Vinod’s advice for entrepreneurs innovating with AI | Vinod Khosla (Founder of Khosla Ventures)
Description
In this episode of Building With AI, host Hamza Choudery is joined by Vinod Khosla, the Founder of Khosla Ventures and a renowned technologist. Vinod has played a key role in Silicon Valley's history and is currently at the forefront of the latest wave of AI adoption as the first investor in OpenAI.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- Vinod's philosophy on risk,
- Advice for entrepreneurs building with Al,
- Open-source vs. API models,
- The Al race between the US and China,
- And much more!
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[00:00 ] Up next:
[00:44 ] Episode introduction
[01:45 ] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:11 ] Vinod's introduction
[04:50 ] Building a techno-optimist worldview
[07:45 ] How do you become a visionary?
[12:44 ] Vinod’s manifesto
[16:36 ] The power of risk
[19:27 ] AI in the Khosla household
[22:54 ] AI’s impact on industries
[24:43 ] Insights into a successful product team
[26:21 ] Current opportunities in AI
[29:10 ] The AI race between the US and China
[33:00 ] Predictions on the AI race
[36:55 ] The future of vertical specific models
[38:34 ] Balancing dependencies and innovation
[40:00 ] AI as a reasoning engine
[44:08 ] The role of data in AI’s evolution
[47:02 ] Vinod’s hottest AI takes
[49:43 ] Vinod’s biggest motivation to get up
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Hamza Choudery (Co-founder of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
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- Website: https://www.khoslaventures.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/khosla-ventures/
- X: https://twitter.com/khoslaventures
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