Forget Everything You Believed About Computing w/ Gill Verdon | EP

In this episode, Peter and Gill discuss Extropic, the science behind his startup, and his vision for the future.

Gill Verdon, whose full name is Guillaume Verdon, is the founder of Extropic, a stealth AI startup, and a former quantum computing engineer at Google known for his work in artificial intelligence and quantum computing. He is a physicist, applied mathematician, and researcher in quantum machine learning, who has raised $14.1M for his startup, which enhances LLMs through thermodynamic computing. Verdon is also known for his online persona @BasedBeffJezos and his creation of effective accelerationism (e/acc), advocating for rapid technological progress as an ethically preferred path for human progress, emphasizing optimism and proactive efforts to shape a better future.​

Learn more about Extropic: https://www.extropic.ai/
Follow him on Twitter
@GillVerd: https://x.com/GillVerd
@Extropic_AI: https://x.com/Extropic_AI
@BasedBeffJezos: https://x.com/BasedBeffJezos

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - The Future of Artificial Intelligence
1:56 - Connecting with an Xprize Community
2:26 - Fast-Tracking Abundance and Technology
3:16 - The Power of Brain-Scale Processors
6:08 - The Power of Effective Acceleration
14:29 - Human-AI Integration Taking Over
18:56 - The Debate Over Accelerationist Movement
27:32 - The Challenge of a Post-Work World
28:46 - AI and the Kardashev Scale
37:11 - Embracing Change for a Future
39:00 - Fountain Life's Life-Extending Technologies
41:19 - The Future of Entrepreneurship: Deep Tech
48:37 - Reinventing AI at its Core
56:10 - The Universal Quest for Intelligence
1:03:17 - Revolutionizing Computing with Extrapol AI
1:04:55 - AI Chips for Measuring Our Health
1:09:01 - Fast, Efficient and Everywhere: Ekstropic Chips.
1:15:06 - Partnering With Traditional Fabs for Silicon


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