Language Models
Generative AI
Automation
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Langchain
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Microsoft
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Join us as we train our neural nets on the theme of the century: AI. Sonya Huang, Pat Grady and more Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to ask critical questions and develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies—and their implications for technology, business and society. The content of this podcast does not constitute investment adv... more

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David Silver spent two years building AlphaGo on human data. When he removed human data altogether building AlphaGo Zero, the AI surpassed AlphaGo in under two days. He left DeepMind to run that same bet in pursuit of superintelligence. David and Las... more

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Josh Gao
Founder and CEO of Mecka AI
Mecka AI
Episode: Inside the Robot Data Factory: Mecka's Josh Gao on Sensorizing Humans to Train Robots
David Silver
Reinforcement-learning researcher and co-founder of Ineffable Intelligence
Ineffable Intelligence
Episode: David Silver and Lasse Espeholt of Ineffable Intelligence: A Superlearner for the Age of Experience
Lasse Espeholt
Reinforcement-learning researcher and co-founder of Ineffable Intelligence
Ineffable Intelligence
Episode: David Silver and Lasse Espeholt of Ineffable Intelligence: A Superlearner for the Age of Experience
Amin Vahdat
Head of Google's AI Infrastructure
Google
Episode: Google's AI Infrastructure Chief, Amin Vahdat, on the Physics & Economics of Frontier AI
Aaron Levie
Founder and CEO of Box
Box
Episode: Box's Aaron Levie: On Reinventing Yourself in the AI Age and Enterprise Diffusion
Nick Noone
Co-founder of Peregrine
Peregrine
Episode: Making Cities Awesome: Peregrine’s Nick Noone & Ben Rudolph
Ben Rudolph
Co-founder of Peregrine
Peregrine
Episode: Making Cities Awesome: Peregrine’s Nick Noone & Ben Rudolph
Parag Agrawal
CEO turned founder, Parallel Web Systems
Parallel
Episode: Parallel’s Parag Agrawal: Building a New Web for AI Agents
Rich Sutton
Renowned AI researcher and reinforcement learning pioneer; professor and author
University of Alberta / Oak Lab
Episode: Rich Sutton and Khurram Javed: Why AI Models Stop Learning, and How to Start It Again

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Sonya Huang
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4.6 out of 5 stars from 153 ratings
  • Pretty cool

    Nice speakers

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    seth_vikas
    Germany2 years ago
  • Open evidence

    domain ignorance.Physicians overriding concern in private setting is repetitiveness of practice and in enterprise setting is how to address RVU’s not edge cases. It is like putting cart in front of horse

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    lalisyal
    United States2 years ago
  • Super insightful

    Great hosts and really great in the weeds convos here

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    joel fowler
    United States2 years ago
  • Accessible with depth

    The first episode is essentially just Harrison Chase laying out “why agents” for an hour, in the best way possible. If his episode is any indication of what’s to come, this is going to be one of the best sources for a foundational understanding of what’s going on in the space.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Thomas J Myers
    United States2 years ago
  • Incredible!

    Pat Grady and Sonya Huang are incredibly insightful and some of the sharpest investors of our generation!

    Apple Podcasts
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    JXu8
    United States2 years ago

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Shows depth and breadth of AI topics with sharp hosts.
Great guests and in-the-weeds technical conversations.
Listeners appreciate the practical business and ecosystem insights alongside technical detail.
Hosts are insightful and contribute strong industry perspectives.
Accessible depth; foundational yet rigorous for newcomers and veterans alike.

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David Silver and Lasse Espeholt of Ineffable Intelligence: A Superlearner for the Age of Experience
Q: Do you think that the super learner you build will naturally be aligned to human interests and have human values?
Silver says language-based alignment and monitoring from human data are reaching limits as systems grow more capable. He argues for developing a science of how superintelligences can coexist peacefully in simulation, and using evidence from that work to gate real-world progress.
David Silver and Lasse Espeholt of Ineffable Intelligence: A Superlearner for the Age of Experience
Q: Can you define both of those things for us? What is a super learner and what does making first contact look like?
Silver defines a superlearner as a system with the depth to learn from nothing and discover knowledge beyond humans, and the breadth to learn across simulated, digital, or physical environments. First contact would be an experience of wonder at its discoveries.
Inside the Robot Data Factory: Mecka's Josh Gao on Sensorizing Humans to Train Robots
Q: What scale of data has already been collected do you think and how much data do you think is going to be collected over the next few years?
Gao says robotics data has reached millions of hours, a substantial increase from early datasets, but remains far behind autonomous driving. He expects collection to grow as commercial tasks become viable and support further investment in data.
Inside the Robot Data Factory: Mecka's Josh Gao on Sensorizing Humans to Train Robots
Q: What is egocentric data? Why do you decide to bet the company on it at the beginning?
Gao defines it as first-person video of people demonstrating and performing tasks. Mecka saw it as a scalable way to help robots learn human interaction with the physical world, beyond the limited hours available from teleoperation.
Rich Sutton and Khurram Javed: Why AI Models Stop Learning, and How to Start It Again
Q: What ambitious direction are you pursuing with Oak Lab, and how might it change AI systems?
Oak Lab aims to build a mind capable of self-consistent learning across a broad spectrum of knowledge, combining small- and large-scale abstractions, planning, and reasoning, with continual learning to maintain coherence as it updates its world model.

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This program spotlights the latest in AI technology, research, and enterprise adoption through long-form conversations with founders, researchers, and senior practitioners. Episodes frequently explore agentic and autonomous AI, scalable infrastructure, memory and continual learning, and practical deployment challenges in biotech, robotics, and enterprise software. Listeners can expect deep dives into system design, safety, and business implications, with a notable emphasis on open ecosystems, modular platforms, and the tension between cutting-edge innovation and real-world production constraints. A standout pattern is the mix of technical rigor and pragmatic storytelling from leaders at top research labs, startups, and major tech companies,... more

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