About this episode
In conversation with Aditya Agarwal, Adam D’Angelo reflects on his early days at Facebook, the founding of Quora, his early conviction in OpenAI, and why he believes the recursive nature of AI is grounded in a first-principles approach.Connect with us here:1. Adam D’Angelo- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangelo/2. Aditya Agarwal- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/3. South Park Commons – https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/00:00 Trailer00:48 Introduction02:19 Coding genius03:51 Synapse Media Player07:40 Minus one story11:57 It's all just code15:03 AI models19:15 Quora early days26:12 Highly technical CEO32:11 Software can do everything36:39 Quora Poe41:43 The AI freak-out44:05 Founder mode48:33 Natural growth52:14 LLMs training55:16 Outro
