The Collaboration that Built Modern AI

About this episode

This episode explores the collaboration between Geoffrey Hinton and Jeff Dean that shaped modern AI.

The story of modern AI cannot be told without Geoffrey Hinton and Jeff Dean. In this special episode of Radical Talks, recorded live at NeurIPS, the longtime collaborators and friends join Radical Ventures Co-Founder Jordan Jacobs to explore how bold ideas finally met the infrastructure required to scale them. From early breakthroughs at Google to the choices shaping today’s systems, they reflect on the leadership decisions, risks, and responsibilities that will define what comes next for AI.

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Jacobs

Guests: Geoffrey Hinton, Jeff Dean

Topics covered

• AI
• collaboration
• technology infrastructure
• leadership
• risks and responsibilities

Keywords

• modern AI
• collaboration
• Google
• NeurIPS
• leadership decisions
• infrastructure
• breakthroughs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

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