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Today’s show:
Jason is joined by Magic.dev CEO and Co-Founder Eric Steinberger to discuss how his startup makes developers more efficient with AI by auto-generating code. The first portion of the interview features Eric demoing his software. Then, Jason and Eric dive into the impact that these rapid AI advancements will have on society (31:28), how their tools have the potential to significantly minimize coding time and what that means for entrepreneurship (13:55), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Eric Steinberger joins Jason
(1:44) Eric and Jason explain what Magi.dev is
(3:43) Eric Demos Magic.dev
(9:13) What makes this AI model unique
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(12:11) Magic.dev's motivation behind building their own language model
(13:55) The efficiency gains achieved with Magic.dev
(17:32) Exploring reinforcement learning and grounding the AI model
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(21:19) The two parallel paths unfolding
(23:57) How close we are to developing more capable AI systems
(31:28) The impact of Moore's Law on technology and society
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(39:03) Alternative perspectives on the pace of AI advancement
(43:14) The origins of Eric's positive outlook on AI
(47:49) Thought's on AI regulation and choke points
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