This week, I'm speaking with Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer at OpenAI, who is steering product development at what might be the world's most important company right now.

We talk about:

(00:00) Episode trailer

(01:37) OpenAI's latest launches

(03:43) What it's like being CPO of OpenAI

(04:34) How AI will reshape our lives

(07:23) How young people use AI differently

(09:29) Addressing fears about AI

(11:47) Kevin's "Oh sh!t" moment

(14:11) Why have so many models within ChatGPT?

(18:19) The unpredictability of AI product progress

(24:47) Understanding model “evals”

(27:21) How important is prompt engineering?

(29:18) Defining “AI agent”

(37:00) Why OpenAI views coding as a prime target use-case

(41:24) The "next model test” for any AI startup

(46:06) Jony Ive's role at OpenAI

(47:50) OpenAI's hardware vision

(50:41) Quickfire questions

(52:43) When will we get AGI?

Kevin's links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinweil/

Twitter/X: @kevinweil

Azeem's links:

Substack: https://www.exponentialview.co/

Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar

Twitter/X: https://x.com/azeem

Our new show:

This was originally recorded for "Friday with Azeem Azhar", a new show that takes place every Friday at 9am PT and 12pm ET. You can tune in through Exponential View on Substack.

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Economist and polymath Tyler Cowen challenges Silicon Valley's optimistic projections about AI-driven economic growth. We explore what could slow AI's economic impact, despite its remarkable capabilities – and where humans find the new normal amidst major shifts.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Episode trailer

(01:47)  The problem with Silicon Valley's AI-driven growth projections

(06:02) The institutional bottleneck to AI progress

(10:49) Markets aren’t pricing in a radical AI future

(12:53) Are we heading for a great job displacement?

(17:02) Is GDP still worth talking about?

(19:11) Who does AI benefit most?

(21:11) Will AI cause a human identity crisis?

(27:11) The education system’s failure to adapt

(35:34) How the Gulf could become a geopolitical powerhouse

(39:10)  Could AI change religion?

(46:46)  Closing thoughts

Tyler's links:

Marginal Revolution Blog: https://marginalrevolution.com/

Twitter/X: https://x.com/tylercowen

Azeem's links:

Substack: https://www.exponentialview.co/

Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar

Twitter/X: https://x.com/azeem

Our new show

This was originally recorded for "Friday with Azeem Azhar", a new show that takes place every Friday at 9am PT and 12pm ET. You can tune in through Exponential View on Substack.

Produced by supermix.io and EPIIPLUS1 LTD

Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, joins Azeem to explore how AI is fundamentally transforming software development. In this episode you'll hear:

• (01:50) What’s left for developers in the age of AI?
• (04:54) How GitHub Copilot unlocks flow state
• (07:09) Three big shifts in how engineers work today
• (10:47) Is software development art or assembly line?
• (15:26) Why developers are climbing the abstraction ladder
• (19:35) Have we already lost control of the code?
• (23:15) What it’s actually like to work with AI coding agents
• (39:35) Welcome to the age of ultra-personalized software
• (45:37) Building the next-generation web

Thomas's links:

• GitHub: https://github.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtom/
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/ashtom

Azeem's links:

• Substack: https://www.exponentialview.co/
• Website: https://www.azeemazhar.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azhar
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/azeem

Our new show This was originally recorded for "Friday with Azeem Azhar", a new show that takes place every Friday at 9am PT and 12pm ET. You can tune in through Exponential View on Substack. Produced by supermix.io and EPIIPLUS1 Ltd