Jeff Dean
A key leader at Google DeepMind, credited with the 'incredible team' behind Gemini's progress.
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Videos Mentioning Jeff Dean
Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?: A Conversation with Mustafa Suleyman (Episode #332)
Sam Harris
Led Google Brain, a parallel AI division at Google.
Peter Norvig: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach | Lex Fridman Podcast #42
Lex Fridman
A prominent computer scientist at Google, used as a benchmark for internal hiring during the company's early days.
Jeremy Howard: fast.ai Deep Learning Courses and Research | Lex Fridman Podcast #35
Lex Fridman
Google's lead of AI, mentioned for stating Google's goal to require 'a thousand times more computation but less people' for AI, which Jeremy Howard disagrees with.
Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages | Lex Fridman Podcast #131
Lex Fridman
A brilliant engineer at Google, known for being kind, well-meaning, and leading through building technology himself and inspiring others. He still actively programs.
Rajat Monga: TensorFlow | Lex Fridman Podcast #22
Lex Fridman
A key figure at Google Brain, instrumental in the development of deep learning at Google and the inception of TensorFlow.
Brian Kernighan: UNIX, C, AWK, AMPL, and Go Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #109
Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentions an anecdote where Jeff Dean made a witty remark about P equaling NP.
Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475
Lex Fridman
A key leader at Google DeepMind, credited with the 'incredible team' behind Gemini's progress.
Nuts and Bolts of Applying Deep Learning (Andrew Ng)
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as an example of someone potentially smart enough to learn both HPC and machine learning profoundly, though it's difficult for any single person.
E156: Ivy League antisemitism, macro, SaaS recovery, Gemini, Figma deal delay + big Friedberg update
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The most important person in charge of Google's AI projects, described as a preeminent technical light and an 'absolute animal' for his work on TensorFlow, MapReduce, BigTable, and Spanner.