NYT Q&A with Dwarkesh Patel on AGI, Chinese AI, Hugging Face hack, and frontier pacing
The New York Times published a Q&A with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, covering his show, historical lessons, AGI, the San Francisco mood, the Hugging Face hack, Chinese AI, and pacing frontier development. The interview was produced by Sophia Muniz and touches on what the public does not know about AI.
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New York Times : Q&A with Dwarkesh Patel on his podcast, lessons from history, AGI, the mood in San Francisco, the Hugging Face hack, Chinese AI, pacing the frontier, and more — Dwarkesh Patel on what the public doesn't know about A.I. — Produced by Sophia Muniz — Dwarkesh Patel is one of the …
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