Jul 29, 2025

Scaling and the Road to Human-Level AI | Anthropic Co-founder Jared Kaplan

Jared Kaplan, co-founder of Anthropic, explains how the discovery of predictable, physics-like scaling laws in AI training provides a clear roadmap for progress. He details the two main phases of model training (pre-training and RL), discusses how scaling compute predictably unlocks longer-horizon task capabilities, and outlines the remaining challenges—memory, nuanced oversight, and organizational knowledge—on the path to human-level AI.

Jul 28, 2025

Balaji Srinivasan: How AI Will Change Politics, War, and Money

Technologist Balaji Srinivasan joins a16z's Erik Torenberg and Martin Casado to discuss the limitations and societal impact of AI, framing the conversation around the concept of "Polytheistic AGI"—multiple, culturally-specific AIs—versus a singular, god-like intelligence. They explore the practical system-level constraints on AI, its surprising evolution, the critical role of cryptography in grounding AI in reality, and the future of work and security in an AI-driven world.

Jul 22, 2025

907: Neuroscience, AI and the Limitations of LLMs — with Dr. Zohar Bronfman

Zohar Bronfman discusses why current LLMs are not on a path to AGI, contrasting their combinatorial creativity with the transformational, domain-general intelligence of humans. He argues that predictive models, not generative ones, deliver the most business value and explains how his platform, Pecan AI, automates the critical data preparation bottleneck to democratize predictive analytics for all businesses.

Jul 20, 2025

Anthropic co-founder: AGI predictions, leaving OpenAI, what keeps him up at night | Ben Mann

Ben Mann, co-founder of Anthropic, discusses the accelerating progress in AI, forecasting superintelligence by 2028. He details Anthropic's safety-first mission, the "Economic Turing Test" for AGI, the mechanisms of Constitutional AI, and why focusing on alignment created Claude's unique personality.