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Gomez: Google Brain Trained Language Models Two Weeks After Transformer Paper
“Well, they weren't in the sense that, like, two weeks after we released the Transformer paper, we started training language models. So we, like, technologically and research-wise Google brain was certainly not behind.”
Aidan Gomez Aug 19, 2024 ▶ 46:49 Aidan Gomez: What No One Understands About Foundation Models | E1191 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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ChatGPT's Release Forced Google Onto Red Alert After Delaying Transformers
“Google Brain invents the kind of transformer and publishes it, and it's kind of bouncing around as kind of a research project, and it takes OpenAI developing it, scaling it, and releasing it as ChatGPT for Google to go on red alert and go, oh my god, we should…”
Reid Hoffman Jun 10, 2024 ▶ 32:02 Reid Hoffman: The Future of TikTok and The Inflection AI Deal | E1163 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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