OpenAI's Noam Brown Discusses Multi-Agent Systems and Navier-Stokes in Podcast
In a Dwarkesh Podcast episode, OpenAI researcher Noam Brown discussed multi-agent systems, AI solving the Navier-Stokes problem, and the gap between internal and external models. Brown emphasized the importance of not underestimating AI capabilities.
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Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast : An interview with OpenAI researcher Noam Brown about multi-agent systems, AI solving the Navier-Stokes problem, the internal/external model gap, and more — “We never want to be in a situation again where we underestimate the AI.” — New episode with Noam Brown.
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