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Chief Scientist, Thinking Machines Lab · May 15, 2024 · Interview, Dwarkesh Podcast: Reasoning, RLHF, and Plan for 2027 AGI

Even in one or two years, we'll find that the models can do a lot more involved tasks than they can do now.

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