The Best of 2024 (so far) with Sarah Guo and Elad Gil
Believe or not, we’re almost halfway through 2024. Sarah and Elad have spent the first of this year talking with some of the most innovative minds in the AI industry, so we’re taking a look at some of our favorite No Priors conversations so far featuring Dylan Field (Figma); Emily Glassberg-Sands (Stripe); Brett Adcock (Figure AI); Aditya Ramesh, Tim Brooks and Bill Peebles (OpenAI’s Sora Team); Scott Wu (Cognition); and Alexandr Wang (Scale).
Watch or listen to the full episodes here:
Build AI products at on-AI companies with Emily Glassberg Sands from Stripe
Designing the Future: Dylan Field on AI, Collaboration, and Independence
The argument for humanoid robots with Brett Adcock from Figure
OpenAI’s Sora team thinks we’ve only seen the "GPT-1 of video models"
Cognition’s Scott Wu on how Devin, the AI software engineer, will work for you
The Data Foundry for AI with Alexandr Wang from Scale
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:46) Emily Glassberg Sands on the Future of AI and Fintech
(4:23 Dylan Field on AI and Human Creative Potential
(9:03) Brett Adcock on Running Figure AI’s Hardware and Software Processes
(12:43) OpenAI’s Sora Team on Artists’ Creative Experiences with their Model
(17:43) Scott Wu Gives Advice for Human Engineers Co-Working with AI
(21:06) Alexandr Wang on How Quality Data Builds Confidence in AI Systems
EXCLUSIVE: $3B Founder Reveals His Next Big Idea
Episode 597: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) talks to Brett Adcock ( https://x.com/adcock_brett ) about his next big idea, his checklist for entrepreneurs, and his framework for learning new things and moving fast.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Solving school shootings
(3:15) Cold calling NASA
(6:14) Spotting the mega-trend
(8:37) "Thinking big is easier"
(12:42) Brett's philosophy on company names
(16:22) Brett's ideas note app: genetics, super-sonic travel, synthetic foods
(19:45) "I just want to win"
(21:46) Brett's checklist for entrepreneurs
(25:17) Being fast in hardware
(30:15) Brett's framework for learning new things
(33:00) Who does Brett admire
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The argument for humanoid AI robots with Brett Adcock from Figure
Humans are always doing work that is dull or dangerous. Brett Adcock, the founder and CEO of Figure AI, wants to build a fleet of robots that can do everything from work in a factory or warehouse to folding your laundry in the home. Today on No Priors, Sarah got the chance to talk with Brett about how a company that is only 21 months old has already built humanoid robots that not only walk the walk by performing tasks like item retrieval and making a cup of coffee but they also talk the talk through speech to speech reasoning.
In this episode, Brett and Sarah discuss why right now is the correct time to build a fleet of AI robots and how implementation in industrial settings will be a stepping stone into AI robots coming into the home. They also get into how Brett built a team of world class engineers, commercial partnerships with BMW and OpenAI that are accelerating their growth, and the plan to achieve social acceptance for AI robots.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Brett’s background
(3:09) Figure AI Thesis
(5:51) The argument for humanoid robots
(7:36) Figure AI public demos
(12:38) Mitigating risk factors
(15:20) Designing the org chart and finding the team
(16:38) Deployment timeline
(20:41) Build vs buy and vertical integration
(23:04) Product management at Figure
(28:37) Corporate partnerships
(31:58) Humans at home
(33:38) Social acceptance
(35:41) AGI vs the robots
This $3B Founder Is The Next Elon Musk
Episode 499: Sam Parr (https://twitter.com/theSamParr) talks to Brett Adcock (https://twitter.com/adcock_brett) about how he nearly went bankrupt after his +$100m exit from Vettery (now Hired). How? Betting everything on the next big idea. And he’s doing it again today with Figure.ai, a robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:00) How Brett self-funded Archer Aviation
(13:00) Nearly going personally bankrupt
(19:00) Street of Walls and being a self-taught finance expert
(24:00) How to choose the right idea to work on
(28:00) Why Future could be the biggest business in the world
(32:00) Addressing objections to a robot workforce
(35:00) Why hardware is actually easier than software
(40:00) How big is Figure going to be in 5 years?
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Links:
• Brett Adcock’s website - https://www.brettadcock.com/
• Figure (AI Robotics) - https://www.figure.ai/
• Archer Aviation - https://www.archer.com/
• Vettery (now Hired) - https://hired.com/
• Ikagai - https://tinyurl.com/3x9mytpb
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• The Fast Track: https://tinyurl.com/yeyz7j7p
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