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DeepMind Resisted Pivoting to Large Language Models Out of Hubris
“At some point in this period, DeepMind should have pivoted to language models. Just as OpenAI did, but DeepMind was too excited by its own research. It was accustomed to being the world's top AI lab. It could scarcely imagine that a copycat outfit might overta…”
Demis Hassabis Warns That Powerful Tech Advisors Inevitably Become Rivals
“If you have powerful people who are able to understand the impact of the technology, they're not just going to sit on the sidelines. They won't be content to just be your advisors. So obviously what was going on was our supposed advisors were really our rivals…”