Y Combinator

Recursion Is The Next Scaling Law In AI
This episode explores how recursion, applied at inference time, is emerging as a powerful scaling law in AI, enabling models to achieve advanced reasoning capabilities with significantly fewer parameters than large language models.

How to Build the Future: Demis Hassabis
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis details the missing pieces for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), the strategic role of smaller AI models, and how AI will transform scientific discovery, urging founders to combine AI with other deep tech.

François Chollet: Why Scaling Alone Isn’t Enough for AGI
François Chollet, creator of Keras and the ARC AGI benchmark, details his lab NDIA's pursuit of optimal, symbolic AI, arguing current LLM scaling is insufficient for true AGI and predicting AGI by early 2030s.

AI Is Unlocking Millions Of New Builders
Emergent, a YC-backed AI platform, has enabled 7 million apps in 8 months by empowering non-technical users to build production-ready software, challenging traditional SaaS and developer roles.
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