20VC: Does Value Accrue to Incumbents or Startups in the AI Race, Why Model Size Matters More Than Data Size, Why Artificial General Intelligence is Far Away, Why Carpenters Will Be Paid More Than Software Engineers & Future of Jobs with Richard Socher

This podcast episode discusses the journey of Richard Socher, a pioneer in natural language processing (NLP), and his quest to develop a single pre-trained model for all NLP tasks. It explores the challenges and advancements in large language models, emphasizing their potential democratizing effect on AI development and their impact on search engines. The episode also delves into open-source AI models, the potential of AI to automate tasks, and the challenges of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), concluding with a look into the future of AI and its role in society.