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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin - This book was not explicitly mentioned, but the concept of "three blue one brown" was referenced, which is a popular YouTube channel that explains complex math and science topics. The podcast guest mentioned watching a "three blue one brown" lecture on LLMs, implying this channel as a resource.
Videos & Documentaries
- "Three Blue One Brown lecture on LLMs" - A lecture by the YouTube channel Three Blue One Brown that explains Large Language Models, recommended for understanding the math behind these models.
- "Andre Karpathy's lecture series on how ChatGPT works" - A series of lectures by Andre Karpathy that explains the workings of ChatGPT, recommended for a deep understanding of the math behind these models.
People Mentioned
- Andre Karpathy - Referenced for his lecture series on how ChatGPT works and his concept of "context engineering."
- Dan (Engineer at 10x) - Mentioned for his insightful answer during an interview regarding the main bottleneck in building an autonomous AI senior software engineer, which he identified as "controlling entropy."
Organizations & Institutions
- Morning Brew - Alex Lieberman's previous venture, a newsletter business that served as an inspiration for the podcast host.
- Parthian - Arman Hezarkhani's previous business, an AI financial tools business that evolved from consumer-focused to serving financial advisors.
- Snapback Sports - A client of 10x for whom they built a mobile trivia app that reached 20th globally on the App Store.
- McKinsey - A consulting firm that will also be speaking at the AI conference, mentioned in the context of the growing consulting and digital transformation industry.