AGI, The Future of AI Agents And The Next Wave of Opportunities in AI | Richard Socher, CEO, You.com

This episode is a captivating conversation with Richard Socher, serial entrepreneur, investor, and AI researcher.
Richard elaborates on why he likens the impact of AI to the Industrial Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Renaissance, discusses important current issues in AI, such as scaling laws and agents, provides a behind-the-scenes tour of YOU.com and its evolving business model, and finally describes his current investment strategy in AI startups.

You.com
Website - https://you.com/business
Twitter - https://x.com/youdotcom

Richard Socher
LinkedIn -   / richardsocher  
Twitter - https://x.com/richardsocher

FIRSTMARK
Website - https://firstmark.com
Twitter -   / firstmarkcap  

Matt Turck (Managing Director)
LinkedIn -   / turck  
Twitter -   / mattturck  

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00:00 - Intro
02:00 - "AI era is the Industrial Revolution, Renaissance, and the Enlightenment combined"
07:49 - Top-performers in the Age of AI
11:15 - Comeback of the Renaissance Person
13:05 - People tried to stop Richard from doing deep learning research. Why?
14:34 - Jevons paradox of intelligence
17:08 - Scaling Laws in Deep Learning
23:23 - Can Deep Learning and Rule-Based AI coexist?
25:42 - Post-transformers AI Architecture
28:20 - Achieving AGI and ASI
36:43 - AI for everyday tasks: how far is it?
44:50 - AI Agents
55:45 - Evolution of You.com
01:02:11 - Technical nuances of You.com
01:06:46 - Is AI getting cheaper?
01:13:05 - What is AIX Ventures?
01:16:36 - VC landscape of 2024
01:24:31 - Research vs Entrepreneurship
01:26:12 - OpenAI’s transformation and its impact on the industry